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   Artistry in Motion's “awe inspiring” dance educators

Randy Coleman

(Disney World, ABC TV)Randy is a dancer, singer and choreographer whose career has spanned all areas of the performing arts and classroom. As a dancer, Randy has had onstage experience at the nation’s biggest theme parks, including Opryland USA in Nashville TN and Six Flags over Mid America in St. Louis MO. He has sang and danced in some of the largest industrial and convention shows in the country. These productions are for clients such as Kirby Vacuums, Lil Caesar’s Pizza, Sherwin Williams Paints and Coachmen Motor Homes.

Most recently he was a featured dancer with “One Step Ahead Productions” in Reno NV and a lead dancer for Nashville’s smash hit “Cowboy’s La Cage.” Randy was a principle dancer in the Dolly Parton and Billy Ray Cyrus music video “Romeo” and performed along side Garth Brooks during the Country Music Association awards show on CBS TV.

As a choreographer his talents have been in demand by Opryland Talent Productions, Busch Gardens in Tampa FL and Walt Disney World in Orlando. His work was also seen on ABC TV in “Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Parade.”

As a master educator of dance Randy has worked for many major dance organizations in North America, including numerous D. M. of A chapters, Chicago Association of Dance Masters and the Southern Association of Dance Masters. Randy has instructed for the Art Stone companies and “Dance Olympus” for many years, as well as the “Wild Rose Dance Association” in Calgary Canada and the “British Dance Teachers Association.”

Randy now is the National Director for “International Dance Challenge,” touring the country, both organizing/hosting dance competitions on a regional and national level. This position has also landed him the title of “Executive Producer” for the television shows IDC produces annually, capturing there events.
Randy brings his expertise and “warm” style to any project he is working on keeping him in constant demand. He is enjoying the 11th anniversary & success of his own dance facility “Artistry In Motion” in Nashville TN.

Jennabeth Friend
This is Jennabeth’s fourth season teaching at Artistry in Motion. She graduated last year from Lipscomb University with a degree in Education. She also heads up the Teacher’s Assistant Program for us, training teenage students to be helpers in the classroom. She recently choreographed for “Get in the Boat”, a local production, and loves helping students of all ages explore the joy of dance.

Ranie Jones
Ranie has been dancing for more than 25 years. She has danced on tour with such artists as JoDee Messina and Out of Eden. She has also appeared on national television in the Academy of Country Music Awards. Ranie is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance, where she studied ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and ballroom dance. While at UNLV she had the opportunity to study with various guest artists in all genres. After graduating she was a dancer at the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park. She has also done industrial work including hair and fashion shows. Early in her career, Ranie had the opportunity to tour as a Dance Olympus V.I.P. And has had the privilege of being a part of the Dance Olympus Faculty. She now enjoys teaching and choreographing tap, jazz, hip-hop, and modern, on both a competitive and non-competitive level.
Ranie looks forward to sharing her time and talents for many years to come.

Missy Naff
Missy Naff brings 25+ years teaching experience to the program. Missy has studied from New York to California under top professionals and currently does.
Missy has done choreography for numerous theatres in Indiana including work with Annie. Missy has received numerous high gold and platinum awards for her choreography on regional and national levels. She has also been awarded top choreography for her tap and jazz work, high point overall, most entertaining, most creative, directors choice and outstanding performance.
Her students have been chose to perform on the Tomorrowland stage at Disney. Students are currently performing around the country and have opened their own studio's.
Missy has competed in both figure and fitness competition in Tennessee and Indiana and has place in both. She has done modeling, performing, viedo work and instructed etitquette classes. Missy has traveled as far as Jamaica to share her teaching technique.
Missy worked with all levels and excelled. She has been a division I dance team coach leading the girls to an exciting and successful season.
Missy feels extremely blessed to share her talent and love for dance with her current students.

Sally Grenley
Sally Grenley has been dancing since the ripe old age of three, has studied dance under the tutelage of Randy Coleman since the age of eight, and has received advanced hip hop instruction from the L.A. Dance Force. Miss Sally is a veteran of the N2Motion Dance team and has danced professionally with the Power House Youth Project. Sally is beginning her fourth year with International Dance Challenge as an Assistant Director and has worked with youth theatre camps at Donelson Senior Center and Lakewood Children's Theatre, teaching dance and stage movement. Sally has choreographed local theatre productions including "Annie" and "Miracle on 34th Street" at Donelson Senior Center and "Peter Pan" and "The Velveteen Rabbit" at Lakewood. Miss Sally has also provided choreography for dance camps, small performance groups and individuals for a variety of productions, including the Donelson Christmas parade for N2Motion. Sally is best known at Artistry in Motion for her outstanding work with the junior members of N2Motion and their Platinum winning performances of "Busted" and "Stand Out". Miss Sally's philosophy on life is: "I get up, I walk, I fall down, meanwhile I keep dancing."

Kate Adams Johnson
Kate is excited to be joining the faculty of Artistry In Motion. With over 20 years of teaching experience to her credit, Kate brings extensive training in Ballet – both Cecchetti and Bournonville techniques, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, and Musical Theater styles of dance with her. A former company member of the Metropolitan Ballet Co. of St. Louis, Northern Kentucky Dance Theater, and St. Louis Ballet Theater, Kate has performed numerous roles in The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Firebird, Graduation Ball, Les Patineurs, La Boutique Fantaque, and many original works. Kate has performed professionally for many years across the country both as a dancer and as an actress and has appeared with Dino Kartsonakis, Dolly Parton, Oak Ridge Boys, Glen Campbell, Barbara Mandrell, and Whitney Houston, among others. She is also an award winning choreographer whose work has been performed in over 20 U.S. states as well as Europe, Russia and Brazil. Here in Nashville she has choreographed for several companies in town including Circle Players, Nashville Dinner Theater, Act I, Shalom Theater, and Damhsa Onorach Productions. She produced, directed and choreographed Celtic Christmas – The Show at Ingram Hall. Kate is also certified Irish dance instructor and has coached her students to winning 5 Regional titles. She attended college at Roosevelt University in Chicago for Musical Theater, while training with Hubbard Street Dance Company.

Lindsay White
Lindsay White grew up in San Antonio, Texas where she received years of training in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, and hip-hop. She received a scholarship in Dance Performance at Oklahoma City University (OCU) where she was a member of the American Spirit Dance Company and OCU Pep Dancers. Upon moving to Nashville with her husband in 1998, she continued her dance education at Columbia State where she received her certification in Dance Studio Management and Commercial Entertainment.
Lindsay’s professional career includes working with artists such as Jo Dee Messina, Out of Eden, Nicole C. Mullen, Audio Adrenaline, Sawyer Brown, and Burlap to Cashmere. She has performed on tours across the U.S, as well as Brazil, Europe, Jamaica, and Canada. Her experience includes televised performances on the Academy of Country Music Awards, Dove Awards, TV Specials, and talk shows.
One of Lindsay’s greatest joys is teaching dance to all ages and levels. She has choreographed nationally award-winning routines for various competitive dance troupes, and most recently served as a choreographer for the renowned Women of Faith conferences.
Lindsay has spent the past several years as director of Souled Out Dance Center and The Movement Dance Troupe in Austin, TX. She recently moved back to Nashville and looks forward to bringing her passion and knowledge of dance to the students of Artistry in Motion.