The 2011-2012 Faculty
Kathy Fomby - Director
Miss Kathy began her studies in the school at the age of six. Throughout her student years, she was active in the Texarkana Community Ballet and the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing. She began her teaching role in 1976 and was awarded her Teachers Certificate in 1978. Miss Kathy is a graduate of Texas A&M University—Texarkana, a life member and current director of the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing and a member of Oklahoma Dance Masters Association. Annually she takes students to TATD conventions for advanced studies. She currently serves as Past-President and current Treasurer of the Texarkana Community Ballet. Miss Kathy is an accomplished dancer in all forms of dance and is responsible for all the activities of the school as well as choreography, placement and lesson planning and development.
Ann Nicholas - Associate Teacher - Ballet
Ann performed her first plie' at the Judith McCarty School of Dancing on her fourth birthday. In her 50 year dance career, she has danced most roles in many performances of The Nutcracker, danced "Prayer" and "Swanhilda" in Coppelia, danced in several companies' setting of Rhapsody in Blue and performed in and toured Les Sylphides, Serenade, Cinderella, Mozartina, Gaite Parisienne and Pas de Quatre. She is an honors graduate of Tulsa University and a graduate of the Ernest Belcher Teacher's Course with dance studies. During college, she performed with the Tulsa Ballet Theatre under Moscelyne Larkin and Roman Jasinski of Ballet Russe Fame. She has performed with Shreveport Symphony Ballet company. She serves as the Ballet Critic for the Shreveport Times. She is Past President and current Board Member of the Texarkana Community Ballet.
Debbie Duck Bricker - Associate Teacher
Miss Debbie has been teaching for twenty four years in the School. She grew up in the school and danced with the Texarkana Community Ballet as a student. She received her Teacher’s Certificate in 1988. Miss Debbie is a member of the Texarkana Community Ballet and the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing. She is a graduate of Centenary College in Shreveport, La. Miss Debbie performed with the Escaped Images Dance Company while at Centenary College.
Julie Gross Aultman—Associate Teacher
Miss Julie has been a dancer for thirty five years and has been a faculty member for the past twenty four years. She performed in many productions of the Texarkana Community Ballet including the Nutcracker. Miss Julie completed her Teacher’s Course in 1991 and is a member of Texarkana Community Ballet. Miss Julie is a graduate of Texas A&M University.
Carla Wren - Associate Teacher
Miss Carla grew up dancing in Texarkana and is a gifted dancer in ballet, tap, jazz, Spanish, acrobatics, belly dancing and modern dance, as well as drill team and cheer squad instruction. Miss Carla danced in many productions of the Texarkana Community Ballet while a student and is a graduate of the Judith McCarty School of Dancing Teachers Course. Miss Carla is a member of the Texarkana Community Ballet and the Texas Association Teachers of Dancing and is a graduate of Centenary College in Shreveport, La.
“Dedicated to the Arts”
Martin Beck - Acting Teacher at "The Actor's Studio at Miss Judy's"
If your son or daughter is interested in becoming a great young actor; or if they would just like to improve their ability to speak to groups; or lose an accent; or improve their self-confidence; or to enhance their other performing arts like singing or dancing, "The Actor's Studio at Miss Judy's" is a great place to start!!!
Martin Beck has directed 4 motion pictures, 4 music videos, 6 national
TV shows, and countless documentaries and television commercials
during the last 40 years. In1991 Martin returned to his hometown of
Texarkana. His greatest joy now is teaching talented young actors
and lecturing in Colleges. In the Summer of 2004, Martin returned to
the professional stage as a character actor in the world famous
Black Hills Passion Play on it's 65th Anniversary in the Black Hills
of South Dakota.
In July 2007, Martin completed directing and producing a 2 hour DVD
called "Finding Hope" which was created by Fred Hansen.
"Finding Hope" is now being distributed nationally.
This is Martin's 8th year of teaching private and group Acting Classes at "The Actor's Studio at
Miss Judy's", and his 14th year of teaching acting in Texarkana. Martin is an essential part of the Texarkana Community Ballet, where he has performed for 13 consecutive years as "Herr Drosselmeyer"in "The Nutcracker", "Dr. Coppelius" in "Coppelia" and the "Evil Stepmother" in "Cinderella". For more information about Martin, check out his website at
Our Teachers
Left to Right:
Debbie Bricker,
Kathy Fomby, (Director)
Ann Nicholas
Carla Wren
and Julie Aultman.
Student Teachers
Each year the Artistic Director selects assistant teachers from the students who are participants in the Teacher’s Course. These students are chosen based on their ability to provide assistance in dance instruction as well as leadership and role modeling for younger students. The Judith McCarty School of Dancing is privileged to have so many extraordinary young women from which to choose.
The following students are participants in the Teachers Course and are eligible to become Assistant Teachers: Shelby Lusk, Tori Wilson, Morgan Harrison, Annie Elise Garrett, Elizabeth Cook, Kelly Burnett, Sarah Barakat, Lydia Walker, Lauren Hinton, Rachel Qualls, Madison Collins, Tori Grace Wilson, Cecelia Goesl and Alanis Bradley.
Martin Beck as "Annas" the elder high priest.
Martin in 2007
Rachel Qualls
Sarah Barakat
Morgan Harrison
Shelby Lusk
Catherine Thomas
Haleigh Kate Wright
Lydia Walker
