Brittani Rudi- Owner and Director

The founder, owner, and director of Message In Motion, Brittani Rudi, has more than twenty-five years of dance experience and a passion to make dance and other arts and enrichment related classes more accessible to students. She believes play and enrichment fuel academic achievement, and that the two go hand in hand. She also understands the power of enrichment in unleashing a student's creativity and boosting self confidence. She knows personally how challenging it can be for families, especially duel working parents, to provide these kinds of opportunities for their children after school hours. She began Message In Motion as a means to not only make these classes more accessible, but offer variety- supplying convenience to parents, an enhancement to school programming, and fun, unique learning opportunities for kids! She loves teaching when she can, and finds great joy in seeing the positive impact Message In Motion classes have on children, parents, instructors, and schools. She lives with her husband of 13 years and three children- Van (age 10), Zak (age 6), and Vera (1 year.)
Atlanta Instructors
Ms. Marisa

Marisa is a senior at Kennesaw State University majoring in middle grades education. She started all-star cheerleading in the first grade and continued through elementary, middle, and high school. She loves cheerleading and children!
Ms. Nicole

Nicole Campbell is a professional dancer, choreographer and instructor currently based in Atlanta. Hailing from metro Detroit, she received her B.S. in Dance from Wayne State University after her childhood training at Robert Lee School of Dance and Churchill High School's Creative and Performing Arts program. Nicole's choreographic works have been presented in concerts for artLabJ and MoreDances Contemporary Dance Company in addition to receiving frequent top honors in competitions. As a result of Nicole's emphasis on energy and emotional execution in her classes, many of her students have received scholarships, special awards, high scores and professional jobs. Several alumni are now pursuing their own higher education in dance and dance careers. Nicole continues to perform, teach and choreograph around the country in addition to judging for multiple competitions.
Ms. Cryssie

A native of Peachtree City, Cryssie has more than 10 years of cheerleading experience. She has taught cheerleading and gymnastics with ACE of Atlanta as well as Camp Greystone, and previously was a member of Kennesaw State University's cheerleading squad. She adores working with children and seeing the positive impact cheerleading can have on student self confidence and leadership abilities.
Ms. Courtney

Courtney is originally from Tennessee, but moved to Georgia to attend Kennesaw State University where she is majoring in Criminal Justice and works with the Kennesaw Police Department. Courtney has cheered and danced for more than 15 years- with experience teaching elementary hip hop, and coaching children and students of all ages and levels in cheerleading. She was recently named Tennessee Cheerleader of the Year, and is currently a KSU cheerleader.
Ms. Joanna

Joanna started dancing in the Marietta area under the direction of Ruth Mitchell. She attended the University of South Carolina and graduated in 2012 Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Dance Education and Performance. After graduation she moved to Chicago to dance and train with Visceral Dance Chicago. From there she was offered a company position with Polaris Dance Theatre in Portland, Oregon and danced in the Portland area for three years. In Portland she began teaching children's classes in creative movement, ballet, and modern, and since moving back to her home town of Marietta has continued teaching ever since.
Ms. Heather

Heather has more than 15 years dance training in ballet, hip hop, modern, jazz, lyrical, and musical theatre. She currently teaches with many different local studios in addition to personal training and performing. She is currently a professional ballet dancer with an Atlanta based dance ensemble.
Ms. Meaghan

Meaghan started her dance training at the age of 9 in Newnan, GA where her passion and love for dance began to flourish. She spent her summers as a young dancer at local summer intensives as well as had the honor of being accepted to American Ballet Theatre’s intensive, which she attended at the age of 13. She started her professional dance career at Southern Arc Dance Theatre, under the direction of Paulo Manso de Sousa. SADT is a newly established contemporary company in the Metro Atlanta area, where she has had featured roles in many of their mixed repertoire shows, She has had many other performance and choreography showcase opportunities, as a member of several other Atlanta area dance and performance companies. She currently teaches at many studios in the Atlanta and North Atlanta areas and enjoys sharing her passion for movement with her students.
Ms. Joya

Ms. Joya is a dancer, former cheerleader, Jesus enthusiast, foodie, dog owner, and loves working with children because of their amazing energy!! She has been a cheerleader and dancer for more than 10 years. She has both a ballet and hip hop dance background, and has both recreation and competitive cheer experience. She currently attends Gwinnett College- Sandy Springs and is studying massage therapy. and I love working with children because of there amazing energy!
Ms. Mallory

Mallory has a plethora of dance experience- with more than 20 years' training in ballet, jazz, modern/contemporary, hip hop, creative movement, salsa, and African dance. She also has her own dance and fitness oriented business- Muv LLC.
Mr. VJ

