Dance Instructors
All
of
our
instructors
are
professionals.
They
have
performed
professionally,
are
graduates
of
professional
schools,
and/or
have
degrees
in
dance.
Caroline
Beverly
has
a
BA
in
Dance
Performance
and
Choreography,
with
a
minor
in
Business
Administration
from
the
University
of
South
Carolina.
She
also
studied
at
the
Institute
of
Arts
–
Barcelona,
in
Sitges,
Barcelona,
Spain
and
is
a
certified
200
ytt
yoga
instructor.
Caroline
danced
with
the
Cincinnati
Pops
Orchestra
annually
for
10
seasons.
She
has
also
performed
with
Windsor
Symphony
Orchestra
in
Windsor,
Canada,
and
Cincinnati
Ballet.
In
her
senior
year,
Caroline’s
choreography
was
chosen
to
represent
her
University
at
the
American
College
Dance
Association
–
South
Eastern
Conference.
Caroline
has
been
an
intern
and
administrative
assistant
for
Joffrey
Ballet
Scool
in
NYC
and
remotely,
respectively,
and
is
still
currently
working
in
this
field.
She
has
danced
with
contemporary
companies
Yuhas
and
Dancers
(Columbia,
SC)
and
Baran
Dance
Company
(Charlotte,
NC).
Since
graduating,
Caroline
has
been
teaching
pre-ballet,
combo,
ballet,
contemporary,
jazz,
tap,
and
pointe
for
ages
2-18
as
well
as
yoga
classes
for
kids.
Arianna
Boatright
has
lived
in
Lawrenceville,
Georgia.
She
began
dancing
with
Lawrenceville
School
of
Ballet
when
she
was
just
three
years
old,
where
she
discovered
her
love
of
ballet.
Arianna
joined
the
North
East
Atlanta
Ballet
Company
when
she
was
12
years
old,
and
continued
to
dance
with
the
company
through
high
school.
After
high
school,
Arianna
attended
Lee
University
in
Cleveland,
TN,
where
she
graduated
in
July
2013
with
a
Business
Management
degree.
Arianna
has
taught
ballet
since
she
was
15
years
old
–
she
has
taught
at
Lilburn
School
of
Ballet
since
2005,
and
Grayson
School
of
Ballet
for
since
2008.
While
in
college,
Arianna
taught
ballet
for
Cleveland
City
Ballet
School.
She
was
also
heavily
involved
in
many
different
volunteer
organizations,
as
well
as
a
middle
school
ministry
program.
Her
passion
for
ballet
has
increased
year
by
year,
since
the
age
of
three.
Arianna
is
passionate
about
her
students,
and
their
dreams
of
becoming
a
ballerina.
She
is
excited
about
becoming
a
part
of
Creative
Movement
and
Dance,
and
is
looking
forward
to
being
able
to
share
her
love
of
dance
with
her
students.
“Miss
Bernie”
–
A
child
prodigy
at
the
age
of
four,
Berneta
was
sent
to
study
under
the
direction
of
Tensia
Fonseca
with
the
Maryland
Youth
Ballet.
She
performed
with
the
Atlanta
and
Bristol
Ballets
throughout
her
youth
and
graduated
with
a
double
major
in
Performance
and
Education
of
Ballet
from
Virginia
Intermont
College.
With
over
25
years
of
excellence
in
teaching,
Berneta
is
very
well
known
throughout
Gwinnett
county.
Miss
Bernie
has
been
with
with
CMD
over
15
years,
and
is
among
our
finest!
Jamie
Bubb
began
her
dance
training
at
the
Northeast
Atlanta
Ballet,
under
the
direction
of
Jennifer
Byokawski-
Gordon.
Here,
she
was
given
extensive
performance
opportunities
around
Georgia.
Jamie
danced
principal
rolls
with
the
pre-professional
division
of
the
company
including;
The
Sugar
Plum
Fairy
in
The
Nutcracker,
Aurora
in
Sleeping
Beauty,
Peter
in
Peter
Pan,
Cinderella
in
Cinderella,
and
Ariel’s
sister
in
The
Little
Mermaid.
She
danced
in
an
outreach
performance
for
the
Atlanta
Food
Bank
at
the
Rialto
Theater,
with
Atlanta
Ballet
and
Full
Radius
Dance
Group.
She
attended
summer
intensives
with
the
Boston
Ballet,
Joffrey
Ballet
of
New
York
City,
and
Dance
Theater
Of
Tennessee.
Jamie
has
trained
with
notable
teachers
and
choreographers
such
as
Shamil
Yagudin
of
the
Bolshoi
Ballet,
Franceska
Corkle,
Tattianna
Ledukoski,
Mira
Popovitch
of
the
Serbian
National
Theater
Company,
Roger
Van
Fleteran
of
the
Alabama
Ballet,
and
Poliana
Ribero
of
the
Boston
Ballet.
In
2011,
she
completed
her
Bachelor
of
Arts
degree
with
an
emphasis
in
Dance
from
Birmingham
Southern
College
on
scholarship.
She
then
moved
to
Nashville,
Tennessee
to
dance
professionally
with
the
Dance
Theater
of
Tennessee.
While
with
the
company,
she
danced
in
The
Nutcracker
on
tour
throughout
Tennessee.
She
teaches
ballet
technique,
pointe,
women’s
variations,
contemporary,
modern
dance,
jazz
dance,
children’s
tap
dance
and
the
occasional
hip
hop
class.
She
has
taught
for
Rythmic
Moves
Dance
Studio,
Nashville
School
of
Dance
and
Music,
Lilburn
School
of
Ballet,
and
the
Grayson
School
of
Ballet.
Jamie
has
been
teaching
for
Creative
Movement
and
Dance
since
2012,
and
has
a
deep
love
and
appreciation
for
what
the
company
offers
its
students
as
well
as
its
instructors!
Tia
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
7.
She
began
cheerleading
in
middle
school,
and
was
on
her
high
school
dance
team.
While
in
high
school,
she
performed
with
the
dance
team,
and
began
practicing
contemporary,
majorette
and
hip
hop.
In
college,
Tia
is
minoring
in
dance,
while
continuing
to
work
on
ballet
and
modern
dance.
She
is
continuing
college
part
time,
while
working
on
a
bachelors
degree
in
Social
Psychology,
while
minoring
in
dance,
in
the
hope
of
one
day
becoming
a
Dance
Therapist.
Tia
loves
children,
and
has
worked
as
an
Assistant
Teacher
for
a
child
care
company,
for
ages
6
weeks
–
5
years
old-
which
is
how
she
actually
found
CMD.
Jessica
began
her
training
at
The
Ballet
School
of
Fellowship
Christian
Academy
under
the
instruction
of
Eleanor
Rogers
(NC
Dance
Theater,
Atlanta
Ballet,
La
Compagnie
de
Danse
Entre-Six)
at
five
years
old.
She
continued
her
education
under
Lisa
Marsh
(Eastside
School
of
Ballet
&
Tap),
Rhonda
Oltjenbruns
(Praise
In
Motion),
Barbara
Hancock
(“Finian’s
Rainbow”
as
Susan
the
Silent),
and
Capezio
Diamond
Award
recipient
Sharon
Druzbanski.
Jessica
began
assistant
teaching
at
the
age
of
fourteen,
and
by
seventeen
was
leading
Master
Classes
in
Modern,
Hip
Hop
and
Jazz
throughout
the
metro
Atlanta
area.Â
In
2005,
she
was
selected
to
be
a
senior
performing
member
of
the
Generation:
Dance!
Performing
Arts
Co.
,
and
from
2007-2010
owned
and
operated
Authentic
Dance
Studio
in
Marietta,
Ga.
Since
2010,
Jessica
has
been
teaching
ballet,
tap
and
hip
hop
for
Creative
Movement
and
Dance,
as
well
as
ballet,
tap,
jazz
and
modern
for
The
Performer’s
Warehouse.
Keisha
Laren
Clarke
Gray
is
of
Jamaican
descent
from
Brooklyn,
N.
Y.
She
graduated
from
CalArts
with
a
BFA
in
Dance,
and
is
a
Performing
Artist,
Choreographer
and
Instructor.
She
was
Dance
Captain/
Swing
with
The
Lion
King
on
Broadway
and
The
National
Tour.
She
toured
worldwide
w/
Garth
Fagan
Dance
and
Lula
Washington
Dance
Theatre.
Keisha’s
other
training
includes
London
Contemporary
Dance
School,
Alvin
Ailey
American
Dance
Center
and
Gotta
Dance
Inc.
She
is
the
Director
of
Shine
Your
Light
dance
ministry.
She
thanks
God,
her
Husband,
her
Mom
and
Dad,
&
family
for
all
that
she
is.
