Studio Barre

Anna attended college at Aquinas in Grand Rapids, MI, where she played softball and completed her degree in Business and Accounting. After earning her CPA and working in public accounting, Anna spent time in finance and marketing with Steelcase and Ingersoll Rand. Anna first fell in love with barre when she took a class while living in Charlotte, NC. Always a fitness fanatic, Anna was searching for something effective and challenging and loved the results. She was hooked and jumped at the opportunity to teach when she got the chance. In the midst of balancing a full time job, 2 kids at the time and teaching, Anna knew her path wasn’t sustainable. While she was content at her “day job”, she always felt she had so much more to offer and passion to share. When researching barre studios, Anna fell in love with Studio Barre – the high energy, challenging workouts, the signature “classy sass” and the focus on community. She lives with her husband and 3 daughters in East Grand Rapids and is thrilled to own a business within her community and spread the SB love!

Born and raised on the east side of the state, Sara is now happy to call West Michigan her forever home. She moved to the Grand Rapids area 9 years ago after attending college in Northern Michigan. With years of cheer and dance experience she was eager to find a workout regimen that fulfilled her needs. Intrigued by the “mind body connection” barre offers, along with her love for health and fitness she started at Studio Barre in July. The fun-loving atmosphere and challenging work out has her completely hooked! Sara strongly believes in fostering a welcoming and encouraging environment and is happy to be part of such an incredible team!

Born and raised in Saginaw, Rae had her first experience with barre in high school. A competitive athlete, she was looking for something to keep active during off season. With her dance background and passion for fitness, it was love at first tuck. After graduating from Albion College in May, Rae moved to Grand Rapids for a job and quickly began searching for her next barre family. After answering an ad for barre instructors, Rae found her new home away from home. When not bringing the burn in class, Rae enjoys reading, spending time with her kitty cat and, of course, getting her shake on with her amazing barre fam. Rae and her sister dream of opening their own studio one day, but in the meantime catch her at the studio helping women define their strength one tuck at a time.

With southern roots in Va Beach, Melissa spent 20 years in Saugatuck with her husband and two sons until they moved to Grand Rapids 5 years ago to be with extended family. In 2002, Melissa was the Marketing Executive for Metro Air Express where she was the liaison between automotive dealers and suppliers playing a key role in the company’s launch. From there, she worked as a real estate agent until she decided to follow her passion and join a skit driven television comedy series. There she spent two years writing, co-directing and performing. The experience gave her the inspiration to create, write and produce the television pilot, “Paid Programming.”  Although her acting career began in theater, she soon moved to the screen world after landing a supporting role in the HBO pilot, “Night Moves.”  In 2009, she earned her SAG membership with films like “The Domino Effect”, and since then has performed in over 30 feature films, five television series, and several commercials.www.imdb.me/melormelissa.com
She also wrote, produced and performed in the live comedy troupe “Nobody Gets Us,” which performed at Laugh Fest.  In 2012 she Co-Produced the Action/Drama Feature Film “Ashes Of Eden” working under Collective Development Inc.www.cdiproductions.com  and to date works as a producer, head of development and UPM for CDI.   In 2018 she joined Baker Publishing Group as a publicist.  Melissa is an avid runner which she feels aids in her concentration for character development, as well as maintains the ability to carry the intensity of a physically demanding role. Until Studio Barre she had yet to find an exercise she felt was as effective as running.  After taking her first class she was hooked and in love with all of it, the community, the workout, and definitely the results! She has passion for teaching Barre because she believes in the science behind it and loves helping people meet their health goals. When she isn’t working, her favorite time spent is with family.

Jeanna grew up in Eaton Rapids where her barre obsession all began at age 5 in a pink tutu. Wow, things sure do come full circle! After 2 years of ballet she quickly learned that she was better suited for a leotard and chalk. A competitive gymnast-turned-die-hard-cheerleader for a total of 15 years eventually led her to move to West MI to coach high school cheer. While coaching, she completed her BA in Business from Baker. She then made Grand Rapids home with her husband (who she met in Grad school) and her now toddler son, Everett. She has an MA in counseling and is slowly but surely working on becoming a fully Licensed Professional Counselor. After finishing her coaching career at Cornerstone U., she set down the poms for good and picked up some sticky socks for a new journey at Studio Barre! When she is not at the Barre helping people get stronger, she is at her “day job” where she mentors 20-somethings and helps run a ministry for young adults. Barre is the perfect outlet for her to take care of herself while helping others live their best lives!

Megan was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has a cheer, music, and dance background and has always had an itch to perform. She graduated from Ferris State University with a degree in Radiography. She has a strong passion for health and fitness and that is what brought her to Studio Barre for the first time. Megan has dabbled in many different forms of exercise and nothing has challenged her quite like the Studio Barre method; not to mention the physical results and the Beyonce booty gains are a huge plus! Did we mention she loves Beyonce? She also loves the positive vibes she gets from teaching and taking class at the studio! She just can’t get enough of that shaky burn that hurts so good. She absolutely adores being a barre{tender} and can’t wait to shake things up and tuck with you!

Ashley is a native of West Michigan. As a child she danced competitively and then moved on to competitive cheerleading, which led her to compete for five years at Grand Valley State University. She remains involved in the program as an assistant coach of GVSU’s co-ed and all-girl cheer teams. Studio Barre provided Ashley’s first barre experience. The challenge presented by mind-body connecting movements peaked her interest and the studio quickly became her favorite place for
“me time”. She loves being a part of the team that ignited her love for barre, and the opportunity to lead classes that she hopes provides a similar sense of challenge and self-love that she experiences when taking class. She sees Studio Barre as an environment of sisterhood where every member roots for one another, and she is thankful to be a part of that strong, audacious, beautiful tribe.

Born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan but having gone to Aquinas College, Liz has lived in Grand Rapids for almost 20 years. At Aquinas, Liz double majored in education and geography with a minor in health, physical education and recreation. Liz always knew she wanted to work with children and did so teaching kindergarten at St. Stephen School in EGR. She fell in love with west Michigan and all it has to offer. She also fell in love with a guy from East Grand Rapids and has been living in East for the past 10 years. Liz has two adorable daughters, Emma, 8 years old and Izzy, 5 years old. When she’s not volunteering at their school, or church charity events she is loving her work at Studio Barre. Meeting new people through Studio Barre and finding out their own passions is exhilarating to Liz. She also extremely enjoys taking the barre classes here. The rewarding feeling on the body after taking a class, as well as the friendly fun environment is what keeps her coming back for more!

Megan is a Grand Rapids native that studied at Davenport University where she got her degree as a Certified Medical Assistant. She loves photography and exploring the outdoors with her husband and dog, Wrigley. Megan took her first ever barre class opening weekend at Studio Barre and instantly became hooked! She has always been active but had never found something that she was truly passionate about until she found Studio Barre. She loves the community and challenge the studio brings. It keeps you coming back for more!