Student Teachers

Meet our Student Teachers!
Chloe Stevens, Abbie Van Horn, Jenna Meinz, Hannah Egan, Molly Morley, and Clara Shireman

Gabby Campbell

I consider myself a Colorado native as I have lived in Colorado Springs for over 30 years now. I was born in Bolivia, South America so I am fluent in Spanish and moved here when I was 8 years old. I come from a family of dancers and singers so performing has always been in my blood! I took different styles of dance growing up and was always in choir from elementary school through high school as well as being on the worship team at church for a season. I did theater growing up in plays and the drama club in high school and was also part of my high school cheer/dance team. I’ve had the opportunity in the past at my church to be a part of the big Easter production “The Thorn” both as an actor and dancer as one of the dancing angels. I graduated from Colorado Christian University in 2007 with a Liberal Arts degree with a focus in elementary education.

I have been married to my incredibly supportive husband Kevin for 16 years and we have two beautiful daughters Anabella(13) and Aliana(8) who both have been taking classes at turning pointe since they were in the little twirl/primary ages. We are also in our second year being a part of Starz here at the studio where Bella just completed her 4th show and Ali her 1st show this summer! I love being on the other side now as a theater mom and enjoy being a part of it as I volunteer on the marketing/publicity team and the merch perch!

It truly is a JOY to be a part of the Turning Pointe community and to now get to watch my own girls dance and perform here. It is a home away from home where I am so thankful I can be a part of the hospitality/front desk team, to be a part of the mission and calling we have here of sharing the love of Jesus wherever we go!”

Kristi Hill

Kristi Hill is a music teacher, vocalist, songwriter, and voice instructor with 15+ years of classroom experience making music come alive for students. She is passionate about creating joy and instilling confidence in young performers, teaching them to excel in their craft while cultivating dependence and trust in the Lord along the way. You can find her online at www.kristihillmusic.com, and her recording projects are available on Spotify and Apple Music.

Grace Nichols

Grace began her dance journey 6 years ago with Turning Pointe. Her passion for the arts has grown since then. In those years she has been able to study ballet, modern, hip-hop, musical theater, jazz, and a bit of ballroom and swing. She performed with Starz Theater Company for 2 years, in a lead understudy role and dance captain. The teachers assistant program was brought to her attention 4 years ago, and she worked as a TA for 2 years before becoming an intern, and finally a teacher in 2021. Grace has always had a heart for children of all ages, and worked with them as a teacher or aide through multiple organizations. She currently works as a preschool teacher at a daycare, pursuing a higher education in teaching. She loves the beauty of dance and seeing God's love and light shine through her students!

Taylor Ellen

Taylor began her dance training at age three in her hometown of LaGrange, Georgia at the LaGrange School of Ballet under the direction of Nancy Thuesen Gell and Amy Orr. She studied classical ballet, pointe, modern, contemporary, jazz, and tap, and completed an assistant and student teacher training program, and began instructing dance to young students. 

She then went on to major in dance at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi, where she graduated cum laude in 2015 with her BFA in dance with an emphasis in classical ballet. While at Belhaven, Taylor studied classical and contemporary ballet, modern, choreography, dance production, dance kinesiology, and dance pedagogy. She also had the opportunity to work with many skilled instructors and guest artists including Ravenna Tucker Wagnon and Henry Danton (The Royal Ballet), and Caleb Mitchell (Houston Ballet) and several others who still influence her dancing and teaching today. Throughout the years, she expanded her training at various summer intensives including Ballet Magnificat!, Nashville Ballet, The Rock School for Dance Education, and The American Ballet Theatre. 

After graduating, Taylor moved back to Georgia to teach at the Statesboro Youth Ballet, the dance program under the umbrella of the Averitt Center for the Arts in Statesboro, Georgia. In 2017, she was promoted to Artistic Director of the program where she served until 2021. While at SYB, Taylor taught classes in Creative Movement, Classical and Contemporary Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Modern, Tap, Jazz, and Conditioning to students ages three to adult. In 2018, while continuing to direct and teach at SYB, Taylor moved to nearby Savannah, Georgia where she began teaching at The Habersham School, a private classical Christian school in historic downtown Savannah. There, she taught classical ballet as part of the P.E. requirements to students in grades Pre-K4 through eleventh grade. Between Statesboro Youth Ballet and The Habersham School, Taylor choreographed and directed several full length ballets including The Nutcracker (2017, 2019), Cinderella (2018), Snow White (2020), Alice in Wonderland (2018), and The Wizard of Oz (2021), and created four modern dance showcases, An Evening of Modern Dance, annually from 2018-2021.   

Abby Woodford

Abby Woodford grew up in Colorado Springs, CO, and began dance training at a young age. Dance quickly became a driving passion in her life and Abby decided to further her training by joining a pre-professional company at Turning Pointe School of Dance, when she was 9 years old. In addition to joining the company, Abby trained in the advanced levels of Pointe, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Worship and Musical Theatre. Abby also trained in teaching dance as a Teacher’s Assistant and a Training Division Intern. After graduation, Abby continued her dance journey, by pursuing an undergraduate degree in Dance Performance at Colorado Christian University. She is entering her sophomore year at Colorado Christian, where she is currently working with the University to pioneer a dance major and will be the first person to graduate with a Dance Performance Degree. Abby recently joined the staff at Turning Pointe Staff and is teaching in the Training Division. After completing her undergraduate, Abby plans on joining a Contemporary/Ballet or Modern dance company in Denver, and share her love of dance by continuing to teach.

Gabby Zietlow

Gabby has been dancing since she was old enough to pull herself into a standing position and bop to whatever music was playing. She began taking dance classes at the age of 3 - training at a variety of schools and intensives including Colorado Mesa University, the University of Wyoming, Snowy Range Dance Festival (scholarship recipient), multiple Disney workshops including her favorite, Broadway Magic Workshop. Always the enthusiastic performer, Gabby was hired by Disney to perform in the Walt Disney World Parks - the highlight of her dance career. Gabby not only loves to dance - but also loves to teach others to dance so she always has someone to dance with. Gabby has a passion for helping her students discover the performer within, the joy of dance and a love for Jesus. When not dancing, Gabby spends her time working as a pediatric registered nurse supervisor.

Meghan Sundquist

Meghan has danced in studio and church ministries since she was ten. Through high school and college and into her first job, Meghan has worked with children in multiple settings. She has taught academic summer camps, dance classes in church ministry, and in school classrooms. Her heart is to provide a safe space for students to learn, grow, fall down, get back up again, and discover who they are as human beings, image bearers of God. Dance, as an art, has a unique ability to cut straight to the hearts of both the dancers and the audience. It is an incredible opportunity to love on students and help them grow in their love of self, God, and neighbor.