Director - Cassie Rhodes
Miss Cassie has enjoyed instilling a passion for dance in her students for nearly 20 years. Her mission is not only to offer the highest quality technical training, but to inculcate a lifelong lesson of self expression, confidence, individuality, and integrity in each of her students. Miss Cassie is a Certified Dance Master in the discipline of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz through the Southern Association of Dance Masters. She is a national award-winning choreographer and a continuous “Teacher Excellence” award-winner. She prides herself in the many accomplishments of her students and her studio including numerous “Studio Sportsmanship” awards, “Top Studio” awards, and “Choreography Excellence” awards. She gives her students and instructors the creative freedom to openly express their artistry as dancers and develop confidence in themselves. With each of these attributes, Miss Cassie has made Rhodes Dance Academy into the studio it is today, and gives every student the opportunity to move, create, and inspire the world!
Assistant Director - Alley Guthrie
Miss Alley is a founding member of Rhodes Dance Academy and the RDA Elite Competitive Team. She has positively impacted hundreds of students’ lives in her 10 years of teaching and has a passion for developing dance skills in a fun and bubbly class setting. Miss Alley has over 15 years of dance experience and has expanded her knowledge of the dance field through training in countless workshops, conventions, and online courses. Miss Alley is a national award-winning teacher and a “Choreography Excellence” award recipient. She prides herself in developing fun and upbeat lesson plans which are highly effective in the development of her student dance technique and ability level. Her unique teaching style has been a class favorite for countless years.