Peter Faass, the Rector of Christ Episcopal, for making her feel at home. “Shaker is amazing, and has welcomed me with open arms,” says Marshall. Her fans followed her enthusiastically to her new studio, including several she had not realized were Shaker residents. When the space became available at Christ Episcopal, she jumped at the chance. Marshall decided that she and her three sons, ages 7, 14, and 19 (all of whom have followed in her footsteps as devotees of dance and fitness), had been moving their dining room table out of the way long enough. “I’m a big believer in energy, and thinking about what we can do for others.” “These trying times allowed me to work on my business and create an LLC for Dance by Sha’Ran, as well as a non-profit organization called Urban Dance Cleveland,” through which she distributes dance scholarships for youth ages 5-25. She formed her own dance company, Dance by Sha’Ran, in 2010, but had no permanent home for it, bouncing from one borrowed space to another.įor someone used to being in constant motion, the pandemic brought a unique opportunity to sit still and reflect on what was important to her. It wasn’t long before she found a way to combine her enthusiasm for dance and fitness with the entrepreneurial work ethic she inherited from her father, a dentist. Marshall began dancing at the age of 8, and moved to the Cleveland area from Toledo as a young adult when she had the opportunity to join the Cleveland Cavaliers dance team. The space was previously occupied by another local dance company, Verb Ballets. Last June, she moved her company, Dance by Sha’Ran, into a basement studio in Christ Episcopal Church on Warrensville Center Road, across from the Van Aken District. Opening a new studio and creating a new business model during a global pandemic require passion, determination, and a boundless supply of positive energy, all of which you’ll find in Sha’Ran Marshall.
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