Faculty & Staff

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Mary Cadle

Director

Mary’s professional career began with the Cincinnati Ballet Company. While there, Mary met her husband and moved to Jackson, MS to join Ballet Magnificat! After several years of touring, Ballet Magnificat! opened their first school, and Mary was the first teacher. Since then, she has given her full energy to training young dancers in the art of classical ballet as well as mentoring and encouraging them to use their gifts for God’s glory.

In 2010, Mary became the director and primary ballet teacher of Fellowship School of Dance, a ministry of Fellowship Bible Church.  Under her leadership FSD grew and thrived, becoming a prominent dance school in the Brentwood area.  In 2021, with the encouragement of leadership at Fellowship Bible Church, Mary created a new  501(c)3 arts education organization and renamed the school to become Fellowship School of Creative Arts, Inc.  Mary resides in Franklin, TN with her husband Michael who serves as the Schools Director of Development, and enjoys time with her adult children and grandchildren.


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Olivia Rosselli

Assistant Director

Olivia discovered her love for dance at a young age. She began her classical ballet training at First Light Arts Academy. She also studied at Vanderbilt Dance Program and Ensworth School of Dance and performed as a part of Vanderbilt Dance Theatre. Olivia had a dance scholarship to Belhaven University in Jackson, MS where she studied classical ballet and modern dance. She performed in many original contemporary ballet works. Olivia graduated from Belhaven University with a BFA in Ballet Performance in May of 2014. Olivia loves being back in Nashville. In 2015, she married Sam Rosselli from Nottingham, England and together they have three children.

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Rachel Glaze

Administrator

Rachel is a native of Florida, where she began her dance training at the age of three. She trained with the Northwest Florida Ballet under the direction of Bernadette Sims, Todd Eric Allen and Dorothy Lister. After graduating high school, Rachel went on to join the Northwest Florida Ballet Company as a soloist and later as a principle dancer where she had the opportunity to perform lead roles in many classical ballets. While performing with the company, Rachel also helped develop North West Florida Ballet's Academy program. She taught techniques of ballet to third grade through high school students as a part of their daily school program. She taught for the School of Nashville Ballet for six years, and has continued sharing her passion of ballet with students in the Nashville area since moving.

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Michael Cadle

Director of Development and Instructor

Michael Cadle is the Director of Development at FSCA, where he provides strategic guidance to the Board in support of the organization’s mission and vision. With a rich background in both the performing arts and business, Michael brings a unique blend of creative and professional expertise to the FSCA community.

Michael began his dance career with the Cincinnati Ballet, where he and his wife, Mary, met while performing in classical and contemporary ballets including Swan Lake, Giselle, and The Nutcracker, as well as works by legendary choreographers George Balanchine and Sir Frederick Franklin. In 1986, they joined Ballet Magnificat in Jackson, Mississippi, becoming some of the company’s founding dancers. Together, they played a key role in establishing the Ballet Magnificat School of the Arts and the dance program at Belhaven University.

In 2023, Michael returned to the studio as a faculty member at FSCA, where he teaches advanced ballet with a focus on classical partnering and the development of male dancers.

Outside the studio, Michael has built a successful career in real estate. Since 2004, he has worked as a real estate agent and broker with Benchmark Realty in Williamson County. He is also the author of several books on real estate and mentors new agents entering the field.

Michael’s diverse experience reflects a lifelong commitment to growth, mentorship, and excellence in every area of his work.

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Sarah Easley

Lower School Curriculum Coordinator & Instructor

Sarah began dancing at age 3 in her hometown of Lakeland, FL. She attended Harrison School for the Arts and spent summers studying at Orlando Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Her senior year, she was awarded by Florida First Lady, Columba Bush, for her achievements in dance. Sarah attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX where she earned a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Corporate Communications. During her time at SMU, Sarah trained in the Balanchine and Graham techniques and performed in numerous masterworks. She also spent time dancing and working as a communications intern consultant with Dance Theatre of Harlem in NYC. Sarah is grateful to have found FSCA, where her passions of faith and dance pair beautifully and she gets to share this inspiring interplay with her students! Sarah and her husband, Benjamin, live in Nolensville with their two daughters, Ella and Harper.

