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Tiffany Case has been in leadership with Celebration Ministry of Arts since
1998. She is 28 years old and has been teaching worship dance to children and adults for thirteen
year,s incorporating her sixteen years of technical ballet training. Her
gifts and anointing are evident as she dances and teaches. In addition
to directing, dancing and teaching with CMA, she also taught classical
ballet and exam work for 10 years at Belliston Academy of Ballet in Littleton, CO.
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Alyssa Weiss is 21 years old and has been involved with CMA since she was eight years
old.
She trained in technical ballet with Belliston Academy of Ballet for
ten years and trained with Ballet Magnificat for three summers. Alyssa is
a talented dancer who has placed in the top 10 in many Denver ballet competitions.
Although quite accomplished, her heart's desire is to please the Lord in
everything she does. Alyssa was home-schooled and completed her last two
years of high school at Solid Rock High School, graduating in 2004. She currently
teaches worship dance and ballet to children ages 3 to 18 years at all of
CMA's school locations and oversees the Aurora school. She also works on staff in the office for CMA. 
Katrina
White has been taking classes with CMA since 1996. She is part of the
Advanced class and has traveled and ministered at churches and conferences
in Colorado. Katrina began as a teacher's assistant with CMA in 2002 and
started teaching at the Loveland school in the spring of 2003. She now
teaches at the Littleton, Aurora/Parker and Ft. Collins CMA school locations. Katrina was homeschooled
and graduated in May of 2002. She trained in technical ballet
at Belliston Academy of Ballet in Littleton, Colorado.
Katrina also works on staff in the office for CMA.
Shannon Lane's
love for ballet began with her first ballet class with the Royal Academy
of Dance when she was seven years old. She came to CMA in 2001, began assisting
in 2003 and has been a part of CMA’s trainee program. Shannon has had
the opportunity to travel to Tanzania, Africa on a mission trip with CMA
teacher Darrah Sikkema and CMA student Bethany S. While in Tanzania, the
trio had the opportunity to worship the Lord in dance among the fellowship
of Tanzanian believers. 
Darrah Sikkema has been dancing with CMA since the spring of
1999. She has many years of experience working with children, including
teaching Sunday school and working in the nursery at Eastern Hills Community
Church, where her father is the pastor. Darrah
had the opportunity to go on a missions trip to Tanzania, Africa where she
invested time working in schools and orphanages. She was also able
to dance there and minister to pastors' families as well. She was amazed
to see how God is working in that country. Darrah has a passion for children
and for worshiping the Lord through dance and is excited to be able to combine
the two by teaching at CMA. She is a very talented teacher and works
at both our Aurora and Littleton locations. 
Alyssa Reilly began dancing with CMA in
the fall of 1999 and began assisting in spring 2004. She currently dances
at Canyon Concert Ballet in Fort Collins and is in the advanced level of
their pre-professional program. Alyssa was blessed to be able to go to Ballet
Magnificat in 2005 for a four week summer intensive and would love to someday
go back. She also spent six weeks in Mississippi and Louisiana helping with
disaster relief after hurricane Katrina. In addition to dance, Alyssa enjoys
horseback riding, cooking, fishing, basketball and pretty much any another
athletic sport. She loves dancing and wants to continue using it for Gods
glory for as long as He wants her to. Alyssa was home schooled and graduated in 2007.
Hannah Krohn
began taking classes with CMA in the fall of 1996, and began teacher training
with CMA in 2003. She has also trained in classical Ballet and Point work.
She currently teaches classes for CMA's Littleton location and dances and
tours with CMA's Company. Hannah has been homeschooled all her life and graduated
in 2006. Aside from dancing, she enjoys reading, painting, drawing, and
singing in her church choir. Her other great love is sewing; she is very
talented and has started her own sewing business. Hannah works as CMA's costume
lady, making and designing many of the class and company costumes. Hannah
hopes to awaken a thirst for Jesus in the hearts of all the children she
teaches. 
