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Bigger doesn't mean better.....Our studio strictly controls enrollment to
ensure your student receives ample one-on-one instruction. Dance Contempra's goal is to train students well in
dance. Our faculty of professional instructors dedicate themselves to helping their students reach their
personal goals because dance pedagogy is their SOLE profession.
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Paola Jenkins, Creative Director
Paola has been teaching and inspiring
Peachtree City's youth for over 12 years. She began her dance training at Hutchinson’s Dance Academy, present
day Festival Ballet Company. She continued her training at Georgia State University,
Graduating Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Education in December of 1998.
She has performed throughout her training with GSU’s “Movement Force” as well as professionally with
“Zoetic Dance Ensemble” and most recently with Atlanta based “Gathering Wild”. Paola has had the great pleasure of being instructed and trained by wonderful teachers from Philadanco,
Alvin-Ailey, Avila/Weeks, Garth Fagan, and The Joffrey and Atlanta Ballets. Paola
continues her training in order to keep her soul and mind fresh with the philosophy that we will always be students of life.
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Kathleen "Katy" Morgan, Artistic Director of Ballet
Katy grew up in Fayetteville. She has danced on full scholarship and taught at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. She also danced with the Boston and Houston Ballets on Scholarship.
She has studied and performed professionally with Ruth Mitchell Dance Company in Atlanta. She performs with the Griffin Ballet Theatre where she has danced in The Nutcracker, Graduation Ball,
Cinderella, Coppelia and most recently Firebird. She has been with
Griffin Ballet Theatre for five years, where she also works as a teacher/choreographer.
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Kara comes to us from Boston, Massachusetts
where she began her training. She moved to Atlanta and continued dancing, singing
and acting. Kara has been dancing for over 20 years and has won numerous dance titles, including Regional
Grand Champion and several other awards for both performance and choreography in tap. Kara has also enjoyed
performing in theatrical productions such as West Side Story (Graziella) and The Sound of Music (Marta). She
has performed alongside such greats as Savion Glover, Jennifer Millman, Tina Turner and Gloria Estefan. Kara currently
works at several metro Atlanta dance studios and is extremely active performer and choreographer. Kara received her
Bachelor of Excercise Science from Georgia State University in December 2002. She looks forward to many more
years of entertaining the masses.
Joshua began dancing with the
Georgia Youth Ballet under the direction of Magdalena Maury and Jonsie Pollock. He
started dancing with the Gainesville Ballet under the direction of Diane Callahan. He
has danced with both companies for the last two years and has performed such roles as: Harlequin, Spanish, Chinese, Christmas
Spirit, Arabian, and Petit Fours in The Nutcracker, the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, a Hip-Hop dancing nave in Alice in Wonderland, and
roles in the pas de deux Parting Words, Amour Eternal, Tango, and Sublimation. Josh choreographed a pas de deux Bliss that was performed by the Georgia Youth Ballet, but his real passion lies in teaching. He has been teaching classes with both the Georgia Youth Ballet and Gainesville Ballet for the past two
years. Josh was thrilled to have the opportunity to perform with Dance Contempra
and really looks forward to being able to teach such a talented group of kids.
Delia McDaniel was the owner and director of The Dance Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida for 15 years. Her
students have won ballet scholarships to the Joffrey School in New York, North Carolina School of the Arts, Virginia School of the Arts and many
others. Delia's early training began with Chris Corey of the Southern Ballet, The Ruth Mitchell Dance Company, and the
Atlanta Ballet. She has performed and taught jazz with the Northwest Florida Ballet, choreographed for Junior Miss Pageants,
television commercials, high school national dance teams and competitive gymnasts. Throughout her career she has devoted
summer studies to studying with ballet and jazz masters in New York including David Howard and Gus
Giordano of Chicago.
Peter Swan began his training under Nicolas Pacana (former principal, Boston
Ballet and Atlanta Ballet) at Atlanta Festival Ballet. He was quickly promoted and danced many principal roles with the company.
After a short stint in Charleston,
S.C., Peter returned to Atlanta in 2003. He is a principal dancer with Ruth Mitchell Dance Theatre, Gainesville Ballet Company,
and a resident-guest-artist with Southeast Alabama Dance Company. Highly sought
after as a guest artist, Peter has performed throughout the Southeast with numerous companies and college programs. He serves as ballet master for Troy School of Dance in Troy, Alabama,
and is on the faculty at Gainesville Ballet Company. He has taught master classes
and summer intensives at companies and schools all over the Southeast, including The University of Georgia and Jacksonville
University.
Employment Opportunities Available
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Dance Contempra | 303 Kelly Drive Suite 12 Peachtree City, GA 30269 | 770-631-0460
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