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90C Blue Ridge St. Blairsville, GA 30512 Phone: (706)835-1415 E-mail: info@blairsvilleschoolofdance.com |
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Blairsville School of Dance Mission Statement
Blairsville School of Dance is dedicated to promoting quality instruction in a supportive environment for dancers of all ages and skill levels, while focusing on providing an enjoyable physical activity and fostering an environment that will build confidence and social skills.
BSoD Tour de Force Mission Statement
BSoD Tour de Force is the non-profit sister organization of Blairsville School of Dance. BSoD Tour de Force is a Performing Arts organization dedicated to preserving the culture and tradition of dance and providing performance and competition opportunities to Union and Towns county children, regardless of their families’ financial situations. BSoD Tour de Force provides dance scholarship and Work Study programs and promotes an enjoyable, family-friendly recreation, as well as a competitive outlet in a supportive environment for dancers of all ages.
Angela Thompson Puleo Director
Angela is a Georgia native that brings over 29 years of dance experience in clogging, ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern, and American and International style ballroom dance, as well as award winning choreography to Blairsville School of Dance. Angela competed nationally both as a soloist and as part of an ensemble with both Quiksilver and the Dixieland Dolls Grand Champion competition teams under the direction of Hall of Fame dancers Scotty Bilz and Shannon Kerpics. In addition to numerous local and regional festivals, she has also performed at Dollywood, Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Six Flags, World of Coke, on stage at the Grand Ole Opry, and on Premier Cruise line. She has studied and competed nationally in International Latin dance under American Style 9 Dance Champion Gunnar Sverrisson.
Angela has also studied under well-known industry professionals such as Bubba Carr, Sherry Glass and Keiko Guest, and received NCHC instructor training.
Angela still competes on a limited basis and remains active in the southeast dance community where that commitment to professionalism and learning is shared with her students through her professional instruction and award-winning choreography.
Angela has a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Connecticut State University in Public Relations but decided to leave the corporate world to pursue her love of dance and open Blairsville School of Dance in 2006. Angela invites you to come see why Blairsville School of Dance is north Georgia’s fastest growing studio.
Miss Ashley Instructor
Ashley Helton brings her skills as a dancer and teacher to BSOD for her second season. She began her dance training at age 4 and successfully competed as a dancer throughout the southeast. In addition to dance, Ashley was a cheerleader in the Union County School system for seven years. With her strong foundation in jazz, ballet, tap and pointe, she brings a well-rounded dance background to BSOD. She currently teaches Ballet 1 and Jazz classes at Blairsville School of Dance, and her teaching emphasizes fundamentals of technique and an appreciation for dance art.
Miss Nisa Instructor
BSOD is pleased to have Miss Nisa join us for the 2008-2009 season. Nisa, of Cleveland, TN, has been dancing since she was 4 years old. She continued her dance education at Judson College where she majored in Dance Direction/Performance. She also is pursuing her Masters in Dance Direction from SUNY in Buffalo, New York at their Teachers' Training School through Dance Masters of America. She is a certified member of Dance Masters of America Mid-South Chapter #41 and is a former member of their Board of Directors. She is also a member of Professional Dance Teachers Association and Gulf Coast Judges Association. Nisa travels throughout the country as a judge for numerous dance, colorguard, winterguard and marching band competitions as well as being a judge for many regional, state and national beauty pageants. She is also a pageant coach and has had many clients in the Miss USA, Miss America and Mrs. America pageant organizations.
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