Our Team Is Comprised Of Genuinely Gifted Dancers

Eddie Ares
Owner, Instructor

Eddie Ares

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Dance Champion, Choreographer & Coach. Owner, Academy Ballroom Atlanta; Co-Founder of Atlanta Ballroom Dance Theater; Organizer of Hotlanta The Classic; Founder of the Global Spectrum Circuit of ballroom competitions and the SSS Pro/Am Club; co-founder and contributing editor of the Pro/Am Voice newsletter; co-founder of Spotlight Dance Videos.
Chasity Smith
Executive Director and Co-Founder

Chasity Smith

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Manager, Academy Ballroom Atlanta; Co-Founder of Atlanta Ballroom Dance Theater; Event Coordinator of the Greenville Dance Challenge; Co-founder of the SSS Pro/Am Club; co-founder and contributing editor of the Pro/Am Voice newsletter; co-founder of Spotlight Dance Videos.
Chasity Smith graduated from the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Accounting and with minors in both Mathematics and Spanish. She immediately moved to Atlanta, GA where she began her career as an auditor and also seized the opportunity to pursue her passion for ballroom dancing.

Chasity began training immediately to become a Latin dance competitor. In less than one year, she rose to the top as a Finalist in the World Pro/Am Dance Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. inIn 2013, Chasity won the U.S. Pro/Am Rising Star Open Rhythm and the U.S. South American Showdance Championships. She also was the bronze medalist in the U.S. Rising Star Open International Latin Championship. Currently, Chasity continues her dance training in both the American style and International Latin with Eddie Ares.

Nikki McBride
Studio Manager

Nikki McBride

Dennis Woods
Instructor

Dennis Woods

Rachael Spender
Instructor

Rachael Spencer

Ivan Gartchev
Instructor

Ivan Gartchev

Brian Dixon
Instructor

Brian Dixon

Jeff Trent
Instructor

Jeff Trent

Joseph Munar
Instructor

Joseph Munar

Leda Youngblood
Instructor

Leda Youngblood

Alexis Lipe
Instructor

Alexis Lipe

Meghan Rillamas
Instructor

Meghan Rillamas

Josie Brown
Front Desk Associate

Josie Brown

Sofia Barahona
Front Desk Associate

Sofia Barahona

Claudine Vaughan
Event Coordinator

Claudine Vaughan

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    (404) 846-3201
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