Our Instructors
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Hailey Smith
Owner/Director
Hailey Smith is a native of Jacksonville and began dancing at the age of 3. She is now the co-owner and director of her first and only dance home, Bravo School of Dance. Hailey has studied all forms of dance, and has a passion for Ballet, Contemporary and Modern. She has had the opportunity to learn from many teachers including Rebecca Levy, Dulce Anaya, Laurie Byrd, Alex Wong and Carlos Garland, all of whom have strengthened her technique and love for dance.
Hailey began competitive dance at the age of 7 and received many high awards. In addition to competing, she has also performed in many local productions and has held several roles in the Community and First Coast Nutcrackers.
Hailey attended Pine Forest, Lavilla Middle School and Douglas Anderson School of the Arts for dance, and after graduation, participated in FSCJ’s danceWORKS where she was in many productions. Hailey graduated in July 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Health from the University of North Florida’s Exercise Science program.
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Kyle Wynn
Owner/Director
Kyle Wynn is a Jacksonville native where he began his dance training at the age of seven. He has studied tap, jazz, modern, ballet, contemporary, acrobatics and hip hop. Growing up, he performed at many local events and in various stage productions including the First Coast Nutcracker, events at Walt Disney World, the Wild Adventures Summer Concert Series, the Jacksonville Landing, and the Toyota Gator Bowl Pre-Game Show. While attending Jacksonville University, he got the opportunity to work with many notable choreographers such as Christian Von Howard, Jennifer Muller, Kiki Ely, Twyla Tharp, and David Parsons.
Professional dance credits include the 2005 Superbowl Halftime Show, The Miss Florida Pageant, and Royal Caribbean International among others. He joined the Bravo Faculty in 2013 and went on to become co-owner/director in 2020. Kyle is ecstatic to be in his new role and can't wait to see what the coming years have in store. 1, 2, 3, BRAVO!