Deanna has been part of Academy of Dance Arts since 1997. She has studied ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, and tap under the direction of Christi Hinkley. Deanna became part of the performing company in 2004. She has been employed at ADA since 2011, and has been instructing at our studio since 2013. In continuing her...

Nina Eisenheim is a Dancer, Instructor of Dance & Pilates, Arts Administrator, and Choreographer. Nina holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, with a concentration in Ballet, under the direction of Ivan Pulinkala and then McCree O’Kelley. She was born in Stuart, Florida, and began dancing at the age of three in Salisbury, North Carolina....

Originally from Marietta, Georgia, Cassie began dancing at an early age at Center Stage School of Dance before starting her training at Pebblebrook High School CCCEPA, as a dance major and vocal minor. She trained in many different styles such as Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Lyrical, Modern, Hip Hop, and Tap. Cassie was...

Janet Butterworth has instructed at ADA since 1991. She trained with The Academy of Dance Arts and director Jan Goode beginning in 1980 prior to joining ADA as an instructor. Janet has studied several genres of dance including ballet, pointe, tap and jazz. Janet’s performance experience includes: The Nightingale in excerpts from Hans Christian Anderson,...

Lily is originally from Savannah, Georgia but grew up in Marietta. She began dancing at the age of three and trained in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap for sixteen years prior to graduating high school. She danced pre-professionally with the Academy Dance Company at British Academy of Performing Arts where she performed in classical and original...