Nicole Oxendine
Empower Dance Studio Owner
Bio
Nicole D. Oxendine ‘03 graduated with a B.A. in psychology & dance and received her M.A. in Dance/Movement Therapy from Columbia College Chicago in 2012. She is the dance teacher at Hillside High School. Her passion for dance spans over eighteen years where she has dedicated her life to teaching and mentoring children & teenagers.
She has worked as program coordinator for A Long Walk Home, a program that uses arts to advocate against sexual violence; seasonal staff member for the American Dance Festival; and principal dancer for Bellan Contemporary Dance Theater. In her spare time she coordinates fundraising events for the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham. In 2014, she was named Spectacular Magazine’s Woman of the Year in the category of Emerging Leader. She is also a board member at the Carolina Theater of Durham. In 2015, Oxendine became an entrepreneur with the opening of Empower Dance Studio.
https://empowerdancestudio.com/
