Traci Watt Baker is an alumni of The Academy of Dance & Fine Arts. She studied ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical under the direction of Karen Sherrill-Deese. Traci performed throughout North Carolina and was the recipient of scholarships including Governor’s School at North Carolina School of the Arts and the Joe Tremaine scholarship. Traci loved her time in the studio and on stage. She taught at ADFA during her college years and then began a career in jewelry.

Traci has returned to her first love and is back with ADFA as the studio’s office manager and dance educator. She loves children and enjoys inspiring little dancers to become their best selves, on and off the stage.