PDC
Faculty
Tenitra Allison Oates
- Director
/Choreographer
A
native of Charlotte, NC, Tenitra has been dancing for over 30 years.
She has studied various styles of dance including Tap, Jazz, Ballet,
Modern, Lyrical and Liturgical, and has trained with great talents such as
Debbie Allen, Jason Samuels Smith, Frank Hatchett, Shelia Barker, Jackie Patterson, Mike
Minery, Tommy Retter, and many more. As
a young competitive performer, Tenitra received over 150 first place and
championship awards. In 1995, she
was the recipient of a “Success America
” dance scholarship to New York City.
Tenitra
attended the
University
of
North Carolina
at
Charlotte
where she received a BA degree in Communications in 1997.
During college, she was very competitive in pageantry and won
several titles including Miss UNC-Charlotte 49er 1995, Miss
Charlotte-Mecklenburg 1996, and she was a semi-finalist in Miss North Carolina
USA in 1996. While in college,
Tenitra also choreographed routines for several pageants and competitive high
school dance teams.
She is currently a board member and choreographer for the Miss Mecklenburg
County Pageant. Tenitra has also done commercial work for Basset
Furniture, Harris Teeter, Wachovia and many more.
Tenitra
has been choreographing and teaching competitive dance for the past 20 years.
Some of her students have gone on to become professional dancers in
various places such as; Guatemala, Spain,
New York City and the Grand Ole Opry in Tennessee. Tenitra is best known for her
tap choreography. Her dances
have earned her several ‘Choreography’ and ‘Championship’ awards in the
Mini, Junior, Teen and Senior age categories at local and national competitions.
Tenitra
currently resides in Charlotte, NC
with her husband Carlos and 2 sons, Daylen and Camden. Her motto is to
"live by the
3D’s: Dedication, Determination
and Discipline."
She encourages all of her students to live by this motto and strive to become
their very best.
Jami
Nunn - Ballet and Recreational Instructor
Stephanie
Antosyk - Competition Instructor
Sue
Bernath - Ballet Instructor
Jackson
Hayes - Hip-Hop Instructor
Kyla
Acie - Recreational Instructor
TyNia
Brandon - Competition Assistant
