Meet Our
Dance Instructors
Charlotte’s Most Qualified Dance Professionals
At QC Dance, our dance instructors are led by the only DanceVision Certified Master Examiner in the Carolinas. Our team strives to improve upon our knowledge so we can continue to provide the most exceptional dance instruction available to students of all ages and skill levels.
The Best Dance Instructors in the Queen City!
Meet Our Elite Team
Tony Prado
Owner | DVIDA Master Examiner
Tony has been teaching ballroom dance in Charlotte for 30 years and is renowned as a National Cabaret Finalist. A professional emcee and announcer, voice-over actor, and television director, Tony’s established career in the entertainment world gives him unique industry insights that he is able to pass on to the future generation of dancers, singers, and actors.
Natalie Grasheim
Owner | Course Director
Natalie is a Certified Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer, National champion dancer, DJ, event director and ballroom competitor. Training under Marty Kudelka, Kevin Maher, Tabitha D’umo & Napoleon, and Mark Ballas, Natalie’s years of dance experience put her in touch with some of the greatest dancers in the entertainment industry.
Brittney Gallagher
Master Instructor
MIss Brittney graduated from UNC Charlotte with a BA in Dance Education. She has enjoyed a professional career performing with the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York. She has also danced with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and is a former CheckMate with the Charlotte Checkers.
Alessandra Ball
Corps de Ballet Master
Alessandra is a Princess Grace Award winning ballerina. She joins QC Dance after an impressive 750 performances as a Principal Dancer over 15 seasons with Charlotte Ballet. Prior to that, Alessandra danced with Ballet Nacional in Madrid and with companies in the US and Italy.
Chancey Gregory
Ballet, Modern, Tap
Originally from England, Chancey is trained at the absolute highest levels in Europe. She holds certifications from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance and The Royal Academy of Dance. She is a Gold Medalist in the All England Dance Finals for tap and has even appeared professionally as a dancer with the McLaren Formula 1 Team.
Jessica Davis
Acro Instructor
Jessica is well known in the Charlotte area as an Acro teacher who excels in developing younger tumblers in their beginning acrobatic skills.
Todd LIddell
Acro Instructor, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary
Todd was an inaugural member of the Tremaine Performance Company where he trained, assisted, and performed alongside premier industry dancers and choreographers.
He has over 10 years of professional dance instruction experience in a variety of styles including ballroom and latin, jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, commercial, and Acro.
James Kopecky
Tap Master, Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Musical Theater
James holds a BFA Degree in Dance from Butler University and has danced with the Corps de Ballet in San Jose. He continues to perform leading roles in the Charlotte Ballet currently. He also performed Tap extensively with the Cartier Collective in Chicago.
Matt Sanchez
Breaking, Hip Hop, Break Dance
Matt is known in the Carolinas for his dynamic Hip Hop and Breaking work. His award-winning choreography has been the inspiration behind many of QCDance’s prize-winning routines already.