*Whitney Pike Hebert & Alyse Renz

Guest MC on August 8, 2026

Whitney Pike Hebert & Alyse Renz (Bad Moms That Dance)

Whitney Pike Hebert is a Slidell, Louisiana native whose love for dance and performance began at just three years old. She danced competitively throughout her childhood and through high school, developing a lifelong love of the stage, performing, and bringing people together through dance. Whitney is the co-founder and owner of Bad Moms That Dance, an adult dance organization that has grown into a community of hundreds of women across Louisiana and Mississippi. Alongside her best friend and business partner, Alyse Renz, she also co-owns The Collab Studios, which provides flexible studio rental space for entrepreneurs, creatives, instructors, and small businesses to create, teach, and grow. A wife, mom of four, entrepreneur, dancer, and lifelong performer, Whitney has taken her love of dance from local stages and Mardi Gras parade routes all the way to London’s New Year’s Day Parade. She is thrilled to step into a different role tonight as emcee for Chicago and couldn’t be happier to have a microphone in hand, a front-row seat to the talent on stage, and the opportunity to help make tonight’s show one to remember.

Alyse Renz grew up in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where she began dancing at the age of 12. She trained competitively in studio dance and performed on both her high school and collegiate dance teams before beginning her teaching career at just 18 years old. After graduating from The University of Southern Mississippi, Alyse relocated to Louisiana, where she spent 15 years in the fitness industry, combining her passion for movement with community building. In 2021, she co-founded Bad Moms That Dance, a rapidly growing dance and fitness organization dedicated to helping women reconnect with themselves through dance, friendship, and unapologetic fun. She later co-founded The Collab Studios in 2022, creating a collaborative home for dance, fitness, and wellness professionals. Alyse is honored to serve as co-emcee for this production of Chicago and is grateful for the opportunity to celebrate the incredible talent of the cast, crew, and creative team.