
Faculty
Directors

Sherryl Tipton
Artistic Director

Sandi Carstarphen
Director of Community Outreach, Youth Contemporary, and Musical Theatre

Amanda Oakley Hort
Director of Acro-Fusion, Contemporary, and Jazz

Denise Rouse
Director of Beginning Youth Ballet and Toddlers & Toes

Emily Thomas Wells
Director of Tap and Youth Tap Jazz
Artistic Staff

Elenaluisa Alvarez
Resident Guest Teacher
Ballet Master

Margaret Anderson
Instructor

Becky Barber
Resident Guest Teacher
Pilates, Jazz Assistant

Ashley Hathaway
Principal Guest Artist
Ballet Master

Alison Hendrix
Instructor
Youth and Adult Ballet

Timour Bourtasenkov
Principal Guest Artist
Ballet Master

Julie Edwards
Instructor

Joe-Joe Grooves
Visiting Guest Choreographer
Hip-Hop

Brooke Howard
Instructor

Michaela Jones
Visiting Guest Instructor

Galina Panova
Resident Guest Teacher
Ballet Master

Clarine Powell
Resident Guest Choreographer
Tap

Holly Salgado
Resident Guest Teacher
Ballet and Pointe

Adam Schiffer
Principal Guest Artist
Ballet Master

Julie Walker
Instructor

Patti Weeks
Resident Guest Choreographer
Modern

Hillary Weismiller
Visiting Guest Instructor
Administrative Staff
Marketing & Public Relations
Lou Hill
Administrative Director
Regan Lee
Office Assistant
Kelsey Von Clem
Director of Marketing and Communications
Development
Natalie Sweeley
Special Events & Donor Manager
Production
Lisa Kannen
Production Manager