Ronelle Eddings has been teaching dance in public schools for 28 years, both in Arizona and the great state of Texas! She is currently a Director of Dance at Creekview High School in Carrollton, as well as the Fine Arts Department Manager. Ronelle holds a BFA in Dance Education and an MEd in Secondary Education with Dance Emphasis from Arizona State University. Ronelle has received the TAHPERD 2015 K-12 Texas Dance Educator of the Year award, the Larry White Award for Dance Education 2015 from the Dance Council of North Texas, and was a finalist in the TDEA Lifetime Achievement award category in 2017, and the TDEA Dance Educator of the Year 2019. Under her direction, the varsity dance company at Creekview, Moving Ground Dance Company, has traveled to the National High School Dance Festival, Tennessee State Dance Festival, TAHPERD Convention and other prestigious festivals to have dance works selected for performance and adjudication. In addition to teaching, Ronelle has served as an Educational Testing Services Teacher Licensure Item Writer, taught dance at Collin College and University of Texas – Dallas, and has had works performed at the Dallas Morning News Dance Festival, as well as various numerous high schools, colleges, and festivals. Additionally, Ronelle was co-founder and artistic co-director of Elledanceworks Dance Company, a 501c3 nonprofit dance company for 20 years. Ronelle has been married to her husband Michael for 25 years and has two amazing children – Sora and Cannon. She plans to stay in the classroom teaching dance for as long as possible!