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Studio Of MoveMint
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Story
    • Our Faculty
    • Classes
    • Tuition Rates
    • Policies & Dress Code
    • Calendar
  • MoveMINT is for Everyone
    • MoveMINT Dance Company
    • Inclusive Dance
    • Adult Fitness & Dance
  • 2025 Nutcracker
  • Dancing For Joy
  • Birthday Bashes

2025-2026 Faculty

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Meg Minter

Catherine Kline

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

Catherine Kline

Carrie Wilkey

"I dance to be free. Free of judgment and expectations. To explore without limitations or fears!" 


-Carrie Wilkey, MDC Company Director, Dance Educator

Catherine Kline

Catherine Kline

Catherine Kline

"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 Kline, Director of Operations and Programs, Dance + Adaptive Dance Educator

Mariana Duplan

Catherine Kline

Catherine Kline

"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 Duplan, MDC Director,  Dance + Adaptive Dance Educator

MadiGrace Albert

MadiGrace Albert

MadiGrace Albert

"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 Albert, Costume Director,  Dance + Adaptive Dance Educator

Elisabeth Riggs

MadiGrace Albert

MadiGrace Albert

“People always talk about “your dance family”  dance has always been more of a home for me. It is something I can return to over and over and over again. I was excited to find a dance home for my daughter at Studio of MoveMINT and now I have the honor of sharing that love and home with the newest tiny dancers at Studio of MoveMINT!“ 


-Elisabeth Riggs, Dance Educator + Front Desk Operations

Becca Brooks

MadiGrace Albert

Lauren Crouch

"Dance is truly moveMINT of the heart and brings us all together. I am so excited to share and experience dance with the next generation of artists and movers here at Studio of MoveMINT."


-Becca Brooks, Dance + Adaptive Dance Educator, Moving with Grace Educator

Lauren Crouch

MadiGrace Albert

Lauren Crouch

"Dance has proved to be an everlasting community that shapes so many aspects of my life. I aim to foster the same positive, formative and opportunity-driven spirit, that I grew up with, in my students lives."


-Lauren Crouch, Dance Educator + Social Media Director

Courtney Krauss

Courtney Krauss

Courtney Krauss

"'Perform with joy in your heart and the audience will applaud!' is a quote from my first ballet teacher that has always stuck with me. Now as a teacher myself, I look forward to helping unlock that joy within the hearts of my students and giving them the confidence they need to succeed on and off the stage."


-Courtney Krauss, Dance Educator

Lexi Bennett

Courtney Krauss

Courtney Krauss

"The love of dance has always been a part of my life, first as a student, then as a professional performer and now as a teacher. The journey has been magical, and I want to share that magic with other aspiring dancers and audiences!" 


-Lexi Bennett, Dance Educator

Shelby Smith

Courtney Krauss

Shelby Smith

"Dance has shaped my life from childhood to adulthood. It has helped me to express and understand myself while teaching me discipline, exploration and love. The ability to dance and perform has taken me around the world. I hope to inspire the students of MoveMINT on their own journeys. Dance is moveMINT and moveMINT is life." 


-Shelby Smith, Dance Educator

Lily Jowers

Courtney Krauss

Shelby Smith

“My goal as an artist is to create a space where everyone feels safe, supported and valued as their authentic self. I aspire to foster creativity and joy, but above all else I want to help others find inspiration in the humanity of dance. I think our humanness is what makes every person so unique and special, so I want to create the room 

“My goal as an artist is to create a space where everyone feels safe, supported and valued as their authentic self. I aspire to foster creativity and joy, but above all else I want to help others find inspiration in the humanity of dance. I think our humanness is what makes every person so unique and special, so I want to create the room to honor and celebrate each individual for who they are as a dancer but most most importantly who they are as a human.”


-Lily Jowers, Dance Educator 

Kayla Ashton

Karenna Bryan

Karenna Bryan

Karenna Bryan

Karenna Bryan

Karenna Bryan

 "Dance has remained a constant joy in my life, and I'm thrilled to share that joy with other aspiring dancers."


