Timberlane Arts and Dance Academy LLC

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Timberlane Arts & Dance Academy Faculty

2022

Sarah Brown
Preballet, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Flag Twirling, Irish Step Dancing
Piano 

Owner, Dance Director, Instructor
Ms. Sarah has been teaching and choreographing dance for over twenty years. She graduated from Florida State University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education . Starting at the age of 4, Sarah began taking dance classes and immediately found one of her passions. She began taking piano lessons at the age of 10 which furthered her love for music and the arts. Upon graduating from college, Sarah taught pre-k, kindergarten, first grade and Title 1 and she found another passion in life… working with children. In 2001, Sarah was elected Teacher of The Year in Gadsden County. 

Today, Sarah is doing what she loves most, teaching children the art of dance and music. She specializes in pre-ballet, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and Irish step dancing.  In 2015, Sarah organized TADA's first professional irish step dancing company, Capital Celtic Dancers.  In 2018, she organized TADA's children's singing choir, Voices of Hope.  She was the Event Chair for the 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and is currently a Director on the Stubbs Educational Foundation Board.  Taking over ownership of Stubbs' Music Center and Jingle Jam Inc., Sarah is excited to offer both dance and music lessons to students of all ages. 


Holly Edenfield
Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap

Holly Edenfield is excited to be teaching dance again! She grew up studying and performing, and later teaching and choreographing, in Ocala, Florida. As a college student, she danced with The Tallahassee Ballet, FSU Golden Girls, and Dance Alive. As a young adult, she continued with The Tallahassee Ballet and choreographed several shows for Quincy Music Theatre. A few years ago, she decided to try Irish dancing with her daughter and that’s what brought her to TADA! In 2019, she joined the Capital Celtic Dancers. She has degrees in History, Political Science, and Social Studies Education, and has worked at the Florida Department of Education since 2003.



Hannah Kniepmann

Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Strength & Conditioning




Gianna Riolino
Acro, Contemporary, Lyrical




Natalie Towers-Best

Irish Step Dancing


Natalie was first introduced to Irish step dancing in England at the age of 9, and after moving to the United States with her parents, began taking regular dance classes at age 11. Natalie was formerly a member of the Tallahassee Irish Step Dancers and, in 2016, became one of the founding members of TADA’s Irish dance company, Capital Celtic Dancers. Now, as a continual member of CCD and teacher at TADA, Natalie enjoys choreographing and teaching original dances and performing at public events and recitals. In 2019, Natalie graduated Florida State University where she received a B.A. in Humanities. She is currently applying for a master’s degree in Literature, Media, and Culture, which she hopes to begin at FSU in the summer of 2021.


Nancy Witter

Preballet, Ballet, Tap, Irish Step Dancing

Piano, Financial Manager


Mrs. Nancy was born and raised in Tallahassee.  She earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from Florida State University, a masters degree in Mental Health Counseling from Capella University and is now a practicing Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Play Therapist here in Tallahassee.


As a young teen, Mrs. Nancy joined the Dance Studio here in Tallahssee, taking ballet, tap, jazz and pointe through her junior year in college.  After college, dance continued to be a major part of her life, falling in love with partner dancing such as the West Coast Swing and Two-Step.  In 2015, her daughter joined TADA and she quickly fell in love with Irish Dance, joining the Adult irish Class in 2016 and then becoming a member of the Capital Celtic Dancers in 2019.

Taylor Giorgio

Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano

Tiffany Vaughn

Guitar, Ukulele, Music Theory

Angel Andres

Violin, Piano

Kristin Dow

Piano, Clarinet, Recorder

Sandee Wallace

Piano, Brass, Woodwinds, Guitar

Brooke Rountree

Voice, Piano

Jin Xinshuang

Piano

KC Brown

Office Manager