About Us

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Artistic Director & Owner

Miss Georgia joined the MST family in the Fall of 2015 after moving back home to Michigan from Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, Georgia trained at the Academy of the Arts under Lori Ladwig, Linnea Strauss, Kate Price, and Erin Miller and Greater Lansing Ballet Company under Barbara Banasikowski Smith until she graduated high school. From there, she continued her education in Chicago with a professional Trainee Program, completing two years of classical training at Ballet 5:8. Upon completion, Georgia realized her enjoyment of teaching new generations of dancers and found her way to MST. Georgia is a graduate from Jackson College and Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from MSU. After accepting the Artistic Directorship of MST Dance Center in March of 2022, Georgia became the owner of MST Dance Center in January of 2023 to continue pursuing her passion of sharing professional technical training and love of story telling through dance with future generations at MST. 

Assistant Director

Miss Nina started teaching in 2017 and has been a consistent instructor ever since. Nina's dance experience and competitive accomplishments have been entirely with MST Dance Center alongside former Artistic Director, Mary Enwereuzo. Learning under Mary and Georgia, Nina gained well rounded experience in the styles of Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Musical Theater, Modern, & Contemporary. Nina is a graduate from Jackson Preparatory and Early College with a high school diploma as well as a degree in Associate of Arts from Jackson College. After accepting the position of Tap Director in 2022, Nina now adds Topaz Director to her title. Miss Nina's passion for dance and teaching stems from her love of sharing the knowledge she obtained as a student and continues to learn as an instructor. Seeing her students learn new skills and improve in their dancing is her personal purpose for any and all dancers part of our growing MST dance family.

Assistant Director

Miss Gel started her teaching journey at MST back in 2015. After moving to Detroit to pursue an education in Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies, she made her return to the studio in 2020. With her many years of dance training, Gel has received experience in a variety of styles, with a focus in contemporary, jazz, and ballet. She has competed statewide and her choreography has earned high overalls and multiple judges choice awards, including her self-choreographed Platinum piece. Miss Gel hopes to help instill confidence and the importance of self-expression in her students, helping them grow and cultivate their artistry and individually both inside and outside the classroom. Being able to see her students find their passion for dance and helping them achieve their greatest potential as artists is her personal purpose for any and all dancers part of our growing MST dance family.