photos ©annpackwood2011Annette Lewis, Director
Annette is the Director, soul and spirit of Good Moves. Miss Annette, as she is known, came to dance in her mid-twenties. She studied dance with May O’Donnell, Martha Graham, Charles Weidman, Alvin Ailey, Agnes DeMille, Robert Joffrey, Carl Radcliffe and Fiona Faerie. She performed nationally and internationally with Company Kaye, Tokunagu Ko, Great American Dance Machine, City Center Dance Theatre, Charles Weidman Repertory Workshop Theatre, Theater of the Stars and Disney. She has provided teaching and choreography workshops and completed residencies for the Fulton County Arts Council of Atlanta, the Atlanta Center for the Visually Impaired, the Limón Dance Institute, the Arts International Educational Association in Italy, Spain and France, the Brooklyn College Youth Outreach Program in New York, Spelman College of Atlanta, and the Georgia Council for the Arts.
Ms. Lewis is a dedicated teacher whose philosophy is that the study of dance should be a joyful and intricate adventure. She does not hold that a teacher’s goal should be to “make dancers.” However, she has had many students who have gone on to successful professional careers in dance. They include: Pamala Jones Malavé, a former soloist with the Limón Dance Company, Albert Evans of New York City Ballet; Jean Hill who has performed with the Dance Theater of Harlem, Basil Ballet and the Düsseldorf Ballet; Cedric Rouse of the Dance Theater of Harlem; and Geoffrey Rhue who has danced with Joffrey II, the Boston Ballet, and Twyla Tharp. Miss Annette creates dances with her students but, more importantly; she fosters an atmosphere in which the students can in her words, “create themselves.”
Stephanie Johnson
Stephanie has been teaching dance and movement since 2002; from ballet to jazz, modern dance, Pilates and now Core Fusion at Exhale Spa. She is passionate about creating transformation through movement. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology in 2005 and has been working as a professional dancer since 2006. Stephanie is currently dancing with gloATL, one of Atlanta’s new contemporary dance companies. She has also shared the stage with Atlanta based brooks and company dance and Volta Dance Theater. Stephanie is a teacher at the Atlanta Ballet School of Dance Education and is simply thrilled to be teaching with Good Moves!
Sarah Kelly Kerr
Sarah is an Atlanta native. She began dancing at the age of three. When she decided to become more serious about dance, she began lessons at the Lilburn School of Ballet and joined the pre-professional company where she quickly moved up to Senior Company and danced numerous lead roles in ballets such as the Nutcracker, Cinderella and Swan Lake. She went on to attend the University of South Florida where she received several talent grants and scholarships. After graduating with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance, Sarah returned to Atlanta and was invited to join Full Radius Dance, and danced with them from 2006 to December 2009. With Full Radius Dance, she danced in their two yearly concerts, MAD Festival, the Inman Park Festival, and in May of 2009, The International Festival of Abilities in Italy. Sarah currently dances with Brooks and Company Dance. Sarah teaches ballet, tap, jazz and modern at Studio School of the Arts, Lilburn School of Ballet, and Good Moves.
Rose Shields
Rose Shields is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance. She studies many styles of dancing and has performed under choreographers such as Camille Brown, Jose Limón, Bubba Carr, T. Lang, Dianne Markham, and Joanna Brooks. After three years of touring with the Open Dream Ensemble, based in North Carolina, she now performs, choreographs, and teaches in the Atlanta area. Rose is well-trained in Russian ballet technique and enjoys encompassing knowledge from her vast studies in body mechanics into her ballet classes.
Moshiah K. Stringer
I have been working hard and studying dance all around Atlanta for the last two years. Currently, I am a full time apprentice with Brooks and Company Dance. My dream is to one day study at The Boston Conservatory or The Julliard School. For Good Moves, I teach Ballet and Athletic Movement. I spend my free time letting my spirit soar high in the sky at The Circus Arts Institute of Atlanta and hope to fulfill my heart’s dream of dancing the days away!
Mary Jane Pennington
Mary Jane Pennington began her dance training at a young age and later realized that movement was her motivation. Mary Jane graduated magna cum laude from Georgia College & State University with a degree in Mass Communication and minors in Dance and Spanish. She dances with gloATL, where she continues to explore, reveal, and evolve through movement. Since her arrival in Atlanta, she was a member of CORE Performance Company and has performed works by Atlanta artists Corian Ellisor, Crossover Movement Arts, Emily Christianson, George Staib and Onur Topal-Sumer. She teaches through CORE's Dynamic X-Change program and is grateful for the opportunity to teach with Good Moves.
Board of Directors
Sarah du Bignon – Chair, Outreach Coordinator, The Fox Theatre
Annette Lewis, Director of Good Moves
Ed Dobmeyer, Treasurer, President, The Dobmeyer Group
Rhonda Andrews, Secretary, Directory of Elementary Schools, Habersham County Schools
Sherrie L. Staler, Ed.S., Development, School Counselor, Gwinnett County Schools
Ann Cale Kruger, Ph.D., Advisor, Associate Professor of Education, Georgia State University
Auxiliary Board
Cheryll D. Allen, MEd., Literacy Specialist, Gwinnett County Schools
Valetta Anderson, Literary Artist
Randy Bailey, Community Volunteer
Melissa Dean, Music Teacher, Rabin County Schools
Kris Dwyer, Financial Advisor, LongView Wealth Management
Mali Harrell, Freelance Film Editor
Karen Kelly, Director of Exhibits and Education, Imagine It
Douglas Scott, Artistic/Executive Director, Full Radius Dance
Sam Williams, Retired Arts Administrator
Dean Williams, Dance Department Chair, DeKalb School of the Arts