Our Judges/Adjudicators

for Heart of America

Annette Layman

Hailing from Durham, NC Annette is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has completed work in dance education at UNC-Greensboro and Meredith College. In 1989 she was excited to be hired to create and direct the new dance program for 9 through 12 grades at her high school alma mater. After three years in public education Annette began a freelance career in 1992 and, since then, has been fortunate to choreograph, adjudicate, clinic and work for over 200 schools, camps, corporations and other educational and entertainment organizations from coast to coast with “kids” from 7 to 70. She is the founder and director of Arts Mission, an organization dedicated to enriching lives through the positive impact of the arts.