by Richland Group | Jul 3, 2024 | Staff
Caitlin Taylor My family always says I never walked anywhere, I danced. I began my classical ballet training at Fort Smith School of Ballet at the age of six where I eventually joined the company. Over the years, I trained in ballet, pointe, modern and jazz with both...
by Richland Group | Jun 18, 2024 | Staff
Carson Grannon Carson’s journey with dance began at the age of 2 in Crossett, Arkansas, where she took her first steps onto the dance floor. From ballet to pointe, jazz to hip hop, she immersed herself in various styles, but it was tap that truly captured her...
by Richland Group | Apr 15, 2024 | Staff
Maeli McMahen Maeli began dancing at Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio at the age of 2. At the age of 7, she joined DANCE est Joie, the studio’s competition team. Maeli became a class assistant at the age of 12, and began teaching at the age of 17 during her senior year of...
by Richland Group | Aug 7, 2023 | Staff
Franco Baleto Franco Baleto has been a street dancer his entire life. Born in Dallas, Texas, Franco grew up break-dancing and competing in talent shows and battles. Following in the footsteps of Barry YoungBlood, Franco began dancing with GDDS seven years ago. He...
by Richland Group | Apr 21, 2021 | Staff
Whitney Barnett Mrs. Whitney started dancing when she was just a toddler and has never stopped! She has never met a stranger or a dance floor she didn’t love. Her early years of dance started in Pine Bluff, AR and Plano, TX until her family moved to Fort Smith in...
by Richland Group | Apr 20, 2021 | Staff
Rebecca Bean Rebecca began her dance training at the age of three with Dorothy Taylor at Ballet Westside in Rogers, AR. She began teaching dance at GDDS in 2007. Her training includes classes in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and musical...
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