Faculty

Studio 149 is a great Christian Dance Family where we care about your student’s spiritual, emotional, and physical health. We fully believe that God gives each student unique gifts with the beautiful potential to express themselves in the arts.Studio 149 is a discipleship ministry where we come alongside each student in their Dance Education, but more importantly in their walk with Christ…deliberately discipling them through the arts to make a Kingdom Impact.

Each student is required to take Ballet in order to create muscular strength, proper alignment, flexibility, and technique so that each genre of dance is supported by a healthy body. We “grow” our students slowly over time, careful not to push too hard too fast, so that these students can “Praise the Lord with dance,” throughout their lifetime without injury.

Mrs. Graf, our Founder, put into place our Teacher Training and Internship Program in 2003, creating an opportunity for students to mentor their peers and younger students, creating Discipling Relationships, with University Curriculum and Exams that she applied when teaching at the University of Saint Francis and Indiana Purdue University as an LTL. The Curriculum, Syllabi, and Mentoring Program, created a unified education in alignment/muscle and bone development, syllabi, and positive discipline in the classroom, with a mission and vision for Studio 149 to continue nurturing the physical, emotional, and spiritual health, of every student as a top priority.

When you meet your teacher, you know that they are qualified not only to teach but serve a greater purpose and are unified in the pedagogy of Studio 149 offering a holistic approach to your student’s Dance Education inspiring them to dance for a greater purpose.

Mrs. Tricia Graf, Founder

Mrs. Sarah Knapp – Artistic Director