Kids Dance Depot

Instructors

Madeline Smith has been dancing since the age of four. She grew up in Fairburn, Ga where she attended her first dance studio. While enrolled with Doris Russell School of performing arts she was classically trained in the styles of ballet, tap, and jazz for 6 years. After moving to Newnan, Ga she began dancing on recreational and competition dance teams geared towards the art of hip-hop. During that time she received achievement awards for dance from the Universal Dance Association.  She has taught people of all ages and dance styles. After a year of teaching Amanda decided to enroll in Griffin Technical College where she is now a Business Management Major. She is currently teaching Ballet with Dance Depot 5 and is very excited for any new endeavors the company has to offer. Her lifelong goal is to one day own her own dance studio.

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     Amity Word decided at an early age that the arts would be her profession.  She graduated from the State University of West Georgia with a B.A. in Mass Communication.  Recently, she was in the hit dance movie "Stomp The Yard."  She has taught for the Atlanta Public Schools and is currently holding classes with the West Central Technical Colleges.  She's launced the "Adopt-A-Dancer" Campaign for underpriviledged children, volunteered at the "Angels House Foster Care", and "The Boys & Girls Clubs."   Amity has worked extensively as a dancer and choreographer, performing locally and nationally.  Her unique style of dance is rich with diversity.  “I have been dancing for 20 years now.  It’s my first love.  I choreograph my dances with a mixture of Latin, African, and reggae flavor.  All of these art forms are inspired from high above, tools for reaching the impossible.” Amity Word, fine artist, actress, dancer, and choreographer has developed several dance styles called World Fusion, Abstraction, and Urban Fusion which is a mixture of dances from around the world.  View Amity's Press Release at http://www.masterchoreographers.com/hiphop1.htm

Beverly Williamson former owner of “Fayette Ballet” in Fayetteville, Ga has over 50 years experience in the dance business.   She has been successfully conducting ballet classes in Eastern United States and South America since 1957.  She received her training under Lelia Haller, former soloist of the Paris Opera Ballet.  From 1964 until 1971 she served as artistic director of the New Haven Ballet and her former students are now performing with the American Ballet Theatre, Robert Joffrey Company, Harkness Ballet, Les Grands Ballet Canadians, and the Alvin Ailey dance troupe. She was managing director of NHB from 1971-1974, artistic director of the Academic de ballet in Valera, Venezuela from 1976 to 1980.  Former director of development at Gordon College in 1987.  Beverly currently teaches ballroom (waltz, foxtrot, waltz, swing, tango, and cha cha at Dance Depot 5 and is skilled in classical ballet, tap, and jazz. 

   Kellee Ross Dance has always been apart of Kelle O. Ross' life.  Kellee has done several workshops for Universities including Emory University and Youth Centers such as the Boys & Girls clubs of Atlanta.  Her extensive performance background started in Nashville, TN as Dance Coordinator for the Shore Water Park Latin Beach Party.  As a ballroom dance Instructor for Dance Depot 5, she teaches Salsa, Cha-cha, Swing, Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Merengue, Bachata, and Cumbia.