Teresa Merritt
Owner | Dance Instructor
Teresa Merritt is the owner and director of Life Moves Dance Studio (LMDS). The studio opened its doors in Richmond Hill in 1999. Mrs. Merritt has over 45 years experience teaching dance―ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, tumbling, contemporary, and interpretive praise dance. Her students range from beginner to advanced, pre-school through adult.
Mrs. Merritt is an active member of Consumed Church in Richmond Hill for the past three years. Previously, Mrs. Teresa has served as youth leader, dance director, and overall support of leadership at Connection Church for fifteen years. She has also served on the board of directors of Arts on the Coast and Family Promise in Bryan County and currently is a member of Rotary International - Richmond Hill.
Mrs. Merritt has been privileged to serve government agencies as well. In Georgia, she is a contracted dance instructor for the SKIES Dance Program at Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. In California she taught aerobics and fitness for the National Firefighters Association. Teresa has trained many dancers and teachers in Louisiana, California, South Carolina, and Georgia, and shares the joy and love that she has for God, the arts, fitness, and for life! Mrs. Merritt has been a resident of Richmond Hill for twenty-three-years and looks forward to many more years of sharing the love of dance in the low country.
Teresa and her staff are available for workshops and dance seminars. To contact her please call Life Moves Dance Studio: (912)-756-8482, or her cell phone: (912)667-6258.
Mrs. Merritt is an active member of Consumed Church in Richmond Hill for the past three years. Previously, Mrs. Teresa has served as youth leader, dance director, and overall support of leadership at Connection Church for fifteen years. She has also served on the board of directors of Arts on the Coast and Family Promise in Bryan County and currently is a member of Rotary International - Richmond Hill.
Mrs. Merritt has been privileged to serve government agencies as well. In Georgia, she is a contracted dance instructor for the SKIES Dance Program at Ft. Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. In California she taught aerobics and fitness for the National Firefighters Association. Teresa has trained many dancers and teachers in Louisiana, California, South Carolina, and Georgia, and shares the joy and love that she has for God, the arts, fitness, and for life! Mrs. Merritt has been a resident of Richmond Hill for twenty-three-years and looks forward to many more years of sharing the love of dance in the low country.
Teresa and her staff are available for workshops and dance seminars. To contact her please call Life Moves Dance Studio: (912)-756-8482, or her cell phone: (912)667-6258.
Lauren Hodge
Dance Instructor | Merchandise
Lauren Hodge has been with Life Moves Dance Studio since the opening of business in September 1999. She started out as a student and worked her way up to be one of our great teachers here at Life Moves. She has been teaching pre-school through adult classes since 2004.
Lauren wears many hats: she is currently the Assistant Choreographer for Richmond Hill Dance Theatre in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Mrs. Hodge is in charge of ordering costumes and dance merchandise for the studio and company as well as working at the front desk.
Lauren and her husband Eddie have been married for 13 years and have 4 daughters, Hannah (12 years), Adeline (7 years), Calyn (5 years) & Audrey (1 year).
Lauren has studied under numerous teachers: Teresa Merritt, Lisa Bradley, Dmitry Tublsev, Joe Tremaine, Doug Caldwell, and Ferdinand Bujones, to name a few. She has performed in Scrooge as Mrs. Cratchet, in Cinderella as one of the Autumn Fairies, in The Nutcracker as The Arabian Princess.
Lauren wears many hats: she is currently the Assistant Choreographer for Richmond Hill Dance Theatre in Richmond Hill, Georgia. Mrs. Hodge is in charge of ordering costumes and dance merchandise for the studio and company as well as working at the front desk.
Lauren and her husband Eddie have been married for 13 years and have 4 daughters, Hannah (12 years), Adeline (7 years), Calyn (5 years) & Audrey (1 year).
Lauren has studied under numerous teachers: Teresa Merritt, Lisa Bradley, Dmitry Tublsev, Joe Tremaine, Doug Caldwell, and Ferdinand Bujones, to name a few. She has performed in Scrooge as Mrs. Cratchet, in Cinderella as one of the Autumn Fairies, in The Nutcracker as The Arabian Princess.
Sharlene Floyd
Katie Bland
Sarah King |
Lola Padilla
Sarah Marquez
Kate Lehr |
Heather Byler
Sophie Winchester
Makayla Brown |
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