Proverbs
3:5-6
&
Isaiah
60:1.
Karrin
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
ten
with
A&A
Dance
Company
in
Blakely,
GA.
During
her
eight
years
with
the
company,
she
was
a
member
of
the
competition
team
as
well
as
a
teaching
assistant.
She
graduated
Summa
Cum
Laude
with
a
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts
Degree
in
Dance
from
Valdosta
State
University
in
2011,
receiving
the
Dance
Department
Academic
Excellence
Award.
Karrin
began
her
professional
teaching
career
after
graduation
at
Steps
Dance
Studio
in
Headland,
AL.
She
taught
Ballet,
Jazz,
and
Modern
to
ages
6
through
13.
She
then
moved
back
to
Valdosta
to
accept
a
position
at
Dance
Arts,
Inc.
She
taught
Ballet,
Jazz,
Tap,
Hip
Hop,
and
Modern
to
ages
3
through
15.
Karrin
also
worked
at
Christ
Episcopal
Preschool
during
her
three
years
in
Valdosta.
She
was
the
Parents
Morning
Out
director
as
well
as
the
teaching
assistant
for
the
4
year
old
class.
After
moving
to
the
Atlanta
area
with
her
husband,
Karrin
wanted
to
continue
working
with
children
and
teaching
dance.
When
she
was
introduced
to
Creative
Movement
and
Dance,
she
knew
that
it
was
the
perfect
opportunity.
Karrin
is
passionate
about
the
art
of
dance
and
she
is
exited
to
continue
teaching
and
inspiring
a
new
generation
of
dancers.
Originally
from
Massachusetts,
Kaitlyn
has
studied
with
various
studios
and
teachers
inNew
England
and
New
York.
A
notable
experience
was
her
time
with
the
David
ParsonsDance
Company
in
NYC.
She
studied
dance
at
Jacksonville
University,
where
shecollaborated
with
guest
artists
and
trained
in
different
dance
styles.
During
herundergraduate
years,
she
taught
and
performed
on
the
island
of
Curacao,
participated
inthe
American
College
Dance
Festival,
and
was
a
member
of
the
Braided
Light
DanceProject
in
Jacksonville,
FL.
After
college,
Kaitlyn
returned
to
Massachusetts
for
a
while.There,
she
danced
with
companies
like
Forty
Steps
Dance
Company,
In
Noon
DanceCompany,
Shadows
Dance
Art
Experience,
and
Endearment
Dance
Company.
She
alsotaught
and
created
choreography
for
various
studios
and
teams
in
the
area.
Later,
shemoved
to
Atlanta,
teaching
at
multiple
studios
and
dancing
professionally
with
FuertaDance
Company.
Kaitlyn’s
passion
for
educating
dancers
grew,
leading
her
to
pursue
aK-12
state
licensure
in
dance
and
health/PE.
Once
certified,
she
taught
at
Kay
PaceSchool
of
the
Arts,
guiding
her
students
toward
success
through
the
arts.
Kaitlyn
isexcited
about
joining
Creative
Movement
and
Dance,
where
she
can
continue
to
shareher
love
for
dance.
Lindsey
is
a
student
at
Eckerd
College
in
St.
Petersburg,
Florida,
where
she
is
studying
art
and
political
science.
Originally
from
Kentucky,
she
has
been
dancing
since
she
was
two
years
old.
Lindesey
has
taught
dance
for
many
years.
She
has
a
love
for
working
with
children,
and
has
worked
in
school
aftercare,
as
well
as
taken
care
of
children
as
a
nanny.
Lindsey
is
excited
to
be
sharing
her
love
of
dance
with
the
children,
as
part
of
the
Creative
Movement
and
Dance
team.
Jennifer
Cyran
was
born
and
raised,
in
New
Jersey,
where
she
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
three
years
old.
She
was
invited
to
join
her
studio’s
competition
group,
at
age
seven,
and
went
on
to
win
many
top
awards
over
the
next
10
years.
In
high
school
and
college,
she
taught
dance
classes,
choreographed
award
winning
routines
for
her
studio,
attended
master
classes,
workshops
and
conventions,
and
choreographed
and
performed
in
musical
theater
productions.
She
graduated
Magna
Cum
Laude
from
the
University
of
Georgia;
after
earning
her
Master’s
Degree
in
Clinical
Psychology
from
Argosy
University, Jennifer
began
working
with
special
needs
children
in
Atlanta.
As
a
special
needs
parent
herself,
she
understands
the
unique
challenges
associated
with
neuroatypical
children.
Recently,
she
began
teaching
Ballet,
Tap,
Jazz,
and
Musical
Theater
at
North
Georgia
Dance
and
Music
Factory,
where
she
specializes
in
joyfully
giving
beginners
a
developmentally
appropriate,
excellent
education
in
fundamentals,
while
building
confidence
and
a
love
of
dance.
Ashley
Freeman
is
a
performing
artist
and
entertainment
manager
from
North
Carolina.
She
graduated
from
Oklahoma
City
University’s
nationally
recognized
Ann
Lacy
School
of
American
Dance
and
Entertainment
with
her
degree
in
Dance
Management.
While
there,
she
trained
in
the
styles
of
tap,
jazz,
and
ballet,
studying
under
ballet
legend
Jo
Rowan.
While
at
Oklahoma
City
University,
Ashley
performed
with
the
Spirit
of
Grace
Liturgical
Dance
Company.
She
was
a
company
member
with
the
American
Spirit
Dance
Company,
performing
in
their
Home
for
the
Holidays
and
Broadway
Revue
productions.
Currently,
she
performs
onstage
and
works
behind
the
scenes
in
the
theatre
and
theme
park
industries
in
Atlanta.
Carleigh
began
her
dance
training
in
hip-hop
at
age
9,
and
realized
her
love
of
dance
when
she
took
her
first
modern
class
at
15
years
old.
She
then
when
on
to
receive
a
BFA
in
Dance
Performance
with
a
Concentration
in
Modern
Dance
at
the
University
of
South
Florida
in
May
2014.
During
her
senior
year
at
USF,
she
performed
in
Bliss
Kohlmyer’s
Picture
in
a
Frame/let
go
let
go
let
go,
performing
it
both
at
USF
and
in
the
ACDFA
Southeast
Conference
Gala.
Carleigh
has
also
performed
in
works
by
Jeanne
Travers
and
Ben
Munisteri,
as
well
as
in
excerpts
from
Rosie
Herrera’s
Pity
Party
and
Ohad
Naharin’s
Minus
16.
In
June
2013,
she
attended
the
USF
Dance
in
Paris
Program
under
the
direction
of
Michael
Foley
and
Colleen
Thomas,
where
she
choreographed,
performed,
and
trained
in
all
styles
of
dance
for
an
immersive
four
weeks.
Her
first
post-graduate
performance
was
of
her
original
solo
work,
To
Deviate,
in
Moving
Current
Dance
Collective’s
NewGrounds
2014.
Recently,
Carleigh
performed
at
The
Ritz
theater
in
Ybor
City
as
a
part
of
Tampa
Modern
Dance
Company’s
premiere
show,
Transitioning
Through
Loss.
She
has
also
performed
the
works
Where
Thou
Art,
That
Is
Home
and
Debussy’s
Delight,
both
choreographed
by
Kellie
Harmon.
She
is
currently
a
company
dancer
with
Tampa
Modern
Dance
Company
and
ROGUEdance,
and
is
also
a
faculty
member
for
The
Studio
Dance
Company
in
Clearwater,
Florida.
Maggie
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
four.
She
studied
ballet,
jazz,
tap
and
lyrical
under
the
instruction
of
Laura
Soles
in
Dublin,
Georgia.
After
high
school,
Maggie
attended
Valdosta
State
University,
where
she
graduated
in
2009
Magna
Cum
Laude
with
a
BFA
in
Dance.
She
then
moved
to
Orlando
and
worked
at
Disney
World
and
Universal
Studios
as
a
performer
and
dancer.
While
in
Orlando,
she
was
an
instructor
at
Kidzdance
Inc.,
and
served
as
Director
of
Dance
at
First
United
Methodist
Church
of
Winter
Park.
Maggie
was
then
hired
by
Feld
Entertainment
to
perform
for
Disney
Live,
which
gave
her
the
opportunity
to
perform
in
nine
countries.
After
Disney
Live,
she
moved
to
New
Jersey
and
held
the
position
of
Managing
Director
of
Dance
New
Jersey.
Her
recent
move
to
Decatur,
Georgia
with
her
husband
and
son
has
brought
her
back
to
her
home
state.
She
is
excited
to
join
the
teaching
staff
at
Creative
Movement
and
Dance.
