Kathryn and Mason Geddings (Owners)

Kathryn began dancing in 1986 and teaching since 2000. She opened Goins Dancing in 2009. Her wish for the studio is to create a safe environment for children to be themselves while experiencing the joy of dancing.

Mason joined the dance family when he met Mrs. Kathryn in 2010. Together they co-own and operate Goins Dancing. They have 4 kids: Gracie, Thomas, Isley, and Cora. Family is very important to them, both biological family and dance family!

Sarah Shaw (Teacher/Office Manager)

Sarah began working at Goins Dancing when it opened in 2009. Over the years she has performed many tasks such as a Program Assistant, stage manager, and teacher. She teaches our 2 adaptive dance classes, many preschool dance classes, and some solos/duets. Sarah has an M. Ed in Early Childhood Education and experience working as a child care teacher and as an Early Interventionist. Her daytime job is at SC Child Care Inclusion Collaborative (a statewide program that supports child care teachers/administrators in implementing inclusive practices). Sarah enjoys every minute she spends with her dancers and loves incorporating inclusive practices into her dance classes. Sarah has a teenage daughter with whom she enjoys spending spare time. Together they enjoy the beach, museums, art, dance, and theater.

Erica Cooper (Teacher/Artistic Director)

Erica Cooper, who has been with Goins Dancing since 2017, has been dancing since the age of 3 and teaching dance since 14. She is currently the dance educator at White Knoll Middle School in addition to being Goins Dancing's Artistic Director and Company & Competition team director. At 14, Erica became an intern for the Tri-District Arts Consortium and discovered how much she loved teaching dance! She went on to become a full-time staff member of the program. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College in Dance Studies and Community Arts in 2017. Erica believes in the power of dance to teach lifelong lessons that can help individuals to make the world a better place.

Kinsey Faucette (Lobby Staff)

Kinsey Faucette has been a lobby assistant since the fall of 2019. She fell in love with Goins Dancing when she discovered the studio was accepting of her special needs family!

She and her husband Tim have five daughters and enjoy a quiet country life. In her spare time outside of running her tribe, she enjoys owning and operating a few small online businesses, outings with her family, and reading when life allows.

Timoteo Faucette (Traductora de español)

Soy un orgulloso Papa (Timoteo) de tres bailarinas en Goins Dancing. Me han apuntado traductor para ayudar a los Padres Hispanos con preguntas que tengan acerca de cualquiera cosa que se trata con Goins Dancing. Asi sus hijas y hijos puedan tener la mejor experiencia posible y no estarán en la oscuridad con algo que quizas no entendieron en Ingles. Mi esposa (Kinsey) tambien trabaja ciertos dias en Goings Dancing asique entre los tendremos una respuesta a sus preguntas. Gracias por ser parte de la familia de GD!

Briana “Brie” Glenn (Teacher)

Briana Smith Glenn has years of experience introducing young preschool and elementary dancers to the art of dance. Briana is dedicated to creating a fun, joyful environment for dance students to learn and grow. She is passionate about emphasizing the “FUN” in fundamental dance technique. 

Born and raised in Columbia, Briana began her classical ballet training at 5 years old. She trained with the Columbia Conservatory of Dance for 10 years. Briana was also chosen for the Tri-District Arts Consortium where she studied many dance forms including modern, jazz, contemporary, lyrical and hip hop with some of Columbia’s top dance instructors. Briana danced competitively as a member of Southern Strutt’s Teen Company and as a member of her award-winning high school dance team. She has also taken master classes and attended conventions that were taught by some of the choreographers seen on TV today. Briana completed college level dance courses while earning a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing. 

Briana and her husband Trey live in Irmo with their 3-year-old son Lewis and their fur baby Francis aka “Kitty”.  In her free time, Briana enjoys boating on Lake Murray, going to concerts and spending time with family and friends. 

Ava Hunt (Teacher)

Hi! My name is Ava! I am a student at Gilbert High School, where I am also on the dance team. I joined Goins Dancing when it first opened in 2009. I began assisting dance classes when I was in middle school. I began teaching classes of my own in the Spring of 2022. My favorite color is red and I like listening to all types of music, but rock is my favorite. When I am not at school, teaching, or dancing, I enjoy hanging out with my friends. 

Allie Mabry ( Teacher)

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Journey Outen (Teacher)

Hi. My name is Journey. This is my 5th year at Goins Dancing. I am in 7th grade, and I’m also a dancer at my school. My hobbies are dancing and spending time with my friends. I have 3 dogs. My favorite color is purple. My favorite thing about Goins Dancing is the friendships I have made.

Alyssa Shaw (Office Manager Assistant/ Teacher)

Alyssa began taking dance with Ms. Kathryn at 3 years old. When Ms. Kathryn opened Goins Dancing in 2009 (a year later) Alyssa was the first enrolled student. Since then, Alyssa has danced with Goins Dancing consistently. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and tumbling. She occasionally substitutes dance classes. Her primary role on staff is assisting in clerical details such as proofreading emails/documents, filing papers, and assisting in the lobby. We call her “gopher” because she does odd jobs as assigned to her.

Amy Stokes (Teacher)

My name is Amy and I am married with one child, Aubrey. I have been with Goins dancing since 2015. Aubrey has attended Goins dancing since she was 3 years old. When I am not working my full time job at an animal hospital, you will find my daughter and I at the dance studio or any place that involves animals.

Megan VanderHeide (Teacher)

Megan has been dancing since the age of two and has been trained in all types of genres. But her favorites are jazz and Irish dancing. She has been a dance teacher since High School in South Carolina and her home state of Michigan.

Megan is married to her husband Curtis and her daughter Addie dances at the studio. She is currently a stay at home mom and also the Studio Office manager. Megan will continue this year as our baby competition teacher and is looking forward to teaching our new baby company class. She loves working with the preschool ages cause their excitement for dancing is contagious.

Chrissy Welsch (Teacher)

Chrissy, originally from Charleston, SC, began dancing at the age of three and continued to do so through the age of ten. She tried many different styles, but she fell in love with the acro side of dance. From there, she joined a D1 competitive cheerleading gym, where she was trained on how to tumble, stunt, and dance. She started competing nationally on a level 1 team in 2014, but by 2018, she was on a level 5 team, which was the highest at that gym. Alongside her teammates, she has won numerous national championships, including the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) three times. During that time, she assisted in coaching the youth and junior tumbling and stunting classes. Because of her work ethic and passion for the sport, she was chosen to receive the MVP award at her gym out of over 200 athletes. She was also placed on her high school’s varsity cheerleading team her freshman year, and in her senior year, was awarded Top Tumbler for the school. 

She moved to Columbia, SC to pursue a degree in Radiology, and she began working at Goins dance at the end of 2022. She started out as a substitute dance teacher, and now teaches tumbling classes. She enjoys helping dance students find and build their confidence, while pushing them to achieve their goals.

Kim Yarbrough (Lobby Staff)

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Lillie Youngblood (Lobby Staff)

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