Sandy Hunter Miller
Owner & Director
Choreographer & Instructor
Mrs. Sandy began her dance training, at the age of 5, with Lorene Lloyd McAfee Patterson (founder of McAfee Ballet School). She studied Ballet with Miss. Lorene for 28 years.
Sandy was the McAfee Ballet studio manager for 10 years and assisted Miss. Lorene in the Ballet classes. She began teaching & choreographing Jazz classes in 2000, and added basic Tap in 2003. She was given her own Ballet classes in 2004. Miss. Lorene announced her retirement in the summer of 2010 and gave her blessing for Sandy to begin her own studio in the same tradition as McAfee Ballet.
Sandy danced many roles in the McAfee Ballet productions and attended dance conventions & camps by Southern Association of Dance Masters (SADM) and Universal Dance Association. Sandy was a 'Rockette' at Mount Saint Mary Academy and a 'Trojan in Motion' at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from UALR.
Sandy is a member of SADM, qualified in Ballet & Jazz since 2002, and Tap as of July 2013. She has served as a board member, Sergeant-at-Arms and Treasurer, as well as a member of the testing committee. Sandy attends dance conventions twice a year when available to keep up to date on current choreography and to study new teaching techniques.
Mrs. Sandy has been married to Eric Miller since 1999 and they have a daughter, Alex, who adores dance as much as her mom and is now a Junior Instructor and Senior Company member. It truly is a family business. Welcome to our dance family!!
“I am thrilled to be a studio owner! Dance has been a large part of my life, and I hope to share my love of dance with many students for years to come.” – Mrs. Sandy
Sandy was the McAfee Ballet studio manager for 10 years and assisted Miss. Lorene in the Ballet classes. She began teaching & choreographing Jazz classes in 2000, and added basic Tap in 2003. She was given her own Ballet classes in 2004. Miss. Lorene announced her retirement in the summer of 2010 and gave her blessing for Sandy to begin her own studio in the same tradition as McAfee Ballet.
Sandy danced many roles in the McAfee Ballet productions and attended dance conventions & camps by Southern Association of Dance Masters (SADM) and Universal Dance Association. Sandy was a 'Rockette' at Mount Saint Mary Academy and a 'Trojan in Motion' at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration from UALR.
Sandy is a member of SADM, qualified in Ballet & Jazz since 2002, and Tap as of July 2013. She has served as a board member, Sergeant-at-Arms and Treasurer, as well as a member of the testing committee. Sandy attends dance conventions twice a year when available to keep up to date on current choreography and to study new teaching techniques.
Mrs. Sandy has been married to Eric Miller since 1999 and they have a daughter, Alex, who adores dance as much as her mom and is now a Junior Instructor and Senior Company member. It truly is a family business. Welcome to our dance family!!
“I am thrilled to be a studio owner! Dance has been a large part of my life, and I hope to share my love of dance with many students for years to come.” – Mrs. Sandy