The Dance Company offering ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, hip hop, voice and musical theatre classes to adults and children in North Georgia.

Our Instructors

At The Dance Company we staff those who are educated in the Performing Arts with:

• Degrees in dance

• Working on their degrees in dance

• Years of performance history

• Early childhood education background

Denise Kiser, Owner/Artistic Director

Denise Kiser, Owner/Artistic Director of The Dance Company, began her training at the young age of 8 with Pritchett-Pippin Studios in Americus, Georgia under the direction of Judy Dabbs, respectively. She is classically trained in ballet, pointe, tap and jazz. Denise performed for 10 years under Judy Dabbs before joining The Cross Dance Company-Americus to begin her career as a dance instructor. Denise is a graduate of Brenau University, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus on Dance Pedagogy (teaching dance).

Denise’s professional credits include: The Dance Company-Americus, Cumming Dance Academy - Cumming, Gerlock Dance Studio, Pritchett-Pippin Studios. She also enjoys doing guest choreography work with Cumming Dance Academy,choreographing and consulting for pageant contestants, choreography for theatrical projects, community events, church projects and much more.

A passion for teaching has brought Denise to use her talents throughout her life and make a career out of teaching the magic of dance to students from all over. Denise is known for her outstanding gift of teaching all ages - and enjoying it!

Shortly after marrying husband, Jimmy Kiser, they relocated back to Gainesville in 2002 where she opened what is now The Dance Company.

Denise is also the mother of two daughters. She believes being a mother helps her to associate better with not only the students but parents as well.

Denise and her staff look forward to teaching your child the Art of Dance!

E-mail: denise@thedancecompany.info

Emsemble Director Rebecca delForn & Co-Director Denise Kiser:

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Dara J. Dewald, Dance Instructor

Dara was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Dara has been fortunate to have been influenced and taught by some of Atlanta’s finest. As a child, she began her training with Coby Richardson at the Druid Hills Dance Theatre. She then attended North Atlanta School of Performing Arts where she specialized in Dance and then continued her studies at Brenau University with a Dance Major. During these years, her traveling with the Dance Olympus Tour, studying at the Tremaine-Sleight Studios in Los Angeles and attending the Governor’s Honor program greatly broadened her experience as well as her training in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical and hip-hop. Some of Dara’s professional credits include: Gary Harrison Dance Company for five years; several industrial shows including Reebok, Russell Athletics, IBM, music videos for Cameo and 911; and international tour as a co-choreographer and dancer for James Brown, the Godfather of Soul Tour for six years. Experiencing these fortunate opportunities through dance, Dara has set her goals to educate and inspire the youth of today through encouragement and the proper instruction in dance.

	Averie Buchanan, Dance Instructor Averie Buchanan started dancing at age 3 in Virginia. She moved to Georgia and continued her training at Mountain Classic Dance under the direction on Anne Puttnam. Later, she joined Studio 1 Performing Arts’ company and competition team. She also, continued working on her technique in ballet, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop. Throughout the years Averie has attended many competitions, performances, and conventions. She has preformed in Disney World and in the Bahamas. She has also preformed on the Big Red Boat and on Carnival Cruse ships. Averie graduated from North Georgia College and State University with a degree in early childhood education and special education. At North Georgia, she was on the dance team for 3 years. Averie has been teaching dance in Dawsonville and Gainesville for 5 years and she is very excited about teaching at The Dance Company; where she can share her love of dance with others.
	Courtney Bromwich, Dance Instructor Currently a resident of Gainesville, Georgia, Courtney has been a respected dancer, choreographer, and teacher in the metro-Atlanta area for nearly 15 years. She began her dance training in Marietta, GA with the Dance Stop Company. During that time, she had the opportunity to take tap and jazz master classes from such well known instructors as Gus Giordano, Debra Bray, and Jason Weiss. After graduating high school, she continued her dance education by performing with various companies and attending many area dance festivals and summer dance programs. In 2007, Courtney was invited to join the faculty of the up and coming dance program at Kennesaw State University. As a guest tap teacher, she was surprised by the growth and intensity of the program. Having already graduated with a B.A. in Business Management, Courtney decided to return to KSU to further her dance education. During her studies, she had the opportunity to perform and stage manage with the KSU Dance Company in addition to working with many renowned artists. In May 2010, Courtney obtained her B.A. in Dance and became the first official graduate of the program. Focusing her talents in the areas of Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Modern, and Hip Hop, Courtney has choreographed many award winning pieces. Her choreography and dancers are always recognized for their pronounced musicality, charismatic performance quality, and audience appeal. Courtney enjoys teaching aspiring dancers of all ages and is thrilled to be joining the faculty at The Dance Company.
	Pytron Parker, Hip Hop Pytron Parker is a Georgia native currently attending Brenau University as a theater major with a minor in dance. She performed in the Gainesville Theatre Alliance production of Singin’ in the Rain and GTA’s Discovery Series show, For Colored Girls. Pytron is very passionate about dance, and her enthusiasm and love for her students shows in her classes. Pytron has been teaching for over 6 years, and has trained in jazz, ballet, modern, musical theatre, contemporary, and hip hop. Pytron is an award-winning and crowed-pleasing choreographer. Her dance teams, solo, and duet routines have won top overall awards at both regional and national competitions. A highlight in her young career was having her choreography chosen to be performed at a half-time show for the WNBA in 2009. Pytron has been to multiple dance conventions, learning from Mia Michaels, Laurie Ann Gibson, Wade Robson and Dave Scott, just to name a few. She has judged a number of talent events, and performed as an event performer and background dancer for upcoming recording artists. Pytron’s hip-hop class (recreational and company ensemble) is high energy, creative, and tons of fun. She has choreographed and also danced for her college team, Tau Sigma Dance Fraternity. Pytron defines her teaching as, “Empowering students and demonstrating the fundamentals of dance while providing structure in a fun atmosphere”. She also believes “that everyone can dance, if you have the right teacher.” -"Attitude is Everything"