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Jan Carter Stumbo

Instructor & Co-Coordinator of Community Division

For over 30 years, Jan has worked professionally as a dance instructor, choreographer and AFAA certified personal trainer. Intensive training in classical ballet, classical jazz (Giordano), musical theatre, and modern dance enabled a career including performance opportunities across the United States. Jan was honored to open for Tony Bennett as a lead dancer with The David Humphreys Orchestra, performed a solo in Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas, and was a lead in Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, along with a variety of commercial projects including CMT’s Top 20 Countdowns and numerous commercials. Jan was a lead dancer, rehearsal director and founding member of Epiphany, a modern dance company expressing faith through dance in Nashville. Jan was also the assistant director for seven years at Franklin Classical School, choreographing their spring musicals including Titanic, Scarlett Pimpernel, Fiddler on the Roof and Comedy of Errors and Ruth. Currently, Jan is teaching at Cookeville Leisure Services School of Dance and Fellowship School of Creative Arts in Franklin, TN. Jan also offers wedding first dance lessons and personal fitness classes to clients in Middle Tennessee, and is available for master classes, workshops, and choreography in any location.

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Briana Banks

Instructor

For over 15 years, Briana has been teaching dance and instilling the love of worship in the next generation of dancers. She received her BFA in Dance Performance from Belhaven University in 2010. Upon graduation, she spent several years dancing, teaching and choreographing professionally in New York City before returning to her hometown to complete a M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University in 2016. Before joining FSCA, she worked at Belmont University’s Center for Executive Education and  Vanderbilt’s University Enrollment Affairs office. Outside of work, Briana enjoys swing dancing, raising chickens, hiking, and playing as a professional violinist around Nashville. She loves living in Nashville with her husband Kevin and two daughters, Adeline Grace and Lynndey Ruth. 

Katya Klein

Instructor

Katya was born in Perm, Russia. She began her training in competitive rhythmic gymnastics then transitioned to classical ballet at age 10. At 17, she was selected to train at a pre-professional Vaganova based program in Washington DC. Katya attended summer intensives at Bolshoi, USA IBC XI SI, Open World Dance Foundation and Kennedy Center for the Arts. Through Open World she traveled to Latvia & Estonia and completed the teachers training course with instructors trained by Agrippina Vaganova. She completed courses in classical ballet, acting and character dance. Katya was a YAGP finalist in 2015, 2016 & 2017 and was selected to compete in the World Ballet Competition in 2021. She is grateful for the opportunities the Lord has given her to receive excellent training with exceptional teachers and is looking forward to passing on her love of dance to a new generation of dancers. God has placed a passion in her heart to mentor and encourage dancers both in their walk with the Lord and how they can use the art of ballet to worship Him.

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Grace Weaver

Instructor

Grace Weaver is a dancer, teaching artist, and storyteller originally from Decatur, IL. She discovered her love of the Arts at a young age and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater for Youth from Samford University. Throughout her collegiate career, she was a member of the Dance Company and continued her dance training in ballet, modern, tap, and musical theater styles. Grace has been a teaching artist with several children’s theater’s around the country including Virginia Samford Theater, Birmingham Children’s Theater, The Alliance Theater, and The Rose Theater. Grace is also a passionate storyteller. Some of her acting and directing credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (Ted), Apollo: to the Moon (Director), Tinker Bell (Michael), Frozen Kids (Director), The Lightning Thief (Mrs. Dodds/Ensemble), and The Giver (Director). Grace believes in the power of imagination and strives to inspire creativity within all ages and backgrounds. Fun fact: Grace has an extensive background in Classical Piano. Soli Deo Gloria!

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Caryn Camacho

Instructor

Caryn is originally from Asheville, NC where she grew up training with In His Steps Dance Ministry and Ballet Conservatory of Asheville. In 2018 she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Belhaven University in Jackson, MS with an emphasis in choreography and performance. During her college years, Caryn had the privilege of traveling with Arrows International and Feet Speak Dance Company on summer tours to Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Upon graduating, she moved to Texas to dance with Ad Deum II Dance Company and teach for various studios in the Houston area. Since then, she has taught ballet, pointe technique, jazz, contemporary, and modern dance technique for various studios. Caryn has attended summer programs with Ballet Magnificat, Ad Deum Dance Company, and Zion Dance Project. She is excited to continue her teaching career with Fellowship School of Creative Arts.

