Patricia Warren
Director//Instructor//"Momma P"
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Patricia Warren (better known as "Momma P") is the director of Artistic Dance Academy and the founder of Dance For Christ. She is our rock here at the studio. She is the one who keeps this place running. Her core mission is to serve God and God alone. Not only is she our director, but she is our teacher, mentor, encourager, and "second momma". Mrs. Patricia teaches Ballet, Pointe, Tap, and Jazz and has had extensive dance training throughout her life before taking over Artistic Dance Academy.
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Patrcia was trained under her mother, Ellen O’Quinn ( founder of ADA in 1963) who was a soloist with the Metropolitan Opera House in West Germany. She also trained with the North Carolina School of the Art under Mimi Paul and Duncan Nobles, Joffrey Ballet School for 5 years in New York City under Robert Joffery, Meredith Bayliss & Dorthy Lister, Cusack Ballet in Los Angelos under Yvonne Cusak, Cleveland Ballet under Helen Coope, Broadway Dance Center for 4 years under Frank Hattachet and took private lessons under Shamill Yagudin of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Patricia has performed with the Joffrey Ballet Concert Group, for the Governor of Innsbruck, Austria by personal invitation, and Dig-Pointe Dance Company in New York City. Even though Artistic Dance Academy is not a competition studio, Patricia has been an accredited national judge for Show Stoppers National Dance Competition, Star Power National Talent Competition, Encore National Dance Competition, and Legacy National Dance Competition.
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She was crowned Miss Goldsboro in 1983, Miss Spivey’s Corner in 1985, and Miss Topsail Island in 1987. She was a three time talent winner in Miss NC Pageant and 1st runner up. She was been awarded many teacher awards, choreography awards and has done freelance performances in Washington DC, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and Austria where she also had the opportunity to train for a week under her mother’s very own ballet teacher. She performed in mini films and commercials as an extra dancer in New York City. Patricia then came home in 1985 to take over her mothers studio, Artistic Dance Academy. Patricia has taken her dancers to NYC several times to study under other professional dancers and has had the opportunity to have them perform on a cruise ship.
Dancers at ADA spend their time not only preparing for dance recitals, but dancing throughout the community for more stage experience and to learn to give back. As a professional trained dancer, Patricia’s desire is to reach all levels of students from recreational dancers to those who wish to become professional.Many of her students have either continued their dance profession in NYC, Texas, Philadelphia , and even Australia, but more have graduated with grace, poise, self confidence, and knowing who they are in Christ.
In 2001 after a near death experience with breast cancer, she launched her hearts desire, to start a dance ministry. Dance For Christ was birthed in 2002. DFC is now celebrating 21 seasons of a life changing ministry through the art of dance at ADA. Patricia's heart is to share not only her passion for dance, but to share her passion for Jesus Christ.
Dancers at ADA spend their time not only preparing for dance recitals, but dancing throughout the community for more stage experience and to learn to give back. As a professional trained dancer, Patricia’s desire is to reach all levels of students from recreational dancers to those who wish to become professional.Many of her students have either continued their dance profession in NYC, Texas, Philadelphia , and even Australia, but more have graduated with grace, poise, self confidence, and knowing who they are in Christ.
In 2001 after a near death experience with breast cancer, she launched her hearts desire, to start a dance ministry. Dance For Christ was birthed in 2002. DFC is now celebrating 21 seasons of a life changing ministry through the art of dance at ADA. Patricia's heart is to share not only her passion for dance, but to share her passion for Jesus Christ.