Chyna
began
her
dancing
career
at
the
age
of
four
at
Bloomingdale
Performing
Arts
Elementary
School.
She
began
her
training
in
ballet,
and
then
added
modern
to
her
repertoire
a
year
later.
She
was
baptized
at
the
age
of
seven
at
First
Union
Missionary
Baptist
Church,
shortly
after
her
praise
dance
ministry
was
born.
Her
anointing
bloomed
under
the
leadership
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
Sister
Dorothy
Brown
and
a
praying
mother
and
grandmother.
Chyna
then
attended
Esther
F.
Garrison
School
of
Visual
and
Performing
Arts,
where
she
began
taking
her
dance
career
more
seriously.
She
received
her
formal
dance
training
at
Kelly
and
Co.
Studios
in
Savannah,
GA.
It
was
there
that
she
started
dancing
en
pointe
and
integrating
into
competition
dance.
Chyna
attended
Savannah
Arts
Academy
under
the
direction
of
Cristin
and
Jay
Jernigan.
She
performed
in
many
full
length
ballets
such
Cinderella
&
Sleeping
Beauty
and,
is
most
notable
for
Hocus
Pocus.
During
her
time
at
SAA,
Chyna
had
lead
roles
in
various
stage
works
and
also
choreographed
and
performed
in
musicals.
It
was
under
her
artistic
direction
that
both
the
dance
and
theater
shows
were
sold
out
and
broke
record
sales.
Chyna
was
rewarded
for
her
service
at
Savannah
Arts
by
receiving
the
Friends
of
Dance
Scholarship.
She
attended
Point
Park
University
from
2019-2021
and
performed
in
many
shows.
Following
COVID-19,
she
transferred
to
Kennesaw
State
University,
where
she
joined
KSU’s
Dance
Company.
Chyna
performed
at
many
events
such
at
the
COTA
Gala
where
they
endowed
a
10
million
dollar
scholarship.
She
was
also
selected
to
participate
in
the
National
American
Dance
Conference.
Before
completing
her
degree,
her
choreographed
piece
“Remnant”
was
selected
to
be
in
the
final
showing
of
the
dance
department
for
that
year.
Chyna
thanks
God
and
her
family
for
the
person
that
she
has
become,
and
is
an
advocate
for
following
your
anointing
and
leaning
into
your
God
given
purpose!
Toemesha
has
always
had
a
passion
for
dance
and
fitness.
She
began
dancing
in
middle
school,
on
the
dance
team,
and
went
on
to
color
guard
in
high
school.
She
danced
with
Impact
Dance
of
Atlanta
(previously
known
as
Praise
Him
with
Dance
Studio)
from
1999-2000,
and
with
Steps
of
Faith
Dance
Studio,
as
a
company
member
and
a
teacher
from
2000-2002.
She
went
on
to
train
in
ballroom
dancing,
while
living
in
Florida.
When
she
moved
back
to
Georgia,
she
was
a
part
of
the
Dance
Ministry
at
Liberty
Church.
Also,
she
has
volunteered
as
a
choreographer
for
multiple
community
theatres.
Toemesha
taught
with
Teaching
Little
Children
in
2004-2007,
then
took
some
time
off
from
dancing,
to
continue
her
education
in
Sports
Administration
and
Management
and
received
her
Bachelors
and
Masters
degrees.
She
is
currently
employed
as
a
group
fitness
instructor
at
multiple
fitness
centers.
Autumn
Hill
is
a
native
of
California
where
she
began
her
dance
training
with
tap,
jazz,
and
musical
theatre.
Upon
acceptance
to
the
School
of
San
Jose
Cleveland
Ballet,
she
was
named
the
Bess
Cartwright
Scholar
recipient.
There
she
trained
in
the
Bournonville
technique
under
the
direction
of
Lise
La
Cour,
former
director
of
the
Royal
Danish
Ballet
School.
During
her
time
as
a
student
at
Ballet
San
Jose
(formerly
San
Jose
Cleveland
Ballet)
she
joined
the
company
as
a
trainee,
performed
with
the
second
company
in
New
York,
and
was
invited
to
join
as
an
apprentice
in
2004
by
Artistic
Director
Dennis
Nahat.
In
order
to
pursue
her
studies,
she
attended
The
Boston
Conservatory
of
Music
on
scholarship
with
notable
teachers.
There
she
performed
soloist
roles
in
an
array
of
pieces
including
Martha
Graham’s
Night
Journey
staged
by
Yuriko
and
Antony
Tudor’s
Dark
Elegies
staged
by
Donald
Mahler.
Upon
graduating
in
2008
Magna
Cum
Laude
with
a
BFA
in
dance,
she
joined
BalletRox
in
Boston,
Ma
where
she
rose
to
be
the
youngest
African-American
female
principal
in
BalletRox
history.
There
she
served
on
the
faculty
of
Boston
Ballet’s
Centre
for
Dance
Education
and
BalletRox’s
official
school
where
she
taught
tap,
jazz,
and
ballet.
In
2009,
Miss
Hill
was
invited
by
William
Starrett
to
join
Columbia
City
Ballet
where
she
currently
performs
in
the
professional
company
and
is
an
instructor
for
their
official
school,
Columbia
Conservatory
of
Dance.
Ms.
Autumn
joined
Creative
Movement
and
Dance
in
2009
teaching
dance
and
sports
for
Little
Champs
and
Soccer
Champs
classes.
Jasmine
Jackson,
an
Atlanta
native,
discovered
her
love
for
the
arts
and
their
power
of
expression
at
an
early
age,
and
has
had
numerous
experiences
in
dance,theatre,
and
choir
performance.
While
pursuing
an
undergraduate
dance
degree
at
Belhaven
University,
Jackson
had
the
opportunity
to
perform
in
a
number
of
historic
and
new
dance
works
choreographed
by
Donald
McKayle
(“Songs
of
the
Disinherited”),
Helen
Tamiris
(“Negro
Spirituals”),
Ryan
Corriston
(Doug
Verone
and
Dancers),
Steve
Rooks
(Martha
Graham
Dance
Company),
and
Vincent
Hardy
(Complexions
Contemporary
Ballet).
She
was
a
member
of
the
2013-2014
Dance
Ministry
Ensemble,
which
toured
various
works
throughout
the
Metro-Jackson,
MS
area,
ministering
to
retirement,
special
needs,
and
group
homes.
She
received
the
People’s
Choice
Award
for
Best
Original
Screendance
at
the
Belhaven
University
2013/2014
Screendance
Festival,
and
has
used
her
videography
skills
to
film
various
dance
performances.
In
the
spring
of
2014,
Jackson
received
non-profit
management
experience
as
an
intern
with
the
USA
International
Ballet
Competition;
during
the
2014
USA
IBC,
she
worked
as
staff
in
the
Box
Office
Assistant
position.
Also
in
2014,
she
was
inducted
into
the
National
Honors
Society
of
Dance
Arts.
Jackson
recently
graduated
from
Belhaven
University
with
a
BA
in
Dance,
Cum
Laude.
After
graduating,
she
spent
some
time
training
and
performing
with
the
artistic
directors
of
Amalgamate
Dance
Company
and
DAMAGEDANCE
in
Italy
as
a
member
of
the
Breakout
program.
Jackson
currently
plans
to
continue
her
technical
and
artistic
training
and
performance,
while
exploring
the
many
working
parts
of
the
arts
world.
Professional
performing
&
recording
artist,
songwriter,
dancer,
La’Toya
Princess
Jackson
began
her
professional
career
in
the
ballet
world
at
Boston
Ballet
as
as
teaching
faculty
for
the
Boston
Ballet
School.
Additionally,
she
was
responsible
for
writing
the
ballet
curriculum
for
the
community
programs
and
managing
ECI
on
Location,
a
program
which
provided
free
ballet
classes
in
Boston
Public
Schools
and
community
centers
throughout
the
city
of
Boston.
Trained
by
Luciano
in
the
ballet
curriculum
for
the
Children’s
program
at
Boston
Ballet,
she
continues
her
artistic
development
in
classical
ballet
while
teaching
others.
She
began
her
dance
training
at
Ballethnic
Academy
of
Dance
and
danced
in
the
Ballethnic
Youth
Ensemble
where
she
trained
in
in
classical
ballet,
jazz,
African
and
modern
dance
under
the
direction
of
Waverly
Lucas
and
Nena
Gilreath.
She
joined
the
preprofessional
dance
ensemble–Ballethnic
Youth
Ensemble–
and
participated
in
the
Arthur
Mitchell
Project
receiving
instruction
from
Mr.
Arthur
Mitchell
in
advanced
master
classes
and
workshops.