Janelle Conner
has been dancing with Celebration Ministry of Arts for ten years. She assisted
and trained with CMA for four years and now teaches at our Littleton location. Janelle has been
home-schooled through her entire academic and domestic education. She has
six younger brothers ranging from ages 1-15 years. Some of her hobbies /
talents are, tatting, sewing, stamping, cooking, working with children, spending
time with her mom, dancing, and being involved with AWANA. She loves reading
her BIBLE, and any other book she can get a hold of!
Laura Huffman - Adult Track Teacher
Gwen Kennicutt
has been dancing with CMA since 2000 and began Assistant Teaching and training
with CMA in 2005. Gwen is now on staff with CMA and teaches at our Littleton
location. She also dances and tours with CMA's Company. She studies classical
ballet 10+ hours a week at Belliston Academy of Ballet and has also trained
at Denver Academy of Ballet. Gwen is currently studying and examining in
Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) and Cecchetti methods at Belliston Academy.
She was a part of CMA's 'Radiance' program and has also performed with CYT
(Christian Youth Theater) for 2 years. Gwen was a member and choreographer
with "Eternally His", a dance group at her church. She also taught a worship
dance camp for her church in 2004. Dance is Gwen's passion, and she desires
to use the talent God has given her to bring Glory to Him alone! Gwen has
been homeschooled and is now a Junior at Rock Solid high School. 
Katrina Bordewyk
was 7 years old when her grandmother gave her dance lessons for her birthday,
and she hasn't stopped since! She started dancing with CMA in 1999 and began
assisting/teacher training in 2003. "My first love is my God, but He has
given me a love for dance and I desire to pass on both to the children I
teach." She also enjoys sewing, hiking, writing, working and just being with
kids, spending time with her family, and reading every book she can get her
hands on! Katrina was homeschooled and graduated in 2008 and is currently
attending Colorado State University to study fashion design in the hopes
of one day running her own clothing company. 
Jaella Cook has been taking classes with CMA since 1997 and has trained
additionally in technical ballet at a local dance studio. She currently dances
in one of CMA’s advanced classes and has traveled and ministered throughout
Colorado. Jaella began assisting / teacher training with CMA in 2003. She
loves teaching and working with young children, sharing her passion for Christ.
In addition to dance, Jaella loves art, music, singing, guitar, and piano.
Above all else, she desires to follow after Christ and have Him be glorified
in all she does! Jealla is very good at working with children and her joy
and humble spirit have been a blessing to our staff. We are so happy to have
her as part of our team!
Naomi Porter
has had ten years of ballet training and has been involved in worship dance
ministry for fifteen years. Naomi is 26 years old and has had extensive
leadership opportunities. She has been in leadership at her church, where
her dad is pastor, in college, with CMA, and with Torchgrab Ministries in
Colorado. She studied Elementary Education at Colorado Christian University,
and is now in her third year of teaching 4th grade at Front Range Christian
School. She has a heart for missions and takes every opportunity to
travel to different countries and share the Good News of Christ. Naomi continues to teach for CMA's Summer Camp program and dances and tours with CMA's company dancers.
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Erica (Breite) Bergfalk - Yes,
on October 1st, 2005, Erica Breite became Mrs. Justin Bergfalk. She has been
dancing intensely since she was twelve years old and has developed great
technical skill. She has a heart for ministering to youth and loves to worship
the Lord in dance. Erica is 26 years old and has studied Youth Ministry
and Communications at Colorado Christian University. She spent one year at
Ballet Magnificat's trainee program in Jackson, Mississippi. She has traveled
and performed with Ballet Magnificat, growing closer to the Lord while furthering
her technical training. Erica desires to raise up technically skilled
dancers and train them to use their dance as a form of outreach. Erica dances and travels with CMA's company dancers. 
