About Us

Kristi Schneider was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of MI. She was drawn to dance at the age of seven and has been dancing her way through life ever since.  Kristi’s early dance training and teaching experience was with the First Street Academy of Dance in Menominee, MI under the direction of Susan Bunting.  During these years, Kristi also participated in summer intensive training at Interlochen Center for the Arts and Dance Masters of America conventions. Kristi continued her training at Alma College where she studied Exercise and Health Science and dance. Kristi performed with the Alma College Dance Company from 2000-2004 and spent a term studying dance and theater in London, England. Kristi now works as a physical therapist and continues to integrate her professional skill set with her personal passion for dance. Kristi has been an instructor with Dance Revolutions since 2010.  She enjoys sharing her joy of movement and respect for the physical capacity of the human body with her students.  Kristi likes teaching dance skills, but also aims to instill confidence, wellness, and artistic creativity.  In 2015, Kristi trained with the Mark Morris Dance Group in Brooklyn, NY to instruct Dance for PD® (Parkinsons Disease) classes.  Kristi believes that dance is a medium for students of all ages to build life skills, foster physical and emotional wellness, and harness artistic expression. 

Sarah embarked on her dancing journey at age 6. She started at Diane's School of Dance in her hometown of Fruitport, Michigan. Competition dancing (age 10) stirred her interest where she excelled and won many awards including Best in Show, Top Overall and Judges Choice Awards.

At age 13, Sarah studied and competed with the Moving Company in Grand Rapids followed by Retters and then Body Language Dance Company in Jenison, Michigan.  Her teaching years extended from 2002-2012 at Body Language Dance Company.

Sarah's dance expertise includes jazz, lyrical, ballet and her favorite style of dance, tap. Proper dance terminology, technique and body alignment / placement are important precepts of her dance instruction.  Teaching a Toddler & Me class along with her Preschool Dance class launched her into a fun combination parent/child teaching experience.  These classes were held at Steph's Step located in Fruitport (2017- present)

Ms. Luker received an Associate's Degree in Arts & Science from Muskegon Community College (2000) where she participated in dance performances there. Sarah went on to complete her Bachelor's Degree in Marketing at Grand Valley State University in 2002. She is presently employed at Baker College as an Enrollment Specialist assisting students with college and career counseling (2003-present).  Throughout her college studies and alongside her work at Baker College she has continued with her love of dance instruction accumulating 11 years of teaching.

Sarah currently happily "hangs her hat" in Fruitport, Michigan, and looks forward to introducing the joy of dance to more of the local community!

 Kimberly Beachum Gaver began her dance training at 8 years old at Diane’s School of Dance in Fruitport where she developed performance skills and her love for dance. At 13, she started assisting in classes and soon began teaching on her own. Kimberly has studied jazz, tap, ballet, modern, contemporary, hip hop, step dance, and African dance with various master teachers across the United States. Kimberly loves performing, and her numerous performance experiences include: Overbrook Theatre Dance Concerts (Muskegon Community College) 1994-1998, Jazz Dance World Congress in 1999 and 2000 (Buffalo, NY), and as a company member in Danceworks 2003-2008 (Valhalla, NY). Kimberly also performed in multiple concerts 1998-2001 at Western Michigan University where she earned her BA in Dance. In 2001, she auditioned for the Mia Michaels dance intensive in NYC which included the opportunity to perform one of Ms. Michaels’ technically challenging and emotional contemporary works.  

 Kimberly has been teaching jazz, tap, creative movement, and musical theatre at Dance Revolutions since 2014. Kimberly has a passion for musical theatre, and choreographed the musicals My Fair Lady (2001), and Oklahoma (2002) for Kalamazoo Central High School. In 2016, Kimberly developed musical theatre performance classes for the Summer WINGS program held at MCC. Kimberly has her MS in education from Mercy college in NYC, and has taught special education, preschool, and young five’s at elementary schools in NYC, Maryland, and MI since 2006. She has been a Young Five’s teacher at Ross Park Elementary since 2018, and feels blessed to share in the lives of so many children! Kimberly and her husband- Matt, daughter- Ellery (dancer at Dance Revolutions since 2016), and two cats live in Norton Shores. 

Anna Gradwohl has been training as a dancer since the age of four and has been teaching and choreographing for the past 15 years. She grew up and began her training in Chanhassen, MN where she studied ballet, tap, musical theater, hip-hop, and contemporary styles. After performing competitively through high school, Anna attended Palm Beach Atlantic University where she studied and received her undergraduate degree in Dance Performance with a minor in Exercise Science. Her collegiate studies focused on Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Composition and Improvisational techniques. After college, Anna spent 4 years directing the dance program at Maranatha High School in Pasadena, CA and teaching at Miss Anita’s School of Dance. She implemented a dance curriculum for beginning to advanced levels, choreographed the school’s musicals, and created/directed an after-school dance company. Mrs. Gradwohl continued her studies at the University of Northern Colorado where she earned her MA in Dance Education. She then moved to Ann Arbor, MI where she taught dance at Michigan Academy of Dance and Music, Ann Arbor public elementary schools, and was the Assistant Dance Team Coach at Concordia University. Since her recent move to the west side of Michigan, she has been teaching virtual classes, doing private dance lessons, and is a full-time mom to her adorable 2-year-old son. She is looking forward to teaching and connecting with more dancers in the Spring Lake area! 

 Melisa grew up in Onsted, Michigan and began her dance training at Encore Dance Studio. She studied Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, and Hip Hop, and was a member of their competitive dance company. Throughout her high school career she spent summers at Interlochen Fine Arts Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. She also performed in the Nutcracker Ballet for several years at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts, playing the lead role of the Dew Drop her senior year. Melisa is a recent graduate from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance and minor in Advertising and Public Relations. While at Grand Valley, she had the opportunity to train under Carrie Brueck Morris, Hannah Seidel, Edgar L Page, Rachel Miller, Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers and guest artists such as, Qarianne Blayr and Renaldo Maurice. While at GVSU, she was member of Momentum, a student-run dance organization where she choreographed and performed pieces for their shows. Additionally, Melisa is starting her first season with the Happendance Professional Company this fall. She is so excited to begin teaching at Dance Revolutions and share her love for dance! 

 My name is Miss Katy, and I am so looking forward to being your dance instructor! I am a retired teacher, and I have been a dancer all of my life. In addition to dance, I enjoy art, reading, writing, and outdoor sports. I have three children and two huge dogs, and we all love going to the beach together. I hope you are as excited as I am to learn dance together! 😊