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Teachers
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Jeanne
Mattis
Jeanne is the Owner and Director of the Design In Motion Dance Studio located in Gambrills Maryland. She has been teaching dance for the past 15 years in the Anne Arundel County area. She was accepted to the School of Performing Arts in Baltimore and held a full dance scholarship at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She held a certification from SHRM - Society For Human Resource Management, as a Human Resource Professional. After working 15 years at the NASA Federal Credit Union, she left the Assistant Vice President of Human Resources position, to pursue business ownership. Jeanne has built the Design In Motion Dance Studio and Student Dance Company philosophies on service and community outreach. Jeanne directs an annual community performance, which is hosted by her studio’s student dance company, to benefit a different charity each year. She is very proud of the commitment these young students give to helping others. Jeanne enjoys spending time with her husband, Karl and son, Norman. |
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Serene
Webber
Serene is the Manager for Design In Motion Dance Studio. Serene is a CMA
(Certified Laban Movement Analyst). She has applied her Movement Analysis
training in her dance teaching and choreography, dance teaching of young
children with Autism and language delays, and teaching adults with Parkinson's
Disease. Serene was a double major in Psychology and Dance Performance and
graduated with her B.F.A from Towson University. She has been teaching in Anne
Arundel County, Howard County and Baltimore City for the past 18 years and has
been a guest choreographer for the Anne Arundel County Public Schools for the
past 7 years. Serene also enjoys performing and choreographing as a guest artist
with various companies in the Washington DC and Baltimore area. Besides dancing,
Serene loves spending time with her husband, daughter and son.
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Kristen
Brown-Maki
Kristin Brown-Maki grew up in Tampa Florida, where she was a
graduate of Howard W. Blake High School of the Performing Arts. She
received her early training around Central Florida before joining the Florida Dance Theatre (formerly the Lakeland Ballet). She was the Donald Bryd/Ruth Eckerd Hall Dance Scholarship recipient, the First Place winner at the National Society of Arts and the Letter Ballet Career Competition, and was recognized as a merit Award recipient from the National Endowment of the Arts. Kristin continued her dance education on scholarship at the University of South Florida working towards her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance Performance. She has danced professionally with the Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Brandon Ballet, United Nations of Dance, THINK Dance Company, and Bowen McCauley Dance. Kristin taught extensively in the Tampa area for three years before relocating to Maryland where she has continued to teach at Design in Motion Dance Studio and other local schools.
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Emily Kenney
A performer since the age of four, Emily Kenney has danced for sixteen years competitively as a member of the Susan Ina Dance Studio in Linthicum, MD. She has received formal training in tap, ballet, pointe, basic ballroom, jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical, and received local and national recognition for her efforts. Impressed with her leadership and patience with her fellow cast mates in productions at Seton Keough, Emily, as only a sophomore, was approached and eventually hired to be her school's head choreographer for all-future productions. As a senior, Emily took the head choreography job at Mount Saint Joseph, and presides over the position to this day as a rising junior at Towson University. Over that span, she has educated over 150 young men and women to perform jazz numbers, to waltz, and to tap in productions of A Midsummer's Night Dream, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz, Damn Yankees, Into the Woods, Anything Goes, and in the spring of 2009 Disco Inferno. |
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Carrie Hammond-Roemer
Carrie Hammond-Roemer is a graduate of Baltimore School for the Arts and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual and performing arts from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She has performed and studied under Gregory Hines, Hinton Battle, Liz Walton, Adam Parson and other well established performers and teachers. She is Managing Director of Common Ground Dance Company as well as an Arts In Communities panelist for the Maryland State Arts Council. Carrie enjoys teaching all styles of dance from ballet and lyrical to jazz, tap and hip hop. She is a certified D.A.R.E. dance instructor and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching degree with a concentration in Dance from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. |
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Megan Andritz Murphy
Megan Andritz Murphy received her BA in
Musical Theatre from James
Madison University with an
education emphasis. She has
trained at HB Studios, TVI
Actor’s Studio and the
Broadway Dance Center.
