Our Team
Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated professionals, who are all passionate about EADE's mission.
Riley Perkins
EADE Owner, Director, Instructor
Riley Perkins founded Ellen Alvin Dance Exchange in 2019 while studying at Austin Peay State University. Riley danced competitively for nine years and performed with the APSU Dance Ensemble for three years. Riley is a certified Dance Masters of America teacher, served on the Finance Committee, and served as Co-Chair of Solo Performance for DMA Chapter 33. Riley represented DMA Chapter 33 as the chapter delegate on the National DMA Board of Directors for two years.
Riley is deeply invested in each dancer's journey--nurturing not just dancers, but confident creative humans. She brings knowledge, structure, and passion into every class, creating a focused, safe environment where she genuinely cares about your dancer's development.
Taylor Russell
EADE Instructor, Head of Marketing
Taylor danced competitively throughout her school years and went on to teacher and lead an outreach dance company in Cookeville at teh Centre School of Dance before joining EADE. In addition to teaching, Taylor heads our marketing and media, and she leads our assistant leadership program.
Her classes are a space where every dancer is loved, supported, and safe. Taylor's goal is to create an environment that encourages each dancer to step outside their comfort zone and be the best versions of themselves as a dancer and a human.
Josie Hasley
EADE Business Manager
Josie manages client communication, Dancer Accounts, event logistics, and overall studio organization. Josie‘s dance experience is limited to her two adult hip hop classes she took last summer, but she loves to watch our dancers‘ creativity and growth in the studio. Josie creates relationships with all of our dancers, knows every student by name, and is the smiling face you see at the front desk.
Natalie Smith
EADE Instructor
She started dancing at the age of 3 and danced competitively for 10 years. Natalie won multiple regional and national solo titles throughout her competitive dance career. Natalie is certified in Progressive Ballet Technique--a global organization which partners a physical therapy approach to ballet training. Her goal is to encourage dancers to explore their full potential, build self esteem, and create an environment where everyone feels accepted to be themselves.
Tristen Worstall
EADE Instructor
Tristen danced for studios and school teams growing up, and she continued her dance career in college where she competed with Austin Peay State University‘s Dance Team. In class, she focuses on training the skills and technique necessary to preparing dancers for their future dance goals. Tristen focuses on encouraging dancer individuality in an environment where they are free to express who they truly are through dancing.
