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Rebecca Laird is the founder and director of Grace School of Dance, now Grace Worship Arts, Inc, along with her husband Scott and Melinda Adams, in 2008. She provides leadership for all areas of the school, volunteering her time and expertise in many areas. Her responsibilities include overseeing the teachers, meeting with the board, organizing volunteers, working the coffee shop, leading our community outreach days, caring for parents and families of the school, coordinating marketing, helping with fundraising, administration, creating our shows, costume and recital oversight. |
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Mary George is the Assistant Director at Grace. She is responsible for assisting the executive director. She also contributes to many behind the scenes work such as scheduling, registration, setting up teacher meetings, fundraising, grant writing and most importantly assisting the Director with her tasks.
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Aimee Peters is currently training to be our Program Director at Grace, where she will oversee several aspects such as our yearly calendar, communicating with families, and costumes.
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Our Teachers
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Rebecca Laird is our Founder & Executive Director who helps run our After School programs, teaching Emeralds (age 6-8 beginner ballet), Rubies (older beginners/adult ballet) and Dancing Miracles (for those with special needs). As a child, she studied gymnastics and participated in Colour Guard, but in her heart, she always wanted to learn ballet. This dream was finally realized in her adult years, first in a worship/liturgical dance setting, then, as worship dance team leader for 17 years at Pioneer Christian Fellowship, and finally as a classical ballet student under the distinguished Sarah Badger in Houghton (now Genesee Dance, Perry, NY). Continuing her ballet training under Master Teacher Carolyn Fisher, she was approved for pointe at 42 years old.
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Mary George has been dancing since 2007 when she was 3 years old. She started dancing at Grace in 2015 and began teaching in 2019. This year she will be teaching Tap at all 4 levels as well as the first 3 Jazz levels. Outside of dance she works in residential and commercial construction and is heavily involved in her family dairy farm.
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Aimee Peters teaches our youngest students in Diamonds pre-ballet. She has several years of dance experience and a heart for the Lord and others. Aimee is a local camp director, and has experience working with children in a preschool for children with special needs. She also serves in our After School programs also.
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Micaela Smith has been dancing since 2004. She specializes in ballet and also has experience in tap. “Teaching ballet is something I truly enjoy, and I feel grateful to share my love of dance with others. Outside the studio, I work at a local public school and spend time at a nearby horse farm. I also volunteer as a Youth Leader at my church, which is a meaningful part of my life. In my free time, I enjoy horseback riding, photography, and dancing—all of which bring creativity and balance to my day-to-day.”
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Emily Smith has been dancing since 2004 and specializes in ballet, both as a dancer and a teacher. With a background in tap and jazz, she brings a well-rounded approach to the studio, but her true passion lies in sharing the beauty and discipline of ballet with her students. Outside of the dance studio, Emily works as a Physical Therapist Assistant at a local outpatient clinic, where she enjoys helping others regain strength and mobility. She also spends time working on a horse farm, combining her love for animals with hands-on care. In her free time, Emily enjoys dancing, horseback riding, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. Her dedication to movement, whether in the studio, clinic, or outdoors, reflects her passion for helping others and living a well-balanced, active life.
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Carolyn Fisher has pursued extensive dance training with a passion and discipline that is a rare thing in today’s world. She is a life-long Christian who has embraced the challenges in her life as a gift to bring her closer to God. She has assisted, taught and choreographed for two decades, in many dance styles. Currently she teaches our upper level ballet levels, pointe I, pointe II, Advanced Jazz and Lyrical as well as overseeing the dance instruction of the entire school.
Carolyn is happily married with a 2 year old son and a newborn daughter. |
Felecia Quant serves as a substitute teacher for ballet. She and her daughters have been involved with Grace Dance for over 10 years. Felecia has a vast background with children as she runs a daycare and has an amazing family. Felecia has a nurturing spirit, brings lots of wisdom, life and dance skills to Grace as a dancer and a teacher.
