Kaitlyn Shelton is from Reidsville, North Carolina.  Kaitlyn holds her BA in dance and her K-Twelve Teaching License from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  Kaitlyn teaches ballet/jazz/contemporary/preschool and tumbling classes at DCG.   Additionally, Kaitlyn teaches and choreographs for our Nutcracker Ballet and Competition Dance Teams.  In 2021 Kaitlyn was awarded the BEST CHOREOGRAPHY awards at multiple dance competitions.  Kaitlyn holds her Cecchetti Council of America teaching certification in classical ballet and enjoys her full-time teaching position at the studio.  Kaitlyn began her training at The Dance Center of Greensboro in 2012 and Kaitlyn performed in DCG’s Nutcracker Ballet, Cecchetti Examinations, Dance Competitions, Wake Forest University half-time performances, and Spring recital performances. Additionally, Kaitlyn has earned numerous dance awards and accolades for both group routines and solos. Kaitlyn is a wonderful role model for DCG’s young dancers, and she is a favorite among the DCG students! The Dance Center of Greensboro is thrilled to have Kaitlyn Shelton as a faculty member.

Susan Bodsford hails from High Point, North Carolina.  Susan began studying dance at age 6 and by 15 began her teaching career as an assistant at the Ray Hollingsworth Dance and Theatre Arts Centre.  Susan was a Miss North Carolina dancer and was awarded High Pont’s Junior Miss and winner at the North Carolina Junior Miss.  Susan won many top honors during her competitive dance years including the title of National Acrobatic Champion.  Susan’s extensive dance training includes ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acrobatics, musical comedy, voice and gymnastics under some of the great teachers including  Savion Glover, Henry LeTang, Gus Giordano, Michael Peters, and Michael Rooney to name a few.  Susan taught at The Dance Shop in Archdale, NC and judged the Showstopper National Talent Competitions for many years.  In 1985, Susan opened, her own studio, Dance Unlimited, in Kernersville which has been a staple in the dance community for more than 30 years.  Susan has gone on to produce numerous state and national talent winners and her students have gone onto Rockettes, Radio City Christmas Spectacular and American Ballet theatre, New York City.  The Dance Center of Greensboro is honored to have Ms. Susan on faculty sharing her many years of teaching, dancing, directing, and performing with the DCG students.

Sherry Yacuzzo hails from High Point, North Carolina. Sherry has 30 years’ experience as a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and competition judge. Sherry spent 10 years dancing professionally in Branson, MO and Lake Tahoe, NV, and has appeared in numerous industrials, conventions and shows.  Sherry has studied with and worked for dance greats such as Al Gilbert, Frank Boem, Ron Lewis and Michael Darrin. Most of her earlier training, while growing up, was in the local area with her wonderful teachers such as the late Jacqueline Dorminey and Ray Hollingsworth.  It was their training, guidance and encouragement which allowed Sherry to have the confidence to pursue her dream in dance.  Sherry is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip – hop, acrobatics, and musical theatre and shares her passion for dance by teaching dancers of all ages.  With more than 20 years’ experience teaching, and choreographing DCG is excited to have Sherry Yacuzzo join our faculty.  Sherry serves as a judge for numerous national dance competition circuits and is a licensed Zumba instructor.  DCG welcomes Sherry and is excited to have such an accomplished, and professional, teacher working with our students.

 A native of South Carolina, Mallory began studying dance with Grange Hall once a week and from the first class was hooked on performing for life. Mallory made his way to New York City where he became a “Broadway Gypsie” performing in at least 15 Broadway shows and choreographing 3 others. Mallory has studied under some of the dance industry’s greats of the day including jazz with Luigi, Gus Giordano and Matt Maddox and tap with Henry Le Tang, Bobo Audy and Danny Hoctor of Dance Caravan. As a teacher Mallory has over 35 years of experience and success placing his dance students on Broadway in numerous shows including: Evita, A Chorus Line, Beauty and the Beast, Little Me, Barnum, Meet Me in St. Louis, Cats, Radio City Music Hall Rockettes.

In film including: Chaplin, A Chorus Line, Xanadu and on television in The Love Boat and the Country Music Awards to name a few. Mr. Graham has produced, directed and choreographed the Miss Mississippi Pageant Show for over a decade and has won 6 Emmy Awards for directing and/or choreographing. Locally Mallory Graham produced High School Musical and choreographed Hairspray for The Community Theater of Greensboro, Theatre in the Schools for Guilford County, Aida for the Myrtle Beach School system, and Guys and Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, and 42nd Street for the High Point Community Theatre. The Dance Center of Greensboro is honored to have Mallory Graham join our faculty a a teacher and choreographer to offer our students his expertise, incredible life experience as a professional dancer and performer and as a multi-Emmy Award winning choreographer.