Jennifer Aversa graduated Summa Cum Laude from Towson University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Dance Education.
While at Towson, Jennifer performed with the Towson University Dance Company and had the opportunity to perform in works by
Mark Taylor, Mark Dendy, Douglas Graham, and Scott Rink. Also during her company years, she had the privilege to perform
with the Baltimore Symphony at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. Jennifer danced with Cross Currents Dance Company for
eight years, performing at venues including The Jack Guidone Theatre, Dance Place, and The Kennedy Center.
Jennifer has also had the opportunity to study and take master classes at Joy of Motion in Bethesda, MD, Dance Place in
Washington, DC, Maryland Youth Ballet in Silver Spring, MD, Lines in San Francisco, CA and Broadway Dance Center and
Dance Space in NY, NY.
She has also traveled to New York City several times to attend the Dance Teacher Magazine Summer Conference where she
had the opportunity to study with Finis Jhung, Bob Rizzo, Bill Evans, and David Howard. Jennifer also appeared in Deborah
Vogel’s instructional video, Analyzing Arabesques.
Jennifer directed Kinetics Dance Theater in Howard County from 1998-2002, directed the Merritt Dance Academy in
Owings Mills, MD, and has been teaching in private studios, schools, and for parks and recreation in the
Baltimore/Washington area for over 16 years.
Jennifer holds Grades 1-5 Cecchetti Ballet teacher Certification and is a member of the Cecchetti Council of America
and the National Dance Association.
Lynette Voegtli has been dancing since age 7. Throughout her youth, she
studied Cecchetti Ballet, Jazz, and Modern. She was a member of the well known
competing dance troupe at Calvert School of Dance. She graduated Cum Laude from
the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a BFA in dance. Lynette has
been teaching in the Washington D.C/Baltimore area since 1992.
She has taught at
many dance schools and institutions all over Maryland including Calvert School
of Dance, Glyndon School of Ballet, Sherry’s Dance Center, Shelly’s Sparkles
Twirl Team, The Calverton School, Dance Expressions, Backstage Dance Studio, and
Kinetics Dance Theater where she was Apprentice Company Director for 4 years.
She has been on staff at Merritt Dance in Eldersburg and Garrison Forest School
in Owings Mills.
Lynette danced professionally with the Phoenix Dance Company,
Dance Dimensions, and Kinetics Dance Theater Professional Company for 5 years.
Lynette holds Grades 1-3 Cecchetti Ballet teachers Certification and studied at
the grade 6 level as a student. She won scholarships to study at UMBC and with
Gus Giordano in Chicago, IL. She attends many master classes with well known
teachers and choreographers each year. She has two children, Nathalie and Thomas
both of whom seem to have a knack for dancing!
Liz graduated from the University of Maryland earning Bachelor of Arts
degrees in Dance and English Language and Literature. She was a Creative and
Performing Arts Scholar as well as a dual recipient of the Dorothy Madden
Citizenship Award for Outstanding Artistry and Choreography. She has had the
privilege of working with artists including Monica Bill Barnes, David Dorfman,
Tzveta Kassabova, Dianne McIntyre, Dawn Springer, and Ed Tyler. In addition to
teaching Liz continues to pursue her interests in choreography, performance,
writing, and yoga.
Megan Andritz Murphy received her BA in Musical Theatre from James Madison University with an Educations emphasis. She has trained at HB Studios, TVI Actors Studio, and the Broadway Dance Center. Megan has performed professionally for the last ten years in Equity, Regional, and Summer Stock theaters. Theme park credits include singer and dancer for Busch Gardens, Hershey Park, and Walt Disney World Entertainment. She has enjoyed performing around the world as a singer and dancer on Norwegian and Commodore Cruise Lines. Megan was a cast in four TV/Film spots. She has worked as a promotional spokesmodel for fifteen clients including FAO Schwartz, Lean Cuisine, and Johnson and Johnson. Megan has choreographed and directed numerous musicals for professional theaters, churches, and middle schools with an emphasis on fun.
Megan Cooperman holds a master’s degree in school counseling from University of Maryland. She has been teaching Zumba fitness since 2007 and was one of the first instructors to offer it in New Jersey where she lived. She teaches Zumba, Zumba Toning, Zumba Gold, Zumba Circuit, and Aqua Zumba. Megan is certified in group fitness by the Aerobics Fitness Association, Shaun-T Stride Dance Fitness, and SCW Fitness. Megan has 30 years of extensive dance training and college coures work in various dance forms. She has taught dance and fitness to adults and children for over 15 years. Megan has performed in various professional dance companies in the DC area where she had the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center. She was recently trained to teach willPower & Grace.
Kearsha Saxon was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She started dancing at the age of 12 in the TWIGS Program. In 2002, she graduated from The Baltimore School for the Arts with Honors and in 2006 she graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of South Florida. One of her greatest achievements was performing in Castano Primo, Italy in June 2006. She has danced principal roles in the City Nutcracker, Paquita, Raymonda, and Missa Brevis to name a few. She has worked with three professional dance companies The Stephanie Powell Ensemble in Baltimore, Maryland, Premiere Dance Theatre in Montclair, New Jersey, and Eisenhower Dance Ensemble in Rochester, Michigan. Kearsha received her Zumba certification in October 2010 and has loved every minute of teaching Zumba all over the Maryland area.
