About Us

The Director

ADRIENNE TATUM-MIGLIORE was born in Houston, Texas and began dancing at the age of three at Tammy Kim’s dance studio in Alvin, Texas. Adrienne has studied ballet, tap, jazz, clogging, character, modern, lyrical, gymnastics, and hula dance. Between the ages of 6-12, Adrienne competed and performed all over the state of Texas. During that time, Adrienne won over 50 first place awards, highpoint awards and the Miss Dance Texas Headliner title for the 12 and under age division.

After graduating high school in Alma, Arkansas, Adrienne’s interest in dance became more serious and she auditioned for the Dance Major program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu. Upon acceptance, she studied under the instruction of Gregg Lizenbery who has appeared in choreography by José Limón, Anna Sokolow, Donald McKayle, Paul Sanasardo, John Butler, Glen Tetley, Matt Mattox, Viola Farber, Ethel Winter, Doris Humphrey, and Jennifer Muller. While in Hawaii Adrienne also performed works by Leeward Community College professor Stephanie Palombo as well as her own choreography.

In late 2003, Adrienne moved to Georgia and later auditioned for the Dance Education program at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia. Adrienne’s dancing has since blossomed under the instruction of Vincas Greene, Jolie Long, Natalie Berry, and the late Carol Smiarowski. In 2004, Adrienne formed her own dance instruction company, I Love Dance! in order to bring dance to the children of working parents. Her mission is to offer affordability and convenience to these families without compromising quality. ILD! has grown to include schools in Fulton, Cobb, Dekalb, Gwinnett and Hall counties.

From 2006-2007 Adrienne was accepted into the Brenau Dance Ensemble directed by Jolie Long and had the amazing opportunity to perform Marble Halls by Mark Morris from New York City. Later that year, Adrienne danced in Brenau’s very first Opera performance, The Impresario, complete with a live symphony playing Bach’s Eine Kleine Nacht Music. Adrienne serves to foster the love of the arts into each dancer through proper dance technique and a passion for excellence. In 2009, Adrienne will graduate from Brenau University with a B.F.A. in Dance Education and will eventually obtain her Masters degree in dance. Adrienne also hopes to perform professionally in the Atlanta area after graduation.

Instructors

KATE JENKINS began dancing at the age of 3. She became serious about dance when she began classes at Augusta West Dance Studio in Augusta Georgia. There she began assist teaching at age 14 and acquired her own classes at age 16. After graduating High School she attended the University of Tennessee in Knoxville where she was on the Vols Pom Pom Squad. Her sophomore year she transferred to Oklahoma City University to major in Dance Performance and Dance Management. Kate graduated from OCU with honors and holds a Bachelor of Science in Dance Management.

Once in the professional field Kate performed with various production companies and in many different shows across the US to include but not limited to: Brett Daniels Magic Productions in Tunica MS, the Kirby Van Burch show in Branson MO, as well as many different Industrial shows in Las Vegas and Florida. She has also held numerous contracts with Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Princess Cruise Lines. In addition to performing, Kate also worked in various other departments during her cruise line contracts to include the art auctions, photography, spas and shore excursions. Kate is excited to be teaching with “I Love Dance” and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and experiences with her students.

BREE KENNY has been dancing since the age of 2. Her formal dance education began at Off Broadway Dance Studios in New Orleans, LA. from 1984 to 1988. In 1988, she studied with Gayle Parmalee at the Loyola University in New Orleans, LA for eight years. In 2004, Bree studied Theater at Northwestern University in Natchitoches, LA and pioneered many dance/movement/drama camps for children from 2004 to 2007.  In the fall of 2007, Bree moved to Thailand and created both dance and drama programs at the high school where she was hired to teach English.  Now back in the U.S., Bree is happy to use her well-rounded experiences to teach dance, tumbling and drama. She is working on her yoga certification and is introducing a yoga class in the fall of 2009 for the children of I Love Dance!

SUSANNA GREEN grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and from an early age explored the arts where she immediately discovered a passion for both dancing and drawing. She began training in ballet and modern dance at Callenwolde Fine Arts Center at the age of nine. There, she studied the Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus, (RAD), an internationally recognized training syllabus of classical ballet, under Kelly Oaks-Dent, and an equally emphasized modern dance curriculum under the direction of Amy Gately.

After graduating from high school in 2002, Susanna continued her dance and art education at Temple University in the Bachelor of Fine Arts Dance program in Philadelphia. The intensive program included courses in movement theories and concepts, improvisation, and technique. The program allowed her opportunities to work with accomplished artists, choreographers, and guest instructors including: Philip Grosser, who danced in the companies of Martha Graham and Pearl Lang, incorporating the techniques of Graham, Cunningham, and Laban Theory in his teachings, Merian Soto, an acclaimed and awarded choreographer of Latin-influenced modern, and Charles Anderson, whose original choreography fused styles of traditional African dance, modern, and contemporary house dance. Susanna completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Drawing at the University of Georgia in 2007.

Susanna has danced professionally with Room to Move Dance since 2005, performing in various theaters in the Atlanta area. She plans to earn a Master’s degree in art and dance education. This is Susanna’s first season with I Love Dance! and she excited to be a part of dance development and education in Atlanta

SUBSTITUTE Instructor

LATOYA 'PRINCESS' JACKSON was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. and developed a strong passion for dance at an early age. Trained in the areas of Jazz and Ballet, She began dancing for an award winning dance team at the age of 14 and she has over 13 years of dance experience.

Throughout her collegiate career she began teaching beginning ballet and jazz in local elementary schools to children in pre-k and 3rd grade. She has choreographed for local artists in the Atlanta area and she was the founder of ANGELS dance ministry at her church in which she taught creative dance to young girls ages 3-12. Her passion for dance is admiral and she hopes to continue to spread her love for dance with others.

She is currently the choreogrpaher for the "Miss Fashionetta" Scholarship pageant for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Nu Lambda Omega Chapter.