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Starting at the age of 5, Betty Deans began her training in ballet, jazz, lyrical, clogging, pointe, tap, and hip-hop. Of her 18years of continued training, Ms. Deans has danced professionally for 14 of those years.

Taking the stage professionally at the age of 9 in Branson, Mo, Betty's professional career has allowed her to share the stage with entertainers such as Andy Williams, Debbie Boone, Jim Stafford, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Van Dkye, Shoji Tabuchi, Dino, Kirby VanBurch and Taylor Reed. She has performed in Country Tonite's Award winning show, at Silver Dollar City, and on Mississippi Love.
From performing on the open seas on the Royal Caribbean cruise line to a soloist and featured adagio, her career has taken her from the stage spot lights to appearing on worldwide television specials and commercials.

After years of professionally dancing and training, Ms. Deans has turned her attention to another side of dance that she loves,teaching. Teaching all ages at Branson Performing Arts Academy and at the YMCA, She has now formed her own performing arts center: Academv of Performing Arts