Meet Our SC Dance Company Owner and Director

 Shircola Powell ("Ms. Cola") is a Raleigh, NC native.  She graduated from Broughton High School in 2007 and obtained her bachelor's degree from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2011. She later attended law school and received her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law and is a practicing attorney, realtor and dance educator.

Shircola began her dance training at Vereen's School of Dance, at the age of 3. She's trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical. In college, Shircola danced for the school's hip hop team.  Shircola is also a retired professional cheerleader for the Carolina Hurricanes ("Go CANES!")

Although Shircola has a dual career as an attorney and realtor, she has always had a passion for dance. She enjoys teaching, educating and mentoring young girls, as well as helping them become the best they can be, whether in the professional corporate world, or the dance world. 

Shircola has spent many years as a youth advocate, as she also serves on the Board of Directors for the Wake County Boys & Girls Clubs.  

Shircola has always wanted to own her own dance studio, and as a serial entrepreneur, co-founding SC Dance Company was destined to be. 

Shircola is excited to see all the heights SCDC reaches and be a part of the growth and development of her dancers.