Alison Brown, Owner & Founder
Miss Ali is the founder of the Hearts in Motion Dance Project. She was formally trained at the Grand Rapids Ballet, then continued her dance education locally through her high school years. She holds an elementary teaching certificate from Grand Valley State University as well as a degree in public relations and business. She spent five years involved with GVSU Dance Troupe, choreographing seven pieces for the organization and serving on the executive board as head of fundraising. Miss Ali loves to continue her dance education by taking dance classes in the community as well as attending various conferences. She has attended the Dance Teacher Summit three times, where she has studied both business and teaching courses under professionals like Twitch, Doug Caldwell, Mandy Moore, Mia Michaels and more! She has also taken classes at Broadway Dance Center and Steps in NYC and is module 1 certified to teach Acro through Acrobatic Arts. Miss Ali is part of the executive group of More Than Just Great Dance. She has attended both member rally and Studio Owner University for a few years and continues to train weekly with the group for best dance and business practices.
At Hearts in Motion, Ali teaches many of the classes from baby ballet classes to Senior competitive team. She loves working with all different levels and styles of dancer as each of them is wonderful and unique! One of her favorite parts of teaching is seeing her students set and reach their goals! She started The Hearts in Motion Dance Project with the simple thought that everyone can dance!
Kylie Lamb, Director of Operations, Instructor & Competition Staff
Kylie Lamb started dancing at the age of four in Flushing, MI, where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, and tumbling. She attended Grand Valley State University where she was a part of GVSU Dance Troupe for three years and the Dance Troupe Ensemble. After graduating from Grand Valley with her B.S. in Psychology she spent some time in Australia where she attended dance workshops and classes to further her dance education. Kylie has previously taught at Center Stage Dance Academy in Flushing and is a former member of Vertical Ambition Dance Company. She also coached the Grand Rapids Drive dance team in its first year. Miss Kylie also works to continue her education and has attended the Dance Teacher Summit three times to further her teaching practices taking classes from industry professionals. Kylie is also Module 1 and PreSchool Acro certified to teach acro through Acrobatic Arts.
This is Kylie's seventh year with Hearts in Motion and we love having her smiling face at the studio! You will see Miss Kylie teaching ballet, jazz, tap, acro, hip- hop and private lessons. Miss Kylie is also competition co-director. She will be choreographing some pieces and will be part of all competition planning!
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Briana Scoby, Ballet Director, Instructor & Competition Staff
Briana Scoby is a Dance instructor/Choreographer originally from Central Florida, currently living in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her love of dancing began at the age of 2 when her parents realized that she preferred to dance through the house rather than walk, and they quickly enrolled her at a studio. Her passion for dance continues to this day. Briana studied Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Hip Hop, Jazz, Lyrical & Modern dance at A Dancer's Place; James Dance Center and Susan's Danceworks, all in Central Florida. She was a member of the James Imagemakers Dance Company & Susan's Danceworks Dance Company winning gold, high gold & platinum awards. She won the title of Miss Teen Dance on the Beach in 2008. Briana began student teaching at the age of 12, and following graduation in 2010, accepted a position as a dance instructor in Central Florida. Briana has done choreography for The Florida Lake Symphony Orchestra, East Hollywood Pictures "What the Dickens" Flash Mob Contest & Florida Hospital.
After relocating to Michigan in 2017, Briana spent the next year teaching Ballet and Tap at The Dance Network. She has trained with Mr. Juan Sanchez of Dance Educators of America, Miss Judy James, formerly of the St. Louis Ballet, Miss Kat Wildish, formerly of the New York City Ballet & the American Ballet Theatre and at the Ailey Extension and Broadway Dance Center in New York City,Miss Kari Huffman, a former dancer with the Royal Caribbean Cruise line & former director of Kari's Dance Factory in Key West, Fl. Briana has also performed at Disney Springs; at Universal Studios, Fl, and with the LC Swing Band in Central Florida.
Recently married to Kevin Scoby, her childhood sweetheart, Briana spends her time away from the studio working in her father-in-law's business, exploring her new home state of Michigan and working towards becoming an American Ballet Theater Certified Instructor.
Ãndrea Peck, Instructor
Andrea Peck, Instructor
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Miss Ãndrea started studying dance at Carol Ann’s Dance Studio at the age of eleven. She began teaching dance while in high school in East Tawas, West Branch and Pinconning, MI. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University in Integrative Public Relations and Journalism. During the summers while attending Central, she would attend Dance Masters of America Teacher’s Training School at S.U.N.Y Buffalo in Buffalo, NY. As a post graduate of their program, she has successfully passed her exams in ballet and jazz. She has been a member of Dance Masters of Michigan, Chapter 4 since 2011.
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Miss Ãndrea continued teaching throughout Michigan in other studios and taught ballet to competitive figure skaters until she moved to the west side of the state to attend law school. While in law school, Miss Ãndrea, albeit minimally, kept dance in her life by teaching ballet and hip hop in a recreational program in Wyoming, MI and doing choreography for various types of performances. In 2018, Miss Ãndrea earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School and also studied at Hertford College at the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.
Abigail Fleszar, Instructor, Competiton Staff & Costuming
Katelyn Benvenuti Instructor
Miss Abbey began her dance career at age 3 at the River Raisin Center for the Arts in Monroe, Michigan where she studied ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, jazz, and hip hop with a concentration in classical ballet technique and performance. During this time, she spent summers dancing with Cincinnati Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, and the Cecchetti Council of America during summer intensives. She graduated from Grand Valley State University where she received her B.A. in Dance. During this time she worked for the Cecchetti Council of America and the American Ballet Theater for their summer intensive programs. Her recent capstone work has also been selected and submitted to the American College Dance Association. Miss Abbey is so excited to be a part of the HMD staff and is looking forward to having fun and working hard!
Katelyn Benvenuti, Instructor
Claudia Rhett, Instructor and Competition Staff
Hannae Evanoff, Instructor & Competition Staff
Neala Jacobson-Dicks, Instructor
Abbie Wisusik, Instructor, Competition Staff & Front Desk
Brianna Corrion, Instructor
Maile Hashimoto, Instructor
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