She
has
danced
in
several
ballet
productions
including
Ballethnic
Dance
Company’s
Urban
Nutcracker,
Jazzy
Sleeping
Beauty,
Flyin’
West,
and
The
Leopard
Tale.
She
is
a
recent
graduate
of
Harvard
University.
Intersecting
studies
in
the
Harvard
Dance
Program,
the
Department
of
Music,
and
the
Theater,
Dance,
Media
department
at
Harvard,
her
interdisciplinary
focus
includes
the
study
of
music,
dance
and
performance.
As
a
graduate
student
she
engaged
in
performance
research
under
the
direction
of
senior
faculty
in
the
Theater,
Dance,
Media
department
at
Harvard.
She
was
also
a
company
member
in
the
Harvard-Radcliffe
Modern
Dance
Company
and
a
dancer
in
the
Harvard
Dance
Project,
a
faculty-led
performance
company
at
Harvard
University.
She
has
performed
in
several
Theater,
Dance,
Media
department
productions
including:
Wunder,
Beauty
&
Failure,
and
The
Owl
Answers.
Additionally,
she
wrote,
produced
and
performed
in
the
original
ballet
production
Vanity
Lane:
The
Ballet
with
the
support
of
Black
C.A.S.T.
and
the
Office
for
the
Arts
at
Harvard
and
was
one
of
the
lyricists
and
composers
for
Black
C.A.S.T.’s
original
musical
/underground
which
premiered
on
the
Loeb
Mainstage
at
the
American
Repertory
Theater.
Born
and
raised
in
Atlanta
Georgia,
Mallory
first
fell
in
love
with
the
art
of
dance
at
the
age
of
12,
when
she
joined
her
middle
school
dance
team.
Mallory
graduated
in
May,
2022,
with
a
Bachelor’s
of
Fine
Arts
Degree
in
Dance
(Ballet,
Jazz
,
Jazz
Funk
,
Modern,
Contemporary,
Lyrical,
Improvisation,
Aerial
Silks)
from
Valdosta
State
University.
Her
choreography
was
performed
in
the
Valdosta
State
Emerging
Artist
Dance
Showcase
in
2021.
Mallory
also
taught
dance
at
Vibes
in
Motion
Studio
in
Stockbridge,
Georgia,
and
Valdosta
Early
College
Academy.
She
teaches
dance
to
young
gymnasts
at
GymTech
Youth
Gym
in
McDonough,
Georgia.
Mallory
is
currently
a
company
member
of
TaShiba
Dance
Company,
where
she
performs
for
weddings,
birthday
parties,
fashion
shows,
local
events
and
dance
festivals.
Some
of
her
dance
goals
include
dancing
commercially,
and
instructing
at
performing
arts
schools.
Mallory
wants
to
look
for
ways
to
inspire
and
encourage
artists
to
become
the
best
they
can
be.
She
plans
to
teach
others
how
to
have
the
same
passion
and
drive
for
things
they
love.
Katie
Jovel
found
her
love
for
dancing
in
Edison,
New
Jersey.
Katie
has
trained
in
ballet
since
the
age
of
seven.
She
then
experimented
with
her
different
genres
and
style
of
dance,
and
started
to
find
her
love
for
hip
hop
as
well.
After
many
years
of
dancing
hip
hop,
she
was
inspired
by
her
older
sister
to
start
Latin
dance,
including
Salsa,
Bachata,
and
Samba.
She
trained
at
Discovery
High
School
with
Modern,
Contemporary,
Ballet,
and
Hip
Hop
dance.
She
is
admired
and
loved
by
many.
Katie
is
a
true
performer,
and
receives
amazing
feedback
from
her
solos
and
choreography
pieces.
She
is
amazing
with
kids
and
teaches
them
with
true
joy,
passion,
love,
and
most
of
all
fun!
She
has
been
teaching
young
children
how
to
dance
since
January
2023.
Katie’s
true
passion
of
dancing
and
sharing
her
knowledge
to
the
world
is
the
greatest
blessing
she
has
ever
experienced.
Jaclyn
has
a
great
passion
for
dance
and
a
loving
heart
for
teaching
children.
She
knew
at
a
young
age
that
she
wanted
to
teach
dance,
and
worked
very
hard
to
pursue
that
dream.
Jaclyn
began
her
dance
education
at
Grayson
School
of
Dance
but
when
that
studio
closed
she
followed
her
teacher,
to
Lawrenceville
School
of
Ballet
under
the
direction
of
Phyllis
Allen.
While
there,
she
performed
with
the
Gwinnett
Dance
Ensemble
performing
in
such
ballets
as
“The
Jungle
Book”
and
many
other
shows.
Jaclyn
continued
her
pursuit
of
dance
by
majoring
in
dance
at
Brenau
University,
where
she
studied
under
Carol
Smiarowski,
Vincas
Greene
and
Jolie
Long.
Plus,
she
danced
with
the
Brenau
Dance
Ensemble,
performed
in
student
choreographed
pieces
at
An
Evening
of
Dance,
as
well
as
worked
with
the
music
program
to
be
one
of
three
chosen
dancers
in
an
opera.
While
at
Brenau,
Jaclyn
taught
under
the
guidance
of
Diane
Callahan
and
others
at
Gainesville
Ballet.
She
also
attended
the
American
College
Dance
Festival,
and
worked
the
festival
in
multiple
aspects
when
it
was
hosted
at
Brenau
in
2000.
Upon
graduating
Cum
Laude
with
a
B.F.A.
in
Dance
Pedagogy
in
2000,
Jaclyn
continued
to
teach
at
dance
studios
in
the
greater
Atlanta
area.
She
started
up
classes,
such
as
modern
and
lyrical
and
rejuvenated
Ballet
and
Pointe
programs
and
revamped
the
pre-school
program
to
double
the
enrollment.
She
continues
to
teach
at
a
Dance
Academy
and
directs
their
performance
company.
As
a
mom
of
two
daughters,
Jaclyn
understands
both
the
teacher
and
mom
sides
of
watching
children
develop
a
love
for
dance.
She
is
excited
to
be
a
part
of
Creative
Movement
and
Dance
and
to
share
her
love
of
dance
with
all
the
young
dancers!
Erin
began
her
dance
training
at
the
age
of
two
with
Atlanta
Festival
Ballet,
and
was
asked
to
be
a
professional
company
member
at
the
age
of
18.
She
has
taken
Ballet,
Tap,
Jazz,
Pointe,
Hip
Hop
and
Modern
throughout
her
career.
At
the
age
of
15,
Erin
was
selected
as
one
of
sixteen
students
from
the
state
of
Georgia
to
participate
in
the
Governor’s
Honors
Program
for
Dance.
Erin
recently
graduated
from
Gordon
State
College
with
her
Bachelor’s
of
Art
Degree
in
History.
Jasmine
Kobres
began
her
training
in
dance
at
the
age
of
three
with
Susan
Chamber’s
School
of
Theatre
Dance.
From
ages
six
to
seventeen,
Jasmine
was
a
member
of
the
school’s
pre-professional
company
where
she
studied
ballet,
pointe,
rhythm
tap,
broadway
tap,
jazz,
musical
theatre,
hip-hop,
lyrical,
contemporary,
and
modern.
During
her
time
as
a
company
member,
she
trained
in
several
states
for
various
dance
intensives
and
competitions,
including
Oklahoma,
South
Carolina,
North
Carolina,
Georgia,
Tennessee,
and
New
York.
During
her
time
in
New
York
City,
she
attended
STEPS
and
Broadway
Dance
Center
where
she
trained
with
award
winning
chorographers
Sabra
Johnson,
Tracie
Stanfield,
Michelle
Dorrance,
Sheila
Barker,
Brice
Mousset,
and
Ellenore
Scott.
Starting
at
age
seventeen,
Jasmine
began
choreographing
and
instructing
dance
at
Georgia
Dance
Unlimited
and
has
been
instructing
ever
since.
Jordan
Lange
is
from
Kennesaw,
Georgia.
She
graduated
with
her
B.A.
in
dance
with
a
concentration
in
Advanced
Ballet
from
Brenau
Univesity.
Jordan
also
worked
with
the
Gainesville
Ballet
company,
where
she
performed
many
roles
such
as
Tiger
Lily
in
Peter
Pan,
and
Carabosse
in
Sleeping
Beauty.
At
Brenau
University,
she
had
the
privilege
to
be
selected
to
perform
works
by
many
guest
artists,
such
as
Joshua
Blake
Carter,
Jesse
Zarrit,
Marina
Eglevzky,
Owen
Scarlet,
and
many
more.
Kristi-Ann
Lungren-Walker
was
raised
in
Miami,
Florida
with
Jamaican
roots.
