Dance

Dance Instructors

Instructor Sandy Griffin has been a dance educator for over 40 years and is beginning her 17th year at CRPD. She has had extensive training as a dancer with many renowned teachers and performers, has judged many dance competitions , professionally danced in ballet and musicals and has owned her own dance studio in Marietta. She has been educated in the RAD syllabus for teaching beginning-professional levels at the Royal Ballet School in London England.

Instructor Andrea Walker began dancing at the age of three with the CRPD dance program. While in the program as a student she discovered her love for teaching while assisting with various classes. Andrea attended many master classes and intensives at Brenau University, Kennesaw State, and Bandan Koro. She graduated with honors from Tyler College in TX, where she majored in dance with a focus in dance education. While at school she taught at a local pre-professional dance school, performed in several of the college’s dance shows, choreographed a piece for their annual student-faculty recital, and worked as an assistant to the director of the school’s annual Nutcracker production.

Instructor Lily Pittman discovered her passion for dance while dropping into a lyrical class in 2013. From there she was hooked. In 2018 she started her journey as a dance teacher at Sawnee Ballet Theatre. Lily was an inaugural member of the Sole Tappers performance group She also loves choreographing and performing in community theatre musicals such as “The Nutcracker,” “White Christmas,'” “42nd Street,” “Holiday Inn” and “She Loves Me.” Lily will be adding Monday afternoon and Friday morning classes to our dance class schedule.

Instructor Virginia Harrington Virginia began dancing with the CRPD dance program at the age of 3, where she quickly learned a love for the art of dance. Virginia has assisted miss Andrea with several classes over the years and is passionate about providing younger students a strong foundation of beginning ballet technique in a fun age-appropriate environment.

 Due to recital preparations there are no new students allowed March-May.