Dance

Whitney performed and trained extensively with the internationally acclaimed North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble under the mentorship of JUBA Award recipient Gene Medler. During this time she had the privilege of learning and dancing with master tappers including the Nicholas Brothers, "Peg Leg" Bates, Leonard Reed, Dianne Walker, Savion Glover, and Michelle Dorrance.  She performed in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and abroad, and was featured in the PBS documentary “Juba! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance.”  Whitney served as the Artistic Director of Footnotes Tap Ensemble from 2013-2017 and performed with the company from 2007-2025. In 2025, she founded the Triangle Tap Collective, presenting classes and workshops for advanced tap dance teachers and choreographers to collaborate, choreograph, advance technique, and share ideas for tap education.   She currently teaches at Elon University as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Performing Arts.