FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Arye started dancing at the age of eleven and trained in many dance forms such as ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, and Irish Step Dancing. She graduated from Hope College in 2011 with a BA in Dance Education and Elementary Education. While at Hope, she danced with the semi-professional modern dance company dANCEpROjECt, now known as H2. During her time at Hope, Arye worked with many choreographers including Steven Iannacone, Linda Graham, Sharon Wong, Matthew Thornton, and Alicia Diaz. Arye retired from education after ten years in the profession as a dance educator and spent the last few years in working in the non-profit sector.

Arye lives in Grand Rapids with her husband Nicholas and, when not dancing, enjoys reading, hiking, good coffee, Spanish wine, and has an incurable case of wanderlust.

ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Seasons One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Cydney grew up in West Michigan, training in the Holland Area Arts Council, Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, and Zeeland Recreation. In high school she trained with Nancy Clyde in the Zeeland Dance Program and Zeeland Dance Ensemble. Cydney earned her BA in Dance and Religion Education from Hope College. During her time at Hope she received the Florence Cavanaugh Award for dance, presented choreography at the Veritas Forum and International Sacred Dance Guild, and had the opportunity to study under Steven Iannacone, Linda Graham, Sharon Wong, Matthew Thornton, and Alicia Diaz. Cydney has been teaching with Zeeland Recreation for 18 years and co-founded the Zeeland Youth Dance Company and Zeeland Dance Company in 2008 where she continues to serve as artistic director, choreographing original works and staging ballet productions for the youth company.

Cydney lives in Zeeland with her husband, Michael, and daughters, Remy and Ruby. When she is not dancing, Cydney enjoys hiking the West Michigan lakeshore, reading, writing, and making music and art.

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Seasons One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Alyssa began dancing at 5 years old at Milford Dance Academy, and was simultaneously a gymnast and several years later added being a cheerleader to the roster, too. She attended GVSU where she was part of the Gymnastics Club and University Choir Ensemble. She has rekindled her passion for dance through her time with GRDE and Atelier Dance Company.

Alyssa is the owner of Fleurology Designs where she was named, among other accolades, the two time winner of The Knot’s Best Wedding Vendors. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband Aaron, their son Alva and dog, Otto.

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Seasons Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Mary began dancing at the age of 3. She grew up attending Diane’s School of Dance and studied tap, jazz, ballet, and hip-hop. She then perused a double major degree in dance and elementary education at Hope College where she continued her studies in dance and focused on modern and tap. Mary spent 2 years dancing with GRDE and this will be her 4th season with Atelier Dance Company.

Mary currently teaches first grade at Jeffers Elementary School in Spring Lake. She lives in Norton Shores with her husband, Caleb, and her son, Henry. She loves spending time with family and friends, fishing, boating, and reading a good book.

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Seasons Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Tiffany found a love for dance when she first started in high school. After graduation she attended Muskegon Community College with a dance scholarship, then transferred to Grand Valley State University to continue her dance education. She ultimately stepped away from dance to pursue a career in cosmetology at the Douglas J AVEDA institute. Still having a love for dance she found numerous studios to dance at over the years.

Tiffany lives in Zeeland with her husband, Jared and their five kids, Nolan, Chet, Hazel, Ren, and Margo. She loves cheering on her kids in all of their activities. In her spare time you can find her reading a book, doing a puzzle, taking a dance class, or spending quality time with family and friends

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Seasons Three, Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Kylee started dancing in high school under the direction of Nancy Clyde with the Zeeland Dance Program and Zeeland Dance Ensemble. Having no previous experience before this, dance turned into a love for the art.

Kylee went on to dance at Hope College and had some fun her senior year by joining the pom dance team. She graduated with a BA in Exercise Science and minor in Psychology. After college Kylee helped coordinate dances at church and enjoys helping backstage for Zeeland Recreation’s ballets and recitals.

Kylee lives in West Michigan with her husband and two daughters where she is the Performing Arts Administrative Assistant at the high school. She looks forward to another year of dancing with this amazing company of dancers and being able to create and move alongside of them. In her downtime, Kylee enjoys spending time with her family reading, and trying to workout in between running her girls to their dance classes and activities.

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Seasons Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Growing up on the East side of Michigan training at Miss Lores Dance Rage. Stephanie started dancing at the age of 5 training in many styles of dance such as Jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, hip-hop and acro-gymnastics. At the age of 6 Stephanie was asked and joined the competitive team getting to travel around the states competing at different dance competitions. When Stephanie turned 13 she moved to West Michigan and continued training and again joined the competitive team at Dance Kraze. After graduating High School in 2008 Stephanie then transitioned over to become a teacher and choreographer at Dance Kraze since then and is still currently doing so.

In 2021 Stephanie joined a dance competition Beyond The Stars Dance Competition and travels with them around the states as one of their photographers.

Stephanie lives in Allegan with her 2 daughters: Isabel and Rosie who are also young dancers themselves.

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Seasons Four, Five, Six, and Seven

Sabrina started dancing at the age 3 at Miss Lore’s School of performing arts and moved to Dance Kraze. She trained in many dance forms: jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, modern, hip hop, tap, musical theatre, gymnastics/acro all while being a competitive dancer. During her time as a competition dancer, she received many judges awards, photogenic, scholarships, and placed in overalls. After graduating high school, she began teaching at Dance Kraze for 5 years where she received choreography and showmanship awards while taking basic college classes. In 2018-2020 she went to WMU to pursue a degree in Dance and Exercise Science, but put college on pause due to COVID and starting her family. In 2025 she obtained her CDA in childcare and is a full-time Toddler Lead.

