Mooves Staff
2024-2025
Meet the staff
Mandy Odom
Mandy Odom is a 2007 graduate of East Carolina University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance & a minor in Business Administration. With over 30 years of experience, Mandy's performance history includes musicals, festivals, parades, pageants, competitions, cruise ships & college faculty performances. Mandy was crowned Miss Neuse 2001 & continues to serve as the choreographer for the Pageant and was blessed to receive the Honorary Lifetime Member Award from Hugo Fire & Rescue. Mandy is certified by Acrobatics Arts & received her Masters in Ballet, Tap, Jazz & Modern from Dance Masters of America's teacher training school in New York. She was truly humbled to receive the Bachna Scholarship for being someone who exemplifies the program to undergraduates by showing leadership, enthusiasm, & dedication to the love of teaching. She has also enjoyed teaching
movement at Westminster preschool for the past 9 years. Since the age of five, Mandy's childhood dream was to open her own dance studio. Mandy is excited to celebrate her seventeenth year as owner & director of Mooves Dance Studio. When she's not dancing, she enjoys spending time with her husband Ray, her kids Ally, Luke and Eli and dog, Jake.
Connor Potter
Connor Potter has been dancing for the past 27 years and 15 of those years have been at Mooves. She has been on our staff for the past 16 years. After obtaining a Associates Degree from Wayne Community College, Connor went on to graduate from East Carolina University with a degree in Elementary Education. She is now a 5th grade teacher at Moss Hill Elementary. She is certified through Dance Masters of America's teacher training program and successfully completed her Associates in Tap & Jazz. She is also certified through Acrobatic Arts & is a team member of the T-49 international dance convention. She loves being a wife and a mom to her daughter Graylynn.
Lindsay Adams
Lindsay Adams has been dancing for 16 years at Mooves and on our staff for 13 years. She enjoys pursuing a career in photography as well as dancing. Lindsay's favorite style of dance is lyrical. She loves working with all ages of children, but she especially enjoys helping the Kindergarten and First grade age group solidify their foundation in dance that will carry them throughout their dance education. When she's not at the studio she enjoys spending time with her husband Chase and their daughters Carrington and Rosalie.
Allie Sherry
Allie Sherry is a former student at Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design. After graduation, she opened her very own salon, The Glam Bar. She has been dancing for 22 years and on staff for 11 years. Allie's favorite style of dance is Hip Hop and she loves being able to watch her students grow through the years.
Emily Cannon
Emily Cannon is a graduate from East Carolina University with a degree in Elementary Education. She is now a Kindergarten teacher at Snow Hill Primary School. She has been dancing for 20 years and has been on our staff for 9 years. Emily's favorite style of dance is contemporary and she enjoys reading, drinking coffee and spending time with her husband Jarrett and her puppy Flynn.
Hannah Joyner
Hannah Joyner is a Occupational Therapy Assistant. She has been dancing for 13 years and has been on our staff for 8 years. Hannah's favorite style of dance is Contemporary and she loves teaching her Acro students and watching them grow in their skills.
Leah Jones
Leah Jones is a graduate from East Carolina University with a degree in Elementary Education. She is now a Kindergarten teacher at Northwest Elementary. She has been dancing for 19 years and has been on our staff for 5 years. Leah's favorite style of dance is Contemporary and she loves teaching her students and watching them grow in their skills. She enjoys spending time with her husband Chase and their kids, Rigsby and Walker.