-Karenna Bryan, Dance Educator

Hailey Bunde

Karenna Bryan

Hailey Bunde

"Studio of MoveMINT has built my community in Fort Worth. I love this space and the people in it. One of the greatest joys of my life is investing in these dancers."


- Hailey Bunde, Dance Educator

Erika Chap

Karenna Bryan

Hailey Bunde

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Dorothy Conway

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Abby Hattaway

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Abby Hattaway

“Dance is my passion and my form of worship — a way I glorify God through movement and creativity. Teaching allows me to share that passion, and it's incredibly rewarding to watch students grow in both skill and confidence. I strive to create a space where every dancer feels seen, inspired, and reminded that their gifts have purpose.”


-Abby Hattaway, Dance Educator

Avery Jessie

Sarah-Grace Closuit

Abby Hattaway

Katelyn Perez

Sasha Volodina

Sasha Volodina

"I see the studio as a laboratory for curiosity, where exploration and experimentation are encouraged, mistakes are embraced, and every dancer can discover their own voice."


-Katelyn Perez, MFA in Dance + Dance Educator 

Sasha Volodina

Sasha Volodina

Sasha Volodina



2025-2026 Assistants

Riley Pfitzner

Riley Pfitzner

Riley Pfitzner

"There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.” 


-Riley's favaorite quote by Vicki Baum

Ava Reno

Riley Pfitzner

Riley Pfitzner

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts." 


- Ava's favorite quote by Winston Churchhill



Abby Beckley

Riley Pfitzner

Sidney Rivera

“ What is done with love is done well. “ 


-Abby's favorite quote by Van Gogh



Sidney Rivera

Riley Pfitzner

Sidney Rivera

"With heart and soul, do it with heart and soul!" 


- Sidney Rivera



Hattie Lewis

Jilli Sheffield

Stella Minter

“Let them praise His name with dancing.” 

Psalm 149:3


-Hattie's favorite verse



Stella Minter

Jilli Sheffield

Stella Minter

"With God all things are possible."

Matthew 19:26


-Stella's favorite verse

Jilli Sheffield

Jilli Sheffield

Jilli Sheffield

“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”  


-Jilli's favorite quote by Tim Notke

Liliana Degtyar

Jilli Sheffield

Jilli Sheffield

“Dance every performance as if it were your last.” 


-Liliana's favorite quote by Erik Burhn 

Jaycie Carr

Caroline Armstrong

Addie Aguilar

Addie Aguilar

Caroline Armstrong

Addie Aguilar

"Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass… It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”


-Addison's favorite quote by Vivian Greene 

Caroline Armstrong

Caroline Armstrong

Caroline Armstrong

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."  


-Caroline's favorite quote by Mark Twain

McKenna Booth

Eliza Millican

McKenna Booth

"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun." 


- McKenna's favorite quote by Mary Poppins

Emily Nethery

Eliza Millican

McKenna Booth

“Dancers are the athletes of God.”


-Emily's favorite quote by Albert Einstein

Eliza Millican

Eliza Millican

Eliza Millican

 "You turned my mourning into dancing. You clothed me with JOY that my heart may sing your praises."


-Eliza's favorite Bible quote from Psalm 30:11-12

Atlas Tipton

Eliza Millican

Eliza Millican

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain!"  

-Atlas' favorite quote by Dolly Parton

Clare Ketterick

Clare Ketterick

Clare Ketterick

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.”


-Clare's favorite quote by Martha Graham

Abigail Audi

Clare Ketterick

Clare Ketterick

"Dancers are the athletes of God." 


-Abigail's favorite quote by Albert Einstein

Lorelai Rojas

Clare Ketterick

Carmen Martinez

“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.” 


- Lorelai's favorite quote by  Jane Austen

Carmen Martinez

Clare Ketterick

Carmen Martinez

Ramze Dunegan

All Assistant Bios

All Assistant Bios

“You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.” 

Psalms 30:11


-Ramze's favorite verse

All Assistant Bios

All Assistant Bios

All Assistant Bios

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