Though
she
would
always
dance
at
the
family
parties
as
a
little
girl,
she
joined
her
first
dance
class
at
the
age
of
five.
She
began
taking
classes
in
hip-hop,
jazz,
ballet,
lyrical
and
contemporary
at
Dance
Attack
Miami.
In
her
high
school
years
she
joined
the
majorette
dance
team,
and
taught
liturgical
dance
to
young
girls
in
her
church.
When
Kristi-Ann
went
to
college,
she
became
a
member
of
Karizma
Dancers,
Inc.,
and
is
still
a
member
today.
She
moved
to
Atlanta,
Georgia
in
2017
to
attend
Clark
Atlanta
University
for
her
Masters
in
Public
Administration.
A
free
spirit
at
heart,
Kristi
fuses
her
degrees
in
psychology,
public
administration,
and
teaching
elementary
education,
with
her
love
of
people,
on
a
daily
basis.
Since
finishing
school
and
deciding
to
pursue
dance
full
time,
Kristi
has
choreographed
and
danced
for
local
Atlanta
artists,
hosted
kid
dance
parties,
taught
privates
in
her
background-styles,
and
moved
with
Atlanta
dance
companies
like
glo
atl
and
T.
Lang
Dance.
Kristi-Ann
spreads
positive
energy,
and
encourages
everyone
to
find
freedom
in
movement
with
her
own
Caribbean
dance
fitness
workshops
and
classes
hosted
each
month
in
the
Downtown
Atlanta
area.
Whether
it
be
through
dance,
teaching,
or
her
other
ventures,
she
intentionally
spreads
this
message
of
love
for
life
across
all
her
platforms
and
looks
forward
to
bringing
that
to
her
students
with
Creative
Movement
and
Dance.
Alexis
grew
up
in
the
suburbs
of
Atlanta,
GA
and
trained
in
various
styles
of
dance
from
the
age
of
4.
She
attended
studios,
such
as
5678
Dance,
Chambers
Performing
Arts,
and
Heather
Wayne’s
Performing
Arts,
while
also
being
involved
in
the
Mill
Creek
HS
Dance
Department.
In
high
school,
she
was
on
the
Mill
Creek
Dance
Team,
winning
two
state
championships
during
her
time
on
the
team.
Alexis
extended
her
training
to
in-studio
intensives,
as
well
as
intensives
across
North
America.
She
has
attended
five
Rockette
Summer
Intensives
and
for
four
of
the
intensives
was
accepted
into
the
Invitational
Week.
She
also
attended
Joffrey
South,
where
she
trained
in
ballet,
jazz,
and
hip-hop.
At
the
collegiate
level,
Alexis
trained
at
Oklahoma
City
University’s
Ann
Lacy
School
of
American
Dance
and
Entertainment
to
achieve
a
BS
in
American
Dance
Pedagogy.
There,
she
had
extensive
training
in
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
musical
theatre,
and
rhythm
tap.
Alexis
was
president
of
the
Students
of
Arts
Management
organization
(SAM)
whose
mission
is
to
connect
students
to
professionals
in
the
dance
and
entertainment
industry.
She
also
gained
her
in-house
Moving
Light
Board
certification.
In
college,
Alexis
was
able
to
teach
around
the
Oklahoma
City
area
at
studios
like
Victory
Dance
and
Dance
Unlimited.
She
has
also
judged
for
the
highly
acclaimed
organization
Dance
Masters
of
America
(DMA).
Alexis
is
excited
to
be
in
Georgia
sharing
her
knowledge
with
the
next
generation.
Jennifer
Miecznikowski
is
a
dancer,
teacher,
and
choreographer
from
Tampa,
Florida.
While
living
in
Tampa,
Jenn
choreographed
a
production
of
“The
Music
Man,
Jr.”
at
the
Patel
Conservatory,
performed
in
“Kiss
Me,
Kate,”
trained
with
Tampa
City
Ballet,
taught
ages
3-5
ballet
and
tap,
and
restaged
the
student
choreography
of
Moscow
Ballet’s
“Great
Russian
Nutcracker.”
She
graduated
from
Blake
High
School
with
a
Master’s
Certification
in
Dance.
She
then
attended
Hillsborough
Community
College
for
two
semesters
as
a
dance
major
before
taking
a
job
in
entertainment
at
SeaWorld,
Orlando.
While
living
in
Orlando,
Jenn
performed
at
SeaWorld,
Universal
Studios,
and
the
Nickelodeon
Hotel.
She
also
danced
as
an
apprentice
with
Dawn
Branch
Works
for
a
short
time.
Jenn
is
now
back
in
Tampa
to
finish
her
degree
program
in
Speech
Therapy.
Danielle
Miller
is
a
Tampa
Native
and
graduate
from
the
University
of
South
Florida
with
a
BFA
in
Dance.
Her
dance
training
began
at
the
age
of
5,
and
she
added
competitive
gymnastics
at
age
7.
After
several
years,
she
decided
to
focus
her
concentration
on
dance.
Danielle
started
taking
classes
in
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
lyrical,
hip
hop,
pointe
and
technique
and
began
competing
with
a
team.
In
high
school,
she
attended
Howard
W.
Blake
High
School
for
the
Performing
Arts
as
a
dance
major
and
broadened
her
training
to
include
modern
styles
of
dance
such
as
Horton,
Limon
and
Graham,
as
well
as
additional
styles
of
ballet
including
Vaganova,
Balanchine
and
Cecchetti.
With
Blake,
she
participated
in
the
Youth
American
Grand
Prix
regionals
in
Tampa,
and
finals
in
NYC
for
the
2012-13
and
2013-14
seasons.
In
NYC,
she
has
taken
classes
at
Broadway
Dance
Center,
Peridance,
STEPS
and
Alvin
Ailey.
Summer
dance
intensives
she
has
attended
include
the
Patel
Conservatory
in
Tampa,
Florida
State
University
in
Tallahassee
and
Modas
Dance
in
Alberquerque,
NM.
Danielle
currently
teaches
dance
around
the
Tampa
and
Oldsmar
areas,
and
is
a
member
of
Tampa
Modern
Dance
Company.
Through
USF,
she
was
given
an
opportunity
to
study
abroad
for
a
semester,
where
she
received
dance
and
choreographic
training
from
teachers
in
Paris,
Germany
and
Amsterdam.
Olivia
Minney
is
currently
a
student
at
Eckerd
College
in
St.
Petersburg,
Florida.
She
is
new
to
Florida
after
moving
from
Ohio
after
graduation.
Olivia
has
been
teaching
all
styles
of
dance
for
five
years
now.
She
is
looking
forward
to
teaching
as
part
of
the
Creative
Movement
and
Dance
team
and
excited
to
build
relationships
with
her
students.
Heather
Moffitt
grew
up
in
Georgia,
and
upon
graduating
high
school
moved
to
Los
Angeles
to
pursue
a
career
as
a
dancer
and
to
attend
college.
She
spent
15
years
working
as
a
performer,
teacher,
and
choreographer
in
Los
Angeles.
During
her
time
in
Los
Angeles,
she
obtained
a
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
in
Kinesiology
Exercise
Science
from
California
State
University
Northridge.
She
has
trained
in
dance,
singing,
and
acting
with
top
industry
professionals
all
over
the
world
including
Joseph
Malone,
Jackie
Sleight,
Michelle
Elkin,
Paula
Morgan,
Doug
Caldwell,
Cindy
Ricalde,
and
Adam
Parson,
as
well
as
Peisha
McPhee
and
Christina
Saffran-Ashford.
Heather
is
a
triple-threat
performer
who
has
performed
throughout
the
country
and
overseas.
Her
performance
credits
include
Adam
Parson’s
Commonality
Dance
Company,
Mandalone
Project
directed
by
Joseph
Malone,
Jazz
Dance
LA
and
Mandalone
Project
with
Jackie
Sleight,
Medidanza
Stage
in
Italy
with
Paula
Morgan
and
Steven
LaChance,
The
Choreographer’s
Carnival
at
Key
Club
in
Hollywood
with
Michelle
Elkin,
Cabrillo
Music
Theater’s
production
of
The
King
and
I,
the
musical
iChoose,
several
cultural
performances
with
Joseph
Malone,
Michelle
Elkin,
and
Terrance
Yates,
and
Heather
performed
in
multiple
Cabaret
style
performances
directed
by
Peisha
McPhee.
Heather
has
served
as
an
assistant
for
Jackie
Sleight,
Doug
Caldwell,
and
Cindy
Ricalde
and
she
has
trained
teaching
assistants
throughout
her
many
years
of
teaching.
Heather
has
taught
and
choreographed
for
many
studios
in
the
Los
Angeles
and
Atlanta
areas.
