Stephanie Bottenfield was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana. She started dancing at the age of 12 under the direction of Ron Morgan who was a Broadway Sensation back in the 80’s. As Stephanie went head first in all styles of dance, she realized she wanted more! After a few years, she started attending Master Classes from Joe Lanteri, Danny Tidwell, and Lauren Adams from NYCDA.
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Jessica Boyd
Jessica Boyd began taking dance at the age of three, and has over 16 years of dance training. She came to Dance Works as a student in 1998 and has been here ever since. She was on the Diamonds competition team and was also a student teacher during high school.
Ashley Norton
Ashley is an instructor and choreographer specializing in jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and lyrical. Her passion for dance became apparent at the young age of two and has not stopped since. She began her formal instruction at the age of four, competing at age six, and has been with Dance Works since its inception in 1997. Throughout her years of competitive dance, Ashley attended many workshops including Tremaine, CO. Dance, Hollywood Vibe, Monsters of Hip Hop, Jump, and NYCDA.
Brenda Wolfe Brunelle
Originally from South Louisiana, Brenda has been a native of Murfreesboro for over twenty years. Brenda founded Dance Works in 1997 with a vision of creating a new and positive approach to the art of dance. Under her direction, Dance Works has grown into Rutherford County's largest and most prestigious dance studio.