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Carolyn Crumpton Perry
Instructor of Dance, Ballet
Carolyn Perry received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Arts Management and Dance Performance from Brenau University, Gainesville, Georgia. Carolyn began her dance training in Wilmington, N.C. with the Wilmington Civic Ballet. She continued her dance education throughout the east performing with various companies, attending many area dance festivals, and summer dance programs.
Upon graduation from college, Carolyn moved to NYC where she worked as a manager for the Broadway Dance Center. She was in charge of scheduling for the scholarship program and other administrative daily tasks. In addition, she studied dance with some of New York finest dance instructors. She performed with the touring cast New York Dance Ensemble's "Firebird", sponsored by the American Theatre Wings.
Carolyn then moved to the Atlanta area and began a successful career dancing with the Georgia Ballet Professional Company, Bacchus Productions, Bravo Dance Center, and other free-lance performing opportunities. With the Georgia Ballet, Carolyn performed in such ballets as the "Nutcracker" (Arabian pas de deux, Waltz, Snow, Spanish); Swan Lake (Russian variation); Giselle (friends); Carmen; Sleeping Beauty; "Five Guys Named Moe" (pas de deux); " Where the Wild Things Are" (Dream Max); Balanchine's "Serenade" (Dark Angel) to name a few. With Bacchus Productions, she was contracted to dance at many corporate events such as "Home Depot", "Herbal Life", and many more. She was one of two dancers selected to perform at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Michigan for the "Legends of Rock" concert on New Year's Eve, 1999. Most recently, Carolyn was seen dancing in the Fabulous Fox Theatre's 75 th Anniversary Musical Extravaganza. In May 2005, she performed the lead role in "Paquita" with the Bravo Dance Company.
Ms. Perry has been teaching with the Bravo Dance Center for thirteen years. She is Program Coordinator, Company Director, and Assistant to the Director, Janet Rowthorn. She has choreographed many award winning winterguard shows for the Pride of Cincinnati since 2001, and continues to train dancers within that organization. Prior to that, she was very active choreographing the highly recognized Lassiter High School and Pope High School colorguard and winterguard programs. She implemented and taught the first and only dance program at Harrison High School in Kennesaw. Carolyn has also been employed with the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps and most recently she worked with the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle corps during their successful 2005 season. She is a certified dance instructor for students of all ages and levels in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theatre. Carolyn is delighted to become a part of the dance faculty at Kennesaw University and is looking forward to the growth of this dance program.