Her
students
have
continued
on
to
perform
in
musicals
and
television
and
film,
have
obtained
scholarships
to
college
for
dance,
and
some
have
become
teachers
themselves.
With
over
20
years
of
teaching
experience,
Heather’s
versatile
teaching
abilities
span
all
ages
and
all
levels
of
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
contemporary,
lyrical,
hip
hop,
and
some
acrobatics.
Her
unique
ability
to
nurture,
inspire,
and
challenge
dancers
from
preschool
age
to
the
preprofessional
and
professional
level
sets
her
apart
as
a
dance
educator.
Heather
has
also
adjudicated
for
many
auditions
and
national
dance
competitions.
In
addition
to
Heather’s
extensive
artistic
background,
she
worked
in
hospitality
management
for
several
years
for
The
Sofitel
Hotel
company
and
The
Ritz-Carlton
Hotel
Company.
With
a
vast
amount
of
experience
in
administration,
business
management,
performing,
and
teaching,
Heather
is
determined
to
take
the
dance
experience
to
another
level.
Schuyler,
born
in
Fort
Worth,
Texas,
discovered
solace
and
regained
confidence
through
dance
after
the
passing
of
her
father.
Since
2010,
she
has
trained
extensively
in
ballet,
modern,
contemporary,
jazz,
and
hip
hop
at
Dance
Concept,
where
she
became
a
member
of
the
competition
team,
acquiring
valuable
recital
experience.
With
more
than
a
decade
of
experience,
Schuyler
has
channeled
her
passion
into
choreographing
concept
videos
and
offering
background
dancer
and
choreography
services
to
artists,
brands,
and
companies.
Dance
has
served
as
her
creative
outlet
and
catalyst
for
personal
growth.
After
completing
high
school,
Schuyler
was
led
to
Atlanta
in
2016
to
attain
her
B.A.
in
Mass
Media
Arts
at
Clark
Atlanta
University.
She
also
spent
time
exploring
African
Dance
and
Movement
at
Spelman
College.
She
further
developed
her
dance
skills
as
a
member
of
the
majorette
dance
team
while
also
taking
classes
at
local
studios.
As
a
firm
believer
in
the
transformative
power
of
dance
and
music,
Schuyler
is
dedicated
to
supporting
the
growth
of
young
individuals
and
nurturing
their
creative
expression.
Currently,
she
holds
a
position
as
an
Executive
Assistant
in
the
media
industry,
having
gained
valuable
experience
at
CNN/WarnerMedia
and
Disney
following
her
college
graduation.
Guided
by
the
motto,
“Do
your
best,
and
let
God
do
the
rest!”
dance
remains
Schuyler’s
guidinglight,
enabling
her
to
empower
others
and
spread
joy
through
the
art
of
movement.
Ava
has
had
a
passion
for
dance
since
the
age
of
3.
She
trained
in
ballet,
pointe,
tap,
jazz,
lyrical,
contemporary
and
hip-hop
at
The
Dance
Academy,
where
she
also
danced
competitively
for
6
years.
She
is
an
accomplished
and
award
winning
dancer
that
has
received
numerous
scholarships,
special
invitations
and
top
placements.
In
high
school,
Ava
was
actively
involved
in
the
theater
program
and
was
hired
to
choreographed
dance
numbers
for
the
musicals
for
3
years
in
a
row.
When
given
the
opportunity
to
assist
the
director
in
teaching
classes
at
The
Dance
Academy,
she
found
a
passion
for
teaching
dance
that
rivals
that
of
her
love
of
performing
the
art.
Christine
Orta,
a
native
New
Yorker,
raised
in
Queens,
started
dancing
at
the
age
of
five.
By
the
time
she
was
15,
she
was
performing
and
competing
with
a
local
dance
company.
Her
area
of
studies
included:
jazz,
tap,
hip-hop,
ballet,
acrobatics
and
theatre.
Christine
continued
her
education
and
earned
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
Degree
in
Dance
in
1988,
from
Hunter
College,
City
University
of
New
York.
It
was
there,
under
the
direction
of
Billy
Siegenfeld
and
Jana
Feinman,
that
Christine
fell
in
love
with
modern
dance
and
was
inspired
to
become
a
teacher.
She
always
loved
working
with
children
and
was
a
natural
at
creating
and
directing
dance
productions.
After
graduating
College,
Christine
opened
her
first
dance
studio,
Dance
America
On
the
Move,
located
in
Queens,
New
York.
A
second
studio,
On
the
Move,
followed
shortly
after
that.
In
1994,
Christine
moved
to
Puerto
Rico
and
shared
her
passion
for
teaching
with
a
third
dance
studio
for
the
children
of
Humacao.
After
having
two
children,
she
became
a
certified
Level
3
gymnastic
coach
and
continued
teaching
dance
and
gymnastics
throughout
Northern
Virginia.
In
2013,
Christine
and
her
family
moved
to
Florida
where
she
became
even
more
passionate
and
inspired
by
her
own
children.
Daughter
Sasha
Rose,
a
former
competitive
gymnast
became
a
member
of
the
dance
team
“HEAT”,
at
Manatee
School
for
the
Arts.
Younger
daughter,
Raina
Lynn,
is
an
aspiring
ballerina
and
musical
theatre
performer.
Raina
currently
trains
at
the
Sarasota
Ballet
Conservatory
and
Reflex
Arts,
Dance
&
Yoga
in
Sarasota.
Christine’s
energetic
nature
and
passion
for
teaching
have
granted
her
a
successful
track
record
of
improving
her
student’s
knowledge
and
love
of
dance
and
theatre.
Joy
Paillet
Attended
La
Roche
University,
majoring
in
dance
and
minoring
in
education.
During
her
time
at
LRU,
she
performed
works
by
Melissa
Tyler,
Kelly
Basil,
Gia
Cocalano,
Callan
Newman,
and
Christina
DiMarco.
She
danced
with
Bodiography’s
second
company,
BCB
2,
for
one
season.
Joy
has
been
educating
young
dancers
for
years,
and
is
dedicated
to
pedagogy.
Joy
has
choreographed
numerous
pieces,
including
one
that
has
been
performed
for
the
award
ceremony
of
Talk
Magazine.
She
is
certified
in
Bodiography
Fitness
and
Strength.
Joy
currently
dances
and
choreographs
professionally
with
CityDance
Collective.
She
also
is
the
active
Artist
Assistant
of
Atlanta
Dance
and
Music
Academy.
Her
future
plans
include
dancing
professionally
until
she
retires,
and
starting
a
performing
arts
school
and
dance
company
of
her
own.
Originally
from
Athens,
Greece,
Kelly
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
nine
at
a
local
dance
studio
after
observing
a
dance
class
at
her
elementary
school.
At
the
age
of
14,
she
received
a
full
scholarship
to
attend
a
dance
school
of
her
choice,
and
started
to
attend
competitions.
In
2011,
Kelly
won
first
place
in
the
Ladies
Styling
division
at
an
international
ballroom
competition,
Acropolis
Dancesport,
in
Athens.
In
the
summer
of
2012,
she
moved
to
Florida,
and
started
teaching
Creative
Movement,
Hip
Hop,
and
Latin
dance
classes
at
a
local
studio,
while
continuing
her
training
alongside
instructors
such
as
Dave
Scott,
Laura
Edwards,
and
Brian
Friedman.
In
addition,
she
has
performed
for
popular
artists,
such
as
Flo
Rida,
and
has
danced
at
several
private
events.
Kelly
fell
in
love
with
dance
instantly,
and
even
more
so
after
exploring
its
history
and
culture.
She
has
completed
her
Associates
in
Arts
Degree
at
Saint
Petersburg
College
and
is
pursuing
a
Bachelors
in
Elementary
and
Special
Education.
Until
she
becomes
a
school
teacher,
Kelly
has
made
it
her
mission
to
show
others
the
beauty
dance
holds
by
sharing
her
passion
through
dance
instruction.
Savannah
Porch
just
recently
graduated
from
The
University
of
Tampa
with
a
major
in
Applied
Dance
(Dance
Education)
and
a
minor
in
Dance
Theatre.
She
has
been
dancing
since
the
age
of
two
and
has
never
stopped!
In
addition
to
this,
she
has
been
teaching
for
the
past
four
years.
Savannah
is
formally
trained
in
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
contemporary,
lyrical,
modern,
hip-hop,
improvisation,
musical
theatre,
creative
movement
and
West
African.
She
has
performed
in
every
dance
showcase
at
the
University
of
Tampa
and
was
part
of
the
hip-hop
team:
DIME
(Dance
Is
My
Existence).
She
was
a
student
choreographer
for
UT’s
Dance
Happenings
and
choreographed
two
pieces
of
her
own.
