Eastern Shore Dance Academy

17 hours ago

🌟TEACHER SPOTLIGHT🌟

Ballet and Tap Teacher/Choreographer

Joni is a dancer, choreographer, and educator of dance. She has been sharing her love of dance with others professionally since the age of 15. She has traveled the world performing, choreographing, directing, staging and casting numerous review shows, musicals and industrials for Jean Ann Ryan Productions (JAR). Her work has been featured on Norwegian, Cunard, Celebrity, NYK, Regal and Royal Cruise Lines as well as in many nationally land-based productions. Some of her favorite performances with JAR include, “A Chorus Line,” “Grease,” “Anything Goes,” “Dream Girls,” “42nd Street” and “Guys and Dolls.” She has also served as choreographer for Red Barn Theatre in Nappanee IN, Pittsburgh CLO Mini Stars, and for several high school musical productions and show choirs. Her choreography has won awards from Show Biz Competition and has had several Grand Champion Winners with Starquest, Starpower, and Showstoppers. Her teaching credits include Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Academy, Center for Theatre Arts, and several dance studios in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and South Florida. She has also conducted several Master Classes in tap, jazz and musical theater in Pennsylvania, Boston and Florida. Joni teaches tap, jazz, ballet, partnering, and musical theater and is also a certified Polestar Pilates instructor. Joni and her family are thrilled to now be Spanish Fort residents. They have fallen in love with the area and have enjoyed getting acquainted with southern hospitality and the beautiful people of Southern Alabama. Joni is excited to share her experience and knowledge with the students of Eastern Shore Dance Academy. ... See MoreSee Less

Eastern Shore Dance Academy

2 days ago

Congratulations to Mrs. Kylie Williamson and Travis on the birth of their son, Leo Scott!!! He was born last night at 5:11pm and weighs 9 pounds and 22.5 inches long! ... See MoreSee Less

Eastern Shore Dance Academy

2 days ago

🌟TEACHER SPOTLIGHT🌟

Hip Hop Instructor/Choreographer

Mr. Adrian has spent the last eighteen years teaching and performing all over the south. He does more than just dance. He feels the music and translates it into Hip-Hop dance style that is all his own. His style ranges from East coast to West coast hip-hop including break dancing and mainstream hip hop. He has choreographed for Six Flags Over Texas, was a student at Rhythm Nation Performing Arts Studio in Dallas-Fort Worth for four years and taught workshops at Dance Teachers United. Mr. Adrian’s current goal is to bring his style of hip-hop to his students in an entertaining and enjoyable manner. Mr. Adrian has taught at Eastern Shore Dance Academy since 2004. He also founded Dyversatile Crew four years ago and serves as director for the crew, who is highly involved in the local community. ... See MoreSee Less

Eastern Shore Dance Academy

3 days ago

🌟TEACHER SPOTLIGHT🌟

Ballet, Lyrical & Jazz Instructor/Choreographer

Ms. Erin has been teaching dance for over 20 years. She began her dance training at Sheffield’s School of Dance in Mobile, then studied dance at University of Southern Mississippi. While at USM, Erin was a member of the Dixie Darlings (football team) and the Southern Misses Dance Team. (basketball team) She also performed with the dance department on Petipa’s Sleeping Beauty Fairy Variations and the Pas de Quatre variations. Erin received her Physical Therapy degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2008, Erin completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of South Alabama. Erin has been teaching at ESDA since 2005. ... See MoreSee Less

Eastern Shore Dance Academy

4 days ago

🌟TEACHER SPOTLIGHT🌟

Creative Movement Director

Mrs. Suzanne “Susu” Jarrell is a native of Daphne, Alabama and began her dance career at the age of four under the direction of Mrs. Nell Simpson at The Academy of Contemporary Dance. In 1985 Mrs. Juli Lee took over as director and renamed the studio to Eastern Shore Dance Academy. Mrs. Suzanne continued her dancing until her high school graduation in the spring of 1999. In the fall of 1999 Mrs. Suzanne left for the University of Alabama to pursue a degree in Early Childhood Development. Mrs. Suzanne and her family returned to the area in 2007 and she began a career as a dance instructor for children age’s three to seven at Eastern Shore Dance Academy. In 2009 Mrs. Suzanne was named Director of Children’s Dance at Eastern Shore Dance Academy. When Mrs. Suzanne is not at the dance studio you can find her at the football field or the baseball field with her husband watching their two boys, Alex (14) and Braylan (11). Mrs. Suzanne enjoys dancing and teaching young dancers an appreciation and love for dance ... See MoreSee Less