Destiney Peters has performed and taught dance for more than 25 years in the areas of ballet, modern, jazz, and lyrical. She received formal training at the Centre for the DansArts in Little Rock, AR under the direction of C. Michael Tidwell, to whom she credits her development as a dancer. She was also a dance instructor at the studio for 8 years teaching all age groups. After high school, Destiney was accepted into the modern dance program at the University of Oklahoma and later became a member of the OU Modern Dance Company under the direction of Denise Vale and Derek Minter. Destiney later returned to Little Rock where she received a minor in dance performance from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock.
While attending the University of Oklahoma, Destiney received training in modern dance using the “Graham Technique” and the “Horton Technique”. She also worked with Earl Mosley and “KenLee” during her time at OU. At UALR, Destiney trained in the Vaganova Technique with Ms. Mievska and Jazz with “Ms. Dot”. The formative training from each of these individuals has had an immeasurable affect on her career as a dancer and for that she is truly grateful.
Destiney was a 10 year member of The Tidwell Project Dance Ensemble. She traveled with “The Project” and performed at several local events such as the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, The Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Youth Conference, local churches and various fraternity and sorority conferences and banquets. As a member of the “The Project” Destiney also performed at universities throughout the state won awards at local dance competitions. With “The Project”, she performed at events honoring Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, Maya Angelou, Former Miss Arkansas winners as well as other prominent and distinguished individuals.
Destiney was also a member of Freedom in the Dance Ministries, FITD, which is an evangelistic dance ministry directed by Mickye Castillo. Freedom in the Dance has performed at numerous churches around the DFW metroplex, other states in the U.S and abroad. Destiney’s performance with F.I.T.D include: Daystar with Joni Lamb for 2 consecutive years for the Refreshing Times Women’s conference, Without Walls Church in Tampa Florida with Co-Pastors Randy and Paula White, Dare to Dance conference with Paulette Rolle-Alsenik and several local churches and ministries.
Currently, Destiney is the owner and artistic director for Grace Dance Project and Steps of Grace Dance. She is also a member of the Potter’s House dance ministry. Within the dance ministry, she is able to use her gift of dance to glorify God through teaching and choreography for special pieces and productions. Destiney currently serves as the technical coach for the team and the leader of the ministry’s technical team. Destiney is an instructor at the Alive Dance Conference and teaches the ballet and modern portion of the conference. She has also taught technique classes and dance pieces that dancers performed during the International Pastors and Leaders Conference.