Since
moving
to
Tampa,
Savannah
has
discovered
her
passion
for
working
with
special
populations.
She
has
choreographed
and
performed
with
students
with
physical
and
intellectual
disabilities
from
Pyramid,
Inc.
She
has
also
volunteered
as
a
teacher
at
the
Macdonald
Training
Center,
Gracepoint
Wellness,
and
various
elderly
organizations.
In
addition
to
dancing,
Savannah
loves
to
act
and
sing.
In
the
past,
she
was
a
seasonal
performer
for
Universal
Studios
in
Orlando,
and
has
been
best
friends
with
Ariel
from
under
the
sea
at
children’s
birthday
parties.
Savannah
is
extremely
excited
to
share
her
passion
and
she
truly
cherishes
the
time
she
spends
with
her
students.
Shannel
Resto
is
an
internationally
based
artist,
who
recently
relocated
to
Atlanta
from
New
York
City
as
a
photographer,
choreographer,
dancer,
and
artist
activist.
Resto
grew
up
in
Boston,
MA,
where
she
graduated
from
high
school
as
a
dance
major
at
Boston
Arts
Academy,
and
graduated
with
her
BFA
in
dance
at
Rutgers
University
from
Mason
Gross
School
of
the
Arts.
She
has
also
trained
at
the
Trinity
Laban
Conservatoire
for
dance
and
choreography
in
London.
Shannel
is
currently
a
rehearsal
director
and
dancer
for
an
Afro-Fusion
modern
dance
company-
Nyane
Khosi
Dance
Theater.
When
she
isn’t
dancing
and
teaching,
she
is
running
her
photography
company
SJR
Photography,
founded
in
2013.
Resto
has
collided
her
professions
as
a
performing
artist
with
her
photography.
Her
work
has
been
described
as
eclectic,
storytelling,
and
detailed
in
both
of
her
mediums.
Resto’s
choreography
has
developed
into
a
unique
style,
and
borrows
from
ranges
of
modern
techniques.
She
has
performed
her
work
at
Rutgers
University,
Triskelion
Arts,
Earl
Mosley
Institute
of
the
Arts,
Trinity
Laban,
Pentacle
NY,
and
more.
She
has
also
worked
with
Matthew
Bourne,
Kevin
Wynn,
Ronald
K.
Brown,
Randy
James,
Paul
Ocampo,
Fernadina
Chan,
Kieth
Thompson
etc.
The
message
she
communicates
through
her
art
is
the
freedom
to
explore
the
possibilities
of
the
impossible.
Shannel
hopes
to
broaden
different
communities’
minds
through
going
back
to
teaching
and
helping
others
explore
their
artistry.
Precious’
passion
for
dance
surpasses
the
studio
and
her
community.
She
began
dancing
in
the
West
African
Movement
at
3
years
old,
and
later
began
liturgical
in
her
church
at
the
age
of
7.
It
was
her
praise
dance-team
where
she
began
her
love
for
the
arts.
Longing
to
find
new
ways
to
express
herself
through
praise
and
worship,
Precious
asked
her
parents
to
put
her
into
dance
classes
at
a
nearby
dance
studio,
and
that’s
when
she
never
looked
back!
From
there,
she
began
training
in
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
hip-hop,
pointe
and
contemporary.
She
traveled
with
her
studio’s
competition
dance
team
to
competitions,
but
at
times
she
was
left
behind
due
to
her
parents’
financial
struggles.
Precious
has
earned
an
Associates
in
Dance
at
Santa
Fe
College,
where
she
trained
under
Alora
Hynes
and
Mohammed
Da-Costa.
She
then
earned
her
Bachelors
of
Fine
Arts
in
Dance
and
Choreography
from
the
University
of
Florida.
After
that,
Precious
accomplished
a
Masters
of
Fine
Arts
at
Temple
University,
with
a
degree
in
Dance
and
a
concentration
in
Production,
Choreography
and
Research.
Precious
has
been
fortunate
to
perform
all
over
the
county
and
dance/work
with
companies
and
artists,
such
as
Alvin
Ailey,
The
Philadelphia
Ballet,
Rennie
Harris
PureMovement,
Marion
Caffey,
Jennifer
Archibald
and
many
more.
She’s
also
been
able
to
bring
highly
recognized
artists
to
local
community
dance
programs
and
community
centers
to
assist
and
inspire
young
boys
and
girls
in
the
arts.
Brooke
Rogers,
from
Morehead
City,
North
Carolina,
is
an
alumni
from
The
University
of
Georgia
with
degrees
in
Dance
and
Political
Science.
Brooke
has
trained
in
jazz,
contemporary,
modern,
ballet,
tap,
and
hip
hop.
She
has
performed
and
choreographed
in
UGA’s
Young
Choreographers
Series
and
performed
in
UGA’s
Dance
Company.
Brooke
also
competed
at
NDA
Nationals
with
the
UGA
Red
Hotz
competitive
dance
team.
She
has
trained
with
former
Rockettes
and
attended
The
Rockette
Summer
Intensive,
and
has
interned
for
Joffrey
Ballet
School.
Along
with
her
love
for
dance,
she
has
a
passion
for
group
fitness
and
teaches
barre,
cardio
dance,
and
HIIT
classes
when
she
is
not
dancing.
Katarina
Salafia,
born
and
raised
in
Massachusetts,
grew
up
in
the
dance
world
from
birth.
Her
grandmother
owned
Carole
Seretto
Dance
Studio,
which
was
solely
run
by
the
family.
Being
part
of
the
“three
generations”
they
called
it,
grandmother,
mom,
and
daughter,
dance
was
just
what
they
did.
Starting
dance
at
the
age
of
two,
it
was
obvious
this
was
in
her
blood.
Throughout
the
years,
Katarina
took
ballet,
tap,
jazz,
and
hip
hop,
all
being
instructed
by
her
grandmother
and
mom.
Katarina
attended
dance
workshops
yearly
to
take
more
training
herself,
and
learn
new
techniques
and
choreography.
She
has
experience
with
the
competition
world
as
well,
being
a
competitor
and
instructor.
By
the
age
of
12,
Katarina
became
her
grandmother’s
assistant
for
the
majority
of
her
classes.
By
the
age
of
16,
Katarina
wanted
to
become
a
teacher
herself.
Her
grandmother
began
to
delegate
the
younger
classes
to
her,
which
she
ended
up
taking
over
for
the
years
to
come.
Katarina
became
the
coordinator/instructor
for
all
the
children’s
programs.
As
the
coordinator,
she
was
responsible
for
all
planning
and
choreography
for
the
children’s
programs,
which
consisted
of
ages
13
and
under.
Katarina
went
into
childcare
during
these
years
as
well,
which
she
feels
really
built
her
relationship
with
children,
and
grew
the
passion
for
working
with
them,
including
the
passion
for
dance;
it
was
just
the
perfect
mix.
Katarina
has
been
teaching
and
dancing
her
entire
life,
up
until
COVID,
where
she
decided
to
move
to
sunny
Florida.
She
is
more
than
excited
to
be
getting
back
into
the
thing
she
loves,
and
beginning
a
new
journey.
Abigail
is
a
former
Franchisee
of
Creative
Movement
and
Dance,
and
owner
of
Pirouette,
Inc.
(2011-2016).
After
successfully
starting
the
Columbia,
SC
territory,
she
sold
that
and
opened
another
for
CMD
in
Tampa.
After
having
children,
Abigail
decided
to
sell
that
franchise.
Due
to
her
love
of
instructing
children,
she
returned
to
CMD
for
that
franchisee
as
an
instructor.
Her
love
of
dance
began
at
age
four,
under
the
direction
of
Kim
Ozier’s
School
of
Dance.
She
later
went
on
to
train
and
study
with
Nancy
Robinson
School
of
Dance
and
Studio
D,
under
the
instruction
of
Mitch
Flanders.
During
her
high
school
years,
Abigail
was
heavily
involved
in
both
dance
and
theater,
landing
starring
roles
in
Sleeping
Beauty,
Cats
and
many
other
productions.
After
graduating
high
school,
Abigail
continued
studying
dance
at
Georgia
State
University
in
Atlanta,
GA,
and
graduated
with
a
bachelorâs
degree
in
Sociology.
In
1999
her
teaching
career
began
at
the
Kim
Ozier
School
of
Dance.
Destini
Ariel
is
a
dancer
based
out
of
Atlanta
Georgia.
She
began
ballet
and
contemporary
dance
at
the
age
of
15
,
and
then
transferred
her
technique
over
to
many
other
forms
of
dance
and
movement.
She
also
writes
songs
and
loves
dance
to
them
in
her
free
time.
