Stephanie Rockland

Stephanie has been studying dance for the past 19 years. She has performed in various regional andnational competitions with her main focus on Jazz dance. While attending The University of Rhode Island, Stephanie was a member of the Ramettes, a prestigious dance team that traveled and performed nationally. During this period she studied the urban styles of Jackie Henderson, director of the renowned hip-hop troupe, "Off the Curb". Stephanie attends professional classes in Boston, and the Knicks City Dancers "Boot Camps" in New York City.

Kathryn Acciari

Kathryn is a B.A. graduate of The University at Buffalo and Bridgewater State College where she studied Communications and Performing Arts with a concentration in Dance Education. She is a licensed dance educator with training in the Vaganova syllabus for ballet instruction. Her teaching experience includes The Boston Ballets "Citydance", Arts for Youths Camp, Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance along with Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middle Level Educators. Kathryn has studied dance for over 15 years and is well-versed in jazz, tap, choreography, and creative movement, and a variety of modern dance methods, including Graham, Limon, and Horton techniques. As a teacher, her greatest satisfaction lies in helping her students grow and progress through the challenges inherent in each level of dance education.

Myriah Jost

Myriah holds a B.F.A. from Adelphi University in New York. Her experience as a dancer include, Repertory Class Performances with The Green Street Studios, Cambridge, MA, and "Moving West Dance Repertory Dance Theatre". Her teaching experience comes from "The New England Dance Academy" of Attleboro and "A Dancers World" in Sharon. Myriah is also a member of Greater Brockton Dance Teachers Association. She has been teaching for local studios in the southeastern Massachusetts region and is honored to be on the faculty of backstage dance.

Jennifer Keating

Jennifer graduated from UMass Amhert with a B.A. in Theatre, and went on to perform with the Fort Salem Theatre Company in upstate New York, and was cast as Clara in the musical version of The Nutcracker with the National Theater for the Performing Arts before moving to New York City. In the City, she worked for MTV and The Lion King on Broadway, while performing in various productions and films. Jennifer began teaching and directing theatre when she was 15. She has directed 15 productions in Worcester, Westwood, and UMass Dartmouth, and last year she directed and produced a theater troupe which toured to area nursing homes with a musical revue.