Patterson School of Dance has been in operation in Lugoff, South Carolina since 1981 under the direction of Deanna Patterson Cobb. Deanna Patterson Cobb has studied with Naomi Calvert at Calvert-Brodie Studios in Columbia, South Carolina, as well as with many other leading international master teachers. She competed on the nationally televised show Dance Fever and also appeared as a guest performe
r alongside Adrian Zmed. She has choreographed numerous productions for the Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County and has been a guest choreographer with the Carolina Ballet for the past ten years. Deanna is the owner and artistic director of Patterson School of Dance in Lugoff, South Carolina and is the director of the Columbia Tap Company. She and her dancers have performed at many civic and local events, including special performances for former President Bill Clinton, former Governor David Beasley, Bob and Elizabeth Dole, and Morgan Fairchild. She and her dancers also perform at the Pawmetto Lifeline’s annual Furball, the Festival of Trees, and are featured as the toy soldiers in the Carolina Ballet’s annual production of The Nutcracker.
