Steph's Steps

06/02/2026

Day 2 of our teacher spotlight brings us to not only a teacher, but the owner of the Studio: Steph Rau!

Steph teaches many classes including toddler and Me move, various irish for all ages, and ballroom!

About Steh: She grew up in Fruitport and now lives in Spring Lake with her husband and two kids (ages 9 and 12).
She loves the outdoors and enjoys running, hiking, biking, camping, snowboarding, and-of course- dancing!

With 36 vears of dance experience and a degree in Dance and Theater from CMU, Steph has taught for 13 years at various studios and festivals.
She also choreographed Frozen Jr. for Central Park Players in the summer of 2024

She opened Steph's Steps Dance & Fitness in 2017 and helps lead the Lumbertown Cloggers.

Her specialties include percussive and social dance styles like Clogging, Tap, Irish Step, Ballroom, and $wing. She also offers private wedding dance lessons,.

Steph especially loves dancing with her dad and daughter, and sharing the joy of dance across generations.

To sign up for classes with Steph follow this link to register: https://forms.gle/LtvggNJYtL2R1Et7A

06/01/2026

As we count down the days to the beginning of our summer session, we will be doing Teacher Spotlights - showcasing our amazing teachers at the studio!

Up first is the kids/tween "Little" Lumbertown and Lumbertown Cloggers instructor: Melissa O'Sickey!

Melissa grew up outside Cleveland. OH where she started her dance career at age 5 in a tap-ballet-gymnastics combo class.

After seeing clogging at her first dance recital, she joined the Walnut Hill Cloggers at 6 years old along with her mom. They spent the next 15 years dancing together with the traveling performance group.
Melissa spent 8 of those years on the competition team and started teaching clogging when she was in high school.

She also continued training and competing in additional styles of dance through college including jazz, modern, lyrical and hip hop.

Though she mostly stopped dancing after graduating from college, she came out of retirement in 2024 when she joined the Lumbertown Cloggers, which she now teaches.

Melissa lives in Grand Rapids with her partner and two cats

To sign up for clogging classes with Melissa follow this link to register: https://forms.gle/LtvggNJYtL2R1Et7A

05/27/2026

Our studio owner, Steph, and studio manager, Meg, spent the day teaching Irish Céilí at Walden Green Montessori for their Celebration of the Arts festival! ☘️✨

​Thank you, WGM, for having us out today! We had an absolute blast teaching and hope all the kids had just as much fun learning!

​If you are interested in learning Irish dance this summer, come on down to the studio! Registration is officially open, and we would love to have you! 👇
​🔗 https://forms.gle/LtvggNJYtL2R1Et7A

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05/24/2026

Congratulations to our very own Kelly and Melissa who just finished competing at World of Clogging with the Great Lakes Cloggers in the Hoedown!

05/23/2026

The Lumbertown Cloggers are having a blast this weekend!

05/22/2026

The Lumbertown Cloggers have made it to W.O.C 2026!

We want to wish our very own clogger Kelly and Little Lumbertown/Lumbertown Cloggers teacher Melissa on their Hoedown competition on Sunday!

Representing the beautiful Lakeshore of West Michigan at the World of Clogging Dance Workshop and Competition this weekend!

And best of luck to Melissa and Kelly (second from the right and on the end respectively) who will be competing in a Hoedown on Sunday!

Stop by and say hi if you see us this weekend!

05/22/2026

Lumbertown Cloggers hits the road!

We are at World of Clogging this weekend! Follow along on our new page to stay up to date on all the fun!

05/21/2026

What a week!
Now that we’ve all had a chance to catch up on some sleep, we want to give one final, massive thank you to the sponsors who helped make 'Dancing through the Rainbow' such a success.

​Since we are officially on break, it’s the perfect time to go out and support the local businesses that support our dancers!

Grand Fun – Head over to Grand Haven for some arcade games and family fun!

The Orchard Markets of Fruitport – The best spot in Fruitport to stock up on summer snacks!

Marco's Pizza & The Unicorn Tavern – Perfect for those nights when you’re still too tired from show weekend to cook!

Village Groomer – Don't forget to get your pups ready for summer, too!

Norm's Ice Cream “Fruitport” – Because let’s be honest, every day in Fruitport is a good day for a celebratory scoop!

​We are so grateful for this community. Thank you for making our season so special!

We look forward to seeing everyone on June 8 when our summer session begins!

05/20/2026

We love our neighbors!

Now that the show is over, we want to give one more shout-out to Water's Edge Spine and Sport and This N That Variety & Consignment.

Having such supportive businesses right next door to the studio makes our community feel like home.

Thank you for your sponsorship and for being such great friends to our dancers!

05/19/2026

After a high-energy weekend on stage, it’s all about rest and recovery!

We want to send a huge thank you to Matt Thompson Therapy and Hulst Jepsen Physical Therapy in Norton Shores for sponsoring our recital.

We are so grateful for their commitment to keeping our dancers healthy, strong, and confident throughout the entire season!