Post by Chrissy Hahn. God created us for the purpose of worship. Every person illustrates this fact through the choices he or she makes; choices which demonstrate the need to offer worship to something or someone. According to Webster’s Dictionary, worship means: “extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem.” If...
Born and raised in NJ, Chrissy Hahn moved to NC to attend Elon and graduated in 1998 with a degree in Elementary Education. She fell in love with the area upon arrival, and has enjoyed making NC her home ever since. She loves being around people--especially children--and is thankful the Lord has blessed her with opportunities to work with children over the years as a 4th grade teacher at BCA; summer camp director and after school care director for Burlington Parks and Rec; board member for ACCHE; teacher for Veritas Classes, Inc.; member at Antioch Community Church; office helper for Arts Alive; and now as Office Manger at AFAA. But her most-loved role is as a wife to Scott and mom to her three kids; Simeon, Zach, and Vada.
Laney is a graduate of Clover Garden School and lives in Burlington, NC with her husband, Josh, and dogs, Jesse & Sadie. She danced for 14 years at Arts Alive Fine Arts Studio, training in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Liturgical, Clogging, and Character, and she is a certified through Acrobatic Arts as an Acro Instructor. Laney participated in Rejoice! Dance Ministry, and has also assisted with choreography for an Alamance Children's Theatre production. Laney loves sharing her dance experience with AFAA students.
Guest post from Rachael Kemp. Rachael grew up in the Christian fine arts world, which prepared her for a life as a Christian working in the arts. Every Christian is a missionary, whether they realize it or not. Whatever career you work in or country you live in, it is your responsibility and call to...
Anna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a BFA in dance choreography, and a K-12 teaching license. In addition to teaching several classes at AFAA, she is a K-12 Dance Instructor at Clover Garden School. She loves being able to combine her love of teaching and dancing at AFAA, and has been teaching here since 2017. She has studied many forms of dance throughout her training including ballet, contemporary, liturgical, African, and jazz, and has studied under many amazing teachers and professors, and she recently trained with Progressing Ballet Technique and received her certification in PBT. Anna currently lives in Burlington with her husband Brandon and their dogs Maggie and Bri. She cannot wait to share her passion for dance and Christ with her students!
Dana enjoys all styles of dance. She received instruction from Candy Brooks dance studio and taught at Arts Alive for 16 years. Her background includes Clogging, Jazz, Tap, and Character; she has also danced as a member of the Burlington Carousel Cloggers. Dana lives in Gibsonville, NC with her husband. She is proud to have her son, Caleb, serving in the U.S. Navy. In her spare time, Dana enjoys reading, watching Netflix, and spending time with friends and family.
