
Creative Expressions Dance Academy
"WHERE WE EXPRESS TO INSPIRE"
Founded 2022, Creative Expressions Dance Academy was created to allow dancers the opportunity to express themselves through movement. We aim to inspire others in all that we do in and outside of the studio.


Owner/Instructor
Ms. Sommore D. Terry
Sommore is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a B.A. Degree in Biology and a Minor in Dance. She has been dancing for over 15 years and has won numerous awards for her performances in North and South Carolina. She has competed on the local, state and regional level since the age of eight. She received her intensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary and hip- hop from Antonya Windham at Elite Dance Academy and Laurinburg School of Dance Arts. Currently, Sommore is a 5th grade Math teacher at Sycamore Lane Elementary School. She is also a graduate from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a Master of Arts of Teaching with a concentration in Elementary Education.
Meet The CEDA Staff

Mrs. Umeko Terry-Leak
Chief Operating Officer
"CEDA is the place where all children can come to learn and grow. We aim to develop them as the wonderful individuals they are."
Mrs. Rosa Brown
Administrative Assistant
"At CEDA we are a family. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to love on each student individually and collectively."

Ms. JaZaria McCrimmon
Pre-Level Student Teacher
"CEDA is a place where you can express yourself and find your future dance career. We are all one big family no matter how many times we mess up."

Ms. Kimora Monroe
Level 1 Student Teacher
"At CEDA we are a team. We not only want better for you, but we always want better for everyone together."
