2026 Choreographers

Enchanteé Mace is originally from the Seattle, Washington area and has been performing since the age of 7. After traveling the country with Forecast Productions, she moved to NYC where she attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy for intensive training in the performing arts. Later she was certified through The National Dance Council of America as a Ballroom dance instructor for Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Here she instructed and competed in both Pro and Pro-Am divisions.

In 2009 she moved to Pigeon Forge where she performed in Swing Time, Masters of Magic, Hoot n Holler, Memories, and the Lumberjack Feud. For the last 20 years she has taught many styles of dance to children and adults alike. From ballet, to tap, musical theater, to ballroom...She enjoys a little bit of everything!

Enchanteé was involved at the Creative Theater before their closing as both a director and choreographer, there she found joy in instilling the love of musical theater into the next generation of performers.

Enchanteé currently is a Realtor at Century 21 MVP in Sevierville and runs her own Event Planning Business called Enchanted Events. She has been married to her husband Rich Mace for almost 16 years and together they have three daughters Kassadi (Son in Law Mikhail), Sophia and Finley who Enchanteé homeschools.

A true bluegrass girl who has been working at Anakeesta as a dancer and supervisor while understudying the dancers at the Array Variety Show! Originally from Bardstown, Kentucky, Lauren began dancing at the age of three and never stopped! She continued her studies at Western Kentucky University majoring in both Theatre and Dance with a minor in Musical Theatre.

Her professional dance credits include The Stephen Foster Story, Horn in the West, and TEXAS: The Outdoor Musical. Along with musicals such as The Producers, Guys and Dolls, Happy Days, Shrek, Seussical the Musical, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, A Christmas Story and The Wizard of Oz just to name a few. From 2020-2025 you could find Lauren dancing at Country Tonite Theatre where she took on the role of dance captain her final two years. Before you could find Lauren fluttering around Dollywood in their 2019 grand opening of Wildwood Grove where she originated the character Flit the Butterfly!

She enjoys spending her days relaxing with her three fur babies, Jenny, June, and Jackson! Lauren is excited and honored to be back for her 3rd season with DWTS and cannot wait to create with her couple!

Kira R. Treadway was born on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. She has three siblings being third in the lineup. Two older brothers and one younger sister. Growing up her mom always taught them 'where your friends will fail, your siblings won't.' They are her best friends. To this day it's faith, family, friends, and dance that mean the most to her. In 2005 Kira and her family moved back to Tennessee.

In high school Kira was a part of her color guard team. After graduation, she attended Carson-Newman University where she studied Communications. She was on her college dance team and was captain her senior year. She graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in Communications. During her junior year, she interned at GoDance Ballroom studio where she met her dance partner Aaron Hawkins. After graduation, she started full time as a professional ballroom instructor. Kira has choreographed multiple wedding dance routines as well as creating her own performance routines. Some of Kira's accomplishments include placing third in rhythm at East Tennessee Dance Sport Competition and placing in the top 15 at Michael Buble's Higher Dance Competition.

Kira is now following in her aunt's footsteps and working in Entertainment at Dollywood Theme Park. She is in her third year at Dollywood and has been a part of multiple casts and shows. Such as the new Sing-A-Long show, dancer/instructor for Sweet Summer Nights dance party, and several characters around the park.

Kira is so excited to be fulfilling a lifelong dream of hers as a choreographer/dancer. She has so many people to thank for helping her get here, but most importantly God. Growing up in church and in her faith has made her who she is today. She would like to thank her parents and siblings for their constant support and prayers. As well as many others who have helped her get to where she is today.

Josie was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, but has called Tennessee home since the age of five. After 26 years of performing, working, and living in New York City, she recently returned home to her beloved Smoky Mountains with her daughter, Hannah. Today, Josie enjoys a quieter—but still very full—life centered around work, ministry, fitness, family, and serving as a worship leader and singer at Park West Church in Knoxville. After stepping away from professional performing, she built an extensive corporate career and currently works for an owner of the Atlanta Falcons NFL team.

A 1993 graduate of Sevier County High School, Josie began developing her love and talent for dance locally at the Elizabeth Williams School of Dance. As captain of the SCHS Dance Team, she helped lead the team to its first-ever appearance at the National Dance Team Championship. While still in high school, Josie danced professionally and toured throughout the Southeast with Knoxville's First Light Dance Theatre and also appeared in productions with Cincinnati City Ballet. Straight out of high school, she was selected as an instructor for the Universal Dance & Cheerleaders Association, teaching dancers on college campuses across the country.

Josie went on to study contemporary dance at the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts before moving to New York City at age 23. During her years in New York, she appeared in numerous Off-Broadway productions, television series, and music videos while continuing her training with renowned ballet master Finis Jhung and at the Martha Graham School, Broadway Dance Center, and The Ailey School.

