Teacher, choreographer, artist, costume designer, and her most esteemed talent is the gift of dance. Wilda started dancing at age seven with the Billye and June School of Dancing. She became a junior teacher assistant at age 14, working with classes of all ages. After graduating from high school she became school assistant to June Neal for several years. Then she was appointed as teacher of the secondary division, and later moved to the intermediate division for which she has worked with for the past 20 years. She now works with all the upper levels of secondary, intermediate and advance classes. Her teaching spans all phases of dancing including interpretive, baton, modern, drill team, acrobatics, as well as ballet, tap and jazz. Her choreography is one of the most creative in style, costume design, and dance routines.

Through the years, Wilda has choreographed shows for organizations, churches, schools, concerts, and special performances throughout the city. Wilda has danced and worked with several general conference church productions, and has taken part in annual dance conventions with Dance Caravan and Dance Olympus here in Kansas City. She has toured with the UMKC Dance Conservatory, and took dance instructions at the Roeland Park Dance Academy. She has performed in all kinds of shows and pageants. Wilda placed “First Runner Up” in the first Miss Black Missouri Pageant, and won First Place in the talent competition. In 1995, wilda began working with the Summer Nation Convention presenting excellent floor shows with some of the best local singers and dancers in Kansas City. Her choreography has helped many students win awards, trophies, ribbons and honors.

Wilda is very artistic and was instrumental in putting the final touches to the studio logo, which is well recognized through all businesses, locally and nationally. She continues to share her many skills as a dance instructor. She says, “Teaching has always given me great pleasure. I will continue to contribute my skills and knowledge to the students and the community of Kansas City. I will always be grateful to the June Neal Dance Studio, and of course to June for being there for me and leading me in the direction of dance. And because of that, I’ve been committed to dance for 35 years, and feel I have gotten better with each year.”