Sabrina lives in Otsego with her husband, Hagan and 2 daughters, Sophia and Hazel. When Sabrina is not dancing, she enjoys working out, doing different activities, and spending time with her family and friends.

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Seasons Five, Six, and Seven

Bre grew up dancing on the east side of the state at Mrs. Bridget's School of Dance. She danced from ages 2 through 18 and was on the competitive team for 13 years traveling over all over Michigan.

Bre is trained in multiple genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, African, belly, pointe, and acro. After graduating high school, she moved to Grand Rapids for college and took a break from dance to pursue cheerleading. A few years after graduating college, she found a local dance studio in Grand Rapids where she's been dancing ever since.

Bre is currently an adult support coordinator for the I/DD population, and the team lead for direct support professionals working with disabled kids. In her spare time, you can find her searching for the moon, traveling, hanging with friends and advocating for mental health.

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Seasons Five. Six, and Seven

Amanda started dancing at age three. She danced with the Miles Marsden Dance Company and trained in ballet, tap and jazz until she decided to focus on musical theatre and cheer in high school. She graduated from Wheelock College with a degree in Early Childhood Education.

Amanda lives in Holland with her husband and five kids. When not busy shuttling kids around, Amanda enjoys reading, shopping, creating, hanging out with friends and traveling. 

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Seasons Five, Six, and Seven

Ashley began dancing in high school and quickly found a lifelong love for the art. She continued dancing and teaching through college before moving to Washington State, where she performed with an adult competitive company and eventually opened her own studio, Chelan Dance Centre.

After returning home to Southwest Michigan in 2018, Ashley found her way back to the stage. She now teaches English at Otsego Middle School, choreographs school musicals, and co-owns 4LMoments videography with her husband, Andy.

Ashley lives in Plainwell with Andy and their daughters, Audrey and Adeline. Outside of dance, she loves Reformer Pilates, reading, writing, nature, and time with the people she loves most.

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Season Six and Seven

Madison began her dance journey at Dance Kraze at the age of ten, where dance quickly became more than an art form, it became home. From Ballet and Pointe to Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Gymnastics, and Hip Hop, she trained with dedication and curiosity, growing into a competitive dancer for eight years and earning numerous awards and scholarships along the way. She remained rooted at Dance Kraze through her graduation in 2018.

She continued her dance journey at Davenport University as a member of the university’s dance team, until health challenges redirected her path. Though her role shifted, her purpose did not. Knowing dance would always be part of her life, she returned to Dance Kraze, this time as an instructor. For the past eight years, she has poured her passion into teaching, finding immense joy in creating choreography and witnessing her students grow not only as dancers, but as confident individuals discovering their own voices through movement.

Alongside her work in dance, she is currently pursuing a Psychology degree at Kalamazoo Community College, with the dream of becoming a Children’s Therapist. Her love for dance and psychology intertwine in her belief that movement can be a powerful tool for healing, expression, and self-discovery. When she is not in the studio or the classroom, she enjoys working out and spending time with her family, friends, and her two cats.

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Season Seven

Madison has always been involved in some form of movement throughout her life, primarily competitive swimming, before discovering her love for dance during her senior year of high school.  She started with modern dance classes taught at Whatcom Community College and ballet with Northwest Ballet Studio in Bellingham, WA.  She continued her education with Western Washington University and graduated with a BA in Modern/ Contemporary Dance.  Madi stepped away from dance for a bit, taking classes here and there, and recently began performing with Threshold Dance Project.

Despite being a chronic introvert, she will talk your ear off about tattoos, of which she has quite the collection.  She has a deep love for rock and ice climbing, fiber arts, reading, all sorts of critters, gardening, protecting/enjoying nature, and quality time with loved ones.  

Madi lives in Holland with her husband, Chris and their two greyhounds. 

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Season Seven

Bio coming soon!

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Season Seven

Jen began dancing at age five at Linda Moon School of Dance before moving to A Step Ahead in high school. She studied jazz while also training in ballet and tap and participated in Colorguard through high school and as a college freshman. While attending Western Michigan University, Jen continued taking a few dance classes while pursuing degrees in criminal justice and psychology.

After college, Jen explored a variety of dance styles, including ballroom, where she especially fell in love with the mambo! She also tried belly dancing before discovering WERQ hip-hop aerobics classes in Grand Rapids. Her dance journey eventually led her to Heels at Haus of Glass, where she became a company member from 2022 to 2026.

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Season Seven

Jenna started dancing at the age of 4 years old with Premiere Dance in the Metro Detroit area. She studied ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, and hip hop. In her teens, she started dual studio training at Tina Marie’s School of Dance and Premiere. Jenna also became a member of her high school Varsity dance team. Jenna attended national conventions such as Urban Jamm and spent a brief summer studying at the Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. She began helping with choreography and would choreograph her own solos as well.

Jenna continued to dance through college and received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. Jenna taught at various Metro Detroit studios and was the coach for a Varsity dance team in Pontiac. Her team competed with her choreography at UDA dance camp as well as other state level competitions. She also choreographed a pom dance for a pre-game at a Detroit Pistons basketball game. Jenna eventually moved to the Upper Peninsula. She performed at concerts and halftime shows at the Kewadin Casino. She taught classes and also volunteered to help teach dancers with special needs.

Jenna got back involved in dance by attending Zumba, WERQ hip hop, and heels classes. She taught at some Grand Rapids studios after relocating there for her full-time job. She became a company member and instructor with Haus of Glass in 2024 – 2025 and performed at Art Prize, A Mean One, and Resuscitate.

Jenna is a wife, mother of one son, and a dog mother of a sassy sheepadoodle. She loves to write and explore the lakeshore. She is a foodie and likes to cook and bake.