Ms. Mandy is from Clarksville, TN, where she began her training with her mother. She then
continued on to study classical ballet with Albertine Maxwell. Ms. Mandy has Pedagogy
Studies (years 1-5) of the Vaganova method of teaching ballet from John White, Director of
the Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet Society.
She was the director of her own school for 18 years in Clarksville. Each spring her school
presented a spring production, which built and sustained a continuing education scholarship
through the Speech, Communication and Theatre Department at Austin Peay State
University. She has intensive teaching experience working with children of all ages. She has
taught at Davidson Academy since 1997.
In 1989, she won the National Tap Dance Challenge Award associated with the movie Tap,
starring Gregory Hines. She has created multiple nationally acclaimed tap routines for
Artistry In Motion’s performance team and has served as a judge with International Dance
Challenge, a national competition organization, for 4 years.
Ms. Mandy has two daughters, Alexandra and Morgan.
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