Once in Charlotte, Kylie quickly became the assistant director and company director at Abode Dance Academy, where she continues to share her knowledge and passion with dance students of all ages, with an emphasis on ages 6-17.Encore Performance Studio is a fresh, modern and determined dance school based in Byron Bay. After bringing her passion for dance and theatre to elementary, middle, and high school students of the Half Hollow Hills School District during a short stay in New York, Kylie finally relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina where she now resides. Once returning to Arizona, she joined as a dance instructor and choreographer at Elite Dance Academy, where she taught ages 2.5-16, choreographed multiple winning competitive dance routines for ages 7-16, and won various judges awards for her choreography at all levels. After earning her Associate in Arts with emphasis in theatre and dance Kylie interned at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, before returning to Arizona the following year. While in high school Kylie was dedicated to the theatre program and after graduating, she became the Assistant Theatre Director and Choreographer for the Paradise Valley Unified School District. With over 20 years of dance experience Kylie is well versed in all areas of dance. She is so excited for this rebrand and can't wait to welcome so many dancers for many years to come into the Abode Dance family where every dancer feels at home!Īn Arizona native, Kylie began dancing at a young age, competing and performing all over the country. Holly changed the name of the studio from Encore Dance Studio to Abode Dance Academy. At the end of summer 2022 Holly thought it was time for a change and rebranded the studio making the name match the studio values. Holly is the proud owner of Abode Dance Academy. Holly is a member of Dance Studio Owners Association Inner Circle. Her education includes an associate degree in arts majoring in dance from Dean College in Franklin Massachusetts, FLYAROO Fitness instructor certification, Rhythm Works Integrative Dance instructor certification, Tumbling Effects instructor certification, Progressive Ballet Technique instructor certification, Acrobatics Arts Preschool Acro Dance instructor certification receiving a 100 on her exam, and Acrobatic Arts Module One instructor certification receiving a 100 on her exam. She has trained with renowned instructors such as Jill Silverman, Ricardo Foster Jr., Donlin Foreman, and Charlie Holbrook. We empower our dancers to feel confident, to stand out, and be courageous.Ī Vermont native, Holly has over 25 years of dance experience and is well versed in all styles of dance and gymnastics. All of our classes are taught at a high quality level with both studio level dancers and company dancers in the same class based off of skill. We are enriching our dancer’s dance education by giving them exceptional dance training and providing additional opportunities for them. We are educating our dancers by not just teaching them dance steps, but also terminology, and why each step is important. We want our academy to feel like a second home to our dancers. We want each dancer to feel special, not just another number.Ībode Dance Academy where every dancer feels at home. We want to train our dancers to not only be great dancers, but also great people. We are teaching to their physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual aspects. We are not just focusing on the dancer aspect of our students we are focusing on the whole person. We want our dancers to grow and put dancers at the same skill level together to see them progress further. We believe that every child progresses at their own pace. We base our class levels off of skill rather than solely by age. We believe in age appropriate curriculum, choreography, music, and costumes.
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