Meet Our Instructors

Cate began dancing at age 4 in her hometown of Fort Mill, SC. Throughout her dance experience, Cate has trained under Emmy-award winning choreographer Jena Burgin-Peters, Amelia Binford of Northwest School of the Arts, Anna Lauren Fresk of Jolie South Dance Academy, Amber Griffin of Steps N Motion, and many others. Cate has performed with Carolina Voices’ The Singing Christmas Tree, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Opera Carolina at the Belk Theater, and at national conventions such as Radix, Velocity, Showstopper, and JUMP. She has assisted in teaching and choreography at studios across the Carolinas, as well as choreographed for local pageants.

Cate’s training includes programs with the Radio City Rockettes, Joffrey Ballet, and classes at Broadway Dance Center. Cate now works in the nonprofit sector and is passionate about community engagement and mindful movement.

Before moving to Atlanta in August of 2024, Cate was teaching at International Ballet Academy and Dance Collaborative, both in Greenville, SC. She believes that dance is not only a form of personal expression and storytelling, but it is also a practice of love for self and care for community. Additionally, she works as a yoga instructor and is currently a Master of Divinity student at Emory University, studying peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Cate is so excited to join the teaching team at Brookhaven Dance! 

At age eleven Patrick Condon started his training at the Maltz Jupiter Theater, Conservatory of Performing Arts in south Florida. There he trained in various styles of dance with a strong
focus on musical theater and was involved in many shows such as Sound of Music, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors and Pippin while in Middle School and High School.

He then graduated from college with a B.A. in dance studies from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia; while working with choreographers such as Carl Flink, Vincas Greene, Madia Cooper, and Jolie Long. By this time, he studied various techniques of Ballet, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Jazz, Modern, Tap and even some Latin Ballroom. Since then, he has been teaching nonstop to all levels and ages even during the pandemic at multiple studios around Georgia including Georgia Academy of Dance, En Pointe, Gainesville Ballet and North Georgia School of Ballet.

During this time he has also performed in various musical and dance productions such as A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, The Growing Up of Annabell Potts and has performed with Modern
dance company Cherish Dance. Patrick is always on the lookout for new adventures and challenges and is excited to now be able to share and create fun and new experiences at Brookhaven Dance.