Mission of the Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts Dance Program
Our Dance Faculty
Ms. Maddie Tweed is a choreographer, dancer, and director from Atlanta Georgia. Since graduating from Columbus State University with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Performance in 2016, Ms. Tweed has choreographed for film, theatre, schools, and studios across the Southeast. She has also directed and performed regionally in productions that include West Side Story, The Little Mermaid, and Monty Python’s Spamalot. Before returning to Columbus in 2023, Ms. Tweed taught for The Atlanta Dance Academy, while creating and developing their Musical Theatre program. This is her third year as Director of Dance at Rainey McCullers School of The Arts. During the 2023-2024 school year, she choreographed the award-winning production of Memphis The Musical and directed Rainey-McCullers’ first-ever competition dance team which went on to place first and second during this year’s GHSA Competition Dance season. Ms. Tweed is a Georgia certified dance educator and a member of the National Dance Education Organization. Ms. Tweed believes in life skills through stage skills always striving to instill a strong sense of passion and pride in each of her students.