EXPRESSIONS OF WORSHIP DANCE STUDIO
Beverly Driver
Is starting her 14th year as a dance teacher at Expressions of Worship. She teaches Hip-Hop, Clogging and Worship Team ranging from ages 6 to Adult. Beverly has many years of dance experience aside from Hip-Hop and Clogging which include tap, jazz, ballet and lyrical. Her love for dance was also expressed in her 17 years of coaching cheerleading. She has coached and choreographed rec leagues, middle school, high school and All-Star squads. Beverly has danced under the instruction of coaches from the NCSU dance team and the UNC High Kicking Heels. All of Beverly’s Hip-Hop routines are danced to Christian music and are choreographed in ways that are pleasing to our Lord.
Christine Smith
Grew up in upstate NY taking classes at a preprofessional/competitive performing arts school. Studying Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz, Tap, Modern, acrobatics and Musical Theater for 15 years. She began teaching at age 16 and found her passion. She has been with Expressions of Worship since 2001. She focusses on the Ballet and Pointe program for ages 10 and up. She loves working in an atmosphere where she can not only follow one passion of passing the love of dance to others, but to share her love of Jesus with students in class and through dance.
Ashleigh Tew
Grew up dancing at Expressions of Worship and is excited to now be teaching modern at the studio. Ashleigh is a graduate of Meredith College with her BA in Dance and a K-6 teaching licensure. While at Meredith, she was member of Meredith Dance Theatre and Meredith Tap Company, the school’s modern and tap dance companies. In addition to teaching dance, Ashleigh is a 5th grade teacher at Farmington Woods Elementary school in Cary. She is grateful to have the opportunity to share her love of Jesus and dance at EOW!
Edith Tew
Lives with her husband and 3 children in Knightdale. She is a dance enthusiast and thoroughly enjoys not only the art of dance but the opportunity it provides to worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Edith has been an instructor in ballet, tap and jazz for the past 10 years. In addition to teaching at Expressions of Worship, she also leads an interpretive movement ministry at her home church. Edith instructs students through their transitional years (usually from age 10 through age 13). Edith focuses on advancing her students’ knowledge and performance by implementing more demanding technique and choreography.
Kendall Morris
Kendall resides in Wendell with her husband Seth and her puppy Piper. She danced at EOW for 15 years where she developed skills in jazz, contemporary, modern, and every other style available. Kendall attended Appalachian State University where she majored in Dance Education and received her masters in Special Education. Kendall is in her first year teaching at EOW where she develops students in the style of Jazz with a focus on technique and execution of fundamentals.
McKenna Stout
McKenna has danced at EOW for 14 years, starting at the age of four. She developed skills in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, character, and clogging. She is currently attending Meredith College where she is majoring and dance and minoring in Business. She believes we were given the gift of movement as a means of worship, and can't wait to instill that idea to her stunts through instruction and choreography. She is excited to be continuing her dance journey but in a new roll at Expressions of Worship.