Abide Dance Co. started very simply in September of 2024 with five young girls who wanted to learn how to dance and an eager teacher. I had moved just a few months before, away from my home studio and away from all my dancing dreams. My teacher had just created a production team, I was up en pointe, and going to join her company of dancers. God had different plans for me than I had envisioned, and I came to terms with the fact that I might be done dancing.

Then I stumbled upon a small and homely music studio with space for rent. I immediately wondered if I could get just a few little girls to teach ballet to, and prayed for the opportunity to do so.

I didn’t have a company name or any references in Tennessee. All that Abide Dance Co. had going was a passionate teacher who was disturbed at the lack of Christian environments for girls to study dance in, and five families willing to give it a try.

After the first class, I realized that teaching dance is even better than being a student! I thoroughly enjoyed the two small classes I taught, and the students were flourishing and thriving in the uplifting and godly environment I was determined to create for them. I was content and grateful for the opportunity I had, and held my passion for teaching dance with open hands for the Lord to do what He saw fit.

After wrestling with names for my tiny group of dancers, I opened my Bible and read John 15. The perspective of viewing my life as a garden, realizing that I cannot grow unless I seek the Lord, and being open to whatever changes and situations He has for me spoke to my heart at that time in my life.

The theme of Abide is found in all of John 15, but especially verse 4: “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.”

Jesus tells us that if we seek Him and abide in Him, He will abide and dwell in us. In abiding in Christ, we will grow abundantly (vs. 4), find great joy (vs.11), and glorify our precious Creator (vs.8).

At Abide, all students will be pointed to the Lord and encouraged to walk in His light and love at all times. We acknowledge that our growth and changes are in His hands as the perfect gardener, and trust Him completely as He works in and through us. We seek the Lord’s guidance and wisdom in all things, and desire to glorify Him above all else. We recognize that we cannot grow in any way unless we abide in Christ and His great, unchanging love towards us. We joyfully welcome all students who join our company, realizing the responsibility we have in training them in dance and pointing them to their Heavenly Father.

My prayer is that Abide will encourage you and your child, whatever season you are in. I pray you know that you are loved and cherished as a precious creation made for extraordinary things, and that you will grow in many ways as you seek Christ.

-Myah Beck 
Owner/Instructor 
Abide Dance Co.