For the last twelve years,
Megan has performed in
Equity, regional, and
summer stock theatres. She
performed as a singer and
dancer at Busch Gardens,
Hershey Park and Walt
Disney Entertainment. She has
also traveled the world with
Norwegian and Commodore
Cruise Lines. Megan was cast
in five TV/Film spots and has
worked as a spokes model for over
fifteen clients including FAO Schwartz,
Lean Cuisine, and Johnson & Johnson.
Megan enjoys teaching the performing
arts and choreographing and directing
numerous productions for professional theatres,
children’s theatres and public schools. Megan
is the founder and owner of Curtainup4kids. |
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Chase Ruecker
Chase Ruecker recently earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Education K-12 from Towson University. During her college experience, she also managed her time as a Baltimore Ravens Cheerleader, cheering for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons. On the team, Chase not only enjoyed cheering at the home games, but participating in countless charity events year-round. She also held leadership roles such as a Community Liaison for Hope Lodge in Baltimore, a choreographer of 2 NFL end-zone routines, and a veteran for rookies. At the end of her experience, Chase was elected for the 2010 Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders’ Armed Forces Entertainment Tour Team and went on a 2-week tour performing for troops stationed in Bahrain and Djibouti. The tour included 7 performances at bases and ships including the NSA Base and Sheik Isa Base in Bahrain, Camp Lemmonier in Djibouti, and the USS Rushmore, USS Cleveland, and USS Bonhomme Richard in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Aiden. Chase looks forward to pass on her experiences from Towson University and the Baltimore Ravens as she pursues her dream of teaching dance to others. |
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Jodi Adkins
Jodi began dancing at the age of 5. She attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh where she studied dance and musical theatre. She recently had the opportunity to travel Europe as Patty Simcox in the musical Grease. While living in New York, Jodi performed all over the country doing numerous shows. Some favorites include: Cabaret, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chicago, Beauty and the Beast, West Side Story, 42nd St., Thoroughly Modern Millie, Singing in the Rain, Candide, Hello Dolly, Anything Goes and A Christmas Carol with Tony Award winning choreographer Rob Ashford. Along with performing, Jodi’s choreography credits include: Meet Me in St. Louis, Swing, 42nd St., Cinderella, Singing in the Rain and Oliver. She has taught and judged all over the country for NYLA dance and Beyond the Stars competitions. Jodi is also a member of the YouTube sensation Spangles dance company and a proud member of Actors Equity Association. |
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Facility
Design In Motion Dance Studio offers two large 30 x 40 studios
with high ceilings. We are proud of our studio and your assistance
is requested in the following areas. Smoking is not permitted
anywhere in the building. Our hope is to offer a comfortable
waiting area and siblings are welcome to watch through our
studio windows. We ask that you take care in supervising your
children and help us to keep the studio clean by picking up
after yourself. Parents are responsible for their child's
behavior and any damage incurred by their children, enrolled
or otherwise visiting. Employees only are allowed in the office
area. Studios
No food, gum or drinks are allowed in either of our studios.
Water bottles with lids are permitted. Only dance shoes are
allowed on the studio floors. This applies to family members.
Students are asked not to hang on the barres or touch the
mirrors. Staff,
Dancers, Parents & Visitors
It is our hope that you have a positive experience at our
studio. Dancing is an opportunity to emote joy and good energy.
Allow yourself the opportunity to participate fully in the
joy of dancing. It is essential that we respect each other.
Proper behavior, positive talk and following the rules of
our studio ensure our goals are met. If you have any concerns
I ask that you share them with the appropriate staff that
can assist in getting them resolved. Our owners and manager
are always willing to help with any questions, comments or
concerns you may have as a parent or a student. |
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743 Route 3 North
Gambrills, Maryland
21054 Phone: 410-923-9925
Fax: 410-923-9926 serene@designinmotiondance.com |
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