Our staff is based on quality, experience, and education.

Sandy Overcash
Director

Sandy Overcash holds a BS degree in Dance Education from UNC-Greensboro as well as an education degree for grades K-6.  She has directed the studio since its beginning.   In addition to the activities at Center Stage, Sandy enjoys traveling throughout the country judging regional and national dance competitions.  Sandy is also actively involved in production of costumes for Center Stage dancers.

Sydney Overcash
Artistic Director

 Sydney Overcash is a graduate of the Center Stage program.  Sydney has traveled and performed in numerous venues nationally and internationally since high school.  Sydney has worked in theme parks at Santa's Village in New Hampshire and Busch Gardens in Virginia.  Sydney danced in a Las Vegas style dinner show in Guam at the SandCastle.  She has traveled on tour performing at Madison Square Garden in New York, Canada, Europe, and Australia,  She has danced in a local area commercial for the South Carolina lottery.  Sydney's numbers are consistently in the top five at regional and national competition.  Her numbers for consistently rank first overall at regional competition.  Sydney has won a number of outstanding choreography awards and most entertaining number awards at regional and national competitions, as well as having numerous numbers nominated for the Industry Dance Awards in 2016, 2017, and 2018.

Jonathan Matthews
​Instructor

Jonathan Matthews has been with the Center Stage Staff for many years now.  Jonathan brings his talents and expertise in the areas of hip hop, lyrical, jazz and gymnastics.  Jonathan has won more than one hundred trophies competing regionally and nationally.  He was awarded the title of Mr. Starpower as a solo performer.  Jonathan has been a feature performer as a dancer at Hershey Park in Hershey, Pennsylvania sharing his performing talents with the country.  Jonathan enjoys working with students in dance of all ages.  Jonathan was featured as a dancer on a commercial for the South Carolina Lottery.  Jonathan has traveled with dance competitions working as a backstage coordinator and on occassion a dance panel judge.  Most recently Jonathan received a nomination for an Industry Dance Award in 2017 and 2018.

Logan Durant
Instructor

Center Stage is happy to welcome home Logan Durant to the staff.  Logan is a graduate from the Center Stage program where she participated in many competition numbers. Logan recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a BS in Nutrition Science. While at NC State, Logan was a member of the NC State dance team. She was captain her senior year and helped lead her team to a 2nd place national ranking. Over the past few years, Logan has traveled the east coast to various colleges, high schools and studios to choreograph routines. Logan is so excited to be a part of the CSDC staff and cannot wait to share her passion with all of the dancers.

Kristi Miller
​Instructor

Kristi Goodale Miller is a graduate of the Center Stage program. Kristi participated as a competition dancer at Center Stage and graduated in our fabulous fifteen, studying from age three through senior high with us. Kristi served as a dance assistant for 8 years while dancing at Center Stage. Kristi was a member of the dance team at Appalachian State University. Kristi has a BS from ASU and currently teaches at West Rowan High School. At West, Kristi has worked with the dance team and cheer squads.  Miss Kristi works with the youngest dancers at Center Stage ensuring they are off to great beginnings in their dance experiences.

Liza Eller
Instructor

Liza is a graduate from the Center Stage program, where she competed for twelve years. Liza is graduate of East Carolina University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, along with a double major in Communications (Media Studies). Liza loves to be able to create art and share her passion with all of the Center Stage dancers. She has now choreographed numerous solos and co-choreographed many group numbers at Center Stage with a number of top awards at competition. Liza is so excited to be able to come back and work with all the dancers, so she can share all of the knowledge she is learned as a dance major, while  continuing to cheer on her lifelong team, CSDC IN THE HOUSE!

Hiliarie Covington
Instructor

Hiliarie Covington has been dancing and performing from the age of two, and at an early age she showed a true passion and love for the art. She studied with Susan Anderson, Stacey Calvert and Miriam Barbosa at the University of South Carolina where she earned a Dance Performance and Choreography degree. Hiliarie has also studied under Naomi Calvert, Mike Minery, Mia Michaels, Mandy Moore, Rhonda Marchant and Corey Burns. She was a member of her award-winning and nationally recognized collegiate Dance Team for two years. She performed along the east coast with a grand finale show in Washington DC with the World War II tribute show “Road to Victory”. She has been competing since age 10 winning many overall awards for her solos and group routines. She now works with contestants in the Miss America system for their talent competition as well as teaching throughout the southeast. Presently, she enjoys teaching the next generation of dancers and creating new visually stimulating movement within her choreography.

Lauren Schultz
Instructor

Center Stage welcomes Lauren Schultz to our staff.  Lauren is a recent graduate of East Carolina University, where she double majored in Dance Performance and Choreography (BFA) and Psychology (BA). Throughout her collegiate training, Lauren had the opportunity to work with notable guest artist and attend Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London.  Lauren previously danced as a competition dancer all of her life.  She is trained in all genres of dance and has a passion for technique.  In addition to instructing ballet, Lauren will also be available to do additional work and private lessons in all genres of dance.  She is excited to share the knowledge she has gained throughout her dance career with the dancers at Center Stage Dance Company.