About Us

Steps of Faith Dance Ministry was formed in June 1997 in order to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ through dance and music. In the Fall of that year, the dance school was formed to teach proper dance technique in Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. Over the years, we have added Worship dance, Modern, Pointe, Hip-Hop, Mom-n-Me, Ballroom, and Pilates/Body Conditioning to our curriculum. Workshops in Ballroom dancing and Irish Dancing are offered.

Steps of Faith uses wholesome, Christian music and prayer in each of its classes to inspire Godly values in our students. A comprehensive classical ballet program using the Vaganova technique has been developed to train young women interested in a professional career in dance as well as those who simply want to use the dance for recreation or for worship.  SOF is that place you can have the best of both worlds:  receive classical training and a passion for worship!

We are proud to have several of our graduates serving God in missionary roles, serving God through dance and missions, as well as being offered roles in regional professional ballet productions and national training programs!

Classes are available for ages two through adults and for all technical levels, including the pre-professional dancer! During the year, SOF offers early afternoon and morning classes for the convenience of preschoolers and homeschoolers. Scholarships and financial aid are available on a very limited basis.

Our Directors

 Julie C. Reeves, Studio Owner/Instructor/Company Artistic Dir., has been choreographing and teaching dance since 1983. Her experience includes dance teams, theater, talent shows, pageants, business shows, as well as studio and liturgical dance choreography and performances. She has a BS in Management from Georgia Institute of Technology and is a member of Dance Educators of America.  Her training spans most her life in ballet, clogging, tap, jazz, pointe, and modern. She is also the Artistic Director of Steps of Faith Dance Company, the non-profit performance and ministry group based at the studio, and has led the group on both stateside and international mission trips.  She feels blessed by the Lord and honored to be director of SOF, which she has seen grow from 22 to 220 students in over ten years. Julie has 3 wonderful sons, Collin 13, Carter 11, Caleb 8, and adopted dear daughter from China, Caroline (2yr old). She is honored to serve alongside her dear husband, Robby.  

Theresa Shampine, Company Instructor/Ballet Mistress, has worked for SOF since 2001.  Ms. Shampine has enjoyed teaching and choreographing at Steps of Faith for the last 7 years. She has worked closely with Ms. Reeves to develop a sound and anointed ballet-training program. Theresa is originally from Syracuse, New York and was a scholarship student at The Rock School of the Pennsylvania Ballet. She is a graduate of Mercyhurst College, where she received a BA in Dance. Professionally, she has danced with the Erie Ballet Theatre, Charleston Ballet Theatre, and The Georgia Ballet where she enjoyed being a featured dancer.  She has one daughter Zella, and lives with her husband Jack in Canton. 

Our Staff

Tonya Veitch, Office Manager . Tonya began in 2001 as a receptionist and quickly moved into the position as Office Manager.  She now is responsible for all student accounts and registration.  She lives in Cartersville with husband, Gerald, son Phillip and daughter Lauren.
Tanya Rucker, Receptionist/Asst. Office Manager. Tanya has worked for SOF for three years, and assists in office duties.  She lives in Cartersville with her husband, Donald, and son Donald Jr, and Brooke.
Christina Alexandersen, Instructor, began her training at age four and since moving to Cartersville has excelled at SOF.  She is currently an Advanced Company member, and has taught preschool classes for 2 years.  She recieves additional training in the summers at American Ballet Theatre as well as with the Radio City Rockettes.  She is a favorite preschool teacher and enjoys teaching tap and ballet!
Kelsey Binkley, Instructor, trained at SOF for over five years before college. She has served in a missionary/dance teacher role in both Austrailia and India.  She has taught for over 7 years at SOF in preschool classes, hiphop, and ballet.  A strong heart for the Lord, she enjoys her role in discipling the young woman and children at SOF.  She is soon to be married to Travis Harris.
Mary Binkley, Instructor, has grown up at SOF, and has taught dance for over five years at the studio, as well as in Tampa, in preballet (preschool), tap/jazz, and ballet.  She trained for a year with Glory Dance Ministries in Tampa before returning to SOF.  Miss Mary is a favorite at SOF and enjoys leading weekly devotions with the Companies.
Natalie Jones, Instructor/DanceCamp Instructor, came to SOF in 2005 to teach HipHop.  She has since added company level jazz, preschool classes, and jazz/tap to her list. Coming to us from Houston TX, Natalie graduated from Prairie View A&M University with a minor in dance, and has performed and taught for many years in Houston.  She is most recently been a featured dancer in Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns, a full-length feature film.
Ashleyanne Spinks, Company Instructor, currently dances professionally at The Georgia Ballet in its company.  Ashleyanne joined SOF in 2007 and teaches Company level ballet, modern, and pilates.  Since being a contestant in the Miss Georgia Pageant, she has also coached winning girls for local pageants.  She is soon to be married to Sam Hensley.

Guest Instructors: Ashley Harpster Lewis, Kim Linenkohl, Collen Myers, Alicia Lee, Sarah Boise, Ryan Cook, Angela Harris, Diana Seward/Ballroom Instructor, Jan C. Best/Irish Dance Instructor