Abby Reid is a Charlottesville native and the daughter of two elementary school teachers. Her mother also taught dance locally for 30+ years at the Dance Studio (later DanCenter). Abby spent her formative years tagging along to classes, later training at the studio six days a week—a true “studio rat.”
Abby was also a successful competitive gymnast and diver. As a high school diver, Abby placed top 3 in the VA state meet three times, including winning the State championship in 2000. In 2001, she was one of around 25 dancers accepted into the Virginia Governor’s School summer intensive, and went on to receive her BFA in Dance Education and a license to teach dance in schools K-12 from East Carolina University.
She has been teaching dance since around 2000 and coaching gymnastics since 2003; she likes to say gymnastics has her heart & dance has her soul. She has taught for several years at each gym in Charlottesville and in college; as a competitive coach, she has trained multiple state & regional champions. Her varied experiences over the years have helped her develop a unique and comprehensive curriculum, one that utilizes the strengths from her long career in gymnastics & dance.
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