Ashley G. Tignor lovingly known as Miss Ashley has been dancing
since she was 2. She is a Wake Forest, NC native. She was under the
direction of Traci Weaver at Dance Dynamics in Wake Forest, NC.
Ashley started competing at the age of 10, winning numerous awards
in different categories. Ashley has danced in different genres which
include Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern, Tumbling, and
Contemporary. Ashley started assisting classes at age 11 in many of
those styles. She loves kids and believes in finding herself in the
service of others. She started a Hip-Hop dance team while at
Rolesville High School and was captain of the team as well, she
choreographed 4 pieces with different elements of Hip Hop, Step, and
Majorette dance. She won several awards from the community and
the school for those pieces. Since graduating high school she has
done choreography for Universities across the East Coast. Ashley is
also part of The Breakthrough Movement an organization for
provoking change positive and inspiring action through culturally
relevant art, dance, and theatre. She’s a firm believer in believing in
your goals because they were given to you for a reason. She hopes to
provide a space for young minds to excel in dance but also in life
itself. Passion is a driving factor for Ashley and her goal is for those
young minds to build that passion as well. Ashley is a Full-Time
student at Vance-Granville and hopes to transfer to UNC-Greensboro
so she can work towards her Master’s degree in Dance Education.
Ashley is currently crowned Miss Rolesville 2021 and National United
Miss Tar Heel State. Ashley next title she is working for is Miss United
States. Ashley’s ultimate goal is to become a Studio Owner/ All-Star
Cheer Gym Owner. Ashley is excited to be a part of HDI and looks
forward to educating the next generation.
