AD STAFF
Gena Surratt
Owner
Dance Director
Team Director
Business Director
Gena has been teaching for the past 20 years and started her professional dance career at age 16 in Myrtle Beach, SC as a performer with “High Steppin’ Country”. From there she went on to work for Paramount Carowinds as a dancer in "Gotta Dance". She was in a CBS New Years Eve Special “Live From Opryland”, and has also worked for Norwegian Cruise Lines as a performer. During a short relocation to Los Angeles, Gena was an assistant teacher at Tremaine Dance Studios in Hollywood. Gena attended UNCG and has a business degree. She was a former Miss Forsyth & Miss Guilford Counties, and won “Miss Congeniality” in the Miss NC Pageant. Gena was the choreographer for Preliminary Pageants, and choreographs pageant routines for girls of all ages. Her competitive dance teams and choreography have won many regional and national awards and honors, and she currently works on the judging circuit for one of the largest dance and talent competitions in the U.S.
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Hope Surratt
Office Administrator
Instructor
Hope is a graduate of East Carolina University where she was a member of the ECU Club Dance Team. As a former Advance Dance Team member, she now works with our competition team at the Advance location. She has experience working at other studios in NC and is on judging panels for dance and cheer competitions. Using her degree in Fashion Merchandising, Hope is responsible for costuming and AD apparel designs.
Devan Allred
Instructor
Devan danced at Advance Dance at the Arcadia studio and has was an assistant teacher for several years before becoming an instructor. AD is lucky to have her teaching at our Arcadia location.
Ashley Beck
Instructor
Ashley is a former Advance Dance Team Member. Ashley loves spending time outdoors. She has been on our staff for years, starting as an assistant. We love having her as an instructor at our Arcadia location.
Kaycee Thomas
Instructor
Kaycee is a graduate of NC State. Mrs Kaycee studied dance with Gena and was a competition team member. Kaycee is married to Trevor and loves animals. Kaycee is also an elementary teacher. We are happy to have her as an Advance Dance instructor.