History

Prestige Dance Institute located in Garner, North Carolina, is an award winning and family oriented studio who welcomes all ages and abilities. Opening in the Fall of 2012 and moving to a larger facility in Fall of 2017, this studio has won many awards from National Champions to Top Studio Awards from multiple competitions. Owned by Aleah Ham Darnell who grew up dancing and knew from a young age she wanted to have her own studio. She graduated from Meredith College in North Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Private Studio Teaching and Performance and Choreography.

First time winning the "Top Studio" award at a competition in 2013

Choreographers & Classes

Aleah Ham Darnell

Teaches PreDance (ages 3-5), Jazz (ages 5+), Musical Theater (ages 6+), Hip-Hop (ages 4+), Combo (Tumble/Ballet/Tap)(ages 4-5), and Clogging (ages 5+)

Cara Mossman

Teaches Acrobatic/Tumble (ages 5+), Combo (Tumble/Ballet/Tap)(ages 4-5), Excel Jazz (ages 6+), and Extreme and Elite Contemporary (ages 6+)

Kelsey Riner

Teaches Contemporary (ages 7+), Jazz (ages 5+), Musical Theater (ages 6+), Combo (Tumble/Ballet/Tap)(ages 4-5), Ballet (ages 5+), Energy Jazz (ages 6+) & Musical Theater (ages 6+), and Excel Contemporary (ages 6+)

Lauren Wolfram

Teaches Ballet (ages 5+) and Pointe

Gyeson Davis

Teaches Tap (ages 5+), and Excel & Elite Tap

Ellen Cleary

Teaches Recreational and Energy Clogging (ages 5+)

Katie Burkett

Teaches Jazz (ages 5+) and Stretch & Flex (ages 5+)

Mychal Woodard

Teaches Boys Hip-Hop (ages 4+), and Intermediate/Advance Hip-Hop (ages 4+)

For more information on the choreographers check out the link below:

http://www.prestigedanceinstitute.com/staff

"All That!" from America's Got Talent!

Mike Curtis, Brad Berry, Ethan Stewart, Drake Elkin

Teaches Clogging Company (ages 5+)

https://www.facebook.com/AllThatClogging/

For a more detail description on the classes check out the link below:

http://www.prestigedanceinstitute.com/dance-classes

Adult Classes Ages 18+

Clogging, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, and Ballet

Company/Competitive Classes

2017 Company Dancers

All company/competitive classes are audition required

Acro Company, Clogging Company (Energy/Extreme/Elite), Jazz Company (Electric/Energy/Excel/Extreme/Elite) (6+), Contemporary Company (Energy/Excel/Extreme/Elite) (6+), Hip-Hop Company (Energy/Extreme/Elite), Musical Theater Company (Excel/Elite) (6+), Tap Company (Extreme/Elite)

Competitions Solos, Duets, and Trios

Below are videos of competitive dances from the owner of Prestige (Aleah Darnell) YouTube page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dMmZvHSYTI (Come on Everybody - Elite Jazz Company)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5NQ4N0HmVQ (Fleek - Elite Hip-Hop Company)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYLl65C0kFY (Promotion for Company Classes)

Below are videos of previous recitals from the owner of Prestige (Aleah Darnell) YouTube page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS3MeWdElL0 (2013 Recital Reel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dONHPrswtnY (2014 Recital Reel)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-55cfZL9cY (2016 Recital Reel)