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Brittany Fleet
FOUNDER
Lead Coach
Brittany Fleet is a Native of Baltimore, MD, and a passion-driven Artist who believes that Dance expands your vision and eliminates boundaries. She began her training at a young age which led her to focus on Dance at Carver Center For Arts And Technology, followed by a BFA in Dance at SUNY Purchase. Her additional training includes The Rock School, Orlando Ballet, And Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She has performed works by George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Stephanie Tooman, and Francesca Harper.
Professionally, Brittany has been seen in many live performances, Commercials, and Music Videos with Disney, The Kids Choice Awards, Google, Shark Ninja, and several music artists.
Brittany is a Teacher, Choreographer, and Mentor who believes that training the body is just as important as focusing on the dancers mentality. Her passion for dance and dance education led her to launch FLEET Dance Coaching LLC in March 2022. She promises to offer excellence and experiences far beyond individualized training. Striving to grow as her students grow in return, Brittany recently received a teacher certification from the world-renowned American Ballet Theatre! Fleet has gained recognition by Brown Girls do ballet, June Ambrose × PUMA "Neighboor-HOOD Hall of Famer," and 2022 Best of Atlanta award in Career Guidance. Brittany has assisted several students with applying to some of the top college dance programs in the US and is excited to guide and mentor this promising group of seniors. Brittany believes in a holistic approach to coaching. “Strong mind set strong dancer”
Specializes in Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and FLEET conditioning and Artistc Director of Dance to Degree
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Nadyne Bispo
COACH
Master Ballet Coach
Nadyne Bispo is originally from Brazil. She began her dance training at the age of 3 years old at Balé Jovem de São Vicente, Brazil where she studied the Vaganova technique. She graduated in 2015 from the school while achieving a series of awards and accomplishments with the greatest being awarded The Best Ballerina of competition Passo de Arte-Santos with Satanella Variation.
Nadyne represented Brazil in many international competitions, two of them being Tanzolimp in Berlin and Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in NY where she received scholarships and contracts with companies including Boston Ballet and Atlanta Ballet. She attended both of their Summer Intensive Programs.
She joined the Atlanta Ballet in 2018 under the direction of Gennadi Nedvigin where she danced in many productions including Yuri’s Possokov’s Nutcracker, Giselle, Don Quixote, Firebird, Serenade by Georgue Balanchine, La Sylphide, Coco Chanel the Life of a Fashion Icon by Annabelle Lopez as well as the Enchantress in Beauty and the Beast.
She is excited to share her passion for ballet and inspire others to harness their potential and enjoy the love she has experienced from the community.
Specializes in Ballet, Pointe, Variation Coaching
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Charizma Lawerence
Co Founder of Dance to Degree
About THE LINK: Charizma Lawrence grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where she discovered her love of the performing arts at the age of 11. Charizma obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Southern California in 2023 along with a Minor in Psychology. She has worked with notable choreographers such as Debbie Allen, Tessandra Chavez, Chloe Arnold, Micaela Taylor, Brandi Chun, Andrew Winghart, and Al Blackstone. She has performed staged works by Jin Kyliän, Justin Peck, and Ohad Naharin. She has worked on commercials for The Coca-Cola Company and Walmart, danced in music videos, and with celebrities such as Melissa McCarthy. Her ever-evolving love for the arts has encouraged her to find ways to nurture other interests in tandem with her passion, including entrepreneurship.
THE LINK Collegiate Counseling, LLC was created by Charizma in 2023 as a way to help give back to students who see dance as a serious career choice. Upon reflection of her own collegiate application process, she was able to identify specific ways she can be of service to the students coming after her. THE LINK Collegiate Counseling, LLC aims to support dancers through their college application process by providing resources such as connections with alumni and current students of their dream program, conversations on how to match a program to their career goals, coaching on essay prompts, and more! We are super excited to be launching Dance to Degree in partnership with FLEET Dance Coaching LLC as this partnership will create such a robust program for our incoming students.