Owner & Program Director

Holly is the CEO and head instructor at Uplifting Movement Factory. Her background is varied and unique. Holly locally worked in the education field after she moved to the Greenwood and Loyal area in 2015 as a certified biology teacher and director of online learning. It has always been her dream to run a dance and fitness business. She is excited to offer dance and creative experiences to the community she now calls home.

Holly believes dance and movement is the best opportunity to uplift others and encourage youth to get involved in their communities and make positive changes!

Holly looks forward to dancing with you and your children! She hopes to share her love of dance and fitness with this community for years to come.

Dance Training​​​ & Experience
  • Acro Dance Teacher Association - Registered Instructor
  • ​Ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical (Natalie's Dance Network - Clarksville, Tennessee)
  • Clogging dance (Clarksville, Tennessee)
  • High school dance team captain (Clarksville, Tennessee)
    • Most Dedicated Dancer, Most Improved Dancer
    • Universal Dance Association All-Star and all blue ribbon individual recipient
  • Modern dance - collegiate experience (University of Georgia, Northwest Florida State College)
  • Modern dance - student experience (Spector Dance - Marina, California)
  • Belly-dance (Monterey, California)
  • Ballroom and Latin Dance
    • Arthur Murray Dance Center (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    • Emerald Coast Dance Sport (Fort Walton Beach, Florida)​
  • Dance Like Michael Jackson Contest, Winner (Honolulu, Hawaii)

Other Performing Arts Experience
  • On Location Casting - Talent (Nashville, Tennessee)
    • Featured background actress on ABC's "Nashville," (Season 3, Episode 4, "I Feel Sorry for Me"}
    • Background actress on ABC's "Nashville," (Season 1, Season 3, and Season 4)
  • Susan Page Modeling - Talent (Honolulu, Hawaii)
    • Women's Professional Modeling Student, Runway Experience

Physical Fitness Experience
  • U.S. Navy Veteran (2005 - 2011)
    • Top Recruit Graduate at Navy Bootcamp
    • 2nd class swimmer
  • ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
  • Trained with police department outside of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Formerly certified Zumba Fitness Instructor

Education
  • Master of Science in Teaching and Learning, Distinguished Honors Graduate
  • Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Biology
  • Associate of Arts in Chinese-Mandarin
  • Certified biology teacher in Wisconsin
Ms. Holly