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Meet Our Dance Teachers
Faith Staples
Faith has 14 years of experience in dance training and has won numerous competition awards. Everyone who knows her can feel her love for Jesus. She has a passion and a gift for teaching the skills she’s mastered over the years. Her heart is deeply aligned with the mission of Great Commission Studios, as she hopes that the whole world wil
Faith has 14 years of experience in dance training and has won numerous competition awards. Everyone who knows her can feel her love for Jesus. She has a passion and a gift for teaching the skills she’s mastered over the years. Her heart is deeply aligned with the mission of Great Commission Studios, as she hopes that the whole world will have access to the knowledge of God through Christ, even to the ends of the Earth. Faith is one of the best parts of Great Commission Studios.
Grace Lambert
Grace is new to the Lansing area, originally from Grand Rapids. She is 18 years old and studying Human Development at Michigan State University. She has been dancing at Hearts in Motion Dance since the age of 7, and competed for them the last 8 years. Grace also was an assistant teacher for a variety of classes there. Her favorite style t
Grace is new to the Lansing area, originally from Grand Rapids. She is 18 years old and studying Human Development at Michigan State University. She has been dancing at Hearts in Motion Dance since the age of 7, and competed for them the last 8 years. Grace also was an assistant teacher for a variety of classes there. Her favorite style to perform is contemporary or musical theater, but she also loves teaching tap and ballet. She is so excited to start her journey with Great Commission Studios this year!
Janae Ballah
Janae has been dancing for 9 years and had the opportunity to study a variety of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical and musical theater. She loves being able to express herself through dance to worship the Lord and bring glory to Him. She is so blessed and excited to be able to share her love of dance and teach others to glorify God through that!
Natalie Reid
Natalie Reid
Natalie Reid began dancing as an expression of worship in her church, and at the age of eleven, God began speaking to her that she should would someday also lead others in worshipping Him through dance. Worshipping King Jesus & raising up others to do the same has always been her mission, whether in her personal times with the Lord, on st
Natalie Reid began dancing as an expression of worship in her church, and at the age of eleven, God began speaking to her that she should would someday also lead others in worshipping Him through dance. Worshipping King Jesus & raising up others to do the same has always been her mission, whether in her personal times with the Lord, on stage, in the classroom teaching, or in her many years investing in formal dance training. Natalie's training began in Checcetti ballet and then transitioned to Russian as she trained at Academy of Dance Arts & performed with their student company, Greater Lansing Ballet. She expanded her technical studies in following years to jazz, lyrical, modern, hip hop, Flamenco, & ballroom, studying with a variety of instructors in Michigan and beyond. She spent one year in a full-time dance conservatory in Jacksonville, FL, where she trained primarily under a former Pittsburg Ballet dancer. During her four years at Hillsdale College, she trained in ballet, modern, and choreography with University of Michigan dance faculty, Melissa Beck, and Jovita Wiebel from the Peter Sparling Dance Company, performing in the college dance company, Tower Dancers, and one of the college musicals. She continued her training in the years following at a variety of classes and workshops, including attended a summer pedagogy intensive at the Alvin Ailey School in Manhattan, studying the Horton modern technique. Natalie has done commissioned choreography for a variety of local organizations and events, including HPA, Mount Hope Church, and Great Lakes Christian College. She opened and ran JubalArts Dance Studio in Grand Ledge for 15 years, serving local families with Christ-honoring dance instruction. Natalie continues to teach dance at a variety of organizations in greater-Lansing, including Lansing Christian School, New Covenant Christian School, St. Mary's School, Kids on Fire ministry, and of course, Great Commission! Natalie loves to teach, and especially has a heart to help equip other dance teachers and leaders to raise up a great host of worshippers who are devoted to our wonderful Savior, Jesus.
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Niki Bryant
Natalie Reid
Niki Bryant
Heyyyy!!! My name is Niki Bryant. God created me with a passion for dance and a love for people. I enjoy mixing the two by building genuine relationships and sharing the love of Christ while teaching Hip Hop. My passion for creating choreography started at a young age where I spent endless hours in my bedroom rehearsing my own routines ov
Heyyyy!!! My name is Niki Bryant. God created me with a passion for dance and a love for people. I enjoy mixing the two by building genuine relationships and sharing the love of Christ while teaching Hip Hop. My passion for creating choreography started at a young age where I spent endless hours in my bedroom rehearsing my own routines over and over again. This mentality lead me to where I am now, having 10 + years of dancing and teaching advanced and competitive hip hop at local dance studios, Central Michigan University, along with multiple organization awareness events and talent show performances. In addition to dance, I appreciate the simple things in life: quality time with family and friends, being in nature, fitness, food, and spending time with my pups! I also love to LAUGH- laughter is one of the greatest gifts. I feel very blessed and excited to have the opportunity to join the Great Commission team this year, and I look forward to meeting each and every one of you! Come jam with me!! 🎶
Sophie Lee
Natalie Reid
Niki Bryant
Sophie is a 17 year old with 14 years of dance experience and a passion for teaching. She has spent most of her dance career at Ginny's Danceworks where she has trained in Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-hop, and Musical Theatre, and where she has been assistant teaching for 3 years. Sophie loves theater, and will jump on any opport
Sophie is a 17 year old with 14 years of dance experience and a passion for teaching. She has spent most of her dance career at Ginny's Danceworks where she has trained in Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Hip-hop, and Musical Theatre, and where she has been assistant teaching for 3 years. Sophie loves theater, and will jump on any opportunity she gets to perform for the glory of God. She also loves teaching here at Great Commission Studios because she gets to share both her love of dance and God. Her favorite bible verse is Exodus 14:14, "the Lord will fight for you, you need only be still."
Anne Miranda
Anne Miranda
Anne Miranda
Anne Miranda is a MI-based singer-actor with over 30 years of musical theater experience and 10+ years of commercial and film work. She recently received her license for ministry through the Assemblies of God, and founded the non-profit 501c3 BE AN ICON CREATIVE ARTS NETWORK to connect artists and creatives to their Creator, their Commun
Anne Miranda is a MI-based singer-actor with over 30 years of musical theater experience and 10+ years of commercial and film work. She recently received her license for ministry through the Assemblies of God, and founded the non-profit 501c3 BE AN ICON CREATIVE ARTS NETWORK to connect artists and creatives to their Creator, their Communities and the Church. Anne is also co-producing an episodic documentary-series with award-winning filmmaker Scott Magie entitled CREATIVE ICONS, which highlights artists of faith who are reflecting God’s glory in mainstream culture. In 2023, she was honored and astounded to receive BEST TV SHOW HOST at the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando, FL. Her life verse and mission can be found in 1 Peter 4:10 “Each one should use whatever gift they have been given, administering God’s grace in its various forms.” Anne is excited to spend the remainder of her days reminding all God’s children that they were CREATED TO CREATE, and helping them discover their creative purpose in Him!