Shawna Beth Rea - Owner/Manager
Beth grew up in Wichita, KS and danced at several local studios, including Kansas Dance Academy with Diane Gans, Friends University with Stan and Sharon Rogers, Ballet Wichita with Jill Landrith and Nancy Hervey and Wichita State University. She attended Texas Christian University and then went on to train and perform with June Landrith's Metropolitan Ballet of Topeka, Boca Ballet Theatre, Ballet Florida at Jacksonville and White Oak Dance Project with Mikhail Baryshnikov. After retiring from dance in 1999 at age 25, Beth remained onstage, performing with Music Theatre of Wichita and other local theatres. She also managed Footlights in Wichita for two and a half years prior to its closing. Believing Wichita still needed a dance retail store, she decided to use her experience to open her own. Since opening Attitudes, Beth has had the privilege of hiring and training nine employees, eight of whom are still active with the store.

Sous-Sous - the store kitty
Sous-Sous is a two year old Tortoise Shell Ragamuffin. She grew up in the dance store and knows all of its ins and outs. She spends her days greeting customers at the door when the bell rings, chewing on tutus, sleeping in the skirt drawer, playing with Hershey's kisses until the foil falls off, hiding in the tissue paper from rowdy kids and chasing crickets that make their way in the back door. In short, she keeps all of us entertained. Sous-Sous is well known throughout the dance community from being involved in many shoe fittings as well as making appearances at many local performances.

  
       
       
       
         
         
         
         
         
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
        Lisa Ritchie - Owner
Lisa began her dance "career" in her living room in Dodge City, Kansas - dancing along with "The June Taylor Dancers" while watching the Carol Burnett show! Her career as an active dancer ended as a Pom Pon girl at the University of Kansas in the 1970's. She coached cheer and dance for four years at Wichita Collegiate School, and lives vicariously through her daughter, Maddie, who is a beautiful dancer with skills in ballet, pointe, jazz and tap. Lisa also has two sons, Andy and Joey, and has been married to Scott Ritchie, President of Ritchie Exploration, Inc., for 25 wonderful years. Andy is a graduate of Montana State University and is currently utilizing his Animal Science degree as a cowboy in the Flint Hills, and Joey is a Geology/Business major at the University of Arkansas in Fayetville, AR. Lisa feels so blessed to be involved in the "dance world" in Wichita by being a part of Attitudes Dancewear, Etc. 		 
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
        Andrea Finch - Employee
From age 3 to 13, Andrea studied classical ballet, tap and jazz at Shuffles and Ballet II in Little Rock, AR. She attended many workshops and summer programs throughout her training with such companies as the Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago and University of Oklahoma Summerwind Youth Ballet. Andrea also studied jazz from age 13 to 18 with Audra Lee at Footworks, Inc., in Fayetville, AR and took ballet at the Tulsa Ballet. She continued training at the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Festival Ballet for 4 years and in May 2005, graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Ballet Pedagogy. Upon graduation, she moved to Wichita and began working at Attitudes. She is currently the Middle School Dance Team coach for Wichita Collegiate School, where she also teaches ballet, tap and lyrical in the Fine Arts Academy.		  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
        Lesley Mann - Employee
Lesley is Beth's cousin and grew up attending her performances. She followed in Beth's footsteps by studying ballet and tap at Kansas Dance Academy. She is currently a senior at Trinity Academy, where she has enjoyed participating in multiple musical, theatrical and choral performances. Lesley has worked at Attitudes since December 2004 and her time there has given her an even greater appreciation for the fine arts. She hopes to study fashion merchandising at Baylor University and feels that working at Attitudes has provided her with an education that she will undoubtedly use in the future.		  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
        Emily Smith - Employee
Emily is Beth's cousin and has always enjoyed music and dance. She studied ballet at Kansas Dance Academy, gymnastics at Wichita Gymnastics Club and has also performed with Wichita Children's Theater. She was on the dance team at Trinity Academy for four years, a cheerleader in middle school and was also involved with numerous musicals and choral performances. After graduating from Baylor University in 2003, Emily moved back to Wichita and began working for Attitudes in the summer of 2004. Although she currently lives in Kansas City, Emily continues to be involved with the store by maintaining the web site and helping out however she can from a distance!		  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
        McKenzie Snow - Employee
McKenzie studied ballet, tap and jazz at Wichita School of Performing Arts from age 4 to 7, and has studied at Kansas Dance Academy under Diane Gans since she was 7. She has been a member of the performing company Dance Theatre for Young People for three years and has participated in various competitions and workshops including LA Dance Force and Encore with teachers such as Keith Clifton, Rhonda Miller and Gregg Russell. McKenzie was a loyal customer of Footlights, and then Attitudes, throughout her dance career. She became a part of the Attitudes staff in July 2005. At work, McKenzie enjoys her relationships with the Attitudes customers and staff.		  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
             
        Elissa Tandoc - Employee
Elissa is originally from Newton, KS. Her love of movement and music has taken her down many paths, from dance and music to Pilates and Yoga. She has logged over 1,500 hours of training in Pilates and Yoga combined, while studying with teachers both local and national. She is currently sharing Yoga with students at Genesis Health Club and Friends University Dance Department. Elissa has worked at Attitudes since May 2006 and while there has rediscovered her passion for pointe shoes. Her curiousity about all things ballet, especially shoes, drives her to find the best fit for every foot!