Center Stage Dance Academy

Pamela Wooten
Pam began dancing at the age of 11 and has been teaching for 28 years. She has studied tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, clogging, hip-hop and lyrical with her specialties being tap and clogging. Pam has won numerous awards for her performances as well as for her routines. She has also won several choreography awards for her dances. Pam participated in the opening ceremonies of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and took several of her dancers to participate in the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

Taryn Morris

Taryn began dancing at the age of 3. She has been competing since she was seven. She has won several awards in tap, jazz, ballet, clogging, hip-hop, lyrical, modern and pointe. Taryn is an honor graduate from Harlem High School. Taryn was named Dancer of the Year at Center Stage in 2005, 2006, and 2007. She also participated in the 2004 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Taryn is beginning her sixth year of teaching.

Jessica King-Bailey
Jessica King-Bailey is proud to have been teaching at Center Stage Dance Academy since 2005. Originally from Portland Oregon, Jessica came to Augusta to join the Augusta Ballet in 2002. She spent three seasons dancing for the company under the direction of Zanne Colton and Peter Powlus. Jessica then spent a season dancing for the Ballet Theatre of Maryland before returning home to Augusta to join Dance Augusta. Jessica has had the pleasure of teaching and choreographing all over Augusta, and looks forward to another great year with Center Stage!

Kim Beilman
Kim began competing in gymnastics in Brandon, Florida during middle school. She trained under a 1976 US Olympic team alternate. After competing for 4 years, she discovered a love of teaching and began training to become a gymnastics coach in Tampa and Miami. She received her coach's certification in 1980. She coached for the Brandon Suntwisters, the Allentown Parkettes, Kids in Motion in Aurora, Colorado and in Heidelberg Germany. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in physical education and kinesiology. She has been married to her husband John for 24 years and has 2 children, Ian and Reilly. In addition to teaching tumbling at Center Stage, she also is currently employed as a Pre-K teacher at Open Door Preschool on Walton Way.