Staff

Susan Sutton Ables is the owner of Susan & Company Performing Arts Center in Camden, Arkansas. She has had extensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, cheerleading, gymnastics, and lyrical. She has won various dance and choreography awards throughout the state. She has taught dance and gymnastics for 9 years. She has had the opportunities to work with choreographers who have worked with Disney, Jennifer Lopez, So You Think You Can Dance, NSync, and Beyonce. She has choreographed for the Debutantes, numerous courts of honor for various events, and for Southern Arkansas University's Dance Workshop. She was a featured dancer is SAU's performing group, Encore. She has had several years of vocal training and been cast in several musicals. She was Ouachita County’s Young Miss, Junior Miss, and Senior Fair Queen. She was a finalist in the State Fair Pageant. She has competed in the Miss Arkansas and Miss Teen Arkansas pageants for a combined total of six years. For three of those years, she was a top ten finalist. She has won interview, swimsuit, and talent awards at preliminaries across the state. At college, she majored in Theatre with a minor in English. She is married to Jeremy Ables who is the owner of an advertising agency.

Sarah Sutton has been a cheerleader for the past 7 years. Among her cheerleading honors are being named a UCA All Star cheerleader and an NCA All-American cheerleader. She has had nine years of dance training, and has had the opporutnity to work with choreographers from Los Angeles and New York City. She has won High Point Awards at regional dance competitions. She has also had vocal training and gymnastics training. During the summer months, she is a competitive swimmer. She is a speaker for internet safety and involved in the I-Safe America program. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with her two Boston Terriors, Elmo and Isabelle.

Amanda Yarbrough studied dance under Linda Lavendar Ford of Linda Lavendar School of Dance in Monroe, LA for 5 years. She also studied under Debbie Bourg for 1 year at Debbie Bourg School of Dance in West Monroe, LA. She was on the dance line at West Monroe Junior High for one year. She was then on the Dance line at West Monroe High School as a Rebel Raider for 3 years. She was the captain of that line my senior year of High School. While Amanda was on this dance line, they were the large division champions at UDA regional competitions. They also recieved first place at ShowStoppers Talent Competition. She choreographed for Ouachita Parish Junior High Dance Line, The Kit-Kats. Amanda attended college at Louisiana Tech University where she took ballroom dancing. She ahs an Associate of Arts degree from Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. Her husband, Stephen, owns a business that specializes in cabinet design and construction. They have three children: Caitlyn, Toby, and Abby.

Aimee Roconni studied dance at Dance Magic in Magnolia. She is teaching clogging, hip hop, and cheerleading. She is a 5th grade teacher at Camden Fairview Intermediate School. She was a cheerleader at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia; she was a 4-year letterman. She has a 4 year old old named Mitch who keeps her on her toes! She enjoys horseback riding and dancing. Her motto is 'Dance As Though No One Is Watching.'

Angie Massey studied dance at Dance Magic in Magnolia. She is teaching clogging, hip hop, and cheerleading. She has been dancing for 17 years. She cheered through junior high and high school. She works at Arquest in accounting. In her spare time, she enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with her family. She is married to Jimmy Massey. They recently had a baby who they named Kylee Kay.