Artistic Director
Mrs. Jaclyn has a great passion for dance and a loving heart for teaching children. She has been dancing for most of her life and teaching for over 25 years. She also works in her church nursery on Sundays and teaches kindergarten 3.5 days a week. Jaclyn knew at a young age that she wanted to teach dance and worked very hard to pursue that dream. While in high school, she performed with a pre-professional ballet company and performed in multiple story ballets including her favorite, “The Jungle Book”. Jaclyn continued her pursuit of dance by studying at Brenau University and performing in many shows. In her sophomore year, Jaclyn was chosen to be one of three dancers in an opera. While at Brenau, Jaclyn taught under Diane Callahan and other dance instructors at the Gainesville Ballet. She also attended the American College Dance Festival multiple times and worked the festival in all aspects when it was hosted at Brenau in 2000. Jaclyn began teaching when she was a sophomore at Brenau. Upon graduating Cum Laude with a B.F.A. in Dance Pedagogy, Jaclyn continued to teach at dance studios and churches in the Greater Atlanta area. She started up programs, such as modern and lyrical and rejuvenated Ballet and Pointe programs. She also revamped the pre-school program and helped double the enrollment at dance studios. In 2006, Jaclyn worked as an assistant dance director then the dance director in 2012-2014 during which she developed a ballet company and started the tradition of an annual Christmas Show.
Jaclyn constantly continues her dance education through taking classes, attending professional workshops and summits and keeping up with the latest teaching techniques. Jaclyn is also nationally certified in acrobatic arts. She studied under many greats in the dance world, such as Phyllis Allen, Missy Osborne, Carol Smiarowski, Vincas Greene, and Jolie Long. One of the many ways Jaclyn keeps up her continuing education is by taking classes from greats such as Gus Solomons, Jr., Bob Rizzo, Finus Jhung, Tyce Diorio and many others. Jaclyn’s excitement for dance continues to grow. After getting married and starting a family, she decided to help more children and their families develop a great love and appreciation of dance. Jaclyn’s excitement about Integrity Dance Academy and sharing her love of dance with children of all ages and backgrounds in a positive family friendly atmosphere continues to grow every year.
Mrs. Jaclyn’s philosophy on teaching is to give the children and adults in her class strong technique and a positive learning experience. Her students learn an appreciation for dance and confidence in themselves that carries on throughout their lives. As a mom of two daughters, Jaclyn understands both the teacher and mom side of children developing a love for dance. Several of her students have gone on the study dance or theater in college and some are performers and actors in LA and Atlanta. Some are becoming teachers themselves. Many graduated students have brought their children to her to take dance classes. It’s wonderful to teach first and second generation children. We welcome everyone who walks through the door whether it’s for a visit or a dance class.
Ms. Nicole, STORM Director & Instructor
Nicole Campbell is a professional dancer, choreographer and instructor currently based in Atlanta. Hailing from metro Detroit, she received her B.S. in Dance from Wayne State University after her childhood training at Robert Lee School of Dance and Churchill High School’s Creative and Performing Arts program. Performance credits include Hannibal Buress, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, JTDance, Gotta Dance Contemporary, Melodic Nocturne Dance Tribe and halftime shows for the Detroit Lions and Detroit Pistons. Nicole’s choreographic works have been presented in concerts for artLabJ and MoreDances Contemporary Dance Company in addition to receiving frequent top honors in competitions. As a result of Nicole’s emphasis on energy and emotional commitment in her classes, many of her students have received scholarships, special awards, top scores and professional jobs. Nicole continues to perform, choreograph and teach around the country in addition to judging for multiple competitions.
We are thankful to have her on our teaching staff since 2016.
Ms. Brittany, Instructor
Brittany is a Tampa Florida native. She started dancing at the young age of three in styles tap, ballet, and tumbling. As time progressed she studied jazz, hip hop, modern, clogging, contemporary, African, pointe, and some salsa. Later, Brittany was approached with many opportunities to choreography in different styles of dance. She choreographed her first routine for her 8th grade talent show and later moved on to choreograph a solo for her studio’s recital. Her passion grew and she went on to do a Hummer and Porsche commercial and a video reel in Miami FL. She is a three time scholar winner with The Pulse On Tour. Brittany was a dancer with The Chocolate Nutcracker for over 10 years and a tap choreographer for 5 years. That opened the doors to tour to Ohio to perform in their production. Brittany joined Dundu Dole Urban African Ballet Company and traveled to places like New York, New Jersey, Alabama, and Clearwater, FL just to name a few. Her choreography has won multiple 1st place prizes in different competitions. With her love for dance and teaching she moved to Atlanta for more opportunities. In her first year she taught at Dance 411, Shannon’s Dance Studio, The Dance Academy, The Dancers Studio Backstage. She has taught at over 15 studios in the states of FL and Ohio. This is just the beginning and her outlook on the future is bright.
We are thankful to have her on our teaching staff since 2018.