Owner/Director: Angel W. Hilemon
Miss Angel has been dancing, teaching or performing for nearly 30 years.  She attended several dance schools growing up, such as Fletcher's and Ann Dunn's in Asheville, but the majority of her younger dancing years were spent with Theresa Phillips at Backstage Studio in Mars Hill. Angel earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Minor in Dance from East Carolina University in Greenville NC.  She is certified to teach by Dance Masters of America and continues to train and work with studios and dance instructors from this area as well as attending workshops and conferences around the country.  Angel has been certified in tap and jazz for several years, and has added Ballet and Acro as her most recent accomplishments.   Throughout her dancing career, she has been a member of add dance, a modern dance company formerly in Asheville and  has danced with H.I.M., Healing in Motion, a Ecumenical dance group from Asheville.  Angel loves children and has three beautiful boys of her own. Angel is very grateful for her gift of dance and the opportunity to share it with others, especially when she can use her dance as a means of worship and to glorify God.  Miss Angel gives full credit of Dimensions' success to Him!  It is her greatest desire that others be blessed by what Dimensions has to offer.   

    Mr Jeff
Jeff Atkins has been clogging for more than 25 years and has been with Dimensions since 1998. He currently is the director of a youth clogging team called the Cole Mountain Cloggers.  Jeff has danced on three championship clogging teams including winning five national titles while clogging with the Bailey Mountain Cloggers of Mars Hill College. He has also won many solo awards which include Universal Male Solo Champion, North Carolina Male Solo Champion, and Southern Appalachian Overall Male Champion. Jeff actively works with the Folk Heritage committee to preserve and promote Southern Appalachian dance and has a passion for teaching and passing it on to the next generation.

    Miss Candice
Candice Rogers Dillingham began her dance career at age four with Theresa Phillips at Backstage Studio in Mars Hill. Candice continued to train for the next ten years with Anna Jones and Angel Hilemon, being one of the first dance students at Dimensions Studio. She has competed and won many top honors and overall awards. As she grew and a career in dance became inevitable, she was encouraged to seek more instruction. She has studied with Ann Dunn, where she was a member of the Asheville Youth Ballet and with Asheville Center of Performing Arts under Nicole Kmezca-Hattler and Tracy Raper doing numerous performances with the ballet and jazz companies. Candice has attended many workshops and conferences during her dance training and career. Candice attended East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance, where she was accepted as a dance performance major. While at ECU, she was a member of the East Carolina's Performing Jazz Ensemble, received numerous honors and was chosen for five senior choreography pieces.  She has appeared on television as a dancer in the Miss NC Pageant, performed in Smokey Joe's Café, and numerous other musicals and dance performances. Candice is now thrilled to be back "home" at Dimensions as lead dance instructor since 2005.  

    Blake
Blake Sanders currently teaches hip hop and lyrical at Dimensions Studio.  He started with Dimensions in the spring of 2008.  Blake comes to us from South Carolina.  Blake currently attends Mars Hill College and dances with the Bailey Mountain Cloggers.  Blake has studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acro, karate, hip hop and clogging.  Blake holds several titles: WCDE 5th Overall Male Elite Dancer (2006), Starsystems 2006 National Mr. Teen, FAME US with Debbie Allen Dance Challenge Senior Winner, and NYCDA Nationals in NYC Overall Soloist.  Blake has many dreams and aspirations.  Dimensions is very happy to have Blake on staff.  

Danielle Buice Plimpton  has been with Dimensions since 2008.  Danielle currently directs the Bailey Mountain Cloggers and the Mars Hill College Dance Team both of Mars Hill College.  Her background in dance includes: ballet/pointe, jazz, modern, and clogging.  She has taught for over 14 years.  Performing since the age of 5 and competiting since the age of 7, she has won various awards including National Champion Duet in 2003, SC Overall Clogger Soloist, and an ACHF Clogging All American award.  Danielle has led the Bailey Mountain Cloggers to a National Title four times.  Dimensions is very honored to have Miss Danielle contributing her talents and gifts.  
        

Tina Murphy
Tina Murphy is an Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Certified Aerobic Instructor and NETA (National Exercise and Trainers Association) Certified Personal Trainer.  She has been in the fitness business since 1979 and with Dimensions since 1998.  Her career began at the age of 19 starting out as one of Florida’s first Jazzercise Instructors.  Within five years, she had moved on and was privileged to be a part of one of the first groups to be certified by AFAA in 1984 in Miami Florida.  Among other accomplishments, she holds the 1987 title of Miss Orlando and was the overall winner of the 1987 Citrus Cup Open, both Central Florida bodybuilding competitions.  Tina offers classes for students of all fitness levels and a variety of types of classes.  You are sure to find a class suited for your needs.  If not, she also offers personalized sessions either on going, or a one timer, to sharpen up your form.