Meet the Director / Producer

Robyn Higgs
Director of the Performing Arts
Robyn was born and raised in NY. At the age of 13 she started her career in dance at the Venettes Cultural Workshop and the Long Island H.S for performing arts (B.O.C.E.S). Upon graduation from high school, she was awarded a scholarship with the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater where she trained and performed. After leaving Alvin Ailey she toured the U.S and Europe as a principal dancer with the “Dance Brazil’ dance company. Robyn also performed as a background dancer with several prominent R&B recording artists. In 1994 Robyn relocated to Georgia and shifted her focus to dance education. Throughout her 30 year career, Robyn has held the title of director and lead choreographer, at several Dance Studios and programs. She is an invited speaker, facilitator, and choreographer at dance conferences throughout the United States and abroad. Robyn is also a former NY runway model

Today, Robyn continues to hold leadership positions within the dance community, serves as Co-founder and Director of the Arts at Sapphire YDC, and is signed with a prominent modeling agency as a print/commercial model.
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Jackie Martin
Vocal Coach
Jackie Martin is a classically trained musician who started piano and voice lessons in elementary school. Her first paid job at the age of 16 was as a cast member in “Harriet, The Woman Called Moses” at the Skylight Opera Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Although accepted into her dream school, Berklee College of Music in Boston, she decided to pursue science at the University of Michigan and later received a MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School. Throughout her successful professional career, she’s maintained her love of music, performing with a myriad of local choral ensembles and praise teams. She has a passion for helping others shine, on and off stage, and stays close to her original love through offering private voice and piano lessons as time permits in her busy schedule. She’s very thankful to be helping with this year’s performance of Letters to Santa and so very proud of each and every cast member.