Ashley Suttlar Martin - Director (Charlotte, NC)
Ashley Suttlar Martin, holds an MFA in Dance from Temple University and a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been involved in arts-integration programs for various organizations for decades. Martin developed and implemented the dance minor curriculum at Morehead State University in Morehead, KY, and was a contributing author of the 2020 Dance Curriculum Guide for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She has served on the faculty of several colleges, universities, and performing arts schools in N.C. and S.C. Ashley has also danced professionally for companies based in Philadelphia and New York City, and her work has been presented nationwide. Recently, Martin was a Guest Artist in Residence at Ohio University and was awarded a Cultural Vision Grant from ASC to develop Subject Matters. She is currently serving her 10th season with Charlotte Ballet, is an A+ Fellow for the NC Arts Council, and is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Johnson C. Smith University.
4thrightdancers
Dache' Green - 4thrightdancer (Washington, DC)
A core member of 4thrightdance, who earned a BA in Dance Performance & Choreography at Coker University. His commenced an internship with Dance Place in August 2014, working immediately with the youth in the Creative Education Center. Green then joined the full time faculty for both in and outreach programs for Dance Place and surrounding communities. Currently, Green is the Artistic Director of the Dance Place Youth Performance Company, and teaches Contemporary Technique for the Kids On the Move program at Dance Place. He is excited to expand his role as Staff Coordinator, fortifying the community in great, and innovative ways.
Alison Foster - 4thrightdancer (Statesville, NC)
Amy Nelson Smith - 4thrightdancer (Western NC)
Deborah Maine - 4thrightdancer (Charlotte, NC)
Deborah Maine holds a BA in Dance with a concentration in Performance and Choreography from Coker University. Maine completed her independent study in Barbados with the National Cultural Foundation. She began her professional performance career with The Wanda Project. Jennifer Sealy, Walt Disney World, Philadelphia Dance Company’s training program D2, and On Q Productions. Maine has served asa Teaching Artist for Project LIFT, North Carolina Wolftrap, via Arts and Science Council. She has managed all performing artist programming at the Harvey B Gantt Centers tribute to Dance Theater of Harlem’s 40 Years of Firsts exhibition. Maine is currently choreographing with the Sycamore Project under the direction Latanya Johnson and is a core member of 4thrightdance. Recently, Maine was a guest teacher for the St-Arts program at Winthrop University joined the faculty for Charlotte Ballet’s Education and Community Engagement Programs.