Her professional dance career included performing with Step Afrika! International, the Mariana Bekerman Dance Company, and La Santa Luz, under Madonna choreographer Anthony Rodriguez. After her performing career, Josie taught ballet at the Cultural Arts Center of Washington Heights before finding a new creative home in dance ministry. She choreographed productions for The Brooklyn Tabernacle, where she also sang with the six-time Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Her years in New York also gave her the blessing of serving internationally through mission work in Haiti, South Africa, and Swaziland.

Upon semi-retirement from the dance world, Josie embarked on an extensive corporate career as an Executive Personal Assistant, working with celebrities, prominent public figures, and even a former President of the United States.

While Josie is grateful for the many opportunities she has experienced throughout her performing and professional careers, her greatest pride is being a mother to her daughter, Hannah, and supporting Hannah in pursuing her own passions.

Now happily settled back home in Sevierville, Josie has come full circle to the East Tennessee dance community where it all began. She recently joined the Board of Directors for Great Smoky Mountains Dance Theatre's The Nutcracker and is thrilled and honored to serve as a guest choreographer for United Way's Dancing with the Stars. For Josie, it is especially meaningful to return to dance while giving back to the community that helped shape her.

Josie would like to thank her daughter, Hannah, and her parents, Joey and Sheley Rose, for their unwavering love, support, and encouragement throughout every chapter of her journey.

After attending Marymount Manhattan College and the Actors and Singers Academy at Carnegie Hall, Kate combined extensive training with her passion for the performing arts and began a career embracing every element of the stage.

Credits include Swing!, Lucky Stiff, Tuxedo Junction, Damn Yankees, Smokey Joe's Café, Cabaret, Anything Goes, Funny Girl, The Fantasticks, Bye Bye Birdie, The Who's Tommy, Crazy For You, Chicago, West Side Story, The Pirates of Penzance, Sweet Charity, Follies, Mame, Hello Dolly, Evita, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Children's Theatre credits include The Frog Prince, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, Heidi and Schoolhouse Rock Live. 1994-01 Film/TV credits also available.

Direction/Choreography credits include Annie, Into the Woods, Swingtime, Romeo & Juliet Redefined, Nunsense, Bugsy Malone, Jr., She Loves Me, Schoolhouse Rock Live, Rock Around the Block, Little Shop of Horrors, Oliver!, Judy & Liza Together Again, Sleeping Beauty, The Villains' Voice, Flashback to the 50's and other theatrical productions. She coached the Denver University Dance Team and continues teaching related arts classes in both professional and community theater. Kate has had the pleasure of working with Dolly Parton, Tommy Tune, Joe Lanteri, Kenny Shepard, Mia Michaels, Jack Lee and Paul Phillips.

*Appeared as a featured soloist on The Grand Ole Opry *Country Music Hall of Fame performances *Vocalist at Carnegie Hall *Dolly Parton's Imagination Library non-profit manager, book order system spokesperson, community representative of a global childhood literacy organization, spokesperson and primary Affiliate coach on YouTube. *International travel contracts with Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Carnival cruises *Emcee, Singer and Host at Dollywood, Splash Country, Anakeesta, Ober Mountain and other East TN attractions. *Lead vocals for husband/wife duo and band "The Reunited" as well as Lead vocals for touring cover band "Rhythm Exchange"

Kate continues teaching dance and inspiring students as a vocal coach in all related arts classes. She's also married and forever collaborating with professional musician Steve Laciak, creating silly love songs and celebrating lyrics about God, while raising 2 young boys in Gatlinburg, TN.

Kris attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts' High School program and graduated with a Special Concentration in Ballet. During his summers, Kris attended the dance intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet. He was also selected for the Broadway Theatre Project where he was given the opportunity to work with the legendary tap dancer Gregory Hines.

After high school, Kris returned to his first love of musical theatre. He graduated college with a BFA in Music Theatre from Elon University, considered one of the top musical theatre programs in the country. Aside from classical, theatrical, and tap dance styles, Kris has also trained extensively in ballroom/Latin dance, getting to work with Tony Dovolani and the brothers Max and Val Chmerkovskiy from the hit ABC television show, Dancing With The Stars.

Kris is a proud member of both Actor's Equity Association (AEA), the union representing professional stage actors, and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), which represents professional film and television performers. Some of Kris' professional credits include: The Wizard of Oz; Broadway National Tour, Children of Eden at New Jersey's Papermill Playhouse, Fred Astaire in Blowing Rock Stage Company's Backwards in High Heels; The Musical Story of Ginger Rogers, The Smoky Mountain Opry, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, and Dollywood and Opryland theme parks.

Kris is the owner of Marble City Ballroom in Knoxville. MCB offers private lessons, group classes, and social dance parties in ballroom, latin, swing, and country dance styles.