Director - Lisa M. Sharp

Miss Lisa has 43 years of dance experience to bring to her students. She began taking classes of the age of 3, and continued her Dance Education under Master Teacher Tensie McCamish. Miss Lisa received her teaching certification from Ms. McCamish in 1983. She continued to teach a McCamish Dance Studio until the fall of 1988. She opened up Miss Lisa's Dance Studio in September 1988. The studio celebrates its anniversary each spring (2010 is 22 years).

Miss Lisa continues her dance education by attending teacher conventions, Master Dance classes taught by nationally known dance educators, and yearly dance workshops.  Miss Lisa continues to train from Master teachers Darryl Retter, Janice Barringer, Brad Taylor, Rhoda Miller, Dena Rizzo, Jerry Rose, and Master Hip Hop Instructor Barry Youngblood.  She was recommended for certification of the performing arts by Dance Master Al Gilbert to the Dance Educators of America Organization in the Fall of 1998.

Miss Lisa is a member of the Dance Educators of America and the Tennessee Association of Dance

Miss Lisa received her B.S. in Elementary Education from Tennessee Wesleyan College in 1987. In 1992, she graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. Miss Lisa teaches 1st grade at Englewood Elementary School.

Co-Director - Lisa Norris

Miss Lisa "N" has 36 years of dance experience to bring to her students. She began taking classes of the age of 4, and continued her Dance Education under Master Teacher Tensie McCamish. She received her teaching certification from Miss Tensie in 1988. She continued to teach a McCamish Dance Studio for one more year. She taught dance for her cousin Miss Ann in Virginia for several years before returning to the area to teach with Miss Lisa in 1994. Miss Lisa "N" continues her dance education through attending dance workshops through out the year. Miss Lisa "N" continues to train from Master teachers Darryl Retter, Janice Barringer, Brad Taylor, Rhoda Miller, Dena Rizzo, Jerry Rose, and Master Hip Hop Instructor Barry Youngblood.

Miss Lisa "N" is the Competition Teams Director. She is the District Manager for the Kangaroo Incorporated.

Teachers

Jessica Whitted

Miss Jessica is a graduate of TWC in Athens. She is a Pre-K teacher at Englewood Elementary School. She has taken dance with Miss Lisa since the age of 3. She continues her Pre-School training under Becca Retter and Joan Lather. She is a member of the Senior Competition group. Miss Jessica is the teacher of our Pre-school age dancers.

Senior Assistants

Miss Katrina Shipley, Miss Brooke Moore, Miss Emma White, and Miss Samantha Carroll.

Junior Assistants

Miss Kanden Sharp, Alyssa Fox, Miss Emma Davis, Miss Rebecca Rhea and Miss Olivia Whitted.