Kelly Bryan is a Jackson native and an alumna of Pat Brown School of Dancing, where she trained for 13 years and participated in the student-teacher program. She was a member of Ballet Arts of Jackson for eight years. Along with Ballet Arts Summer Intensives, Kelly attended the Rockette Summer Intensive in New York City and Governor’s School for the Arts. After graduating high school from the University School of Jackson, she continued her education at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville where she majored in Recreational Therapy and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education.

While in Knoxville, she served as a counselor at several camps for individuals with special needs and worked recreational workshops helping those with unique abilities. Kelly has worked in a variety of facilities such as skilled nursing, therapeutic horseback riding, and youth behavioral health helping residents and participants find alternative ways to achieve their goals and increase their quality of life. Along with teaching dance classes, she is also currently working as the Program Assistant at the Therapy and Learning Center here in Jackson.

Kelly trained with the very best at Pat Brown School of Dancing and is excited to use what she has learned with her very own classes this year!