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About Us
Michelle Crisp
Michelle Crisp is director and instructor for Starsteps. Her dance training began at age 5 at Asheville Dance Theatre with Becky Wilson and the late Hayes Robinson. Michelle participated on the Teen and Senior Competitive teams for 9 years. She later danced with the Asheville Jazz Works and HIM Christian Dance Ensemble. She has taught dance for Asheville Dance Theatre, Center Stage Dance, In His Steps dance ministry and Asheville Center for Performing Arts. She has over 40 years of dance and gymnastics experience, with over 27 years as an instructor. Michelle graduated with a bachelors in Management from UNC-Asheville in 1999. Michelle is married to Jeff and has 3 children Joshua, Ava and Josie.
Cierra Wilcox
Cierra Wilcox is a Starsteps Alumni who has become a wonderful addition to the Starsteps Staff.. She performed in many recitals and competitions and has a great love for performing. Cierra is a graduate of ASU in Social Work and has a minor in Spanish. She has over 20 year of dancing experience and 11 years as an instructor . She has worked with numerous camps and classes. Cierra does a great job helping children have fun while learning the art of dance. Cierra married her best friend Kyle in November 2016 and welcomed her baby boy Camden in May of 2022!
Elizabeth Kirby
Elizabeth is a familiar face at Starsteps both on stage and in the studio. She has been dancing with Starsteps since she was 5 years old and over 10 years of instructing dance to young minds. Elizabeth has a BA degree from Lenoir Rhyne University. Elizabeth and her husband Matt live in Caldwell County. When not at the dance studio, you can find her serving the community or spending time with her family and their sweet pup, Maggie Mae.
Kimberly Morgan
Kimberly Morgan is a wonderful addition to the Starsteps faculty. Kim began dancing at the age of three. Dancing has always been in Kimberly's heart and soul. She continued to dance in high school and college. In college at Appalachian State University, Kimberly took modern, technique and ballet classes and performed with the Appalachian Dance Ensemble. Kimberly graduated ASU with a BS in Secondary Math Education in 2007. After college Kimberly continued her dance education at Starsteps and performed in Dorothy's Adventures in Oz as well as many local and national competitions. In 2012, Kimberly became a professional AHL cheerleader with the Charlotte Checkers as a "CheckMate" for two seasons. In 2014 Kimberly moved on to become a professional NFL cheerleader. Kimberly loves sharing her love of dance with the students at Starsteps. She has a strong desire to share proper technique and performance quality with all Starsteps dancers. Kimberly is married to Patrick and they have two well loved puppies.
Leah Felmlee
Leah Felmlee is a 2003 graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and an experienced dance and acrobatic teacher with over 20 years of teaching experience. Leah graduated from Clarion University with a Bachelors in Communication and a Minor in Theatre emphasis in Dance. After college she completed year one of the Dance Masters of America Teachers Training School at the State University of NY at Buffalo. Throughout her dance career she has taken dance classes at Steps Dance Center in NY, Broadway Dance Center, Pointe Park University in Pittsburgh, and Pine Tree Performing Arts Center in Pennsylvania. Before entering college, she was a competitive gymnast for 10 years competing at the state, regional and national level, and has also coached competitive gymnastics and cheerleading. In 2016, Leah became certified Module 1 Acrobatic Arts teacher and is proud to be teaching the Acrobatic Arts curriculum at Starsteps. Leah loves children and specializes in teaching gymnastics, tumbling, and acrobatics classes. Leah is married to Adam and has four children, Acacia, Titus, Arlee and Amelia.
Gretchen Haas
Gretchen Haas is a Starsteps Almuni and is in her second year teaching at the studio. Gretchen brings a love of dance and learning to her classes. She is a graduate of Western Carolina University, where she received a psychology degree. She loves working with young learners, allowing their interests to guide explorations and experiences. Here is a quote from Gretchen: "I believe that children should have unlimited opportunities to interact with color, sound, and movement, allowing their natural curiosity to guide their learning during their early years. Teaching and the Fine Arts are two of my biggest passions, and for those to be combined is an absolute dream come true. Gretchen is the proud dog mom of Olive.
Sarah Bowman
Sarah is an alumni of Starsteps. She started dancing at the age of 3 and has never stopped. Sarah is in her 5th year teaching at Starsteps. Sarah is an amazing addition to the Starsteps Faculty! Sarah married to her best friend Cody in October of 2021.
Employment
Starsteps is always looking for highly motivated, talented, nurturing individuals to work with our dancers. If you would like to be considered for employment please email your resume to us at starstepsdance@gmail.com