Melissa (Gifford) Estepp
is a talented dancer and teacher who loves to use her technical ability to
glorify the Lord. She is 23 years old and has been dancing since the age of
four. She has been trained at Belliston Academy of Ballet in Littleton, Colorado
under the direction of Jeannine Belliston. Melissa studied with Ballet Magnificat's
trainee program for two years in Jackson, Mississippi. She traveled and performed
with Ballet Magnificat which gave her many outreach opportunities in many
different venues. Melissa graduated from home school in May, 2001 and did administrative work
for CMA and headed up CMA's school in Arvada, Colorado until 2006. She taught
worship dance and ballet for ages 3 to 18 years at three of CMA's school
locations. Oh, yeah, if you noticed the name change, Melissa became Mrs.
Adam Estepp on January 20th, 2006. In April, 2007 she became "Mommy" to Riley Marie Estepp. 
Crystal Gifford
is 21 years old and has been dancing since she was four. She desires to glorify
God with the talent He has given to her. She has intensely trained in classical
ballet at Belliston Academy of Ballet in Littleton, Colorado. Crystal was
home schooled and graduated from Rock Solid High School in 2004. Not only
is she a talented dancer, but also a talented teacher. She taught worship
dance and ballet to students ages 6 to 18 years at three of CMA's school
locations and also taught at Belliston Academy of Ballet in Littleton,
Colorado. Crystal also helped with office work and costuming for CMA through 2006.
Anna
Lunberry
is home schooled and will be graduating from high school in 2007. She has
been with CMA since she was nine years-old and started teaching classes in
2004. Anna fell in love with dance at the age of five and has been pursuing
it ever since. Although her main focus is ballet, she enjoys taking classes
in jazz, tap, and modern as well. In the summer of 2004 she attended the
Boston Ballet Summer DanceLab, and in 2005 returned for their higher level
Summer Dance Program. Anna took 4th place in the Denver Ballet Guild competition in 2006. She is also currently a company member with Canyon
Concert Ballet in Fort Collins, Colorado. Anna's desire is to glorify God in everything
she does and hopes to communicate that in her teaching.
Joy Cook taught with CMA School of Dance for five years.
She has had extensive experience working with children for many years. Her
worship, which flows from a personal relationship with Christ, is evident to
those around her. Joy worked full-time while taking college classes online
and majored in International Communications & Journalism. Beginning in January
of 2005, she began attending Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Illinois
where she is majoring in Bible and Music. After graduating in the Spring of
2007 with her Bachelor of Arts in Bible and Music, she plans to be a Mentor/Counselor
for young teenage girls. Joy continues to teach for CMA's Summer Camp program. 
Rachel
Huffman has been taking classes with CMA for six years and has had
technical ballet training for three and a half years. She began assisting
and teacher training with CMA in 1999. She began teaching in 2002 and is
presently teaching worship dance ages 3-5 with CMA. Rachel has been
home schooled all her life and graduated in the spring of 2004. She has
a love for music, plays the piano, teaches piano, and has performed both
in church and with dramatic theater groups. Rachel wants to use her dance
to bring glory to God. Her heart's desire is to teach children to do the
same. She loves the Lord with all her heart and wants to go where He leads.
Rachel is currently attending Colorado College, where she is studying Elementary Education.
Jenna Cook has
been dancing since she was 4 years old, beginning at Colorado School of Ballet.
She has been dancing with CMA since its first session in the fall of 1996
and began assistant teaching with CMA in the fall of 2003. This summer she
enjoyed the opportunity to teach drama and technical ballet and assistant
direct the summer dance camp for His School of Dance in Pueblo, CO. She loves
working with children and enjoys coaching games, teams and Bible quizzing
teams for K– 6th graders in her Awana program, substitute teaching Sunday
school, and working with the dancers at CMA. Besides dance she enjoys acting
with her church drama group and Christian Youth Theater, singing, playing
the piano, reading, spending time with friends and family, playing volleyball,
and being involved in Awana. She was home schooled and graduated
from high school in 2007. Sheis now attending Moody Bible Institute and
pursuing their 5-year vocal major program.
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