Our 2010 Seadolls

Stacey

Director & Choreographer

Dance Experience: Over 15 years experience in cheerleading, dance, and choreography. Member of the Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleading Squad and has choreographed and coached for a number of nationally recognized cheerleading and dance teams. Her professional dance experience includes appearances in such movies as Austin Powers:Goldmember, Like Mike, 13 Going on 30, and Charlie's Angels II. Also, performed with artists such as Britney Spears, Prince, LL Cool J, and Justin Timberlake.

Karmen Smith

Dance Experience: Started dancing at the age of 3 with Albemarle Academy of Dance. Joined the competition team at the age of 4 when she performed her first solo. Karmen traveled all over the US for many competitions and conventions. She toured for 3 years with "I LOVE DANCE" in NY, FL, and CA. Also did 2 years of guest appearances on Royal Carribean Cruise Line. Karmen not only still dances but she has taken on her skills and now coaches dance, cheer, and tumbling at Coastal Tumblegym where she is Head Coach of the TNT team for 4 years.

Best Dance Moment/Accomplishment: Karmen's best dance moment was at age 4, and her very first competition, she danced her entire routine backwards and still took home first place and two very proud parents! Her best accomplistment was at age 11 when she held the Student Choreographer of the Year in 1998, in New York City.

Number of Years with the Sea Dolls: 3



Ariana

Dance Experience: Started ballet at the age of three. Continued jazz and tap dancing throughout middle school and began to cheerlead. She joined the hop-hop dance team in high school and became captain after the first year. Ariana helped choreograph for three years while dancing in musical theatre

Best Dance Moment/Accomplishment: Dancing in a three mile Raleigh Parade and joining the Sea Dolls

Number of Years with the Sea Dolls:2

Katie

Dance Experience: Have participated in tap, jazz, and ballet for 16 years. She started dancing at three years old at the Wanda Kay School of Dance.

Best Dance Moment/Accomplishment:Senior year was the best dance experience along with teaching three year old kids how to tap and ballet.

Number of Years with the Sea Dolls:1

Samantha

Dance Experience: Danced ten years with Just Dance Studio Competition team. Performed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She has danced with the Wilmington Xtreme Collegiate Team. Spent summers in LA taking classes at Millennium Dance Studio and The Edge. Also, spent summers in New York at Broadway Dance Theatre. She danced with the Wilmington Tigers for one year.

Best Dance Moment/Accomplishment:Performing in the Olympics.

Number of Years with the Sea Dolls:4

Tara

Dance Experience: Started dancing at the age of two years old. Did competitive dancing for eight years doing jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, and acrom, and modern dance. Started choreographing own solo's and duets last two years of competitive life. Traveled around the country competing in many cities and dance conventions.

Best Dance Moment/Accomplishment:All the teachers and different chreographers I have worked with along with the numerous awards I have won throughout my competitive years.

Number of Years with the Sea Dolls:1