Meet Mrs. Erin Hancock, Owner and Director
Mrs. Erin Hancock is foremost a Christian, wife, and mother of six! Erin’s talents span the fine arts, with many years of experience in dance, theater, and visual arts. With a masters degree in K-12 art education, Erin has been an elementary art teacher, a Mother's Day Out program director, and a portrait photographer. In 2008, she established Broadway Dance Company, which is now 17 years strong and has become more than she ever imagined! Finally, in 2019, Erin added a musical theater program which would eventually become our non-profit community theater, Theater Off Broadway, next door.
Erin's pre-professional dance background includes dance training and participation in nationally competitive tap and jazz teams at the former Carol Young School of Dance (now called Next Generation Dance) in Hamilton, Ohio. Erin also studied ballet several years with Broadway and film dancer Paula Lynn. Erin’s love for all things Broadway stems from her experience in musical theater. In addition to school and regional theater, Erin’s stage credits include three roles at the professional level at La Comedia Dinner Theater in Springboro, Ohio. Erin also danced professionally as various characters, including Flintstones and Trolls, for Paramount Productions.
In order to to connect with other dance professionals, Erin is a member of several dance studio owner platforms. Mrs. Erin has also attended The Dance Teacher Summit in New York City several times for ongoing training in dance technique, teaching methods, and studio ownership. She has had the opportunity to train with some of the best in the dance world, including Emmy and Tony Award winning choreographers such as Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels, Travis Wall, and Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler. She has also attended The Rockette Experience and Dance Makers conventions as well as taken her students to train with Titans of Dance educators Gabi, Mollee, and Fikshun from So You Think You Can Dance.
In her spare time, Mrs. Erin is involved with directing, props, and set design at Theater Off Broadway. She is very active in her church and enjoys traveling with friends and family.
Erin's pre-professional dance background includes dance training and participation in nationally competitive tap and jazz teams at the former Carol Young School of Dance (now called Next Generation Dance) in Hamilton, Ohio. Erin also studied ballet several years with Broadway and film dancer Paula Lynn. Erin’s love for all things Broadway stems from her experience in musical theater. In addition to school and regional theater, Erin’s stage credits include three roles at the professional level at La Comedia Dinner Theater in Springboro, Ohio. Erin also danced professionally as various characters, including Flintstones and Trolls, for Paramount Productions.
In order to to connect with other dance professionals, Erin is a member of several dance studio owner platforms. Mrs. Erin has also attended The Dance Teacher Summit in New York City several times for ongoing training in dance technique, teaching methods, and studio ownership. She has had the opportunity to train with some of the best in the dance world, including Emmy and Tony Award winning choreographers such as Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels, Travis Wall, and Hamilton's Andy Blankenbuehler. She has also attended The Rockette Experience and Dance Makers conventions as well as taken her students to train with Titans of Dance educators Gabi, Mollee, and Fikshun from So You Think You Can Dance.
In her spare time, Mrs. Erin is involved with directing, props, and set design at Theater Off Broadway. She is very active in her church and enjoys traveling with friends and family.
Meet Miss Mia Hancock, Guest Choreographer
Broadway Dance Company would like to welcome alum Mia Hancock back to our staff as Guest Choreographer. Mia is currently performing for Walt Disney World Entertainment at Walt Disney World. As much as she loves working for Mickey Mouse, her love for Jesus and sharing Him with others is bringing her home this summer to serve as a counselor at Crossings Ministries at Jonathan Creek. Mia is a student at Auburn University and has performed on the Auburn Danceline for two years. She will be choreographing our hip hop, our private lessons, and more! Welcome back to Broadway Dance Company, our beautiful, talented Mia!
Meet Miss Essie Wilds, Dance teacher |
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Broadway Dance Company would like to welcome alum Miss Essie Wilds back to the studio as a member of our Season 18 teaching staff. Essie is a beautiful dancer who danced 15 years at Broadway Dance Company before she graduated! Miss Essie has lots of experience with children, from chasing around her little sister to serving several years as a substitute teacher at BDC. Essie spends her nights as a CNA, a certified nursing assistant, at Fulton Nursing and Rehab. She loves her family well and is known for her big heart. Welcome back, Essie!
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Meet Miss Morgan Stubblefield, Dance and Tumbling Teacher
Broadway Dance Company would like to welcome alum Morgan Stubblefield back to the studio as a member of our Season 18 teaching staff! Morgan will be teaching tumbling and jazz! Morgan is a senior at UT Martin majoring in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Exercise Science. She is a 4th year member of the Skyhawks Dance Team! Morgan has 18 years of dance experience which includes being a trusted substitute teacher during her time at BDC. Her strength and flexibility is insane! Morgan’s current leadership roles include Vice President of Membership Experience for her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. We can’t wait to see Morgan back in the studio to lead our dancers
Meet Mrs. Laura Birchem, Dance teacher
Mrs. Laura has been teaching at Broadway Dance Company since she was in high school, and we are blessed to have her continue teaching our students now that she's a wife and mother of two with a day job in social work! Laura began dancing at age 5 and became a competitive dancer at age 8. She developed most of her beautiful dance technique through her training at Star Dance Academy in Cocoa, FL. One of the highlights of her dancing career was getting to dance for the NASA Space Center astronauts. Mrs. Laura teaches all styles of dance as well as private lessons. She is especially great with our younger dancers. BDC loves Mrs. Laura!
Meet Mrs. Bella Castillo, Guest Choreographer |
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BDC would like to welcome back alum Bella Castillo to our Season 18 staff as Guest Choreographer! Bella is a 2023 graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality. She’s currently working as a pastry chef at Univeral Studios Orlando’s brand new theme park, Epic Universe!
Bella has a wealth of experience as a choreographer, including top-scoring competition routines for Platinum Dance Center and Studio B in Tallahassee, FL where she taught dance while earning her college degree. Her “Home” choreography about adoption was featured on the Tallahassee news (which was then featured on Fox News nationally!) because of the partnership her studio forged with a local adoption agency because of that dance routine! Bella has choreographed for GCHS musicals and the Obion County Fair Show, as well as substituting and teaching summer classes for Broadway Dance Company. She currently serves in the children’s ministry at Mosaic Church at Walt Disney World and hopes to continue teaching dance in Orlando this fall alongside her job at Epic Universe. We can’t wait to be blessed by her choreography on the BDC stage this year. |
Meet Miss Addie Wells, #1 SUB
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Meet our former tumbling, Broadway Babies, and 3 year old teacher, Miss Addie Wells, who is now our #1 SUB! Miss Addie is full of energy, and the kids love it! Addie has a lot of experience in both competitive gymnastics and cheerleading. She was a competitive gymnast for five years in the junior olympics, reaching level 6. Then, she entered the competitive cheer arena with both All Stars and high school teams. Addie has competed at nationals three times and is a UCA National Championship COED runner up! She also holds two State runner up titles with her team. Not only does she love to flip through the air and stand on her head, our beautiful Addie has been an actress in TV commercials and has modeled for multiple boutiques. Most importantly, Miss Addie has a gift for teaching and passing her great training on to others, and has developed quite a skill at teaching our youngest dancers at BDC.
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