Robin Boyd-Webster
Artistic Director and Owner
Brenda
Collins
Robin Boyd- Webster
Graduate of East Carolina University with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Education, Certified K-12.
Artistic Director & Owner 20 yrs
25 years experience in teaching dance in both the private studio setting and the public school system
Member of East Carolina Dance Alliance and East Carolina Dance Theater.
USA Gymnastics Safety Certified
Recognized for Outstanding Choreography by Center Stage Theater in 2003, 2004 & 2005.
Outstanding choreography award - Encore National Talent Competition
Featured choreographer in “Remember the Paramount & “Broadway at the Paramount
Choreography has won numerous top awards at Competitions such as KINGS DOMINION DANCE FESTIVAL, NEXSTAR, MARVONNA AND THUNDERSTRUCK. Awards include "THE CREATIVE CONCEPT AWARD" for "Moving Day" at Thunderstuck in 2012 and "THE CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD" at Star Talent Nationals for "Ice Ice Baby" in 2013
1st place overall at EPIC NATIONALS for "Whuteva" and "Do you want to build a snowman"
Brenda Collins
15 years experience in a private studio setting
Studied under top choreographers such as Henry Le Tang, Savion Glover, Danny Hoctor, Pat Ricco, Al Gilbert and Gayle Tutterow
Brenda was a Caravan Kid with the Hoctor’s Dance Caravan and she traveled all over the world performing in places such as Russia, Copenhagen Denmark, Seville Spain
She has won numerous choreography awards and entertainment awards
Choreographed musicals for Clearwater High School..
Musicals selected to perform at the Florida State Thespian Conference.
Taught tap and jazz master classes at the State Thespian Conference
Brenda has received her Associate in Arts degree from St. Petersburg College.
Her choreography won numerous 1st place awards as well as the EPIC Award, the Showstopper Award and the Starbound Award.
Shannon Lane- Shannon has 15 years of dance training in all areas of dance instruction including tap, jazz,ballet, lyrical and hip hop. Shannon has had master classes in jazz and hip hop and specializes in lyrical. Shannon was a former student of Mrs. Robin's and has been a lead teacher for 8 years. As Mrs. Robin's student Shannon competed in numerous competitions and performed with her Company in Disney World . Shannon's choreography has won numerous 1st place awards competitions such as Epic and Southeast showdown.
Shannon has choreographed many dances for pageants and special events such as Christmas shows and Wayne County's "Dancing with the Stars"
Tabatha Kennedy Hubbard - Tabatha is a graduate of Mount Olive College with a BA in religion. She has extensive dance training in all areas of dance but specializes in ballet. Tabatha's dance career began at Jennifer's School of Dance in Pink Hill but she extended her ballet training beyond that at
Greenville Civic Ballet (GCB) and The Dance Collective, Greenville, NC where she trained in Classical Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Modern and Tap
In the summer of 2002 she participated in ballet Intensives with The American Ballet Theatre in Tuscaloosa. In the summer of 2003 she participated in summer intensives with The Joffery Ballet at GCSU, Milledgeville, GA. Summers 04-06 - Ballet Intensives with The Atlanta Ballet Atlanta, GA (Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Jazz, Modern, Flamenco)Aug. 04-Mar- Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance Education Advanced Pre-Professional Division Training.
Aug. 04 – Mar. 07 Performed with the Atlanta Ballet as ABCDE Trainee
35 Shows of “Nutcracker” per season as Party Parent, Chinese, Dream Fairy, Flower and Snow
“Snow White”, “Cinderella”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Swan Lake”, “Giselle.” World premiere of original ballet “The Great Gatsby.”
Tabatha has multiple years experience teaching. Her employment has been with Jennifer's in Pink Hill, Greenville Civic Ballet as well as the Arts Co. She also has experience with a variety of styles of choreography including, groups and solos.
Makenzie Holland - Makenzie is a 20 year old native of Duplin County and has been dancing all of her life. At the age 16 she began spending most of her time at the studio and began assisting and mentoring under Ms. Robin. Makenzie's responsibilities over the years have included, warming up the students, making technique corrections in ballet, watching choreography and making corrections and breaking down steps to students who needed extra help. Makenzie began teaching her own classes last year. As a student at the Academy she was a member of the Competition Team and performed at Disney World and other regional and National dance competitions where her team won many awards. Makenzie's choreography won 1st place at Southeast Showdown last year and 3rd overall at Dance Machine. Her hip hop choreography won 1st place overall at Epic Dance showcase as well as the ENTERTAINMENT AWARD.
This will be her third year as a lead teacher. Makenzie is currently attending UMO as a rising junior.
Caylee Crumpton is 21 years old and from St. Petersburg, FL. She is a WCC graduate and is working towards her Bachelors in Elementary Education with ECU. She has been dancing since she was 4 years old and started competing at the age of 7. Caylee has been trained in many styles of dance including tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop . She started working under her children's church director and helped with the choreography for church programs starting at the age of 12. From there she started teaching dance at her home church and current church in Goldsboro, NC. She also was on a competitive high school dance team.
Holly Sutton is a 21 year old Goldsboro native who has taken gymnastics and was involved in Competitive cheerleading for over 6 years, Holly competed at the National level 2 years. This is Holly's 3rd year as a gymnastics coach.
Shannon Garner
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OUR FACULTY
Mrs. Robin's Academy of Dance and Gymnastics
Tabatha
Hubbard
Makenzie
Braswell
Caylee
Crumpton
Grace Webster
Teaching Assistant
Holly Sutton
Gymnastics Instructor
Our Competition Team had a very successful year in 2016- 17
Absolute—Grace Webster– 2nd place elite soloist, choreography award & Title winner, Paige Allegra— 4th Extreme soloist, Cailee Bennett— 4th and 5th Elite soloist,
Swing– 1st place—Extreme—Duet—Paige Allegra and Cailee Bennett
Star Talent—Natalie Jones– 5th, Mary Wells 4th, Cailee Bennet 2nd Jr. Grand Soloists Elite, Paige Allegra—2nd Jr. Grand soloists Extreme
Southeast Showdown—Petites—5th– Emily Gregory, 3rd– Makayla Smith, 2nd—Jocelyn Bond. Juniors—5th—Mary Wells, 4th—Paige Allegra, Cailee Bennett—1st and highest scoring Junior solo
Petite Duets—1st—Shake the Room, Junior duets—4th—Swing, 2nd– Under the Boardwalk
Groups—Follow you-4th, I had a dream -3rd, My Everything,-2nd, Ice Ice Baby-1st, Get up-3rd, I Found—3rd, Breathe—2nd, Muddy Waters—3rd, iTap—1st, Wepa—1st, Heist—5th, Come and Move– 4th. iTap—3rd overall highest score for the day.
Epic - Invited to compete for the Title at Nationals and solo placements —Mary Wells—6th, Makayla Smith—5th, Cailee Bennett-2nd &4th,- Elite Paige Allegra—5th - Elite, Grace Webster—10th and 6th - Elite and Raw and Real award, Chris Blue– 5th and entertainment award.
Duet/trios– Under the Boardwalk—5th, Swing—1st
Groups—1st Follow You and Storytelling award, 2nd - Ice, Ice Baby, 12th—My Everything, 3rd– Penguins, 2nd– Breathe, 1st—I Found, 10th—Wepa and Awesome Energy award, 7th—Heist, 2nd Come and Move -and Showstopper award, 1st—iTap and highest scoring group of the day
Earthshakers— Grace Webster and Makayla Smith 3rd place improv challenge
Grace Webster– 4th place overall Prestige teen solo
