Transforming lives through dance
Production & Company Manager
Originally from Pennsylvania, Morgan started studying dance at a young age and quickly discovered it was more than a hobby, but a passion. She continued to explore her interest in college Read more…
Schools & Community Programs Coordinator
Casey graduated with honors from Pitzer College with a degree in Dance and Sociology. She has a long history in dance and art education, beginning with her first ballet class at age three. Read more…
Operations Manager
Kalinda is a professional arts manager and dance artist living in Brooklyn, New York. Born and raised in Nothern Vermont, Kalinda started studying dance at the age of seven. Read more…
Director of Marketing & Communications
Passionate about connecting people, Leigh works across communications and performing arts management between the Midwest and NYC. Her background includes dance/theater performance and choreography, visual design, production, sculpture, and large-scale puppetry.
Aliya Perry received a Bachelor of Arts in Dance & Theater from Manhattanville College. Since she was young, Aliya has dedicated her life to entertaining and inspiring others through events and dance. Read more…
Phoebe is a New York City native and has been dancing since the age of 4. For the past five years Phoebe has been working in art education as both an educator and administrator. She has worked in the public schools as a teaching artist, Read more…
Modern ○ Adult Modern Company Coach
Marion is a New York-based dance artist, dance maker, and dance educator. She teaches Beginning Modern, Intermediate Modern, and directs the Adult Modern Company at Dancewave.
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Hip Hop ○ Street Jazz ○ Femme Hop
Kenny Smith, also known as KennyD, is a Pittsburgh native with a strong infatuation for the arts. Growing up, he has always been fascinated with dance and knew that a career in this field would be his number one pursuit. Read more…
Creative Movement
Katie Skinner is a Brooklyn-based performer and dance maker. She teaches Creative Ballet for ages 3-4 and 5-6 at Dancewave, where her classes are centered around firing up the imagination while learning fundamental movement and vocabulary. Read more…
Salsa
Ra Ruíz Leon is a poet and dancer from Ponce, Puerto Rico. Ra began her studies in dance with traditional Boricua roots music, Bomba y Plena. Ra served as Managing Director for the flamenco dance company Xianix Barrera Flamenco. Currently she is Latin Dance Teaching Artist Read more…