Tag: Shari Tomasiello

Headliners Dance Competition: Continuing and Growing the Family Legacy City by City

Three generations and almost four decades in, Headliners dance competition is still going strong. This season will bring new cities and a continued passion to fulfill its goals of providing an honest, high-quality dance competition that focuses on values, education, inclusivity, and encouragement. “With so many competitions being bought out by investors, I’m so proud […]

Headliners… Creating a True Competition Experience Fueled by Passion and Focused on Education

In 1989, CEO Shari Tomasiello and her mother created Headliners with a simple mission: that it would be an educationally based and goal-oriented competition, providing a fun and encouraging environment that’s inclusive of dancers of all sizes, levels, and abilities. Headliners continues to expand and will be hosting fall conventions and regional competitions in 19 states, culminating in […]

4 Female Dance Competition Directors Discuss the Gender Gap at the Industry’s Leadership Level

Strikingly few women direct dance competitions and conventions. “I think you could probably count all of us on two hands, and that’s out of hundreds of competitions,” says Starbound National Talent Competition founder and director Sandra Coyte. But the women who do make their way to the top are also strikingly influential. We caught up […]