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Jeanna Vance
Founder & Director
Jeanna Vance founded Open Sky Arts Collective in 2014 with a mission to use the arts to bring the Kingdom of God to the lost and hurting among us. She received her ballet training from The Grand Rapids Ballet, under the direction of Charthel Arthur, the Houston Ballet Academy with Clara Cravey and Steve Brule, and American Academy of Dance with Angela Jackson. She has been privileged to work with Ad Deum Dance Co., Sandra Organ’s Dance Co., Suchu Dance, Hopestone Inc., and Psophonia Dance Co. Her acting work has included commercial television as well as 5 seasons with Interactive Childrens Theatre in Houston, Tx. As part of faculty for Dance Revolution dance convention, Jeanna served for 12 years traveling the United States teaching dance, performing, and sharing her journey of faith and art with thousands of students and teachers. She and her husband reside happily in The Woodlands, Tx with their two daughters.
THE DALLAS COMPANY
Grace Miller
Company Administrator
(Cookeville, TN): The Centre School of Dance. Belhaven University- BFA in Dance. Open Sky Company Member since 2019.
(Cookeville, TN): The Centre School of Dance. Belhaven University- BFA in Dance. Open Sky Company Member since 2019.
Sarah Black
(Houston, TX):
Restored To Glory Dance Ministry. Anderson University. Ad Deum II. open sky company member since 2018.
Restored To Glory Dance Ministry. Anderson University. Ad Deum II. open sky company member since 2018.
Camille Bourgoise
(Houston, Texas)
AnnMarie Heilman
(Fort Worth, TX)
Clear Lake Metropolitan Ballet.
Kilgore College Rangerettes.
Texas Christian University.
BFA in Modern Dance.
Contemporary Dance/Fort Worth.
Company Member since 2003.
Dance Revolution Staff Member ‘08-‘17.
Movementology creator/author.
Open Sky Company Member since 2020.
Sarah Matzke
(Dallas, TX)
Jacksonville University- M.F.A.
Southern Methodist University- B.A.
Open Sky Company Member since 2017.
Christina Pastrana
(Oviedo, FL)
Joy Performing Arts.
Ingredients Dance Company.
Open Sky Member since 2020.
Open Sky Member since 2020.
THE HOUSTON COMPANY
Lara Lanphier
ministry coordinator
(orange co, ca)
uc Irvine- baa in dance.
guild certified feldenkrais practitioner. open sky founding member.
(orange co, ca)
uc Irvine- baa in dance.
guild certified feldenkrais practitioner. open sky founding member.
Stacie Baumberger
(Tulsa, OK)
Oral Roberts University.
trEd Performing Arts Company.
Open Sky Company Member since 2020.
Open Sky Company Member since 2020.
Rachel DeHart
Company Administrator
(Clearwater, FL):
Florida West Ballet. Tampa Bay Ballet Trainee. Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance. Sarasota Ballet. New Century Opera. Ad Deum II. open sky company member since 2017.
(Clearwater, FL):
Florida West Ballet. Tampa Bay Ballet Trainee. Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance. Sarasota Ballet. New Century Opera. Ad Deum II. open sky company member since 2017.
Tralene Baldwin
(Houston, TX):
Restored To Glory Dance Ministry. Anderson University. Ad Deum II.
open sky company member since 2018.
Restored To Glory Dance Ministry. Anderson University. Ad Deum II.
open sky company member since 2018.
Ginger Arrieta
intern coordinator
(Marquette, MI)
Marquette Center for dance and Dawn Dott dance.
Belhaven University BFA in dance. Ad Deum Dance Company. Instructor at Faith Dance Studio. open sky company member since 2018.
Bliss Clark
(Spring, Texas):
Von Heidecke Dance Center. BalletMet Columbus. Chicago Festival Ballet. open sky company member since 2018.
Von Heidecke Dance Center. BalletMet Columbus. Chicago Festival Ballet. open sky company member since 2018.
Brooke Carothers
(Houston, TX)
BAHBT, Juxtapose Arts Collective.
Costal City Ballet.
Nashville Ballet Trainee.
Open Sky Company member since 2020.
BAHBT, Juxtapose Arts Collective.
Costal City Ballet.
Nashville Ballet Trainee.
Open Sky Company member since 2020.
Anna Ingram
(Houston, TX)
University of Texas at Austin- BFA in Dance.
Open Sky Company Member since 2020.
Open Sky Company Member since 2020.
THE INTERNS
Amanda Dudley
(Seabrook, TX)
Chara Christian Dance Academy. Ingredients Trainee program. open sky intern 2020.
Chara Christian Dance Academy. Ingredients Trainee program. open sky intern 2020.
Annie Peretich
(Carmel, in)
millikin university dance. dance creations academy.
open sky intern 2020.
millikin university dance. dance creations academy.
open sky intern 2020.
Clara Mount
(Tyrone, ga)
compass dance academy senior company. adoration high school ministry. open sky intern 2020.
Abbie Krupanov
(houston, Texas):
Excelsior school of dance.
revival sport ministry.
open sky intern 2020
Excelsior school of dance.
revival sport ministry.
open sky intern 2020
THE COLLECTIVE
Artists who have served with us over the years to bring fine arts to the “highways and byways” of Houston, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Appalacia, Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Hannah Anderson
Fayetteville, NC.
founding member
founding member
Grace Sutherland
dallas, tx
founding member
founding member
Seth York
dallas, tx
founding member
founding member
Hannah Ueckert
(Huntsville, TX)
Michaela Tharpe
houston, tx
founding member
founding member
Chris Vance
houston, tx
Katie Dearman
(Houston, TX)
Anna Sneed
austin, tx
Abigail Collier
houston, tx
Sarah Roberts
kansas city, mo
Grace Manuel
houston, tx
Amanda Patton
(Kansas City, MO):
Meggie Belisle
College Station, tx
Pam Sneed
houston, tX
Anita York
kansas city, mo
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