Emily Viator (Artistic Director)- has been extensively trained in ballet, jazz, and tap dancing. She annually attends many master classes and conventions around the United States. She has won many awards for her gift in choreography and was also certified upon completion of the teacher's course at Company Dance in Memphis and Tulsa. She has choreographed for Ozark Film and Video and also dances on the "What's Up Que Pasa" Show. Several of her pieces have been featured in the Dance Coalition's Annual Spring Concert at the Walton Arts Center. She has been a member choreographer for the Dance Coalition as well as a board member. She has helped to coordinate many of the workshops and bring master teachers to the Northwest Arkansas area. Her personal studies in anatomy and physiology have assisted her in training healthy dancers. She has been the Artistic Director of Elite Dance Studios in Berryville and Fayetteville  since 1999 as well as tap instructor at the Montessori School in Fayetteville since 2003.

Virginia  Mock (Artistic Director)- has taught and trained all over the United States as a three year instructor for Universal Dance Association. She is highly skilled in jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, and tap. In 2006 she completed a six month intensive internship at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. She has received many awards at  regional and state levels for her choreography. She is passionate about teaching children how to dance in a friendly and supportive environment. Because of her vibrant personality on and off stage she was chosen as a day player on ABC's "The View" alongside Hillary Duff, Alicia Keys, and others. Virginia has been an instructor and artistic director at the Elite Dance Studio in Berryville and Fayetteville since 1999.

Chelsea Taff has been dancing at Elite since age 3!! Since the age of 12 she has been annually attending reputable dance conventions such as Tremaine, Company Dance, and Dance Makers Inc where she receives training from some of the top instructors in the United States. She has taken Master Classes from Barry Youngblood, Frank Vega and Aaronn Girlinghouse, Bill Hastings, and others. Her passion for children and dance earned her a spot as an Elite Student Teacher in 2006 and she is now an Instructor. We are honored to have her as part of our facutly!

Candice Jackson- Hip-Hop instructor. She has been taking dance since age 10 and was on her schools dance team and is currently a member of "Soul Hop" company in Fayetteville. If you take her class...that's all you need to know! :)

 Rashawn Hammons
Rashawn Hammons, 24 yrs old born December 26th 1984 in Denver, Colorado found his passion for dance at the age of 11. Raised in Morrilton, Arkansas, he was inspired by King of Pop Michael Jackson while watching him on television in concert with his father Robert Hammons, and later Nam Hyun Joon, Popping Pete, Mr. Wiggles, etc. Fascinated by the incredible dance movements of street dance, Rashawn joined something that would later grow to his life-long career. Rashawn has been dancing for 10 years with 7 of those years having choreography experience and is the founder and lead choreographer for Arkansas Street Dance group the “P.O.E. Kru” which resides in Arizona, Georgia and now Arkansas. His expertise lies in popping, locking, liquid, old school hip hop, break freeze, isolation, and boogaloo; loving what the legends of old have set forth with the go-getters of the new. His national exposure has brought him to spend much time working projects in Springfield, Missouri, Dallas, Texas, Tucson, Arizona, Atlanta, Georgia, New York City and Manhattan, New York training and performing with Culture Shock Atlanta, has been involved with dance intensives at Broadway Dance Center and has recently auditioned for the hit reality show “So You Think You Can Dance” in Memphis, Tennessee.

Melissa Faith graduated with Honors from Titusville Florida and from there went onto University of Florida where she got her Bachelor's Degree and Majored in  Psychology and English.
 She is currently working toward her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Arkansas where she has already earned her Masters.
She has been teaching Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, and Gymnastics in Florida since 1998 and in the North West Arkansas Area since 2007. She has performed with many wide ranges of groups including Brown Gymnastics Academy Competitive Team, Titusville Ballet and Jazz Center, Atlanta Ballet, Floridance, and University of Florida Dance Showcase. Since she was young she has been trained by some of the world's most reputable teachers including classes and workshops with Atlanta Ballet, Patricia McBride, Gelsey Kirkland, Mia Michaels, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.  Her excitement for dance and well rounded technique and performance make an excellent addition to the Elite Family!

Interns 2009/2010

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Miss Kimberlie

Miss Anna

Miss Jenna

GUEST FACULTY

 Emily Dison has been training in ballet, jazz, tap and lyrical since she was 3. She has studied all over Arkansas and the United States. She is one of the orginal and founding members of P.O.E Kru , a hip-hop crew based in Northwest Arkansas, and is a talented hip-hop dancer. She was selected to perform a solo in the Dance Coalition's annual spring concert as well as accepted by two other local choreographers. Her presence at the studio brings energy and encouragement and we are glad to have her a guest instructor. 

Kristen Jarvis- Danced at Elite since 2001 and is now pursing a career in professional dance at MSU in Springfield.

Bethen Mist Campbell began taking dance classes at Elite in 2004. Her studious approach and dedication to dance earned her a place in the Sr. Company shortly after. She annually attends Tremaine dance conventions as well as others such as Company Dance and Dance Makers Inc. She has taken Master Classes from Barry Youngblood, Frank Vega and Aaronn Girlinghouse, Bill Hastings, and others.In winter 2008 she auditioned for the Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker and received the role of Arabian dancer and Butterfly (two of the hardest roles) and performed onstage at the Fort Smith Convention Center along side the Moscow Company. She was recently selected by Peter Sklar to attend his week long star training work shop in New York City (only 150 dancers get the opportunity to attend). She has been a wonderful student teacher and was recently promoted to an Instructor at Elite.  She is an incredible asset to our studio!

Miss Kathy is the owner and studio manager of Elite Dance Studios in Berryville and also assists in managing the Fayetteville studio! She purchased the studio with less than 30 students in 1998 and now has over 200 students between the two studios.