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Faculty
Meg MINTer
Carrie Wilkey
Carrie Wilkey
“I am over the moon elated to share my love and passion for dance with my students. MoveMINT is for everyone. Dance is a universal language and I believe it unites people.”
–Meg MINTer, Owner & Artistic Director
Carrie Wilkey
Carrie Wilkey
Carrie Wilkey
"I dance to be free. Free of judgment and expectations. To explore without limitations or fears!"
-Carrie Wilkey, Dance Educator & MDC Company Director
Catherine Roe
Carrie Wilkey
Catherine Roe
"The art of dance asks you to think creatively, to exercise mental and physical discipline, to share space and energy with others, and to step confidently out of your comfort zone. It's my honor to guide students along their dance journey and to share an art that has been so impactful on my life."
-Catherine Roe, Dance Educator
Hailey Bunde
Madi Grace Thompson
Hailey Bunde
"Dancers form such vulnerable, strong, and unique relationships with each other. The dance studio is a place for growth and joy, and I'm honored I get to play a part in these dancers' journeys."
-Hailey Bunde, Studio Manager & MDC Company Director
Kali Taft
Madi Grace Thompson
Hailey Bunde
“I am thrilled to be back at the Studio of MoveMINT! I love working with young dancers, because of their creative potential and joy of dance that I am able to witness and be inspired by!”
-Kali Taft, Dance Educator
Full Bio
Madi Grace Thompson
Madi Grace Thompson
Madi Grace Thompson
"I dance for healing, connection, and equitability. I seek to create an educational space where everyone feels an open opportunity to learn and explore MoveMINT within their unique self without judgment.”
-Madi Grace Thompson, Dance Educator
Nicole Browne
Derrius J. Harmon
Derrius J. Harmon
“I have had a passion for dance for as long as I remember. It shaped my childhood and life in such a positive way, and I hope to give this same experience to my own students!”
-Nicole Browne, Dance Educator
Derrius J. Harmon
Derrius J. Harmon
Derrius J. Harmon
"I love teaching dance because dance is so much more than just moves. It taught me to be confident and helped improve my social skills. I can only hope to do the same for our youth!"
-Derrius J. Harmon, Dance Educator
Full Bio
Lynn Winter
Derrius J. Harmon
Lynn Winter
“My heart is so full because I get to share a sport that played such an important role in my life with others. Twirling has taught me more than how to spin, catch, and release. It has provided me the tools to be an independent, confidant woman who is never afraid to step out onto the stage wearing rhinestones.”
-Lynn Winter, Dance Educator
Gabby Halo
Mariana Blessing
Mariana Blessing
“ I dance to express what words cannot. I teach to move and be moved by others. As a teacher, I hope to foster a safe, healthy, creative, open, and free moveMINT space.”
-Gabby Halo, Dance Educator
Mariana Blessing
Mariana Blessing
Mariana Blessing
"Even the youngest artists are individuals whose voices seek to be heard within their dance journeys. I seek to cultivate an environment in which students might reap the benefits of discipline, yet be empowered to learn and pursue individual goals, be recognized for individual achievements, and experience the beauty of dance."
-Mariana Blessing, Dance Educator
Full Bio
Alli Franken
Mariana Blessing
Alli Franken
"Dance expresses the most raw, authentic, vulnerable facets of the human soul. This is perhaps the greatest risk anyone could take-- to be seen as we truly are. Therefore, as dance educators, it is our job to create a safe place for young dancers to take courageous steps of risk, leading them to become the wholehearted artists they are meant to be."
-Alli Franken, Dance Educator
Kali Drake-Creme
“Dance has always been a passion of mine. I’m so blessed to be able to spend every day doing what I love and inspiring others to do the same. It’s not work when you live what you do!”
-Kali Drake-Creme, Dance Educator
ASSISTANTS
Rylie Gatlin
Madison Rangel
Madison Rangel
"In learning you will teach,
and in teaching you will learn."
- Rylie Gatlin's favorite quote by
Phil Collins
Madison Rangel
Madison Rangel
Madison Rangel
“Dancing truly brings me joy and has allowed me to not only express myself but find myself. I hope that by helping introduce younger kids to dance, that they will find their sanctuary like I have.”
-Madison Rangel
Lily Jowers
Madison Rangel
Lily Jowers
“Behind every great dancer who
believes in themself, is a teacher that believed in them first.”
- Lily Jowers
Olivia Shields
Ryleigh Jochens
Olivia Shields
Abby McGehee
Ryleigh Jochens
Olivia Shields
-"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
-Abby's favorite quote by Aristotle
Ryleigh Jochens
Ryleigh Jochens
Ryleigh Jochens
“I love working with kids because I love to teach them to reach for the stars and be able to create and express their feelings through moveMINT and Dance!”
-Ryleigh Jochens