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Although we have several assistants, your child will always have one our principal teachers
as her main instructor. They have been tested on their knowledge of dance upon admission to the organizations listed.
They participate in continuing education regularly to add new styles and fresh ideas to time-proven teaching techniques
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| Mrs. Tracy Hannon |
"Mrs.Tracy" Hannon
(Owner, Director, and Teacher)
"Mrs. Tracy"
began dancing at the age of 2 with her aunt, Dotti Patterson. At the age of 12 she began teaching out of her mother's
kitchen until she graduated from high school. While studing dance at the University of Memphis, she performed with the U of
M dance company and traveling company, Moving Line and taught ballet, tap, and jazz at Dotti's School of Dance. In 1988,
she was certified by the Southern Association of Dance Masters. Upon graduating cum laude with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts (dance/theater
major), she began teaching ballet, pointe, and modern at the Civic Dance Company in Columbus, Ga. She began dance programs
for the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, the city of Notasuga, and the Auburn City Schools. Upon returning
to Memphis, she taught for Dotti's School of Dance, and Patti Howard's School of Dance, and choreographed for the Germantown
Community Theater. In 1997 she became the owner of Patti Howard's School of Dance, changing it's name to The Dance Academy
of Bartlett. She is currently the Second Vice-President of the Southern Association of Dance Masters, and also
the Memphis Children's Rehearsal Director for the Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker. She has judged for the "I Love Dance"
international dance competition. She continues dancing, currently studying and competing in Ballroom dance. Mrs. Tracy teaches
all levels and all subjects.
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| Mrs. Sally Alfonso |
"Mrs. Sally" Alfonso
Teacher
Mrs. Sally Alfonso joined the faculty in 2000 after returning to Memphis. She came to us after choroegraphing
for Kinner & Company in Illinois. She has been teaching for over 30 years. She is the President of the Southen Association
of Dance Masters. "Mrs. Sally" teaches our preschool class held at Faith Baptist Church's Mother's Day
Out program.
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| Ms. Amanda O'Rourke |
"Ms. Amanda" O'Rourke Teacher Ms. Amanda is a former student and assistant at The Dance Academy of
Bartlett. She has performed with the International Sweetheart Company in Las Vegas and Neil Goldberg's Cirque. She was a dance
major at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro as well as studying dance at the University of Memphis. She is also
a member of the Southern Association of Dance Masters. She is has an education degree from the University of Memphis. She
has been teaching at The Dance Academy of Bartlett since Fall '08 choreographing award winning dances. Ms.
Amanda is also our morning office manager.
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"Ms. Brittany" Meyers
Teacher Ms. Brittany comes to us from the Nashville area. She grew up dancing with Dance South becoming an assistant at age
16 and then in 2004, a lead teacher. She taught there until 2010 when moving to Memphis to pursue her Masters of Science in
Nursing. She worked with all ages of students teaching ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and tumbling. Her students won numerous
overalls at the regional and national level with her choreography and strong ability to teach technique. Due to her strong
organizational skills, she became their office manager too. While in High School she attended the Tennessee Governor's School
for the Arts in Dance. She was also chosen to attend the prestigious Nutmeg Conservatory Summer Intensive. As a member of
the Christian company, Epiphany Dance Company, she performed regularly in the Nashville community. She has a dance minor from
Belmont University. Ms. Brittany is also a certified Zumba instructor. As a teacher at The Dance Academy of Bartlett, she
will be teaching our advanced ballet and pointe classes, our tumbling class and several combo classes to the younger students.
We welcome her to the family.
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"Mrs. Beth" Smith (Teacher) Mrs.
Beth began her dance training at the age of 4 in Crown Point, Indiana. Continuing her dance lessons with Patricia Williams
School of Dance, she moved to Memphis. She attended and competed at the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters conventions.
Beth studied dance at the college level at Illinois State University. She later made the transition into ballroom dance and
began teaching with Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 1995, where she holds an Associate level Professional Diploma. By 2000,
she became co-owner of Dancesmiths' Fred Astaire Dance Studio. Beth holds a Bachelor's of Science in Nutrition and Food Science
as well as a Master's of Science in Fitness and Wellness. She has taught numerous aerobics classes, pilates lessons and Zumba
classes over the years. As she continues to teach ballroom (and pilates and latin-cardio) at our neighbor studio, we are excited
to welcome her back into the world of ballet, tap, and jazz. Beth will be teaching several of our younger classes.
 "Ms. Brittany" Johnson (teacher)
Ms.
Brittany began dancing at age 8 studying ballet, tap and jazz. She attended Middle Tennessee State University as a Dance Minor.
While there she studied Jazz, Modern Dance and West African dancing and was chosen to be a member of the MTSU Dance Company.
In 2008, she added Hip Hop to her repertoire and hasn't stopped since. When the opportunity to teach hip hop at a studio presented
itself, Brittany jumped at the chance to pursue her dream of becoming a dance teacher. She joins the staff of The Dance Academy
of Bartlett as an experienced teacher now and is excited to share her natural talent with our students.
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