Lauren Ankersoe (Owner/Director)

Mary Lu Browder (Owner/Director)

Stacie Flood-Popp After receiving her degree in Visual Arts form Wittenberg University, Stacie moved to Paris, France. While living in France she started taking dance classes at Cite' Veron and Studio Harmonic; focusing on modern, jazz, hip hop, salsa and contemporary. While in France she trained professionally under Jean Claude Marignale, Dominique Lesdema, Christopher Huggins, Bruno Collinet and Beverley DeFosses. Stacie also danced in Marginale's company, Tout en Danse. Following this, she returned to Nashville to further develop the dance community. Influenced from her choreographic heros in Paris, Los Angeles, and New York, Stacie continuously redefines her technique and creative skills. Stacie is currently teaching her 11th year for Nashville School of the Arts; here she has developed dancers who have performed with Louisville Ballet, Boston Ballet, Celine Dion, Donna Summer, and various other professionals in the dance community. Stacie constantly strives to expand and improve her dancing by actively pursuing different movement education opportunities. After she moved back to the States, she started to train in Vagonova method of ballet, West African dance, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. Stacie has worked closely with world renowned choreographer Andre Fuentes, she has also performed with Collide Dance under Erica Sobol. In 2008 Stacie co-established found movment group, as the first contemporary dance company in Nashville, TN. She is continuing its development, as well as furthering her career both commercially and in concert.

Missy Dray graduated Magna Cum Laude from Oklahoma City University with a BS in Dance Management in ’02, she danced and choreographed for the Belleforte Dance Company in Oklahoma City. Since moving to Nashville in 2007 she has done guest work at several studios and taught a semester in the Commercial Entertainment Department at Columbia State Community College. Her choreography has been performed by the backup dancers of Christian recording artist Troma on her “LOTV” project which has performed at several large events including the True Love Waits conference, and by recording artist Traci Snowe at her recent opening for Sean Kingston in San Diego. Recently she choreographed and performed in Angel Taylor’s new music video “Like You Do” currently seen on VH1, and for a flash mob music video for Josh Turner’s “Why Don’t We Just Dance”. In the spring she travels across the country judging for several dance competitions and her weekdays are spent with the dancers at Nashville School of the Arts.

William Ladd William has been dancing since the age of 5. He trained at The Dance Force of Clarksville, a national award winning studio in Clarksville, TN. During his competitive career he was awarded Mr. Talent on Parade in 2008, Mr. Dance Xplosion in Clarksville and Nashville in 2009 and Mr. Stage One National Champ in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in June 2009 and was also awarded a National Champion Choreographer Award. He is currently attending Austin Peay State University and is enrolled in their dance program. Wil tours with a National Dance Convention "Dancers Rock", and a National Dance Competition "Stage One Dance Productions". Wil brings a fresh jazz-funk style along with an awarding winning contemporary-modern movement to dancers nationwide. He trained with Mia Michaels, Sonya Tayeh, Brian Friendman, Nick Bass, Miguel Zarate, Doug Caldwell, Willian WIngfield and many others. Wil recently landed on the set of "Footloose" the movie to be released in the near future playing the part of a dancer in several scenes. Wil loves to dance and is an inspiration to other dancers. Wil currently teachers on staff at Dance Force as well as traveling the nation teaching. He has an outgoing personality and a "no-quit attitude". You will love his style and always have fun in his classes.

Amber Rose Cox Amber Rose a resident of Nashville, TN, has been dancing for thirteen years. She was a junior and senior member with the Grand Rapids Ballet Company and has dance training at North Carolina School of the Arts, National Ballet School of Canada, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She is currently a back up hip-hop dancer for Gotee Recording artist,Troma. Amber can been seen in the music video in Danielle Peck's, "Isn't that Everything", and Resurrection Life Church" Let there be Joy". Amber has been in more than 50 ballets, operas, and musical theater productions. In Greenville, Amber has performed with Flat River Community Players in The Fantasicks (Louisa), and has choreographed for Annieand Once Upon a Mattress. She has also worked with Grand Rapids Civic Theater, Circle Theater, Actors Theater, Opera Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Ballet, Forest Hills Central High School, Pinewood Middle School, Rogers High School, and Grand Valley State University. Ms. Amber currently teaches at The Dance Force of Clarksville and Bellevue Dance Center in Nashville, TN. She obtains a Associate degree in Music and a BA in Business Administration.

Caroline Browder Black Caroline Black has been an instructor/choreographer for seven years at The Dance Force of Clarksville. Caroline began her training at Classic Steps under the instruction of Charlsie Haliburton, then later joined Clarksville Dance Academy at age nine under the direction of Cindy Bedwell. She currently instructs the mini, petite, and junior levels of competition teams known as “The Force” as well as being the director over the Shooting, Rising, and Baby Starz performance teams. She received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Austin Peay State University in 2010. Her education background gives her much patience with the little people and structure in the classroom. She enjoys teaching all styles of dance and feels that she has one of the most rewarding jobs getting to work at The Dance Force of Clarksville

Sara Quinn Sara has danced for 10 years for The Dance Force of Clarksville. She enjoys teaching very much at Dance Force. Sara attends Austin Peay State University fulltime and is part of the Pom Squad as well as their dance scholarship program and part of Alpha Delta Pi Soroity. Through the program she is able to perform, choreograph, and learn behind the scene's aspects of the art of dance. Sara is so proud of all her students and works with many ages but her passion is the younger upcoming dancers. Have a fantastic year everyone!