(EDW) established itself as an official dance company on August 4, 2016 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company’s services were made public on September 8, 2016. EDW owner, Cassandra Pappy is a versatile dancer, choreographer, and teacher currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina. Originally from Charlotte, her breadth of dance experience has afforded her the opportunity to train and work with t
eachers, choreographers, dance teams and students across the nation. She received her early competitive dance training from Dance Productions Performing Arts Studio and pursued higher education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. During her college career at UNCG, Cassandra served as a member and co-captain of the Spartan G's dance team. Upon graduating from the university in 2012, she received a B.A. in Dance and a K-12 teaching license in dance. She has trained in the genres of ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, west african, hip hop and heels technique. As a competitive dancer, Cassandra held the title of Miss Dance of North Carolina 2007. She also won the title of National Champion Senior Soloist at StarSystems Dance Competition in Las Vegas in 2008. Cassandra continued her dancing career as a member of Techmoja Theater and Dance Company for two years. As a part of the company, Cassandra danced and acted in productions such as “The Color Purple” and “Dreamgirls”. and choreographed and performed for international recording artist IYAZ. In 2016 Cassandra choreographed and performed for Grammy nominated producer/artist Imani as an opening act for Chris Brown's Royalty Tour. In that same year, EDW was founded. Cassandra’s extensive background in performance, dance education, and choreography led to the creation of EDW. EDW began as a summer project and blossomed into an effort to reach and inspire dancers in and outside of North Carolina. These services target dancers from the ages of 7 and up. EDW specializes in private lessons, choreography, performance pieces, and master classes. In just a year, EDW has gained over 20 clients; some of whom are repeat customers. Currently, Cassandra is still growing the EDW brand. Aside from her dance company, she teaches ballet, tap, and jazz at Enloe High School. Her passion for dance continues to extend beyond the classroom as she now performs as a backup dancer for multi-platinum recording artist, Ginuwine.
