DIRECTORS

HAyley Mellum

Hayley, a Tucson native, has 20 years of dance training and 15 years of experience educating students across Southern Arizona. As a dance educator and choreographer, she excels in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Tap. Hayley's background in elementary education enhances her ability to meet the diverse needs of her dance students. She has taught dancers ranging from 18 months old to retirees, spanning beginner to pre-professional levels. Hayley founded 520 Dance Co. to share her passion for dance and cultivate excellence in current and future generations of dancers in Tucson.

NICOLE SURRAN, MS, R-DMT

Nicole is a Tucson local and co-founder of 520 Dance Co. Nicole is a dancer, dance educator, dance/movement therapist, and a lover of people and all things creative. Nicole went to graduate school at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and now she cannot unsee the power of creativity to change human beings. She’s a therapist during the daylight hours and has worked in public behavioral health for over ten years. Nicole hopes you love her punk-rock-DIY dance company.

Meet Artistic Staff

  • Maddy Greene

  • Olivea Spencer

  • Kassondra Sala

  • Annie Wilson

  • "Creativity exists more in the searching than in the finding."

    Stephen Nachmanovich

  • "Dance is the hidden language of the soul."

    Martha Graham

  • "Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances."

    Maya Angelou