Student Achievement       

We are extremely proud of the achievements of our current students and alumni. Students' honors include:

• North Carolina School of the Arts (year and summer programs)
• American Dance Festival (ADF)
• American College Dance Festival (ACDFA)
• Columbia City Ballet
• East Carolina Dance Program
• Hollins College Dance Program
• Louisburg College Dance Program
• Governor's School Dance Program
• National Tour of Gentleman Prefer Blondes
• National Tour of Crazy For You
• Miss North Carolina Dancer
• Disney World Performer
• Kings Dominion Dancer/Performer
• Carowinds Dancer/Performer
• Performers for Carnival Cruise Lines & Paramount Cruise Lines
• Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker
• Arizona Broadway Theaters’ Anything Goes
• summer stock production of Sweet Charity
• summer stock production of Damn Yankees
• Top score and overall awards at nationally recognized dance competitions
• DTI Youth Ambassadors - Selected Performers for DTI National Competition
• Dance Caravan Kids
• Special Olympics Principal Dancer
• Feature Twirler for N.C. State University
• Member of the Dancing Devils - Duke University Dance Line
• Member of the High Kicking Heels - UNC Chapel Hill Dance Line
• Member of Carolina Style- UNC-Chapel Hill dance company
• Member of Couture Productions- N.C. A& T dance company
• Young Miss N.C. Queen
• Miss N.C. Majestic Queen
• Talent winners at Little Miss N.C. Pageant

Students have also been chosen for dance/performance scholarships to:

• Steps on Broadway
• The Debbie Reynolds Studio in L.A.
• Florida State University
• Cincinnati Conservatory
• Louisburg College
• Mount Olive College
• Dance Caravan
• American Artistic Awards Nationals (AAA)
• Dance Troupe International Nationals Competition (DTI)
• Professional Dance Teachers Association Nationals (PDTA)
• Dance Makers Incorporated National Competition (DMI)

Alumni are currently teaching dance in the public school systems of Wake and Sampson counties, performing professionally aboard Cruise ships, obtaining their college dance degrees, as well as, instructing and operating private dance studios.