Faculty
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Caren Sharp
I began my dancing career 45 years ago in Orlando, FL. For 10 years I studied at the Royal School of Dance under Edith and Bill Royal. I then studied with Ballet Orlando for 5 years, where I danced professionally with Bruce Steivel and Amanda Olivia. I began my teaching career 25 years ago at Raskin Dance Studio in Kissimee, Fl. At the Raskin Studio I had the opportunity to teach and choreograph dances for The World Dancers at Walt Disney World, as well as rising stars Cris Judd and Larry Sullivan. I founded Sharpsburg Dance Academy in June of 2004. I have an award winning competition team. And many choregraphy awards. Some of my students have gone on in the career of dance in college and on the professional level. I keep my studio focus on a family focused atmosphere and getting the family involved. I am here to pass on the love of dance to the next generation. I split my time with my husband, Steve, in Boynton Beach, Fl and Sharpsburg, Ga. I have 3 children
Deborah Triggs
Mrs. Deborah has been teaching at SDA since 2005. She has studied under Betina Carols at Newnan School of Dance. She was a Majorette with Newnan High School and she went to Beanu College for her Dance Major. She lives in Sharpsburg with her husband and 4 children.
Haven Crump
Hey! I'm Haven. I have been with Sharpsburg Dance since 2015. I started dancing when I was 10 years old and fell in love with the art and the challege that dancing brings. My true passion for dance started when I took my first inprov class with Mrs. Abba in 2014. In that class, I learned what it meant when Martha Graham said "The body says what words cannot." I am beyond grateful to have the opportunity to be apart of our staff at Sharpsburg Dance Academy to spread that same love and passion for dance that I was taught.
Madi Hoyt
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Emilie-Claire Thuman
Emilie- Claire Thuman is a Georgia native who has trained since a child in the Atlanta area. She began her training at the age of three at Atlanta Festival Ballet with Nicolas Picaña and Gregory Aaron. She later moved on to train with Atlanta Ballet where she continued to train extensively in classical ballet. She later began her contemporary training with Dance Contempra in Peachtree City with Paula Jenkins while furthering her ballet training with Katy Morgan. It is here she discovered her passion for teaching and contemporary dance. After graduating in May of 2021 from Kennesaw State University, she received training and a Bachelors degree in Dance & Arts Education. She has taught and choreographed for various studios such as Conyers School of Ballet, Dance Contempra, Giselle DiBlasi School of Ballet, and Carla’s Dance Factory. This will be her first year with Sharpsburg Dance Academy where she will be instructing ballet. She hopes to instill a fun, safe, and educational environment and inspire her student’s creativity
Mckenzie Shellnutt
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Britani Mattingly
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