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Stephanie Barkley Garner

Stephanie Barkley received her BFA in Dance from Missouri State University and has been living, dancing and teaching in Greensboro for 10 years. She is originally from Branson MO where she grew up involved with theater production on many levels, from performance and choreography to rehearsal direction and dance instruction to the stars. In addition to her classes here, Stephanie works for City Arts - Arts in Education and teaches dance at High Point University.

Amanda Diorio

Amanda Diorio was born and raised in suburban Boston where she studied dance, theater, music and gymnastics. She moved to Philadelphia to attend Temple University in 1998. She graduated with a B.F.A. in Dance in 2002, after which she remained in Philadelphia where she worked as a Master of Ceremonies, and taught dance at several locations in and around the city. At this time she also created The Amanda Diorio Dance (A.D.D.) Company. The A.D.D. Company performed at several events including the New Edge Mix and Ladyfest- Philadelphia. She was introduced to hip Hop through Rennie Harris Puremovement where she interned for several years. Amanda currently lives in Greensboro and works as a Teaching Assistant while she completes her M.F.A. in choreography.

Sara Tourek

Sara Tourek holds an MFA in Dance Choreography from UNCG and a BFA in Dance from Ohio University. Before residing in North Carolina, Sara lived and worked in New York City. She has choreographed and performed in regional theaters throughout the United States. Sara has a wide range of teaching experience including classical ballet, pointe, contemporary dance, choreography, and dance appreciation.

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Ashlee Ramsey

Ashlee Ramsey received a BFA in dance in 2004 from UNCG. Since graduating she has produced two modern dance concerts and toured with the North Carolina Dance Festival both as a member of the John Gamble Dance Theater and as a dancer for Christina Tsoules-Soriano. She has also performed in work by Sean Sullivan, Amy Beasley, and Christine Kiernan. Her own choreography is marked by collaboration with dancers Jennifer McNure, Renay Aumiller, Kathryn Ullom, and Corey Stephenson, as well as poet Clement Mallory and the musical group Phon. Ashlee has taught modern, ballet, improvisation, and creative movement for Greensboro City Arts since 2005. She will continue her collaboration with poet Clement Mallory in designing a learning curriculum entitled Moving Words --a poetry and dance fusion class to be implemented into recreational after-school programs.

Wesley Williams

Wesley L. Williams Jr. has been a dancer, choreographer & educator in the Greensboro community since 2002. A former NC Central University scholarship football player, he now directs the Urban Dance Theater. In addition to his classes here, he has taught at UNCG and has ongoing work with the Guilford County Health Care Provider teaching African dance at the Diabetic seminars on Saturdays at the Windsor Center. He also works with the Burlington Arts Council teaching African dance in the after school program.

Tina Yarborough Liggins

Tina Yarborough Liggins received her BFA in Dance from UNC Greensboro and a MFA in Arts Administration from Virginia Tech. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at NC A&T and Wake Forest University. In addition to teaching, Mrs. Yarborough Liggins is the founder of TLine Danz, and sits on the Board of Directors for the NC Dance Project. Her past experiences include the position of Artistic Director/Choreographer for Otésha Creative Arts Ensemble and Co-Director/Instructor for Arts Evangelica Christian Arts School. Other professional experiences include dancing with Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble and John Gamble / Jan Van Dyke Modern Dance Company.

Corin Youngblood

Corin Youngblood is a senior dance major at UNCG. She has been studying dance since she was five years old, training in ballet and other forms including jazz, lyrical, modern, theatre, and hip-hop. Before college, she was a member of the Allan Hancock Youth Dance Company and the Enloe Dance Ensemble, and trained at Allan Hancock College, North Carolina Dance Institute, and the NC Governor's School. While at UNCG she has performed with many choreographers, including faculty members Robin Gee and Duane Cyrus.

Julia Edwards

Julia Young Edwards, MFA is a native of Winston-Salem, NC who has studied multiple forms of movement for twenty-five years and choreographed modern dance for twelve. Ms. Edwards is addicted to movement, has a passion for teaching and a deep love for choreographing. Currently, she is an instructor at City Arts, on adjunct faculty in the dance department at University of North Carolina Greensboro, has served as dance and Area III faculty for North Carolina Governor's School West since 2007 and teaches Pilates throughout Winston-Salem and Greensboro, NC. Courses Edwards enjoys teaching include Modern, Ballet, Pilates, Jazz, Dance Appreciation, Anatomy for Dancers and Composition. She graduated high school from North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in Modern Dance and then continued to study for two years in the Ohio State Dance Department. Ms. Edwards holds a BS in Sociology from College of Charleston, a Comprehensive Pilates Certification from Praxis Balanced Body Studio in Charleston, SC and a MFA in Dance Choreography from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Along with teaching, she continues to free-lance as a performer, choreographer and lighting designer across the Southeast.