Destini
loves
her
students,
and
has
a
gift
for
giving
motivating,
engaging
instruction.
Our
QC
manager
notes
that
“she
is
fresh,
and
has
the
class
fully
captured
with
her
personality
and
creative
class
structure.”
Her
classes
are
marvelous
for
the
young
dancer,
and
she
was
voted
Best
New
Instructor
of
our
Gwinnett
team.
Kia
J.
Street
began
dancing
at
the
age
of
three
at
Norma’s
Academy
of
Dance,
and
continued
her
training
at
Dance
with
Donna
Webb.
She
decided
to
pursue
a
dance
career
while
attending
Fine
Arts
Magnet
at
Mount
Zion
High
School-
now
named
Martha
Ellen
Stilwell
School
of
the
Arts
in
Jonesboro,
GA.
Kia
graduated
from
Valdosta
State
University
with
a
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts
in
Dance
in
May,
2015.
While
attending
VSU,
she
performed
at
the
annual
dance
concerts,
American
College
Dance
Association,
and
during
halftime
with
the
marching
band
as
a
Blazette.
She
has
taken
master
classes
from
Ririe
Woodbury
Dance
Company,
T.
Lang
Dance,
Staibdance,
Zoetic
Dance
Ensemble,
Axam
Dance
Theatre
Experience,
and
with
the
instructors
of
The
Pulse
on
Tour.
Kia
has
choreographed
for
high
school
dance
lines,
the
Emerging
Artist
Showcase
at
VSU,
and
for
Dancefx
adult
company
members.
Currently,
she
is
an
instructor
at
Dancefx
Atlanta
and
Studio
Powers
for
the
Performing
Arts.
Kia
is
also
member
of
Xtensity
Performance
Company,
and
an
Apprentice
with
Sideways
Contemporary
Dance
Company.
Anari
has
been
dancing
for
9
years,
5
professionally,
and
has
enjoyed
the
opportunity
to
grace
the
stage
with
many
industry
artists
and
choreographers.
Whilst
recently
adding
pro-NBA
dance
team
experience
to
her
resume,
she
continues
to
train
in
all
styles.
Anari
has
always
had
a
love
for
working
with
children.
She
found
assisting
them
to
progress
through
milestones
while
teaching
to
be
her
greatest
passion-
something
she
plans
to
continue
far
into
the
future.
Alongside
her
dream
to
teach,
Anari
also
has
a
passion
for
choreographing.
She
hopes
to
one
day
do
so
overseas
and
eventually
settle
down
as
a
studio
owner.
Originally
from
Daphne,
Alabama,
Hannah
began
her
dance
training
at
a
very
young
age.
She
comes
from
a
family
of
Latin
Jazz
musicians,
so
music
and
dance
always
seemed
like
a
natural
fit.
Hannah
began
in
Ballet
and
Jazz
at
Eastern
Shore
Dance
Academy,
where
she
performed
as
a
soloist
and
principal
dancer
and
was
eventually
hired
on
as
a
dance
teacher,
teaching
there
for
four
years.
She
attended
Loyola
University
New
Orleans,
where
she
studied
performing
arts
and
became
a
company
dancer
of
the
Loyola
Ballet.
After
graduating
college,
Hannah
moved
to
Atlanta
to
further
her
studies
in
dance,
and
pursue
ballroom
dance
training.
She
has
competed
in
Latin
Ballroom
Dance
Competitions
both
professionally
and
Pro-Amateur
with
her
students.
She
also
loves
to
go
salsa
dancing
with
the
Atlanta
social
dance
community.
As
a
dance
teacher,
she
loves
sharing
her
passion
of
dance
with
her
students
and
helping
them
find
their
confidence
and
style
on
the
dance
floor.
Hannah
is
so
excited
to
teach
for
Creative
Movement
and
Dance.
She
recognizes
how
important
dance
was
to
her
at
a
young
age,
and
is
excited
to
share
it
with
her
students!
Anna
Tolompoyko
was
born
and
raised
in
Moscow,
Russia.
She
started
to
dance
at
age
3
and
never
stopped.
At
age
10,
she
was
admitted
to
Russia’s
finest
–
Moscow
Ballet
Academy
and
started
to
perform
in
major
theaters
including
Bolshoi
Theater,
Great
Kremlin
Palace,
Stanislavskiy
Music
Theater,
and
others.
Her
favorite
parts
were
in
Swan
Lake,
The
Nutcracker,
Notre
Damme
de
Paris,
Cinderella,
and
Le
Corsaire.
Miss
Anna
changed
a
career
path
for
the
undergraduate
school
and
received
a
bachelor
degree
in
Geography
in
2002.
After
graduation,
she
moved
to
USA
and
continued
her
ballet
passion.
She
worked
as
a
private
instructor
and
dance
teacher
in
different
studios
and
dance
companies,
as
well
as
a
gymnastics
coach.
Miss
Anna
continues
to
teach
Pre-Ballet,
Tap-Ballet,
Jazz
and
Hip
Hop.
Miss
Anna
is
a
very
passionate
Latin
dancer
and
a
triathlete.
She
believes
that
all
children
have
an
innate
potential
to
be
talented
successful
adults,
and
she
finds
satisfaction
in
being
a
positive
role
model
in
their
young
lives.
Miss
Anna
adores
her
students
and
loves
any
opportunity
to
teach
them
dance.
She
currently
resides
in
Cumming,
GA
with
her
family.
The
biggest
joy
and
happiness
she
has
are
her
daughter
Katya,
son
Andrew,
2
dogs
and
2
cats.
Ms.
Stacy
has
been
teaching
at
ADA
since
2019,
and
has
brought
an
incredible
level
of
ballet
technique
to
all
students.
She
started
studying
classical
ballet
technique
under
Lucia
Hatcher
of
Firethorn
Dance
Academy
in
Tampa,
FL,
with
a
focus
on
French
ballet
technique
and
Graham
contemporary
method.
At
the
age
of
sixteen,
she
began
teaching
small
children
at
Firethorn
and
eventually
took
on
the
intermediate
levels
and
company
choreography.
In
1999,
Stacy
graduated
from
the
University
of
South
Florida
with
a
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Dance.
While
at
USF
she
studied
most
notably,
under
Gretchen
Ward
Warren,
former
Ballet
Mistress
of
American
Ballet
Theater
and
author
for
Classical
Ballet
Technique,
and
John
Parks-
former
dancer
of
the
Alvin
Alley
Company.
While
in
college,
she
broadened
her
knowledge
of
Russian
and
Vaganova
ballet
methods
as
well
as
Limon
and
Horton
contemporary
styles.
Ms.
Wright
also
had
the
opportunity
to
study
under
internationally
renowned
David
Howard,
whose
teaching
style
focused
on
kinesthetics,
imagery
and
the
physics
of
movement.
Ms.
Wright
has
taught
ballet
technique,
contemporary
and
childrens
classes
at
several
dance
studios
throughout
Florida
and
North
Georgia,
including
the
children’s
division
classes,
and
youth
outreach
classes
at
the
Sarasota
Ballet
Academy.
She
has
focused
her
career
on
dance
education-
developing
and
refining
skills,
in
order
teach
the
technique
of
ballet
more
effectively.
Callista
Young
is
a
graduate
of
Ohio
State
University,
having
majored
in
Strategic
Communications
and
minored
in
Dance.
She
was
a
highly
successful
competition
dancer
for
12
years,
and
also
traveled
with
Hollywood
Connection
dance
convention
as
a
company
member
for
her
junior
and
senior
year.
Callista
has
extensive
training
in
jazz,
tap,
hip
hop,
ballet,
contemporary,
and
lyrical,
and
has
enjoyed
teaching
master
classes
throughout
the
central
Ohio
region.
She
was
on
the
executive
board,
and
the
performance
chair
of
Dance
Connections
through
Ohio
State.
She’s
very
excited
to
share
her
knowledge
with
the
students
for
Creative
Movement
and
Dance.
Maria
began
dancing
ballet
at
the
age
of
four,
with
Duluth
School
of
Ballet.
In
high
school,
she
was
one
of
the
founding
members
of
Marist
Dance
Company,
where
she
extended
her
training
to
include
jazz
and
contemporary.
While
studying
at
UGA,
Maria
joined
DanceFX,
where
she
performed
with
contemporary,
salsa,
hip
hop,
and
heels
companies.
This
gave
her
the
opportunity
to
train
extensively
in
these
styles
and
perform
around
Athens
and
Atlanta,
including
the
halftime
show
for
Super
Bowl
LIII.
In
addition
to
performing,
Maria
has
taught
and
choreographed
for
adults,
children,
and
senior
citizens.
She
loves
sharing
her
passion
for
dance
with
her
students
and
watching
them
grow!