Lauren Elliott
Owner/Director
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Lauren has 33 years of dance experience. She received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology with a minor in Dance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She studied under the direction of Terry Earnhardt at the Dance Trap and taught for 2 years for Miss Terry before purchasing the studio in June of 1998. She was a cheerleader at Mount Pleasant Middle & High School for 5 years where she was captain of her squad her senior year and has competed in and judged numerous beauty pagents.
Ms. Lauren has a geniuine love for children as well as for dance. So to combine these two as her career has become a dream come true for her. She currently teaches Predance, Combination (K-1st grade), Beginning Jazz, Level 3 Tap, and Trapettes (Level 5 Tap).
Ms Lauren and her husband Jim live in Concord and have two children, Ragan (8) and Anna Claire (6). |
Felisha Barbee
Instructor
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Felisha has 22 years of dance experience. She studied under the direction of Terry Earnhardt for 10 years and completed her training at Central Piedmont Community College. She has taught for Dance Trap for the past 8 years.
Felisha has been a practicing nurse at NorthEast Medical Center for the past six years.
Felisha has choreographed competition routines for Mount Pleasant High School's Dance Team and has co-coached a Pop Warner Cheerleading Squad. She cheered for 4 years at MPHS and traveled with her squad to Texas for Nationals her Senior year.
Ms. Felisha currently teaches Level 4 & 5 Jazz, Level 4 & 5 Tap and Lyrical.
She and her husband Jody live in Rockwell and have 3 children, Christopher (13), Emma (9), and Bo (4). |
Mindy Kluttz
Instructor |
Mindy has 20 years of dance experience. She began her dance studies at age 3 in Charlotte under the instruction of Caroline Green. She completed her training under the direction of Terry Earnhardt and Wendy Shue, specializing in tumbling/acrobatics. She has been Dance Trap's Acrobatic Instructor for the past 2 years.
She cheered for Mt. Pleasant Middle and High School for 5 years and has co-coached a Pop Warner Cheerleading squad.
Ms. Mindy currently teaches Level 1, 2,3, 4 and 5 Acrobatics.
She and her husband Trent reside in Locust and have two children, Bailey (8) and Tessa (7). |
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Mary Vaccani
Instructor |
Mary currently teaches Acrobatics (all levels). Bio coming soon!
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Maureen Pray
Instructor |
Maureen has been teaching dance for over 10 years and is thrilled to be working at Dance Trap. Maureen received her B.A. in Psychology and a minor in dance and her M.A. in School Counseling from the Ohio State University. She began her dance training in Dayton, Ohio with South Dayton Dance Theatre, a pre-professional dance company. She has studied dance at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Pointe Park College, University of the Arts and Southern Methodist University. She is currently a School Counselor with Guilford County Schools. |
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Autumn Glann
Instructor |
Autumn graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 2008. She currently teaches level 1 & 2 Hip Hop. Bio coming soon! |
Meagan Young
Instructor |
Meagan currently assists in Ballet and Tap level 3 and teaches Predance. Bio coming soon! |
