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I’m nineteen and have been dancing for nearly seventeen years. I began as a competition dancer before shifting to Vaganova ballet training at age ten and starting pointe soon after. I later trained at Ballet Tennessee and then Chattanooga Ballet.

Alongside studio training, I attended the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts from sixth through twelfth grade, studying contemporary, jazz, tap, modern, and ballet while developing my choreography skills. In 2023, I performed as Princess Aurora in CCA’s Sleeping Beauty and served as head of the Senior Showcase, choreographing multiple works. I’ve also trained at Joffrey Ballet Chicago and Milwaukee Ballet Summer Intensives.

Anastasia received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a concentration in piano pedagogy from Covenant College. Her training included not only concepts of instruction and hands -on teaching, but also aural skills, music theory, and the history of music. Anastasia loves the process of teaching and believes that music should increase a student’s joy and love of beauty. She thinks that piano is best enjoyed when students both work hard and have fun, and she enjoys teaching students of all ages.

Scott Salsman, Vocal Music Instructor and Choir Director

Scott Salsman has been sharing his passion for vocal music on stage throughout his life, mastering a diverse range of styles from classical to contemporary. His vocal training includes instruction from renowned professional teachers spanning from childhood through collegiate studies and beyond. Scott's performance experience encompasses university vocal recitals, musical theater lead roles, gospel quartet performances, leading worship for children and adults, and rock band frontman work. As an educator, Scott has successfully taught children's choirs and directed theatrical productions. His approach combines technical excellence with creative expression, helping students discover their unique voice while building confidence through performance. Scott's versatile background allows him to connect with singers across various musical interests and experience levels, making him an engaging and adaptable instructor for community programs.

She has directed over 75 stage productions. Her award-winning short film, Close the Door, is currently receiving accolades on the festival circuit. In addition to directing, Michelle has also worked as a casting associate for major motion pictures and independent films.

As an actor, Michelle has performed in over 50 plays, television shows, commercials, and films, including Tammy Duane in the Oscar-nominated film Johnny Flynton, and she has been a member of SAG-AFTRA for 20 years.

Her screenplay, The Holler, has placed in several highly competitive and industry-respected screenplay competitions, including the International Page Awards and BlueCat Screenplay Competition. She has also written numerous feature, short, and commercial scripts.

As a certified k-12 theatre teacher with 18 years of experience in education, Michelle has taught theatre, acting, and film in public schools and as a private coach. She loves sharing her passion for story and stage with students of all ages.


Christin Ross is a playwright, poet and teaching artist. She received a BFA in Theatre Studies from Southern Methodist University and trained with the British American Drama Academy in London.

As a playwright, Christin’s work has been professionally produced in New York, DC, Dallas, Boston, Seattle and Chattanooga. She was a National Finalist of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for her play Cold Soup and won a residency at the Incubator Arts Project in NYC for her play Morbid Poetry. A collection of her poems, the basis for Morbid Poetry, was recently published into a book.

Before moving with her family to Chattanooga, Christin taught playwriting and creative drama with the acclaimed Arena Stage and Imagination Stage in Washington, DC. She loves working with young storytellers as their imaginations are limitless and inspiring.

Rachel is a certified Holden Qigong teacher dedicated to helping people create a harmonious flow of energy in body, heart, and mind. Through qigong, Rachel guides students to release stress, cultivate vitality, and move with effortless ease, all while fostering mental clarity and emotional resilience.

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Chris began playing the guitar over 30 years ago. In 2022, he earned an advanced professional certificate in guitar from Berklee College of Music. He believes that music education should be personalized to the student. He would like his students to learn the fundamentals of music while embracing their personal musical interests. He is willing to teach anyone who would like to learn. All ages are welcome.

Hannah is a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Psychology. She is an interdisciplinary artist and a current MFA candidate at Maryland Institute College of Art. Hannah loves working in a multitude of mediums, but some of her favorites are ceramic, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed media, and found objects. She believes that art is for everyone and is committed to sharing her love for artmaking with others, no matter what their prior experience may be.

Caitlin McManigell has been passionate about dance and movement since she began her training at 8 years old. She trained at Shreveport Dance Academy in Louisiana with R.A.D technique in ballet,
Pointe, Several Jazz Techniques and a few Hip-Hop genres. She moved to Oklahoma City her senior year of Highschool to continue at her high- school in the Dance Visions Troup which began her Modern training. After graduation, she was accepted at the University of Central Oklahoma where every Dance form possible was taught to her and she graduated Top Performer in her class of 2014 with
a BFA in Dance Performance. She then moved to Miami, FL to be apart of Dance Now! Miami for a season. She traveled around Florida and did freelance work in music festival such a EarthDance for a few years. Becoming a mother and wife transformed her existence into building a movement class for all ages and abilities especially for prenatal and postnatal families. She believes we must continue to fight to keep movement in our daily routine and loves doing it in a fun and interactive way that can be integrated in our daily lives for years to come.

Marshall Farrell moved to Signal Mountain in the Summer of 2024 with his wife, Erin and two-year old daughter, Heidi. Marshall became the Elementary Music Teacher at Tommie F. Brown Academy near UTC after eight years of teaching music in Nashville, Charlotte North Carolina, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from The Ohio State University and a Master's degree in the same field from the University of Georgia.

Jenison Eduave is a Chattanooga native and began her dance training in 2003 through the Dance Alive and TIP
Scholarship program at Ballet Tennessee, under
direction of Barry and Anna VanCura. She trained in ballet, pointe, modern and jazz technique, and was featured in many roles as a company member and professional training student. Jenison began her teaching career in 2013 and has been on faculty at Ballet Tennessee, Weave Dance Company and Creative Arts Guild and has worked
as a guest choreographer with the Chattanooga Boys Choir and Project Motion.

Jenison has studied and performed with Weave Dance Company and The Pop-up Project, and has participated in summer programs with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Sidra Bell Dance New York, and Yin Yue Dance Company. Through the Ailey School, she completed a Horton Technique teacher training program. In 2018,
Jenison was a two-time recipient of the Community Cultural Connections grant through ArtsBuild. She used the grant funds to create two productions called "Celebrations: a Community Collaboration,” a presentation of original bodies of work in dance, music, and visual arts that highlighted local professional artists in the
Chattanooga area.


Jenison holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Tennessee
at Chattanooga. From 2018-2020 Jenison served as Program Administrator at Ballet Tennessee, where she shared her love of teaching, choreographing, and arts Administration, and from 2020-2022 she served as Outreach/Education Director of The Pop-Up Project. While in her role with The Pop-up Project, she created and
implemented a youth outreach program for underserved youth in Chattanooga.

Jenison performed as a professional artist and choreographed with The Pop-up Project in their immersive productions of “If These Walls Could Talk” (2022) and “Until the Sun Rises” (2023). In the summers of 2022 and 2023, she worked alongside Anna
VanCura and The Pop-up Project to relaunch the Dance Alive program. Jenison will continue her efforts in the relaunch of the legendary outreach program.

Currently, she serves as Artistic Director of Dance at Baylor School. Jenison serves as guest faculty for Ignite! Tennessee Youth Dance Festival, and continues to support and
work with dancers in the Chattanooga community. Beyond dance, Jenison enjoys reading and spending time with her husband, Jeri, and their dog, Amora.

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