All of our instructors are professionals. They have performed professionally, are graduates of professional schools, and/or have degrees in dance.Beverly, Caroline
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. […]
Smith, Abigail
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 […]
Zayas, Maria
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 […]
Tolompoyko, Anna
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 […]
Hightower, Toemesha
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 […]
McPhail, Alexis
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 […]
Street, Kia
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 […]
Cyran, Jennifer
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 […]
Busby, Tia
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 […]
Jackson, Jasmine
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 […]