Instructors

photo Linzi Rice / Studio Director

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Linzi is the studio director at IHSDC.  She has earned high scores and overall achievements in competitions across the state of Florida and was named Top Soloist at Star Systems' National Talent Competition.  In His Steps Dance Company was birthed in the fall of 2011 by Linzi.   She has been dancing since she was 3 and since 1999, she has choreographed the dance and aerial numbers for Grace Tabernacle’s “The Gift” and “The Passion”.  Grace Tabernacle is a local church in Wildwood that presents these major Christmas and Easter productions each year to over 12,000 people.  Linzi has a passion to worship and serve God through dance.  It was this passion that drove her to initially start In His Steps Dance Company as a ministry of Grace Tabernacle.  After 3 years of operating at the Grace Tabernacle location, the increase in students and the limited space made it necessary to look for a larger facility.  In the fall of 2014, IHSDC moved to a beautiful, 6,000 square foot, state of the art facility.  It has 3 studio spaces, viewing rooms, a retail dance supply store, and a student lounge.   IHSDC now has nearly 200 students and is considered a premier dance studio that offers professional dance instruction with excellence and is taught in a positive atmosphere.  Under Linzi's leadership, the studio began competing in 2014 and has already earned over 100 top awards regionally and nationally.  Her heart is to teach her students to worship and serve God using their gifting in dance.

     
photo Victoria Coronado

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Victoria has been dancing since the age of 5.  She was co-captain and was part of  a nationally ranked  dance and cheer team from 2010 - 2016.  Victoria assisted in the choreography of routines that have placed as high as 2nd in the Nation at UDA's National Dance Team Championship.  She is considered an All American Dancer for the United Dance Association. Victoria has also performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York with the Spirit of America Dance Team.

     
photo Sally Gage

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Sally Gage is a ballet instructor at IHSDC.  She has performed with the Ballet Royal, Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the Orlando Opera. She was an assistant choreographer and dancer for the Grand Opening of Disney World in 1971.  Miss Sally was a performer and choreographer for dinner theaters, musicals, and special events in New York. She has been honored for her contribution to dance in the Caribbean, where she taught ballet and jazz in Haiti. Miss Sally has served as judge for the Florida Dance Masters. Many of Miss Sally's students have gone on to dance professionally throughout the United States and internationally. Some have also become teachers, choreographers, and company directors.  Miss Sally's award winning choreography has been seen on Lake County stages with the Mount Dora Theatre Company, Bay Street Players, and the Melon Patch Players, where she has worked on over 40 productions. A tribute to her was presented at the Melon Patch in 2015 and most recently she received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Miss Sally stresses posture, proper alignment, energy, strength, and musicality.  In an atmosphere of encouragement and joy, Miss Sally imparts the rewards of serious training and discipline to her students. 

     
photo Kennedy James

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Kennedy started dancing at the age of 2 and started competing for IHSDC when she was 6 years old! She is currently in her junior year of high school and has been teaching since freshman year. Being a role model for the younger generations is something she really values and she loves working with children! She also finds it very important that she can inspire younger kids to seeing how special it is that you can worship God through dance! Kennedy is not only a member of her school’s nationally ranked dance team, but also holds the junior lieutenant position is well! Kennedy hopes to build a positive atmosphere when teaching and be someone her students can always come to in time of need!

     
photo Meagan Ayers

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Meagans dance journey started in middle school in her 6th grade dance class. She was apart of her nationally ranked dance and cheer team from 7th grade until senior year!

She studied health sciences at The University of South Florida while also a member of the sundolls dance team. While in college she also taught gymnastics for 2 years. she currently works at schools as an occupational therapy assistant, to help children from pre-k to seniors be successful in school! She loves her church community, working out, and continuing to see the lords gift of dance shine in dancers.

     
photo Kaylen Skinner

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Kaylen has been dancing since the age of 3 and joined IHSDC when she was 6. What started as just taking tap and jazz turned into a love for the stage. Kaylen is extremely excited to be a dance teacher at IHSDC and to have this opportunity to share her love of dance with her students.

     
photo Mary Belcher

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Mary began dancing at age 3 at IHSDC and began competing at age 6. Throughout high school she danced on the nationally ranked dance team at the villages charter school. Mary is now a freshman in college and is working toward a degree in diagnostic medical sonography. She is so excited to share her love of dance with her students here at IHSDC and watch them grow throughout the year!