Artistic Staff

Courtney Bromwich,

Artistic Director

Ms. Bromwich began her formal dance training in Marietta, GA with Dance Stop Studios. She pursued dance in her collegiate years with Brenau University, Gainesville Ballet, Kris Cangelosi Dance Project, and Ruth Mitchell’s Georgia Dance Conservatory.

Ms. Bromwich discovered her true passion of teaching at the Sawnee School of Ballet in 2000. Under the direction of Director/Owner Joan Kall Stewart, Ms. Bromwich honed her teaching skills in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop for dancers of all ages. Since her beginnings at Sawnee Ballet, Ms. Bromwich has been a respected dancer, choreographer, and teacher in the metro-Atlanta area for over 20 years. Her strengths in tap and jazz and her propensity for character pieces have earned her several choreography awards, honors, and placements throughout the years.

In 2007, Ms. Bromwich was invited to join the faculty of the dance program at Kennesaw State University as a guest tap teacher. Having already graduated with a B.A. in Business Management, she decided to return to KSU to further her dance education, and subsequently obtained her B.A. in Dance.

Upon her relocation to Gainesville, GA in 2011, Ms. Bromwich was excited to rejoin the faculty at Sawnee Ballet. In November 2012, she was honored to take over as the new owner and director. Ms. Bromwich is continuing the same spirit and core principals that have driven the school for so long in addition to continually applying new and fresh ideas that educate, energize, and inspire the dancers and grow their passion for dance.

In 2017, Ms. Bromwich stepped into the role of Artistic Director for Sawnee Ballet Theatre, the non-profit ballet company that operates out of the studio. With the help of many volunteers, grants, and fundraising, she “Cracked a New Nutcracker” with new costumes, props, and choreography.  She continues to expand the creative aspects of this production in addition to SBT’s annual spring concerts with contemporary interpretations of childhood classics such as Peter and the Wolf, Alice in Wonderland, and The Tales of Beatrix Potter.

Ms. Bromwich is a member of the Dance Festival Advisory Board at Kennesaw State University, National Dance Education Organization (NDEO), International Dance Entrepreneurs Association (I.D.E.A.), and Dance Studio Owners (DSO) as well as serves on the board of Dance Educators of Georgia Society (D.E.G.A.S.) as the North Georgia Director.

 
 

Teresa Eckart

Rehearsal Assistant

Shara Martin Keith

Choreographer

Brelin Zimmerman Knop

Guest Choreographer

Megan Foose

Guest Choreographer

Natalia Shevchenko

Guest Choreographer