Faculty

Logan Tharpe is an award-winning choreographer, dance educator, and the founder of Artistry Dance Alliance in Tallahassee, Florida. Known for her innovative, dynamic, and widely sought-after choreography, Tharpe’s work has earned numerous top honors and choreography awards at regional and national competitions. Her routines have been commissioned by studios, competitive dance teams, NFL Cheer teams, and Miss Florida pageants, consistently elevating dancers and programs to new levels of success.

A lifelong dancer, Tharpe began training at the age of two and went on to perform as a three-year member of the prestigious Florida State Golden Girls Dance Team. While earning her bachelor’s degree in Event Management from Florida State University, she began choreographing professionally, quickly building a reputation across Florida for creating impactful, original works.

In 2008, Tharpe relocated to Jacksonville, Florida, where she joined a growing dance studio and, within a year, was named Company Director. Under her leadership, the competitive program flourished—expanding in size, reputation, and competitive prestige. Her firm-but-supportive approach, coupled with her deep care for her dancers, instilled discipline, resilience, and artistry in every student she trained.

In 2015, Tharpe returned to her hometown of Tallahassee, continuing to choreograph and teach master classes throughout North Florida before establishing Artistry Dance Alliance in 2016. Today, she is recognized not only for her award-winning choreography, but also for her commitment to developing confident, kind, and technically strong dancers who carry the lessons of the studio into all aspects of their lives.

Outside of the studio, Tharpe is a proud mother to her six-year-old daughter, Reyla, who inspires her daily and fuels her dedication to shaping the next generation of artists.

Rebecca Krumel Sanchez has taught in dance schools across the country. She moved to Tallahassee in 2013 to pursue her M.F.A. in Dance and stayed after graduating in 2016. From 2016-2021 she was founding ballet director at Artistry Dance Alliance in Tallahassee, adjunct faculty at FSU School of Dance, and trainer at GYROTONIC® Tallahassee. In 2021 she moved to Miami and joined GYROTONIC® Coral Gables as trainer and New World School of the Arts as modern dance faculty. She returned to Tallahassee and Artistry Dance Alliance in 2024.

Rebecca grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and trained classically under Karen Alwin, and had many influential teachers including Luis Fuentes, Alonzo King, Joetta Jercinovich, and Kathleen Mitchell. She performed, competed, and spent summers on scholarship at prestigious professional dance companies. After high school Rebecca furthered her training at the Boston Ballet and later joined Columbia City Ballet in South Carolina. She received a B.A. in Dance and English from the University of South Carolina and an M.F.A. in Dance from Florida State University. She has also studied teaching Límon technique with Daniel Lewis and Donna Krasnow, and is a certified Pilates instructor and licensed GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® trainer.

Her performing experience includes classical and neoclassical ballets, works by modern dance pioneers and contemporary dance artists including George Balanchine, Martha Graham, Twyla Tharp, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Thaddeus Davis and Ohad Naharin. In Tallahassee she performed and choreographed with Ircamar Garcia, Camerata South, and is currently dancer and guest choreographer with Music in Motion Dance Company.

Her choreography has been presented by University of SC Dance, FSU School of Dance, ACDA Southeastern Conference, American Dance Festival, USF Dance Festival, Wildwood Ballet, South Georgia Center for the Arts, North Florida PBS with Camerata South Orchestra, New World School of the Arts and Miami Dade College.

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Hailey Calzada began dancing at the age of three and has been passionate about the art form ever since. Originally from Miami, Florida, Hailey moved to Ocala and began training at The Dance Company of Ocala at the age of nine. Throughout her dance years she discovered a passion for choreography and began creating her own competitive solos, earning multiple First Overall awards for her self-choreographed work. She continues to develop her voice as a choreographer today, creating solo works for dancers and sharing her love for dance through teaching.

Hailey is currently continuing her education and dance training at Florida State University, where she is a member of Seminole Dance Force. Her experiences as both a dancer and choreographer have shaped her approach to teaching and given her a special appreciation for helping young artists discover their own individual strengths.

She is passionate about creating an encouraging and inspiring classroom environment where dancers feel challenged to grow while also feeling supported and confident in who they are. Hailey strives to help each dancer develop not only stronger technique, but also confidence, artistry, individuality, and a genuine love for performing.

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Audrey Rowe is from Tampa, Florida where she’s danced since she was three years old. Training at Elsa Pardo Dance Center and later The Dance Haus, she’s received multiple national title championship awards, as well as been recognized for her storytelling, technique and artistry. 

Having attended competitions and conventions since she was eight, she’s well versed in a multitude of styles and focused in contemporary, acro, flexibility, and conditioning. Her open mindedness and passion allowed her to assist amongst different class styles and variety of choreographers. As the senior captain at TDH, she’s had experience with all ages, and played an important role in preparing pieces for competition and help motivating her team. 

Currently, she is pursuing her BS in psychology at Florida State University and excited for her second season with Artistry Dance Alliance. She is thrilled to continue her dance journey, share her passion for dance and help inspire the Artistry dancers! 

Faryn Scott was born and raised in Tallahassee and is currently attending Tallahassee State College, where she is completing her Associate in Arts degree before transferring to Florida State University to pursue a degree in Political Science. She has been a valued member of Artistry Dance Alliance since its second season, beginning as a competitive dancer with the ADC before transitioning into roles as a class assistant and, most recently, Director’s Assistant.

Over the past several years, Faryn has had the opportunity to grow within Artistry in a variety of roles, gaining experience in both dance education and studio administration. As Director’s Assistant, she has become an integral part of the studio’s day-to-day operations while developing valuable skills in leadership, organization, and communication. She is excited to continue serving as Director’s Assistant and return for another year on Artistry’s faculty, where she will continue sharing her passion for dance and fostering a love for movement in every class she teaches. Her experience at Artistry has reinforced her appreciation for the importance of mentorship and creating a positive environment for students to learn and grow.

Faryn believes dance has the power to inspire confidence, individuality, and meaningful connections. She is proud to continue growing with Artistry Dance Alliance and is honored to be part of the studio’s eleventh season as both an administrator and faculty member.

Autumn Simunek Conrad has been with Artistry Dance Alliance for ten seasons. She began her training at the age of seven studying the Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet, modern, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, tap, and musical theatre.

At an early age she captured the judges’ attention in pageantry with her lyrical dance performance, gaining her the title of Miss South Dakota’s Outstanding Teen 2007. Her 26 years in the dance community includes 15 years of training, 11 years of choreographing production numbers for pageants, multiple Miss South Dakota and Miss Florida contestant talent pieces, swing choirs, and dance teams and competition pieces. Being well trained in communication techniques, dance styles, and music led Autumn to the title of Miss South Dakota 2015 and to performing at the Miss America pageant live on ABC in Atlantic City, NJ.

Autumn was a featured dancer in her collegiate opera productions, and is a firm believer in continued professional development. Along with teaching dance for the past 20 years, Autumn continued her own dancing under the direction of Raena Rasmussen of LiRa Dance Theatre Company, Dana Alexa, and Eric Campros, and Tracy Stanfield of Broadway Dance Center, NY.

Autumn is a graduate of The University of South Dakota with her Bachelor of Music degree in K-12 Vocal Music Education. Autumn also works as a fitness instructor for The Glo, where she is certified in multiple fitness styles and enjoys blending her knowledge with her dance instruction. She is excited for another year to give back to the community of Tallahassee and work with Artistry Dance Alliance’s students to create a love of dance in a safe, self-empowering, and fun environment.