Contemporary Dance with Jamie H.

Jamie has thirty -five years of dance training and has been a dance instructor for the twenty-two years. As a child she trained under Angela Franko-Burns at Dancer’s Pointe. From there she went on to train at many other studios across Georgia including the prestigious Georgia Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, and Ruth Mitchell. Jamie has performed many leading roles such as Cinderella, Roxie in Chicago, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Jamie is an energetic teacher who is proficient in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, bachata & salsa. She is a graduate of Georgia State University and holds a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Early Childhood Psychology. Jamie enjoys teaching adults and children of all ages. She has owned and operated her own studio, Steps Dance Center in North Georgia for over 15 years. Her competitive dancers have won numerous awards at both regional and national dance competitions and she also won numerous “Best Choreography” awards. Jamie choreographed a scene in the movie “The Change Up” starring Ryan Reynolds & Jason Bateman. Not only did she train the child actresses Sydney Rouvieve and Faith Aldhoff for the dance scene, she worked along side legendary stuntman Jack Gill to choreograph stunts in the movie. Jamie is so proud of her tiny ballerina’s who were also cast in the dance scene. For the past four years Jamie has produced an in-house studio convention called Elev8. She has brought in numerous choreographers and instructors spanning from the artists of So You Think You Can Dance to professionals working in the dance industry. Elev8 is a 14-hour dance intensive whose sole purpose is to broaden dancer horizons while offering them a unique training experience. Jamie is extremely dedicated to the art of dance and considers herself blessed to have a career encompassing her passion for dance and love for children.