Kathryn Geddings
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.