Teachers

Elisha

Elisha has been trained in Ballet, for 18 years. She was taught the Russian Vaganova, and Royal Academy of Dance, (RAD) ballet techniques. She currently teaches the Vaganova technique. At the age of twelve she decided to widen her horizon and try other styles of dance as well. Those other styles include Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop & others.

Upon graduating from high school she trained at M.T.S.U. and is currently involved in the Certificate Dance Program at Vanderbilt University. Elisha is also part of Still Point dance company. A modern dance company that travels and performs around the world. She will also be training this year with José Limón’s world renowned modern dance company.
Blessed & willing, Elisha started Histown Dance Studio 6 years ago. Her heart for Histown is to be a studio that strives for excellence and dances with a strong purpose. Histown offers classes for all ages and levels.  Elisha has performed in several dance companies, productions, conferences, Colleges, Schools, Cruises, churches, competitions, and music videos with artists including Rebecca St. James and Chris Tomlin. She has also choreographed for many productions, ministries, churches, recitals and various performances.  Elisha has lead the after-school inner-city dance program at Rocketown. Also, she has taught all ages and levels at dance studios, schools & churches and was even blessed with the opportunity to teach dance in the Nashville projects.
By far being able to run and teach at her studio has been the most incredible experience.
She, along with Teresa Farley, is the director of this faith-based, family oriented dance studio.

Elisha Curb

Blake Davis

C. Blake Davis

Blake started theatre at the Cumberland County Playhouse in 1994 and became a part of the CCP dance program in early 1995. For the following 12 years Blake worked extensively with the CCP company in dance and musical theatre.

Blake was trained in Ballet under Kirov Ballet (Vaganova Academy) masters Eldar Valev (Mikhail Baryshnikov's successor) and Lilia Valieva (Iceland's featured ballerina, principal dancer in the Ballet of Bashkortostan in Ufa and South Carolina's Greeneville Ballet).

In Tap and Jazz under Kiersten Mays (Top 10 in the nation, UPTA's head choreographer) and Jeremy Benton ("42nd Street" Broadway Tour dance captain, dancer in "The Producers" [major motion picture]).

In Modern under Jennifer Venable Austin (Trained under the Martha Graham Company, Alvin Aliey, Limon School, Bob Fosse, Louigi, Frank Hatchett, Joe Tremaine and the Joffrey Ballet).

Among many others.

Blake has also appeared in such productions as “Cats” (Alonzo/Macavity), Les Miserables (Enjolras), Joseph...Dreamcoat (Zebulan), The Wizard of Oz (Tinman), along with three separate productions of The Nutcracker (Nutcracker Prince, Arab Doll, Russian Dancer, Fight Nutcracker), to name only a few. Along with many dance productions, benefits and company shows.

Blake's love for teaching, background in theatre, passion for heartfelt worship and belief that “Whatever you do, you should work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for men” makes him a teacher that focuses heavily on the heart, soul, passion and performance of dance.

Blake only very recently moved to the Nashville area, pursuing opportunities in film. “If I believed in chance meetings, I would think that my random *chance* introduction to HisTown Dance Studio was one of the craziest of all”.he says, “I am thrilled to be a part of one of the rare studios that focuses heavily on excellence and technique, because if you have passion and excellence in your core as a dancer, you will have passion and excellence in your work, relationships, life and spiritual journey.” 

Amber Haywood

College Education: BBA from Belmont University Nashville, TN 2009
ASM from Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids, MI

Dance Education: School of Grand Rapids Ballet Grand Rapids, MI

Career Highlights:
Guest Vocalist for the Michigan National Guard where VP Dick Cheney was the key     
Spokesman,
Grand Rapids Ballet: Clara in The Nutcracker,
Opera Grand Rapids: Consuela in West Side Story
True Love Waits Tour with Troma
National Community Chorus at Carnegie Hall.

Performing Experience:
Grand Rapids Ballet- The Nutcracker (Clara, Reed Flute, Clown), Romeo and Juliet, Alice in Wonderland, Giselle, and Swan Lake
Flat River Dance Company – World Premiere High Octane, Dew Drop in The Nutcracker
Opera Grand Rapids - La Travitia, West Side Story, Turandot, and Aida
Theater: Choreographer- Once Upon a Mattress, Annie, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, and Beehive
Theater Dancer- Ragtime, Joseph and the amazing Technicolor Dream coat, Cinderella, and The Fantasticks

Work Experience:
Back up Hip Hop Dancer- Troma a Gotee recording Artist in Nashville, TN
Teacher- Bellevue Dance Center (Ballet, Pointe, jazz and tap) Nashville, TN
Teacher- His Town Dance Studios- Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Hip Hop Franklin, Tn
Teacher- Flat River Dance Company- Ballet, Jazz, and Hip Hop Greenville, MI

Music Videos:
Principle Dancer- Resurrection Life Church “Let the World See”  - Seen Internationally
Actress- Danielle Peck, “Isn’t that Everything”  - Broadcasted on GAC and CMT

Natalie Sparkman

Natalie Sparkman began her classical ballet training in her home state of Kentucky with the Lexington Ballet in 2002. From there, she began expanding her dance vocabulary to include Jazz, Modern, Lyrical and Hip-Hop. In 2004, Natalie moved to Nashville and began studying dance with Mary and Michael Cadle at First Light Arts Academy. In 2006 she began teaching at First Light as an instructor in ballet, jazz, lyrical and hip-hop and remained on staff there till the studio's closing in spring 2008. During 2007-2008 Natalie graduated Vanderbilt University's Dance Certification Program where she intensivly studied ballet and modern dance technique and choreography. During that time she also danced and performed as a trainee with Sharon Perry and Stillpoint Dance Theatre.

Natalie loves instructing children and has taught with many various dance institutions in the greater Nashville area including 2 years with Rocketown Summer Sessions. She plans to continue her teaching career and dreams of one day directing her own professional Christian Dance/Theater company, using her passion for choreography in Lyrical and Hip-Hop to bring God's message of truth, love, destiny and redemption to the youth of the nations.

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