Many of our dancers participate in activities outside of dance. For one of our teaching assistants, it’s archery. Eliza Edwards, an 8th grader at Bulloch Academy and a member of the B&B class, placed 1st for middle school girls in the state GIAA Archery Tournament this month. A member of the Bulloch Academy Middle School...
Caroline Broadwell, one of our purple class dancers, and the daughter of Bo and Mandy Broadwell, joined her brother this past holiday season to use their talents to raise money for local organizations. WTOC featured them this past December. Harrison, an 8th graders at Bulloch Academy and Caroline’s big brother, designs Christmas cards each year,...
SSOD Dancer Harper Whitlock was part of a social media feature on Joffrey Ballet’s Instagram as a part of their Summer Intensive Program. A current 8th grader at Bulloch Academy, Harper auditioned earlier this year and attended their 2 week summer intensive in Athens on the University of Georgia campus. Many dancers from SSOD have...
In honor of Statesboro School of Dance’s 20th Anniversary Spring Performance, SSOD alumni reunited to perform. Those participating included a dozen students who graduated from SSOD during 2002-2021. Below are some pictures from the performance.
SSOD Alumni Bailey Gunter and Ansley Whitlock recently performed with the Tap Dawgs, a tap dance group at the University of Georgia. Bailey also serves are their PR Chair. See below for a few pictures from their Spring Showcase.
Two SSOD Dancers will attend summer dance intensives at colleges in the South. Junior Katherine Whitlock will be attending the 3-week summer intensive at the University of South Carolina. She was also accepted into the dance intensive at Florida State University. Class President of her junior class, Katherine also placed first at the State Literary...
Three Purple Class SSOD Dancers placed recently in the Bulloch County 4H Project Achievement Competition – and all placed first! Congratulations to Stella Lawhorn, Katy White, and Isabella Graham! Photo Credit: Bulloch County 4H
SSOD Dancer Harper Whitlock was accepted into Joffrey Ballet’s Summer Intensive Program. A current 7th grader at Bulloch Academy, Harper auditioned earlier this year and will attend their 2 week summer intensive at her location of choice this summer. Many dancers from SSOD have attended Joffrey’s summer intensives over the years. This is always a...
SSOD Green Class Dancer Eliza Edwards competed in the Georgia 4-H Southeast District Project Achievement this past February. The Bulloch County 4H Junior Board President did a modern ballet performance to Lauren Daigle’s “Hold On To Me.” Participants from the 39 counties in the Southeast District participated in the annual Project Achievement competition at Rock...
Earlier this month, SSOD Director Shay Thompson Morgan was featured on Tina Banks’ Boro’s Best Podcast. This local podcast features local business owners doing what they love. In Shay’s episode, she talked about instilling the love of dance in her students. In June 2022, Statesboro School of Dance will celebrate their 20th Spring Recital. This...
