The Creative Arts Leadership and Legacy (C.A.L.L) Dance Facilitators
The C.A.L.L. Interim Dance Facilitators
Meleka Simon
Choreographer / Hip-Hop
Meleka Simon is a dedicated dance educator with over 27 years of experience in the industry. She has extensive training in a wide range of styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern, musical theater, and praise dance. She is the owner and artistic director of Destiny Devoted Dance Studio, located in Plano, TX. Meleka is a graduate of the University of North Texas, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Child Development. Shortly after college, she was invited to join the Dallas Dance Company, where she danced and choreographed for five successful seasons. In the fall of 2023, Meleka earned her master’s degree in psychology with an emphasis in Life Coaching. Throughout her career, Meleka has had the privilege of training under some of the industry’s leading professionals. She has been awarded numerous scholarships that allowed her to train at prestigious institutions such as Thunderstruck in Las Vegas, Edge Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, and both Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in New York City. These experiences have equipped her with the technical skills, creative insight, and industry connections necessary to thrive as both a teacher and choreographer. Her career spans performance, choreography, and education. She has danced back-up and sung background vocals for recording artists, and her work has been featured in music videos, award shows, commercials, and festivals. As a choreographer and educator, Meleka has taught dancers across North America and received numerous accolades for her choreography. Her students have earned awards in technique, showmanship, and artistry — with many pursuing professional dance careers of their own. In addition to owning DDD, Meleka leads the dance magnet program, LCDC and LCDE at Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland, TX. She is a respected adjudicator for both local and national dance competitions and she continues to choreograph and mentor dancers across the U.S., blending artistic excellence with a heart for community. She is an active member of the JulieKay Mastermind Company, where she serves as Culture Coordinator. Meleka is both grateful and excited to be with Judah School of Worship for a 3rd season. She looks forward to what God will do through this ministry and everyone we encounter.
Candace Bagwell
Choreographer / Lyrical
Candace Bagwell is a native of San Antonio, Texas where she spent thirteen years studying classical ballet and was a member of the San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet Company. During her time with the SA-MET she danced in productions such as La Boutique Fantasque and Coppelia featuring Houston Ballet’s Lauren Anderson. She trained in various dance styles including ballet, pointe, modern/contemporary, jazz and tap at Connally’s Dance Workshop in San Antonio. She also received training through the Royal Academy of Dance and attended summer dance intensives hosted by the Joffrey Ballet. Candace cheered throughout her high school career competing in competitions such as the National Cheerleading Association’s All-Star Championships. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication. While attending TAMU-CC, she was a member of the Islander Cheer and Dance Teams. She received her master’ degree in Journalism and a secondary teaching certification from the University of North Texas. Candace has worked as a multimedia journalist and producer for over a decade. She is the former content producer and web manager for KAAM Radio and for the Tom Joyner Morning Show. In 2013, she was inspired to help young people find their voice through storytelling as a broadcast journalism instructor. Candace is currently the AV Production and Photojournalism instructor in Frisco Independent School District. In 2010, she joined One Community Church serving in the Singles Ministry as well as the Photography Ministry. In 2013, Candace answered God’s call to use the gift of dance for worship by joining the One Move Dance Ministry. Within the ministry she served as a choreographer and the technique program co-lead. Throughout this experience, Candace has discovered God’s sovereignty over her life by using the gift of dance to proclaim the gospel through movement. In her spare time, Candace enjoys ballroom dancing, reading and mastering restaurant copycat recipes in the kitchen. Candace
Terry Dixon
Choreographer / Mime
Terry Dixon, a native of Brandon, Mississippi, has been passionately dedicated to ministry since the early 2010s. Terry is committed to cultivating discipline, spiritual sensitivity and excellence in worship while helping others understand the depth and purpose behind mime as a ministry unto God rather than a performance for people. Terry is a maintenance supervisor and entrepreneur. He is deeply invested in reaching people especially young adults and young men. His passion is to lead by example encouraging others to walk uprightly with God and to live purpose driven lives. As Terry continues to grow, he remains grateful and expectant. He is excited to connect with more people expand his reach and walk confidently into the man God is shaping him to be day by day. His life and ministry reflect a heart of obedience humility and dedication to worship that speaks without words.
Bronze Lougheed
Choreographer / Tap
Bronze McGhee Lougheed is a Birmingham, Alabama native and proud alumna of Spelman College. She holds a master’s degree in industrial-Organizational Psychology from the University of West Florida and serves as a Senior Talent Management Consultant at Brown University Health, where she leads enterprise initiatives focused on talent management and organizational transformation.
With over 25 years of experience as a teaching artist, choreographer, and creative director, Bronze has devoted her life to integrating faith, movement, and personal formation. In 2008, she founded Sisters Inspiring Sisters through the Arts (SISTA, Inc.), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering girls and women through access to the performing arts and cultural experiences. Through SISTA, she has awarded scholarships, sponsored community programs, and expanded arts education across Alabama.
A former member of the Spelman Dance Theatre, Bronze has served in leadership and creative roles at Ebony Arrington Dance and Performance as a guest choreographer and teaching artist with Red Mountain Theatre, and as coach / choreographer for local teams.
Bronze has been a devoted member of The Worship Center Christian Church (TWC) in Birmingham since 2006, actively serving in worship, small group leadership, and dance ministry. In 2025, she was ordained as a minister, affirming her calling to serve through teaching, discipleship, and creative ministry.
She is the author of “The Sparkling Transformation,” a devotional book, workbook, and small-group experience focused on spiritual growth, healing, and bearing the Fruit of the Spirit.
Bronze resides in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband, Thomas, and remains committed to inspiring confidence, creativity, healing, and purpose—rooted in faith and expressed through movement.
Sarah Rankin
Choreographer / Afro-Fusion
Sarah Rankin is a Chicago native passionate about fostering safe spaces where artists can utilize dance and movement to bring the Gospel and encourage free worship experiences. Local studios and school programming like Fieldcrest School of Performing Arts, RH School of Performing Arts, and Kids from Beasley introduced her to choreographed works while growing her technical abilities. Simultaneously, Sarah was privileged to be the first youth member of her church’s dance community, Yielded Vessel Dance Ministry. Sarah always had an appreciation for spontaneous movement, but it wasn’t until several injuries and post corrective knee surgery that her passion for prophetic movement began to grow. Having limited mobility taught her to seek God differently where she could no longer take movement for granted. After years of active ministry, Sarah took on leadership roles to assist in choreographed pieces, eventually leading as visionary as Creative Artistic Lead of Yielded Vessel as well as being a teaching artist in underserved communities, collaborating with organizations like Chicago Urban League to bring dance programming to the inner city. Today, after 20 years, Sarah continues to serve with her local dance ministry and travels to collaborate with dance communities to expose and challenge movement ministries to adopt different perspectives.