VJ began taking dance class 13 years ago, studying Hip Hop, Breakdancing and Salsa. He also has a Street Jazz, Jazz Funk, and contemporary dance background. He has been teaching both hip hop and jazz dance classes for more than 5 years, and has performed, danced, and choreographed in several musical productions. In addition to teaching he also trains and performs with an Atlanta based professional dance company.
Hampton Roads Instructors
Ms. Rashaida

Rashaida Hill has a BA in theatre and dance with a concentration in dance performance from Old Dominion University. She has performed with Virginia Opera and local amusement parks, and is well versed in ballet, modern, hip hop, African, and jazz dance. She has taught children in the Norfolk and Alexandria city school systems, as well as with Todd Rosenleib Dance.
Ms. Katie

Katie is a native of Roanoke and has danced for 8-10 years, cheered for 6 years, and has studied musical theatre since the age of 5. She has training in ballet, modern, lyrical, tap, jazz, and hip hop dance, and attended the Burton Center for the Performing Arts. She cheered competitively for 6 years, and was on the cheerleading team at Roanoke College for all 4 years while pursuing her degree there. There she served as captain in addition to working with various rec teams in the area. Her theatre experience is extensive- having performed with Mill Mountain Theater, Showtimers, Roanoke Children’s Theater, and local area High Schools for more than 15 years. She has directed and choreographed her own pieces, as well as taken an intensive certification course in TEFL (teaching English as a foreign language) and taught abroad as well as in the states. She began teaching with Message In Motion 3 years ago in the Roanoke area. Having recently moved to the Virginia Beach, she is excited to be able to continue teaching in this region also.
Ms. Christina

Christina is originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, where she graduated from
Western Branch High School and the Governor’s School for the Arts: Dance Department. She has attended summer intensives and workshops at Richmond Ballet in Virginia, Joffrey Ballet in New York, BalletMet in Ohio, and Pratt Institute’s Expressive Art Therapy Spring Institute also in New York. Christina recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte where she studied Dance Performance and Psychology, as well as acquired a Professional Ballet Training Certification from Charlotte Ballet (formally known as North Carolina Dance Theater). Along with performing, Christina has a great passion for teaching. She has taught children of all different levels of intellectual ability- those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s syndrome, and Down syndrome, as well as typically functioning children. She aspires to help individuals become aware of their bodies and implement movement as a medium of expressing emotions and feelings with her future teaching of movement conceptualization. She hopes to bring to individuals a better self-awareness and empowerment in their own bodies to learn how to control and use movement as an additional communication tool.
Western Branch High School and the Governor’s School for the Arts: Dance Department. She has attended summer intensives and workshops at Richmond Ballet in Virginia, Joffrey Ballet in New York, BalletMet in Ohio, and Pratt Institute’s Expressive Art Therapy Spring Institute also in New York. Christina recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte where she studied Dance Performance and Psychology, as well as acquired a Professional Ballet Training Certification from Charlotte Ballet (formally known as North Carolina Dance Theater). Along with performing, Christina has a great passion for teaching. She has taught children of all different levels of intellectual ability- those diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger’s syndrome, and Down syndrome, as well as typically functioning children. She aspires to help individuals become aware of their bodies and implement movement as a medium of expressing emotions and feelings with her future teaching of movement conceptualization. She hopes to bring to individuals a better self-awareness and empowerment in their own bodies to learn how to control and use movement as an additional communication tool.
Ms. Mikaela

Mikaela trained in ballet, acrobatics and contemporary dance from age 8 until she began college. She performed with lead roles in ballets throughout all of Hampton Roads, Virginia and won local dance competitions in the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. Since then, she has gone on to focus her training on Latin dancing and hiphop. She received her Associates degree in Science at age 18 with the plan to continue on to study Kinesiology so that she can become a Physical Therapist.
Ms. Amelia

Amelia has trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop, Improvisation, and Musical Theater. She graduated from Old Dominion University with a Degree in Dance Performance and a Minor in Psychology in 2014. Currently she trains with Elbert Watson for dance and has performed with his company during the February 2017 Black History Month Celebration. She has performed with the Virginia Opera as a dancer for their productions of Salome and Orpheus in the Underworld. She performed for Norfolk's Neon Festival 2016 with choreography by Nicole Lorah. In 2016 she choreographed for a local school's production of Annie: The Musical and has worked as a Camp counselor/Dance assistant/Art assistant for Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan in 2015. Amelia has been teaching dance since 2011 and values the individual potential and growth of each student. She feels that placement and understanding of correct body alignment is important for every dancer so they can be free to make the movement choices that fit with their own body instead of trying to copy a shape or picture. She looks forward to challenging and growing with each class as they continue to work on different choreography.
Ms. Caitlin

Caitlin has been teaching with Message In Motion for more than five years. She began dancing at the age of 4, and began intensely training at age 14 when she was accepted to the Governor's School of the Arts. She was a previous Message In Motion student who has blossomed into a well rounded dancer with a background in a variety of dance forms including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and musical theatre. She was selected out of hundreds of auditionees to be the leading dancer in the European dance and movement show "Zo", written and produced by award winning writer/producer Natasha Tsakos, and currently performs as a regular member of a Norfolk based local theatre company.
Ms. Audrey

