Faculty

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“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   

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

-Carrie Wilkey, Dance Educator & MDC Company Director

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"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

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"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

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"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 

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"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

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“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

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“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, confident woman who is never afraid to step out onto the stage wearing rhinestones.” 

-Lynn Winter, Dance Educator

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"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 Losack, Dance Instructor

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“ 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

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"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

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"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

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"'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

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