Jake is the proud Co-Owner and Director of Theatre Arts in Tulsa, OK alongside his wife, Jana. He received his Bachelors degree in Dance Performance Magna Cum Laude from Oklahoma City University before touring the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Asia performing and teaching.

His students have gone on to attend The Julliard School, University of Arizona, Oklahoma City University, Point Park, Pittsburgh Ballet School, Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Met, Marymount Manhattan, the University of Oklahoma, Belmont, Texas Tech, & Loyola Marymount.

Jake has served on the dance faculty at the University of Tulsa and also  with Dance League Dance Conventions. In addition to teaching, Jake has also been a featured TEDx speaker. A long time member of AEA, his performance career spanned musical theatre and concert dance and he has toured with Holland America Cruise Line and was also seen in Gregg Russell’s The Night Tap Made A Sound in Los Angeles.

Jana Wingo Pfarr is the proud Co-Owner and Director of Theatre Arts in Tulsa, OK with her husband, Jake.  She received her Bachelor’s degree in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University and is passionate about teaching and impacting the next generation through the arts! 

Jana has trained students that went on to attend the Julliard School, University of Arizona, Oklahoma City University, Sarasota Ballet, Ballet Met, Texas Tech, Loyola Marymount, Point Park, Pittsburgh Ballet School, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Central Oklahoma.  Dozens of Jana’s students are now embarking on their own professional performance careers in the dance industry. 

Professionally, Jana’s performance career led her to perform alongside artists such as Kristen Chenoweth and Kelly O’Hara. She has also performed around the world as a dancer with Holland America Cruise Line and as a dancer and choreographer for Rob Lake’s “A Night of Magic Tour”.