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Denise Eason

Instructor

Denise Eason returned to Nashville after a distinguished 20-year career in Hartford, Connecticut. During her time in Hartford, she was a company dancer with the Hartford Ballet and, following her retirement, served as an adjunct professor and choreographer in the dance and theater divisions at The Hartt School, University of Hartford.

From 1989 to 1994, Mrs. Eason was a company dancer with the Nashville Ballet. She returned to the company in 2015, taking on the roles of Ballet Master, company teacher, coach, and faculty member. In her role as Ballet Master, Mrs. Eason worked closely with notable choreographers.  Her responsibilities included staging ballets, teaching company class, coaching principal dancers, conducting audition classes for the company and Summer Intensive, rehearsing both the main company and NB2, and choreographing for both NB2 and Summer Intensive performances.

In 1994, under the direction of Kirk Peterson, Mrs. Eason became a company member with the Hartford Ballet where she performed numerous principal and soloist roles. Her repertoire included principal roles in George Balanchine's Rubies and The Four Temperaments, Serenade, Western Symphony, Apollo, and Valse Fantaisie, Martha Graham’s Diversion of Angels, Choo-San Goh’s In the Glow of the Night, Peterson’s Giselle, and American Nutcracker, to name a few.  Before her tenure at Hartford Ballet, she trained and danced professionally with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Chautauqua Festival Company, Michigan Opera, and Septime Webre Dance.

In addition to her performance career, Mrs. Eason has been a faculty member at various academies affiliated with professional ballet companies and higher education institutions. Most recently she has taught and served as a choreographer at Franklin School of Performing Arts, Nashville School of the Arts and DancEast.  She is a private teacher and coach for dancers and professionals, as well as young theater students applying for music theater university programs.  She continues to serve as choreographer for the Hillsboro Players a role she has fulfilled for the past decade. With over 30 years of experience, she continues to pass on a love and joy for dance to her students.

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Elizabeth DeSeguirant

Instructor

Elizabeth DeSeguirant holds a dual BA in Fine Arts/Theatre Arts and has enjoyed an exciting career teaching, dancing, choreographing and producing in cities across the US.  Company and residency credits include Psophonia Dance Company (TX), Dancepath Theater (TX), Hope Stone’s Hopewerks (TX), Amalgamate Dance Company (NYC), and Gin Dance Company (DC), She has had the privilege of serving as teacher, producer and choreographer for numerous organizations, schools and studios including Project Dance (NYC), YES Prep Southeast (TX), BalletNova center for Dance (DC), Metropolitan School of the Arts (DC), Joy of Motion (DC), PS61 Brooklyn (NY), Premier Dance Academy (FL), St. Petersburg College (FL) and Chattanooga Ballet (TN).  In 2015, Elizabeth started the project-based company, ONELIGHT, which seeks to serve local artists, professionals, and audience members with work that will have a positive and lasting effect.  (onelightdance.org) Since its inception, ONELIGHT has had the privilege of working with numerous organizations to raise needed funds, offer community events and connect local artists.  Most recently, Elizabeth teamed up with a community center in Signal Mountain, TN to develop a creative, inspirational and professional dance program for all ages.  Elizabeth, her husband and their daughter moved to Franklin this past Spring.   Ephesians 3:20-21

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Janae Sims

Instructor

Hello my name is Janae Sims. I have been dancing since I was three years old and teaching dance since I was 13 years of age. Although I was born in Nashville I was raised in Washington State and spent all my years as a competitive dancer. Once I got to High School I was on a traveling dance team and then joined the dance club at BIOLA University. My dream job was to be a dancer at Disneyland and after 5 years of auditioning I got the job. Even though COViD-19 got the show canceled and never got to even start with rehearsal I was grateful to know that I was capable to dance at the highest level of my dreams. I am over the moon to be able to take all my passion and love for dance and teach at this amazing school of creative arts.

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Meghann Byerline

Instructor

Meghann spent most of her childhood studying classical ballet. At age 13 she started her dance education at Nashville Ballet where she rose to the pre-professional division. She performed with the corps de ballet in Nutcracker and Swan Lake with understudy roles in Giselle and Serenade and also performed with Christ Church Nashville Praise Dance Team under the direction of Patricia Cross.

Meghann has taught ballet at Charles Harding Gymnastics and Rejoice School of Ballet. She continued her education at Middle Tennessee State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at top of her class then worked in Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital NICU until becoming a mother. She is currently a full-time mom and home educator to three children, and wife to Gregory since 1998.