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Meet our faculty
Harley Whitman
Harley started dancing at the age of 12 with her school's drill team and the age of 16 with studio dance. Her favorite style to teach is pre-k/kindergarten classes and intermediate/advanced contemporary classes.
Harley won a choreography award at NYLA for her work on an advanced soloist and was voted "People's Choice" choreographer winner during Parish Ballet Company's emerging artists competition. She graduates in December of 2024 from ULM with a degree in Ag Business.
Harley says she loves teaching at ATTD because it has opened many doors for her and allowed her to make many connections along the way. She says the family atmosphere makes teaching and dancing at the studio wholesome and fun.
Her favorite dance memory was winning her first choreography award and how the girls were so proud and loving. She says she couldn't do it without the help of her dance mates. Harley says that what she has been taught at the studio will help her to continue to mature and develop through her career and in life.
We love having Miss Harley on faculty at ATTD! The little ones love her and her fun charisma and the older dancers look up to her.
Meet Mrs. Rebecka Gwin
Owner/ Director
Mrs. Rebecka began dancing at the age of three and soon developed a love for dance. She knew quickly that dance was something that would stay with her forever.
She was accepted into Missy Crain's Perfoming Company, which is a prestigious competition team, in which she attended many dance conventions and competitions in various cities including nationals in Las Vegas. Because of her competition team, she had the opportunity to learn from world renowned teachers and choreographers. Mrs. Rebecka was also accepted into the Twin City Ballet Company where she served as company member for four years. She then joined Louisiana Delta Ballet Company founded by her personal dance teacher, Missy Crain. Mrs. Rebecka was promoted to principal dancer for LDB and had the opportunity to perform many lead roles as well as attending Regional Dance America Southwest Festivals. Thanks to LDB, Mrs Rebecka was taught by some of the best instructors and choreographers and had many opportunities to learn and perform amazing ballets, lead roles, and pas de deux roles.
Mrs. Rebecka began assisting her dance teachers at the age of 16 then was promoted to dance instructor at the age of 18. Thankfully, because of the opportuinity to study dance instensively and teach regulary, she found her teacher's heart.
Mrs. Rebecka founded A Time To Dance in the fall of 2010. ATTD is a labor of love and passion and it is her mission to help dancers in her area find their love for dance as well. She has won several choreography awards for her works with her competition team, and has produced many routines that won judges awards as well. She has had numerous students study dance collegiately through an audition process with scholarships, and dancers accepted into prestigious dance companies around the country such as, Ballet West, The Rock Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, BalletMet, USA IBC, American Ballet Theatre, Next Generation, Cincinnati Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Resilience Dance, Webster University of Dance, Chicago Ballet, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, Burklyn Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, Ruth Page School of Dance, Milwaukee Ballet, Colorado Ballet, & Lousiville Ballet. She has had two students join a year round trainee programs and several accepted and offered scholarships. Mrs. Rebecka has also produced 1st place pom and jazz routines for area drill teams through the MAIS dance competition.
Mrs. Rebecka is 38 years old, married to her supportive husband, Kevin Gwin, and has two beautiful daughters who also share her love for the art of dance.
It is the goal of ATTD to offer quality dance training for Richland and West Carroll parishes.
Mrs. Rebecka is also the Artistic Director for Parish Ballet Company. PBC in a non-profit pre-professional dance company housed at A Time To Dance Studios.
Fun Fact: the ATTD logo is of Mrs. Rebecka from her performing days!
Instructors:
Harley Whitman
Shana Waller
Reagan Densmore
Instructor bios coming soon!
Assistant Instructors:
Marlee Harper
Olivia Malmay
Mallory Whitney
Stella Holloway
JoEllen Gwin
Kayleigh Wisenor
Kloey Hill
Allie Sims
JuliAnne Gwin
Laila Lucas
All faculty for ATTD were trained by Mrs. Rebecka as dancers and staff members.
