Danielle Farrell

Danielle Farrell began dancing at an early age growing up in a very artistic family. Danielle began exploring her art by joining church dance teams, school dance teams where she competed in Disney World's International Dance Competition and after graduating high school, she became a member of the Oral Roberts University Dance Team in Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

While attending Walker Valley High, Danielle joined a local competitive dance studio where Danielle received classical training in the styles of ballet, hip hop, jazz, contemporary and lyrical.  She also became a competitive dancer receiving awards both regionally and nationally including a Tennessee Title for her solo “So Fly.”

Danielle focused on her training vigorously to where she attended the National Performing Arts Camp, School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) in New York City when she was just a junior in high school. 

After graduating high school, Danielle jump started her professional dance career by traveling to LA, Atlanta, and Nashville to receive professional training under prestigious choreographers such as: Tricia Miranda, Antoine Troupe, Sean Bankhead, Josh Killacy, Phil Wright, and Brian Friedman to name a few. 

At 18 years of age, Danielle founded Raw Art Dance & Entertainment dance academy located in Southeast Tennessee, where she and her team focuses on educating and enhancing the young artists in excellence through the fine arts with The Gospel at the center. Currently, Danielle has served as the Executive and Artistic Director of Raw Art Dance since June of 2013. 

Worked as a professional dancer and model on sets including- Krystal’s Commercial’s Square Talk, Jon Pardi Heartache Medication, Breland Chevy Commercial “Don’t Touch My Truck,” to name a few.

She gives all the glory to her Heavenly Father, and she is grateful for her supportive family.

Nikki Brooks

My name is Nikki Brooks, and I’m so excited to be teaching your student! I have danced for the past 12 years, training in ballet, jazz, and lyrical, while also dancing with my middle and high school dance team. I danced competitively throughout all of high school, and in college I spent my first two years training and performing locally and in the surrounding areas. I’m thrilled to start this journey and to fuse my love for dancing and educating! 

Gabrielle Farrell

Gabrielle Farrell graduated from Walker Valley High School with high honors in 2014. She is  currently working towards her Bachelor of Science, Healthcare Management degree. She has  taken classes in sports medicine, nutrition, and body placement. Growing up, Gabby participated in her local Cheerleading program as well as her local church dance team. Through middle school and high school, she remained active in the sports of basketball,  track, and cross country. She has been assisting on the administrative and teacher staff at Raw Art Dance since September of  2013. She has trained under Danielle Farrell, the executive and creative director of Raw Art Dance, and other teachers for the past several plus years in all styles  of dance such as hip hop, ballet, jazz, and lyrical. Gabby is CPR certified and she currently teaches a variety of flexibility and technique classes. She aspires to be a better teacher everyday.