CHARLOTTE FOSTER
Founder/Artistic Director
MACK HEADRICK
Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy Williamson graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in Physics and Economics. It was there that he found the joy of dance. He was a member of UGA's Ballroom Performance Group for 2 years and went on to dance with Contact Dance Theatre after graduation. He also performed with the UGA Ballet Ensemble and in the Young Choreographers Series shows. While at UGA, Jeremy served in the Residence Hall Association as both Treasurer and Director of Communications. Professionally, Jeremy has worked in Information Technology and Information Systems for several large and small companies. He is currently working on a contract for AT&T as a Field Support Engineer.
JEREMY WILLIAMSON
Chairman of the Board
Mary Ann Staib received her early dance training from Lisa Hayden and Magdalena Maury School of Classical Ballet, where she was a member of the Georgia Youth Ballet. At the University of Georgia, Mary Ann earned her BSEd with certification in Dance (2003) while studying ballet, modern and ballroom. She was a member of the UGA Ballet Ensemble, Ballroom Performance Group, and Contact Dance and designed/constructed costumes for these companies in addition to her own choreography. Since joining SIDEWAYS in 2008, Mary Ann has had the pleasure to perform numerous new works and looks forward to SIDEWAYS' fifth season.
MARY ANN STAIB
Rehearsal Director
Graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance, Charlotte Foster currently serves as founder and artistic director of SIDEWAYS contemporary dance company. Additionally, she serves as the studio owner and director of Atlanta Dance Central. Her most recent project includes founding the Foster-Schmidt Dance Academy for Down Syndrome with Vince Schmidt. Her work, Being (Interpretations of Interpretations), represented the University of Georgia at the American College Dance Festival in March 2006, where it received impressive feedback from noteworthy dance professionals: Ann Reinking, Steve Rooks, and Wendy Perron. Of 48 pieces submitted, Being was one of 10 selected to be performed at the Gala Showcase. Her work was presented at University of Georgia’s Center for Undergraduate Research Organization Conference (CURO) and featured in the University of Georgia’s Journal of Undergraduate Research (JURO). Knowbody, a piece created in 2007 specifically for SIDEWAYS, toured to New York where it was recognized by current TV choreographers, Mia Michaels and Brian Freidman. Michaels deemed the piece “timeless” and commented on the honesty of both the choreography and the performers, a trait that Foster demands from her dancers. Before moving to Athens in 2004, Foster attended the University of Florida, where she pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. While in Gainesville, she was chosen to be a member of the University of Florida Dance Team; the Dazzlers. She also choreographed three full-length musicals, and eventually founded and directed her own jazz dance company, entitled Extreme Dance Company. Throughout the past seven years, Charlotte has taught jazz, modern, tap, ballet, kinder dance, musical theatre, lyrical, hip hop, and voice. Her students range from age two to adult.
The Board of Directors
Mack Headrick is very happy to be a member of the 7 Stages family. He works as the Technical Director for all of 7 Stages productions as well as manager of the two theatre facility. He provides technical and stage management expertise for a variety of productions and presentations both at the theatre and across the country. He has also been managing the finances for 7 Stages for the past few year and finds this work very challenging and rewarding. He would like to thank you for supporting local theatre.
Susanna Barger
Susanna Barger started dancing at age three. She received her dance training at Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance, Academy of Dance Arts and the Woodstock School of Ballet where she trained in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Tap, Lyrical and Modern dance. Susanna is currently a dance instructor at the Woodstock school of ballet. She is also a dancer for the Atlanta-based DJ & entertainment company, The Krazy Boyz, where she has been given the opportunity to perform with local R&B and hip-hop artists at various venues throughout Atlanta. In the future Susanna plans to go to a local collage to study graphic arts and dance. She is thrilled to be a part of SIDEWAYS contemporary dance company and thanks her family, her past and present dance mentors, and God for helping her reach this point in her carrier.
Andrea Lalley
Kay Stewart
Sara Pierce
MEGAN SHEPPARD
Board Member
Sara Pierce is a Virginia native who found her love of dance at the age of six. Along with taking years of classes at a number of different studios, she was also a member of her high school dance team and was named an All Star Dancer by the Universal Dance Association in 2005. Sara attended Lynchburg College in Virginia where she was active in the Theater department and member/choreographer in the Lynchburg College Dance Works, where she served as captain for two years. In 2008 Sara was cast as a dancer in The Lost Colony Outdoor drama's 71st season where she had the privilege of working with Choreographer Mira Kingsley, Director Robert Richmond and five-time Tony award winning Costume/Production Designer William Ivey Long. It was there where she met her now husband, Zechariah. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from Lynchburg College in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Sara moved to GA and tied the knot. She is currently an Online Community Manager at Network Communications Inc. in Lawrenceville, GA. Trained in a number of dance styles including ballet, jazz and tap, Sara most enjoys the styles of contemporary, modern, and lyrical. After many months of searching for a dance outlet here in GA, Sara is thrilled to be joining SIDEWAYS for her first season. She would like to thank her loving family and friends and her
wonderful husband for all of their support.
Kay Stewart was born and raised in Tolland, CT and began her early dance training there. She recently graduated in May 2010 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro with a BFA in dance performance and choreography. At UNCG, she danced in many MFA thesis concerts and choreographed a few pieces of her own. Her collaborative choreography was presented at the 2010 American College Dance Festival Association in Ohio. Additionally, she attended a six-week summer intensive at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC as well as the Martha Graham two-week session in New York City. Currently, she lives in Atlanta and dances with SIDEWAYS Contemporary Dance Company and Gathering Wild. She also teaches at a local dance studio and enjoys being a nanny on the side.
Andrea Lalley was born and raised in Lake Ridge, VA and began her dance training at a local studio at the age of three. She attended the Northern Virginia Dance Academy where she studied ballet and pointe, and was a part of the Asaph Dance Ensemble. Andrea attended Woodbridge Senior High School’s Center for Fine and Performing Arts, specializing in dance. She also attended the Virginia Governor’s School for dance. Andrea graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA in dance performance and choreography in May of 2010. There she has participated in the MFA thesis concerts of Emily Morgan, Jennifer Guy and Erin LaSala as well as numerous Departmental Dance Concerts. Outside of UNCG Andrea danced with Terranova Dance Theatre under the direction of Jennifer Guy Metcalf. She also participated in the Paul Taylor Summer Intensive in and the Martha Graham winter intensive in 2009. Andrea is currently rehearsing and performing with SIDEWAYS Contemporary Dance Company in Atlanta, GA.
