Taylor Kokenes (Hill) comes from the competition realm of dance.  She moved to the Atlanta area at the age of 14, where she trained at CK Danceworks.  While there, she attended up to four competitions a year as a member of their DancElite Company.  During that time, she also attended numerous dance conventions, including Tremaine, Pulse, and Hollywood Vibe.  Post high school, Taylor went on to receive her B.A. in Dance with a concentration in Modern from Kennesaw State University.  She was a member of their company for four years and worked closely with notable choreographers from the Atlanta area including:  Lauri Stallings, George Staib, and Stevan Novakovich.  She traveled around the world, performing with Staibdance in Sorrento, Italy and with the KSU Dance Company at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.  Taylor is a versatile teacher that has instructed ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop to dancers of all ages for the ten years before realizing her dream and opening Duet Dance Academy. As well as being one of our owners, Taylor serves as our Artistic Director, Company Director, and A Chance to Dance Director. She now finds her passion specializing in teaching jazz and contemporary to our company along with leading all of our special needs classes!

Owning a dance studio has been Taylor's dream ever since she was a child, and by opening Duet Dance Academy she's proving to her students that dreams can come true.  She promises that DDA with operate with the highest standards, providing a challenging and safe environment where her students can grow technically and artistically.

Taylor now resides in Holly Springs, GA with her husband Paul and her two dogs Clementine and Griffith. She spends her days off working out, drinking loads of coffee, and watching horror films!