Our Elite Faculty. Please contact the Director to apply.
Our adult instructors are college-trained and collectively have over 60 years of experience in the dance field. Our instructors have also trained with the best instructors the dance industry has to offer at studios such as Broadway Dance Center in New York City and collegiate dance programs.
JOANNE DAVIDSON - President/Artistic Director, Instructor/Choreographer
LYDIA DURASO - Instructor
MAKENZIE BROWN - Instructor/Pre-dance Program Lead
LYNDI BUCKHOLZ - Instructor
Lyndi Buckholz is originally from New Jersey and received her BFA in Dance
Performance and Choreography from George Mason University in 2022. While in
college she had the opportunity to work with Hope Boykin on a piece called
Running to and Toward Time that premiered online at the end of 2020. Throughout
college she also had the chance to create several choreographic works that were
performed in person, as well as online.
After college, she relocated to St. Louis, Missouri where she joined St. Louis Dance
Theatre as a Trainee. While in St. Louis she was able to work with people such as
Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Lindsay Hawkins, Robert Poe, Sara Brendel, Tasha Hinex,
Natalie Williams, Jacob Henss, and Joshua Peugh. Lyndi then relocated to
Columbus, Ohio to work with Joshua Manculich and join Whirlwind Dance.
While in Ohio she also joined Columbus Modern Dance Company under the direction of
Laura Puscas. Ohio gave Lyndi the opportunity to choreograph, teach, and
perform in many different capacities, one of her favorites was choreographing
and performing in the MLS All-star pre-show performance! She is excited, having joined
the Elite Dance Academy staff, and share her love of dance and choreographing
with the Elite students!
KAYLE LOVE - Instructor
Kayle Love is a 21-year-old university student who is pursuing her studies at The University of Alabama. She attended Elite Dance Academy in 2007-2008 and 2017-2022. She has trained in many forms of dance including hip-hop, contemporary, modern, jazz, and acro. While attending Central High School she was a student dance choreographer for her school’s Musical theater Program “Encore Productions” and a student dance assistant at Elite Dance Academy. In 2022 Kayle was given $10k worth of scholarships for dance and won Elite Top First at KAR with her first self-choreographed solo routine.
Starting in her fall semester of college Kayle joined the dance group HallyUA who specialize in spreading Asian cultures through dance. She has performed for the Greater Giving Charity by APO and Kpop Mini-Con. She has performed with many Vietnamese artists and Celo Green in 2022. While being a full-time student she toured dancing in many states in the South hoping to spread these cultures to all. She performed at the opening of the Asian American and Pacific Islanders Association and the Asian Cultures Club. She has performed for the Resonance Choir and Riptide Dance crew.
Most recently she has returned home to continue her study of dance from her beloved teachers. She is excited to begin teaching another season at Elite, while striving to become a professional dancer and continue pursuit of her ambitions. Welcome back, Miss Kayle!!
MELISSA HARRIS - Office Lead