Destiney Peters-Artistic Director
Destiney has performed and taught for more than 25 years. She has a minor in Dance performance from the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and studied Graham and Horton modern dance techniques at the University of Oklahoma for a time. She also studied and performed for many years with C. Michael Tidwell and the Tidwell Project Dance Ensemble in Little Rock, Arkansas. Currently, Destiney is the owner and artistic director for Grace Dance Project and Steps of Grace Dance. She is also a 15 year member of The Potter’s House Dance Ministry, under the direction of Mickye Castillo. Destiney serves as the technical coach for the Potter’s House Dance Ministry. In her time there, she has been able to use her gift to serve by teaching technique classes, choreographing for productions as well as special pieces. Destiney has helped choreograph pieces for dancers at the International Pastors and Leaders Conference and has also been the Modern and Ballet instructor for the Alive Dance Conference since its inception. Through these conferences, she has had an opportunity share her love and passion for Christ through the art of dance with thousands of fellow dancers.
In 2007, Destiney created Steps of Grace, an organization that cultivates and provides technical training for ministry groups. Through Steps of Grace, Destiney provided workshops for teams that were geared toward teaching dance ministries how to use technique to give dimension to their dance pieces and how to bring them to life.
When she is not dancing with the dance ministry, Destiney works at the Family DREAM Center in Mansfield Texas where she teaches classes on Saturday mornings for ages 2-9 years of age. She also sponsors a dance club at her school for students who may not have the means or access to study dance at a traditional dance studio. The group has performed for the student body as well as for district events.
Destiney has a passion for teaching and igniting the passion of dance in others.
Jenee’ Salako
Jenee’ Salako started her journey in dance at the age of six. She performed and studied with the Buffalo Contemporary School of Dance in New York, leading her to attend the Buffalo Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts where she graduated with a diploma in dance. Another attribute that contributed to her love for dancing was her invitation to join the Ujima Theater Company where dancing, acting, and singing were incorporated throughout her seven year journey with the company. Mrs. Salako has also studied with the Inner City Ballet Company under the direction of Marvin Askew, where she furthered her ballet technique and performed in the Nutcracker Ballet at the University of Buffalo State College. Throughout her dance career Jenee’ has had the opportunity to study many different styles of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, as well as several styles of Afro-Caribbean technique. Currently Mrs. Salako enjoys instructing the Destiny World Dance team at The Potters House of Dallas. She utilizes her training in ballroom dancing as a Teaching Artist at Dancing Classrooms of North Texas.
Jessica Goree
Jessica, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, began her journey into dance at the age of 7. She has trained in modern, contemporary, jazz and ballet techniques. She received a minor in modern dance at Washington University in Saint Louis. Her passion for ministry and dance led her to liturgical dance by the age of 18. Before transitioning to Dallas, Jessica served for four years as the ministry leader for Shekinah Dance Ministry at The Second Baptist Church in Little Rock, AR. With the Shekinah Dance Ministry, she regularly choreographed ministry dance pieces for Sunday Services as well as led the dancers in technical training. Currently Jessica is a proud and active member of the The Potter’s House Dance Ministry at the Potter’s House Church in Dallas, TX.