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While cuttin' loose and having fun, Ashley Callahan brings the world of Hip-Hop to the younger crowd with her creative and innovative style of teaching. Currently a student at UNCG majoring in Business Administration and Minor in Dance, she takes on the challenge to manage business and dance classes as well as Dance Team. Teamwork is one of the qualities she strives to achieve in all she does. While attending Northwest High School she was part of the Dance Team that held numerous awards, had the responsibility of team captain and was awarded Most Valuable Dancer in her senior year. She was asked to return to become Coach for the Northwest Vikettes Dance Team and has enjoyed this for the past three years. Her high energy and motivative personality plays a key role in inspiring students to push to be their best.
Ashley began dancing at age four with Broadway inspired Encore Dance Studio. Throughout her school years, she choreographed many performances for talent shows. She continued to dance on a competitive level while dancing with the Dance Connection Dancers. Her years of experience with their high-energy, creative, and award-winning choreography have become a part of her style that she uses today. Most recently, she was awarded Most Innovative Choreography Award for her Vikettes Dance Team performance at an NDA Competition.
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If you’re looking for an instructor that will start your child out on the right foot for a new beginning in movement, you’ve found it with Cathy Vaughn. By day you will find her at The Greensboro Center for Pediatric Dentistry. At night her love for children continues as she uses her creative and innovative teaching technique to give young students a love and appreciation for the art of dance. NYC, Atlanta, Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Charlotte are only a few of the locations Cathy has participated in master classes for dance. She continued her dance education at Columbia College, competed and studied at the American College Dance Festival.
Cathy has made fitness and cheerleading a part of her life for over 10 years. She received the overall fitness award for the Guilford County Junior Miss Program where she was also asked to return the following year to perform, choreograph and stage the Junior Miss Performance. Cathy believes in teaching not only dance but teaching a child how to develop confidence in themselves. |
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Holly Moorefield is the definition of multitalented. She began dancing at age three, performed and competed in numerous talent competitions throughout High School. Holly continued dancing in college at NC State University, where she studied dance with The Carolina Dance Academy of Raleigh under the same choreographer and Dance Team leader of the Charlotte Bobcats. She remained devoted to the sport of volleyball which totaled 14 years by her completion of school and actually worked for the NC State Wolfpack Football Team.
After college and returning to Greensboro, she obtained her Real Estate license while continuing to dance locally with Greensboro’s Dance Connection. Holly currently enjoys working for Entercom Communications, a group of radio stations, in Greensboro. She continues her love of dance while assisting in dance classes that range from ages three thru adult. Holly reminds adult classes that if it‘s not fun, it’s not worth doing. |
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Light on her feet and light at heart, Mitzi Curtis will sweep you away in her Ballroom and Couples classes. Although the words, “No the other left foot” are common place in this class, Mitzi admits that you don’t always have to be on the right foot to have a great time. The years of experience and dance titles that she holds are more numerous than she cares to mention. She will admit that her Ballroom has allowed her to travel and dance with some well-known names in dance.
When it comes to partnering, she’s got the right moves. Although there’s a correct placement and body alignment for each move, it’s the passion and sheer pleasure of movement that Mitzi instills in her students that make them come back for more. Whether taking this class is for that very special “First Dance” at your wedding or simply because you were motivated by TV’s “Dancing With The Stars”, experience this class for the time of your life. |
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Beauty and grace best describe ballet instructor Morgan Humble. Dancing since the age of three, she continued her love for dance at UNCG where she recently obtained a Minor Degree in Dance and a Major in Sports Medicine. Although her schedule has been very hectic for the past four years she has successfully been able to teach dance and perform as a member of the UNCG Dance Team. Her love for Lyrical Ballet began at an early age where she felt words and movement should work together as one. Morgan’s involvement in pageants allowed her to use her abilities in dance to create a poise and presence that later would enable her to hold many pageant titles. She also acquired a modeling and fashion sense that earned her numerous photogenic and fashion awards.
Throughout High School Morgan continued dance on a competition level winning High Score Solos and Overall Talent Awards in such competitions as Showstoppers, On Stage, Star Quest, and Dance Educators of America. If that wasn’t enough, she added seven years of cheerleading experience to compete on an International level to gain a 4th runner up in the Individuals Competition. Upon graduation from High School, Morgan was asked to return to Southern Guilford to coach the Junior-Varsity Cheerleading squad in which she has continued for the past three years. |
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Step up to a class that breaks it down when Sunny Curtis-Austin combines East and West Coast styles that deliver some of the best Urban Hip-Hop, Pop and Lock in the Triad. Sunny has worked with such greats as Paula Abdul of “American Idol”, Dan Karaty from “So You Think You Can Dance”, and members of “Black Street”. She has studied dance in NYC at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway. Her local training was obtained from the Dance Connection of Greensboro.
Sunny has received dance awards from such Dance Competitions as Star Quest, Dance Olympus, Showstoppers, On Stage, and Star Systems. Most recently she received High Score and Best Choreography for her new twist on an old favorite “Thriller”. Sunny has coached local high school dance teams and donated her time to the dance team at UNCG. Her performance at the NC Special Olympics allowed her a TV commercial spot and special honors. This is one class you don’t want to miss, so Bring it, You’ve Been Served. |
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Jumping into a class with Ivyn will make your head spin, literally. As Ivyn breaks it down and teaches the basics of Break dancing, he allows his students to build strength and confidence through this unique Americanized style of dancing. He first became interested in break dancing as a student at Page High School. In high school, Ivyn had competed in speed skating and the martial arts. After he discovered the art of being a "B-boy" there was no looking back. He became a member of the 102 Jamz dance team and a member of the Triad Street Boys, which allowed him to perform all over Greensboro and the surrounding areas. Ivyn is also a member of several break dancing crews such as the Silent Fury and Furious Pho Kingz.
Ivyn has competed in many break dancing competitions all over the United States and in the National B-boy League competition better known as the NBL. He enjoys teaching the beginning levels as much as helping perfect the advanced b-boys and b-girls. His philosophy is "Let the music control your movements and dance to the music, don't let the music dance to you!" If you are looking for someone knowledgeable in all elements of hip-hop then he is the teacher for you!
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Sarah Lowe was always a very shy child but her shyness was halted whenever music was played. Sarah and her twin sister would choreograph and perform for their mother. She started dancing at the tender age of 5 and was technically trained in Balanchine and Cecchetti Methods of Ballet for 10 years.
Sarah has studied many forms of dance locally and abroad under accredited instructors from UNCG, Greensboro Ballet, and BalletMet Dance Academy of Columbus. Along with teaching beginner to advanced classical ballet, hip-hop, pointe, jazz, and modern for 10 years. Sarah is also an accomplished dancer performing semi-professionally and professionally. She has performed along the East Coast, Canada, Disney World, and the Bahamas for events such as: the 1996 World Olympics, Wrangler Jeans, Marithe Francois Girbaud, Four Season Fashion shows and for artists such as Mary J Blige and KC & The Sunshine Band.
Sarah has two beautiful boys who are her life and who also innately share the same love for dance. Her goals as a teacher are to 1) Inspire 2) Motivate 3) Strengthen
Sarah's motto is "To Dance is to Live"
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Click the style of dance below to learn more about each and view the class schedule. |
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