Meet Your MMDC Staff

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Ashley has been dancing since the age of 1 and has been non-stop ever since. Ashley has been teaching dance in the tri-cities for the last 12 years and has continued her training to keep up with today’s modern changes. She specializes in all areas of dance offered through the studio, and prides herself not only in the skills and techniques of dance, but also the passion and creativity. Ashley has received many awards through DanceMakers, Star Systems, Groove,  Christian Cheerleaders of America and Eastern Cheer and Dance. Throughout Middle and High School, Ashley was chosen several times as an All American Cheerleader and Dancer which allowed her the opportunity to cheer and dance at the Pro Bowl half time show held in Hawaii and the Citrus Bowl half time show held in Florida. Ashley has studied under some of the best choreographers in the country to include Frank Hatchet, Tommy Alexander, Keith Clifton, Janice Barringer, Stephen Boyd, Brad Taylor and Kenny Wormald, just to name a few. Ashley has had the chance to travel up and down the East Coast competing and taking master classes at numerous nationally ranked companies since the age of 5. Since the age of 16, Ashley has had the chance to choreograph and teach hundreds of students the art of discipline through dance and has been able to achieve several national titles and awards throughout the last 12 years with her teaching and choreography abilities. Ashley Coached & Choreographed the Prince George High School Royalettes dance team from 2017-2020. She currently coaches their competitive cheerleading team. Under her coaching, their cheerleading team has achieved three championship titles. The Royalettes dance team was also chosen in 2018 to participate in the Citrus Bowl and the Sugar Bowl half time shows, which is “an invitation only” event. Ashley is currently certified in gymnastics levels 1-4, which allows her to train athletes the proper and safe way to perform all gymnastics skills, while making sure all techniques are followed through. For the past 7 years Ashley has had the opportunity to judge cheerleading and dance for CCA Regional and National competitions. Ashley is a graduate of Colonial Heights High School and studied Business Administration at John Tyler Community College. Ashley has a true passion for the art of dance and wants to share her passion with as many people as she can. By instilling that passion within her students, Ashley not only a strong dance foundation, but also provides a positive environment to grow her students on and off the dance floor. Ashley resides in Chesterfield with her Husband Chris, their two Weimaraner's, their Great Pyrenees and their wonderful bundle of joy that is due January 2022. 

Sydney is a 2018 Summa Cum Laude graduate from VCU, having majored in psychology and minored in; dance and choreography, and criminal justice.  She started dancing at the age of two in Garner, NC where she studied with Center Stage Dance Studio, Christy’s DancExplosion and the dance program at Raleigh, NC’s Enloe High School. Along with her dance studies, she also competed with Christy’s as both a soloist and with their top-level teams. While at VCU she studied under Starr Foster, of Richmond’s Starr Foster Dance. She has also choreographed for the Garner Towne Players Community Theater most recently choreographing the Grand Waltz for a production of Beauty and the Beast. Sydney is trained in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, clogging, ballroom, modern, and musical theater. 

Jasmine started dancing at age 10 and began competing at age 12. She auditioned and attended Residential Governor's School for Performing Arts at Radford. She is a graduate of Thomas Dale's Specialty Center for Dance. Jasmine currently goes to VCU as a biology major and dance minor. Over the past years she has been given the opportunity to travel and take dance classes in LA, Pittsburgh and NYC as well as been in professional work.