Allegro Faculty
Shannon Parnell
Miss Shannon began studying dance at the age of six and has had extensive dance training under the direction of Barbara Ellen Smartt and Wendy Graham. A graduate of Lee High School, she received additional training there as a student in the Dance Magnet Program and was honored to win the Outstanding Dance Magnet Award. As a performer, she has won many awards at dance competitions around the nation including Dance Masters of America, Professional Dance Teachers Association, Applause and Huntsville Panoply of the Arts Choreography Competition. Miss Shannon was also a member of Pointe Station Inc. and appeared in the annual performance of NOAH where she danced as a member of the Rainbow Corp, Tropical Bird, and Cow. She has attended workshops and seminars under national dance educators such as Keith Cross, Gus Giordano and Mira Popovich of Birmingham Southern College. She was also a performer in the 1997 production of Huntsville's Follies Way Off Broadway. Shannon has performed in productions for the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and as "Goodwill Ambassadors" at New Olympians International Show Team's Dance Festival in Cosumel, Mexico. Miss Shannon began teaching over 8 years ago and enjoys being able to share her love for the art of dance. Throughout her teaching years, she has choreographed many entertaining and award winning pieces for her students. She has won the Best Choreography Award for Borrowed Angels and Lonely,Lonely. Recently her choreography won 2nd overall and High Point in her piece "For Good", and her solo won Miss Dance at DMA Chapter 41. Shannon is thrilled to have the opportunity to share her love of dance with children of all ages. In addition to her teaching, Shannon works full time in the accounting office at Jerry Damson Honda. Allegro is grateful to have such a talented choreographer and instructor on its faculty.
