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Faculty
Nina Wheeler
Nina Wheeler has been teaching dance for 29 years. She
owns and operates Nina's School of Dance. Her dance
training includes a Master's Degree from Dance
Educators of America with an affiliation with New York
University. In addition, she has studied with North
Carolina Dance Alliance, Gus Giordano Chicago, East
Carolina University, Meredith College, Alvin Ailey, and
Jose Meier from Carnegie-Mellon University. She is a
member of North Carolina Dance Alliance and a member of
the Jazz Dance World Congress. Her summers are spent at
Duke University and the American Dance Festival. She
currently is the director of the Miss North Carolina
Pageant and is on the adjunct faculty teaching jazz dance
at Elon University. She also teaches numerous master
classes throughout North Carolina. Her students have
appeared on national television, movies, theater, cruise
ships and numerous showcases across America. Many
students have won top honors both regionally and
nationally. Several former students are working
professionally with Philadanco, Las Vegas, Denver
Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets, Disney World, and Carowinds
just to name a few. Others have been accepted into very
prestigious dance programs in major universities and
conservatories across the U.S. Nina was the 1993 Durham
Arts Council Hitchings Award recipient because of her
many contributions in dance throughout the
community.
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