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Melody van der Veen Melody began dancing at age four at Turning Pointe School of Dance, and continued her training at numerous studios including Happendance School of Dance, Danceworks of Michigan LLC, Class Act Studio of Dance, and Elite Dance Company. She then went on to earn degrees in Management, Entrepreneurship, and Dance at Grand…

Eddie Grover Eddie Grover is a Grand Rapids native and local resident from the Wealthy Street neighborhood. He is the founder and owner of the nonprofit organization STRONG (Systematically Training & Revitalizing our own Generation). Through this organization, Eddie has worked to provide youth with opportunities and structure with his summer program that initially gave…

Monroe O’Bryant A longtime Grand Rapids resident originally from East New York, NY, Monroe “Aki” O’Bryant is a talented photographer/producer and videographer and owner of the production company, A Fearless Brother Project. Aki’s self-taught skills and passion for the cinema world led him to maintain a studious dedication that influenced his future success in the…

Cory Goei Cory is from West Michigan and began training with the Grand Rapids Ballet at a young age. Through scholarships to companies such as the Joffrey Ballet, Houston Ballet, and the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet, he continued to receive valuable dance training and experiences. In 1997, Cory began his professional career performing with the Dayton…

Rael Orao Rael is a choreographer, dancer, and teacher living in Grand Rapids, MI. She dances ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, and tap and has received training from Body Language Dance Company and Grand Valley State University. Rael has an impressive dance record having competed in numerous regional and national competitions when she was young as…

Hannah Loss Hannah is a Grand Rapids dancer and has been dancing since she was seven. Hannah’s passion for dance led her to study at the Studio France School of Dance and eventually teach ballet, jazz, and tap there as well. More recently she has worked with Dance In the Annex participating in performances and…

Hannah Sullivan Hannah is an instructor and choreographer in West Michigan with a record of extensive involvement in the dance community. She is the Hearts In Step Dance Ensemble’s co-artistic director and has written and choreographed original contemporary ballets for them since 2011. Hannah has created other original works that have been performed by companies…

Amy Wilson Amy Wilson is the Artistic Director of Dance in the Annex (DITA) – a Grand Rapids based modern dance collective. DITA regularly hosts master classes, produces large-scale concerts, and creates live and dance-film works that are site-specific with an emphasis on process. DITA calls Wealthy Theatre home base but collaborative works regularly take…