The Swoopin' Ospreys UNF Dance

New month, new clinic! Link in our bio to register! Come train with us🐦💙🩶🤍
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Nessa Whittington grew up dancing in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, and began teaching at 14 years old after assisting at her home studio, Polly B Dance Academy. Now with 12 years of teaching experience, she has developed a passion for choreography, mentorship, and training dancers of all ages. She earned her BFA in Dance with a minor in Business from Jacksonville University, graduating magna cm laude, and received the 2022 Excellence in Dance Choreography Award from the Linda Berry College of Fine Arts. She is currently the head coach of the Fletcher High School Dance Team and has taught throughout the Jacksonville area at studios and programs including Village Dance Center, First Coast Center for the Arts, NOVA Dance & Wellness Academy, Faithbridge Fine Arts Ministry, and Miss Felicia’s Dance. She also spent time teaching and choreographing in Atlanta and continues to set choreography for Roswell Dance Starz.

Payton Atkins is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and competition judge from Ponte Vedra, Florida. She recently earned her Master of Business Administration from The University of West Florida and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University, where she was a four-year member and captain of the nationally ranked Golden Girls Dance Team. During her time at FSU, Atkins represented the United States as a member of Team USA in 2023, earning a gold medal at the ICU World Championships. She currently works as a dance instructor, traveling choreographer, and college core staff member with Universal Dance Association (UDA).

Our end of year celebration recap from our 2025-2026 season💙🩶🤍

Audition prep starts NOW!! Here are the required and suggested skills for our 2026-2027 season🐦💙

Our Officer Line for the 2026 - 2027 Season of The Swoopin’ Ospreys UNF Dance Team🐦🩵

MAY CLINIC!! 🌸

We will be hosting a clinic for TWO age groups! Register with the link in our bio, can’t wait to see everyone there🐦💙

We’re so excited to announce our audition date for the 2026-2027 season! Mark your calendars, auditions will be held on the weekend of August 22nd-23rd!

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Fill out our audition interest form with the link in our bio! This interest forms allows participants to be the first to know about clinics, information sessions, and the ability to ask us any questions you may have about our team!

SWOOP!! 🐦💙

Happy International Dance Day from our dance family to yours🤍

This weekend we competed at and our team was placed in one of the most competitive divisions of the competitions history, Large Division 1 Jazz.

Our weekend was full of laughter, fun with teammates and lots of lessons learned. This year, we had nothing to lose- we were making program history! Next year, we’re coming back with a bang.

We’re so grateful for all the help and support we’ve experienced from our Jacksonville dance community along the way, we hope we made you proud🐦💙🩶

8:36PM EST TONIGHT!!! 🐦💙🩶

Today is the day! This afternoon we take the floor and make team history!

Want to watch us? Here’s how:

Link to Tickets and Parking: https://app.promotix.com/events/details/The-College-Classic-National-Championship-tickets

Link to Live Stream: https://www.thecollegeclassic.com/livestream