STAFF
VaNavia McClendon
Owner / Artistic Director / Choreographer
VaNavia McClendon has over 25 years of dance experience as a performer, choreographer, and artistic director. In 2015, VaNavia founded Prestige Arts Company (PAC) to focus on training competition dancers and those who wish to pursue dance in college and professionally.
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PAC dancers have been accepted to prestigious programs including the Bridge Into the Industry Program with Shannon Mather, Edge Performing Arts Center in L.A., Interlochen School for Performing Arts, River North Dance Chicago, The Joffrey Chicago, Theatre Arts Preparatory School in Las Vegas, and Broadway Dance Center Professional Dance Program in NY.
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PAC alumni have been seen on the television broadcast of the Grammy Awards, the ACE Awards in New York City, and on Broadway. Several dance professionally in Las Vegas, NV, and throughout the United States and Europe.
PAC dancers are also members of nationally recognized collegiate dance teams, including The Ohio State University and Purdue dance teams.
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In addition to running her own studio and competition team, VaNavia also teaches master classes, provides choreography for studios across the country, and judges regional and national dance competitions.
Morgan Walls
Assistant Director / Choreographer
Morgan Walls began training with VaNavia in 2011 and is an original member of Prestige Arts Company. After 9 years of competing, Morgan moved to Los Angeles, CA, to train with award-winning choreographer Shannon Mather as part of the Bridge into the Industry Program.
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Following her time in Los Angeles, Morgan pursued higher education at Indiana University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Fitness and Wellness. Shortly after graduating, she obtained her Group Fitness Instructor certification through ACE, combining her passion for dance and fitness.
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Morgan is thrilled to be on staff with PAC as Assistant Director and aims to share her expertise with her dancers, fostering their growth as both artists and individuals.
Amanda Caudillo
Acro / Flexibility / Technique
Amanda Caudillo has been a dancer since the age of four. Throughout her career, she has studied with many incredible teachers including Gus Giordano as well as Joe Tremaine, winning titles and scholarships along the way.
Amanda began teaching dance along with coaching power tumbling at the age of 16, leading gymnasts level 7 through 10 along with choreographing floor and beam routines. As a dance educator, Amanda regularly teaches throughout Illinois, Indiana and Michigan where her dancers have won numerous national titles.
In addition to her work with dance studios, Amanda has worked with multiple school dance teams in Illinois and Indiana. Many of Amanda's students have gone on to live their dreams as professional dancers, including her own daughter. Amanda's instruction is recognized for training skills, flexibility and strength in any style of dance.
Amanda is passionate about meeting new and hard working dancers; she inspires them because they inspire her.
Morgan Kelly
Ballet Instructor
Morgan Kelly began dancing at an early age. She joined a competitive dance company at Elite Dance Center under the direction of Jillian Dudek. She had the opportunity to train at The Joffrey Academy of Dance in Chicago under the tutelage of Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik, former dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet in Russia. She later graduated from the Joffrey Academy’s pre-professional program.
While training at the Joffrey, Ms. Morgan performed in many full-length classical ballets such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, multiple Nutcrackers, The Spring Gala at the Roosevelt Theatre, and an original work by Alexei Kremnev, The BlueBird of Happiness.
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Ms. Morgan danced ballet professionally with a touring company where she performed across the country dancing in multiple principle, soloist and corp de ballet roles. While touring, Ms. Morgan taught ballet and formerly directed a pre-professional division. Ms. Morgan spent time dancing at American Ballet Theatre while living in New York, as well as the Nashville Ballet and Indiana University.
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Ms. Morgan is a graduate of Arizona State University. She is an ABT® Certified Teacher, having successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She is also a certified Pilates and Progressing Ballet Technique Instructor.
Molly Rabe
Instructor
Molly Rabe is a dance instructor, choreographer, team coach, and former competitive director originally from Wisconsin. She began taking classes from Sue Darrow's School of Dance in Plymouth, Wisconsin at the age of 3. She studied tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, and hip hop throughout her childhood and was a dedicated member of both the Dancescape Ballet Company and the Ultimate Tap/Jazz Company. In high school, Molly was a 4-year member of Kiel High School's Varsity Dance Team and served as a captain her junior year. While attending college, Molly danced in and choreographed for the Valparaiso University Dance Ensemble and studied jazz, lyrical, tap, and contemporary styles.
For the last eight years, Ms. Molly served as the Competitive Director for a small studio in Plymouth, Wisconsin, and taught a variety of styles. Her choreography has won many regional titles, namely for the detailed instruction and clean routines she gives to novice level dancers. In addition to studio teaching, Molly has coached and choreographed for a number of high school dance teams in Wisconsin. Ms. Molly's passion is creating a space where dance is accessible and enjoyable to everyone.
Dana Jelenski
Instructor
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Danyé Bowman
Instructor
Danyé began dancing at the age of 5 at Mayfair Academy, where she trained extensively in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, modern, and lyrical. In 2015, she joined PAC, quickly becoming an integral part of the studio's dance community.
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Her teaching journey began in 2018, when she led her first class at PAC. Danyé then pursued higher education at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, earning a degree in Accounting and Finance from 2018 to 2022. During her time at Claflin, she served as captain of the Panther Dolls dance team from 2019 to 2022, showcasing her leadership skills and passion for performance.
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After graduating, Danyé returned to PAC as a full-time instructor in 2022, bringing her expertise, dedication, and love for dance to inspire the next generation of performers.
Erika Kovek
Acro Instructor
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Carley Cox
Social & Digital Media Manager
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