About the Studio

Studio South Performing Arts Center

“Where tradition meets innovation”

Complete and comprehensive dance programs for the beginner through the advanced level. 

We at Studio South strive to provide our students with high quality dance education in a healthy and loving atmosphere. A core faculty of professional artists provides a solid dance foundation while introducing a variety of styles and encouraging dancer versatility. The classes are challenging with an emphasis on personal accomplishment for each dancer.

Our focus is to provide individual attention to each student in order to further their personal development. Master classes and workshops with artists of international prominence complete the program. We are devoted to sharing our knowledge and love of dance with students at all stages of artistic development.

Studio South is conveniently and safely located across from Downtown Brunswick's Historic Queen's Square and
The City of Brunswick Police Department at 1307 Grant Street. This 2700 sq. foot facility has two floating dance floors with marley surface giving each dancer a safe and absorbent floor to perform to their fullest potential.


Meet the Artistic Director for Studio South

 Traci Mattea Sproull
 Traci started her professional career as a dancer for the
  Orlando Magic and for Walt Disney World's Pleasure Island. 
  She then called Vegas home for ten years where she
  performed in a number of stage shows such as "Storm", 
  "Legends In Concert" and for international recording artsit 
   Kristine W.  She has also dance on the Latin Grammy's and
  for many corporate events such as Harley Davidson,
  Samsung, Matrix, Ford, and Reebok. As creative director, 
  choreographer, and casting director for David Saxe
  productions, her career moved to the other side of the 
  business.  She is noted for choreographing and directing 4
  shows on the famed Las Vegas strip, as well as shos in
  Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Atlantic City, and Philadelphia.
  She has choreographed for many charitable events such as The Christopher Reeves Foundation and
The Golden Rainbow Aids Foundation.Traci moved back to the East Coast to be close her family in Florida, and is currently a guest teacher for American Dance Projekt dance convention/competition.  She is happy to share her love and passion of dance and theater with young students.  She brings a versatile and highly stylized choreography into the classroom.

Our Staff

Heather Driggers
 Heather is the assistant artistic director of Studio 
 South and a choreographer for Invisions Dance
 Company. She also teaches ballet, lyrical, and jazz
 classes at Studio South and has an Associates
 Degree in Criminal Justice. She has been an integral
 part of the local dance community for the past 16
 years. She has trained with Doug Caldwell, Joe 
 Tremaine, Joelle Martinec, and many more. Heather
 has won numerous awards regionally and nationally 
 both with performing and her choreography. Her
 favorite part of teaching dance is watching the  growth of each child and helping them realize their dance potential.

 Brittany Rehling                                                    
 Brittany is a teacher and an assistant teacher
 at Studio South. She danced locally for 12 years
 before moving away to attend State University 
 of West Georgia. She moved back to Brunswick
 friends and plans to attend Coastal Georgia
 Community  and College in the fall to pursue a 
 degree in Criminal Justice.  She is a passionate
 dancer who has won many awards both locally
 and nationally for her abilities. We are very lucky
 to have her as a part of our team.

  
  

James Pruitt

 James is our resident ballet instructor.  James danced with the Atlanta Ballet 
 Company for 12 years and continues to teach all around the country and set
 ballets with many prominent dance companies.  James will be staying at
 Studio South for the 2009-2010 season to teach contemporary ballet and
 modern.

 

 

 

 

    Janet Ribron
 
Janet teaches clogging for Studio South.  She is a long time local
 with a husband and two children.  She and her husband both own
 their own business, Brunswick Barber and Style and Ribron Heating & 
 Air
. We are happy to have Janet on staff to offer this fun
 and exciting class to all of our students.

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