Meet The Team
Owner/Teacher/Choreographer
Kelli Kinsaul
Kelli Kinsaul opened Center Stage Dance Studio in 1999 in Harris County, GA. She graduated from Columbus State University with a Bachelors in Health Science and continued her education at Troy University to obtain a Masters in Elementary Education. Kelli has worked with several theater companies over the years on multiple productions, alongside being a part of the production of the Miss Georgia Pageant System. Kelli has been very successful with her studio over the years earning multiple choreogrpahy awards and national titles. Currently, she is in partnership with Inspire National Dance Competition as a Regional Director. She has a passion for teaching dance and watching kids develop through the competition world and studio life.
Teacher/Choreographer
Chelsea Pevitt
Chelsea Pevitt is a dance instructor based in Fortson, Georgia. Growing up, she was trained here under Kelli Kinsaul. She has also been an active member of the Thespian Society of Harris County. There she was able to assist not only on stage, but off as well. Chelsea has also competed the national level of Thespian Conventions. She has performed in many productions with major roles including Anastasia, Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, Kala in Tarzan, and the most meaningful being Elphaba in Wicked. With over 20 years of experience and 13 years instructing, Chelsea has found it to be important to meet the dancer where they are. She is proficient in teaching ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and musical theater. At Center Stage Dance Studio, Chelsea has received several awards for her choreography. Her favortie aspect of teaching is seeing the growth of her dancers from year to year.
Teacher/Choreographer
Cailyn Sparks
Cailyn Sparks gradutated from Tennessee State University with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Dance. She is also a kindergarten teacher and dance team coach for Opelika city schools. Cailyn began her dance career at Center Stage Dance Studio when she was 2 years old. She competed at the collegiate and national level throughout college, and recently was apart of a music video dance production that won a Grammy. As a mentor to the youth, she shares her experience and knowledge with dancers who have the desire to reach their full potential. Seeing her students succeed is what gives her the satisfaction of making a difference with the lives she impacts each day.
Teacher/Choreographer
Katherine Ambrester
Katherine Ambrester is a Performer and Teaching Artist based in Pine Mountain, Georgia who champions the collaboration of music and movement at all levels. She holds a B.M. in Vocal Performance from the Schwob School of Music, with coursework completed in Vocal Pedagogy, Meisner Technique, and Artistic Direction, as well as training in Alexander Technique at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Prior to her time at Schwob, she was a Company Trainee at the Columbus Ballet Conservatory and completed a year of Dance Studies at Muhlenberg College. As a performer, Katherine has originated roles in new works (The Blue Fairy in My Son Pinocchio, Jr. for Disney iTheatrics) and played the classics (Hodel in Fiddler On The Roof). An integration of body awareness technique and her stage experience has guided her work as an educator at the Springer Opera House, Salvation Army, and Schwob Summer Music Festival. As a Director-Choreographer and Performer, Katherine’s projects can be seen in the CSU Opera Department, Georgia Repertory Theatre, Muddy Water Theatre Project, and Herschend Family Entertainment.​
Teacher/Choreographer
Liberty Cox
Liberty Cox is a senior at Central Highschool. She is a teacher and dancer here at Center Stage Dance Studio. She teaches kids from ages 2-8. She has been dancing for 5 years and teaching for 2. After she graduates highschool, she plans on getting a BFA in dance and working in the professional dance world while teaching along the way. So far in her competition career she as won multiple regional titles and several first places. She specializes in lyrical and musical theatre and loves performing. However, her favorite thing to do is teach little ones. She is always learning and growing in order to find ways to mold little minds.
Social Media/Marketing Manager
Madison Brewer
Madison Brewer is currently a college student at Columbus State University earning her degree in digital marketing. She was previously a competition dancer here at Center Stage Dance Studio for 8 years, and has been dancing for over 14 years. Madison has had multiple years of hands on experience working with and alongside dancers in class and at competition. During her competiton career, she received many special awards for her success in musical theater, as well as several first places. Although her favorite thing about dance was the performance, she now enjoys getting to work behind the scenes as our social media and marketing manager.
Teacher/Choreographer
Jenna Kinsaul
Jenna Kinsaul is a student at Jacksonville University earning a BFA in dance with a minor in exercise science. She has been a dancer for over 17 years and began teaching dance 4 years ago. Currently, she is studying under world renowned choreographers through her college education and the additional opportunities she has been given. This includes studying abroad in Italy and working with famous choreographers from across the globe. She started her career as a competitive dancer where she won many national titles, choreography awards, and regional titles. It is Jenna’s goal to learn and develop herself as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer, giving her as much experience and knowledge as possible to be the best resource for the students of Center Stage Dance Studio. She loves working with the students here and plans to return to the studio to teach after college.