Audrey began her dance training at age 8 at the Academy of Expressive Dance in Elkton, Virginia. It was there she discovered just how deep her love of dance was and has since studied mainly ballet, jazz, and modern. Away from the studio she was a longtime clarinetist in her school band and participated extensively in the pageantry art of colorguard. She continued her arts education at Christopher Newport University where she obtained her Bachelor's degree in Theater in 2010. It was that same year that Audrey found the Lord and decided to use her gifts and training as a form of worship. She joined the Bethel Church Dance Company where she routinely performed for church services and special events. She currently resides in Virginia Beach with her husband Ryan and border collie Mischa, where they enjoy visits to the beach, Virginia Tech football, and curling up on the couch to watch Disney movies! She has been teaching with Message In Motion for more than 2 years.
Ms. Samarah

Samarah has been teaching with Message In Motion for more than five years. She has more than 20 years of dance experience in ballet, tap, hip hop, jazz, pointe, modern, swing, and ballroom dance. She has more than 8 years of dance teaching experience, including for special needs children and voice and acting classes, and has won numerous awards in ballroom dance competitions. She graduated from Christopher Newport University with a degree in Musical Theater and Dance in 2006 and has been working with Message Motion since 2012. She continues to actively perform in various local theatre and dance events, including involvement with a mime and pantomime ensemble, and has a contagious, positive energy and enthusiasm that she brings to each class she teaches. She lives in Portsmouth with her husband and two beautiful children; Austin (age 7) and Savannah (age 6.)
Northern VA / DC / MD
Ms. Laura

Ms. Laura has 20 years experience in ballet, jazz, pointe, modern, musical theatre, and contemporary dance, and has taught children of all ages. She is also a certified personal trainer.
Ms. Elyse

Ms. Elyse, a native of Atlanta GA, has more than 20 years experience in ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and musical theatre. Her family owns and operates a local dance studio in Atlanta, and so has had great exposure to both training and teaching. She has worked with children ranging from ages 3-15 for more than 10 years. Elyse is currently a first year student in the MFA graduate program at George Mason University.
Ms. Heather

Heather Rothstein, a native of Indiana, has been cheerleading and coaching for more than 15 years. She is currently an assistant cheer coach at Capital Gymnastics National Training Center and Trainer at 9Round NOVA. She is also the former assistant Varsity cheerleading coach at Lake Braddock Secondary School. She loves working with children and lives with her husband and 2 children of her own in Burke VA.
Ms. Avery

Having a dance background in tap, jazz, ballet, modern, hip hop, and pointe, Ms. Avery has had a passion for dancing since the age of 3. She especially loves teaching dance to the wee little ones! Ms. Avery recently graduated from George Mason University with a BFA in dance, and a minor in kinesiology, and is excited to have the chance to teach this year!
Ms. Marybeth

Having an extensive dance background in hip hop, acrobatics, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, contemporary, Laban, and ballroom; Ms. Marybeth has been training and teaching for more than 15 years. She has trained and performed with various DC based dance groups including Kaution dance crew, Afta Shock, and currently Oasis dance company. She also teaches with CityDance, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC.
Ms. Danielle

Ms. Danielle has been dancing for 19 years training in jazz, tap, ballet, hip-hip, modern, lyrical, point, and contemporary dance. She also has competitively danced for 14 years, has 5 years of musical theatre training, and performed with the 76ers and MTV. She currently is a senior at George Mason University and performs and trains with the GMU D1 dance team. She has taught children of all ages and levels.
Ms. Brynna

Having a BFA in Dance Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory, Ms. Brynna has more than 20 years of dance training. She has taught children of a variety of ages ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, modern, and hip hop dance.
Ms. Shelley

Ms. Shelley has been dancing for more than 20 years. She has training in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, and acro dance. She currently teaches with The Madeira School, Virginia Ballet Company and School, and trains and performs with Fusion Dance Company. She is also founder and dancer at ShelleySiller Dance.
Ms. Shannon

Having an extensive dance background in ballet, jazz, tap, pointe, hip hop, flamenco, contemporary, modern, lyrical, and acrobatics, Ms. Shannon has a passion for dance and teaching! She has been teaching for 3 years children of a variety of ages from Preschool-high school, and also currently trains and performs with George Mason University's dance team- The Masonettes. She is a third year student in GMU's Biology Department.
Ms. Stephanie

A native of New York, Ms. Stephanie has been dancing for more than 20 years. She has prior training in ballet, hip hop, musical theatre, tap, and contemporary dance. She loves working with kids and has been teaching dance for several years. Her passion is tap! She continues to perform, train, and teach in the DC area.
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