INSTRUCTORS

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2499 Palm Street
Suite 600
Canton, GA 30115
770-710-1152

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Instructors...

Marci Rickard - Owner, Instructor & Director

Marci Rickard has clogged for over 27 years, dancing for 17 years and directing and instructing for 10 years. Throughout her clogging career, she has had the privilege of directing two National Championship clogging teams (1999 Amateur Hoedown Championship Team; 2007, 2008, and 2009 Amateur Hoedown Championship Team). Throughout her clogging career, Marci has had the experience of dancing on numerous championship clogging teams. She was awarded a clogging scholarship to attend Mars Hill College, home of the National Championship Bailey Mountain Cloggers. Marci has traveled domestically and internationally performing and teaching clogging. A few highlights include clogging in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, Walt Disney World’s televised Easter Parade, Australian National Clogging Convention, and Ecuador's International Fruit and Flower Festival. Marci is married with two daughters, Bailey (3) and Riley (6).

Email Marci - marci@powertapsclogging.com

Jana Rickard - Instructor

Jana began clogging in 1982 at the age of five. She has danced with several award winning competition clogging teams including the Golden Melody Cloggers, the Buckshot Mountain Dancers, Unlimited Power, the Dixieland Dolls Cloggers, and Leather ‘n Lace. She danced in the Opening Ceremonies of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta , in the 1997 Easter Parade at Walt Disney World, and in a performance at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville . Jana took a break from clogging from 1997 until 2005 while she attended college and graduate school and began her career. She came “out of retirement” in 2005 to help instruct the PowerTaps Cloggers. Jana received a BS Degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training in 2000 from Valdosta State University and a Master’s Degree in Sport and Fitness Management in 2001 from Troy State University . She works full time as a certified athletic trainer at the Resurgens Orthopaedic Clinic in Kennesaw , Georgia.

Email Jana - jana@powertapsclogging.com

	Ryan Rickard - Owner & Managing Director Ryan began dancing in 1982 and competed with several well known competition clogging teams including the Georgia Pineywood Cloggers, Melody Hoedown, Leather ‘n Lace, and Power N Precision. He has twenty-seven years of clogging experience as a dancer, choreographer, team director, workshop instructor, and CCA judge. He began teaching clogging at the age of fourteen and directed the Buckshot Mountain Dancers while he was in junior high school and high school. He also was the director/choreographer of Unlimited Power, an Atlanta team, from 1995 until 2001. Ryan was awarded a clogging scholarship to Mars Hill College in 1991, and he danced with the college’s award winning Bailey Mountain Cloggers from 1991 until 1995. He served as captain of the BMC team and also choreographed routines for the group. He has won numerous awards in individual, duo, and duet competition, and he has been a member of ACHF’s All American Team, NCHC’s All Star Team, and CCA’s All Pro Team. Ryan was one of the founding board members of Clogging Champions of America in 1997. He has performed on the Hee Haw television show, at the Grand Old Opry, in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, and at Walt Disney World. He has traveled internationally to be a guest instructor at the 5th National Australian Clogging Convention in 2000 and to dance in Ecuador’s International Fruit and Flower Festival in 2004. Ryan is married to Marci and is the proud father of his two clogging daughters Riley and Bailey. Email Ryan - ryan@powertapsclogging.com or ryanrickard@comcast.net
	Courtnie Poole - Assistant Instructor
	Emily Griffin - Assistant Instructor

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	reminder... Tuition is due the first practice of each month. Starting in January 2010, a late fee of $15 per family will be assessed for tuition payments received after the 15th of each month. news... PowerTaps is the 2010 NCHC Amateur National Champions! Congratulations to all the PowerTaps teams, solo dancers and duos for a successful national championship in Nashville, TN. We would also like to congratulate Riley Rickard & Hayden Van Hout who won the title of National Champion Amateur Duo Champions at the NCHC Nationals. news... New clogging classes are being formed now. For more information or to register contact us at 770-710-1152.