Carrie Schotte is from Martin, Ohio, and received her early dance training from the Toledo Ballet School, The Martha Graham School, STEPS on Broadway, The Broadway Dance Center, and The Lake Erie Ballet School. Later, Carrie graduated magna cum laude from Wright State University with a BFA in Dance. At WSU, she was a member of the pre-professional Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the Contemporary Dance Ensemble, where she had the opportunity to work with renowned choreographers such as Debbie Blunden-Diggs (current DCDC Artistic Director), Jon Rodriguez (former Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet), Pat White, and Suzanne Walker.

 

Following graduation, Carrie moved to North Carolina to dance professionally with the Goldsboro Ballet and also worked with Mary Helen Mayfield and John Dennis of the Greensboro Ballet Company. She performed in musical theater productions including Guys and Dolls, Chicago, and Oklahoma! with the North Carolina Theatre, worked at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, and was offered contracts with Jean Ann Ryan Productions and Norwegian Cruise Lines on four separate occasions.

 

Since relocating to Michigan in 2001, Carrie has taught for Dance Arts of Chelsea and Ballet Chelsea, while also founding her own jazz dance ensemble company. She spent 19 years teaching within the studio setting before transitioning to teach exclusively for the Adaptive Dance Program. Today, Carrie shares her passion for movement by teaching line dancing throughout the community and at senior centers, helping dancers of all ages and abilities experience the joy of dance.