Priscilla Smith, Founder/ Director/ Teacher

Priscilla Smith (Founder, Director, Teacher) teaches voice and Musical Theater to children through adults. She has a diverse background in the Arts and has performed in many musicals on stages across Europe including the Frankfurt Opera house. She has recorded 5 albums ranging from Jazz to R&B/ Pop and has worked in NYC as a professional commercial singer. Priscilla studied Voice and Musical Theater at Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory and is also a certified Kindermusik instructor. She loves working with the individual to develop and strengthen their voice and confidence in performance.

Morgan Grubola

(Ballet, Modern, Alexander Technique) A lifetime of training and performing has prepared Morgan for being a professional dancer. Her teaching skills and philosophy also comes from both formal training in pedagogy and personal experiences. At an early age she was a solo dancer in Sarah's Trunk, an interactive children's company led by a prominent composer that performed in schools around Kentucky. Trained at the Louisville Ballet School, Youth Performing Arts High School, and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music Morgan earned a BFA in Ballet Performance. Her professional experience includes the LouisviBallet Civic Company, Kentucky Ballet, Ballet Theater of Maryland, Baltimore Ballet and Common Ground. She has training in multiple styles including; Royal, Vaganova, Graham and Alexander. Morgan has studied with such notable dancers as Gelsey Kirkland, Finis Yung, Yi-Qi Cheng and Helen Starr. A gifted choreographer she was the recipient of the Montecello College Foundation Scholarship Award, Best Emerging Choreographer in America in 2001. As a teacher Morgan's strength is in offering the best possible dance experience and instilling performance skills while protecting and building the fragile bodies of young dancers.

Cara Bergman
	Cara Bergman (yoga teacher) has studied and practiced yoga for over ten years. She brings a holistic approach to her classes - often incorporating healing thoughts with mindful postures. Her classes are challenging and all levels are welcome. Cara has a Masters degree in acupuncture from the Tai Sophia Institute and she is a Traditional Foods Teacher.

Robyn Harold

Hello! My name is Robyn Harold (Performing Arts For Preschoolers, Musical Theatre) and I reside here in Annapolis with my husband, Todd and my 4 daughters: Katie, Ally, Carolyne and Lucy. I received my BA is Psychology with an emphasis on Child Development from Christopher Newport University in 1993. I have been involved in theater, music, and productions since I was a high school student and through college. As an adult I have been a lead and back up singer in both a Christian worship band and a local secular band called "Into Blue." I've also accompanied friends singing at Potbellies, Mayo Yacht Club, and the Woodfire. I enjoy teaching young children and have been teaching and/or assisting in dance instruction for preschoolers for 2 years at Rohanna Dance Productions. I also have assisted in Musical Theater instruction for school age children for 3 years with Priscilla Smith, and so look forward to working with your children!

Megan Morse Jans

Megan Morse Jans graduated in 2002 from Kent State University with her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, under the expert tutelage of Andrea Shearer, Kimberly Karpanty, Tommy Parlon, and Dr. Darwin Prioleau. During her stay at Kent, she was fortunate to be able to participatein guest artist residencies by Karen Love, Chung-Fu Chang, Peter Kyle, the Dance Alloy of Pittsburgh, and Bridgman/Packar. Since graduation, Megan danced professionally with Ground Zero Dance Company from Richmond, Va., Tommy Parlon Dance Projects, Air Dance Bernasconi, and spent three seasons with award winning BosmaDance. Her own choreography (http://dragonflydance.weebly.com) has been seen at the Jack Guidone Theater in Washington DC as well asTriskelion Arts in New York City. Currently on Faculty at Anne Arundel Community College, she teaches Introduction to Dance; a class that combines dance history with movement. Megan is also proud to have served as a dance expert on the Maryland State Arts Council Grant Panel for 2006 and 2007 and is looking forward to becoming a Mommy in the fall.

Ruth Shock

Ruth (Baby and Me Yoga, Gentle Yoga, and Teen Yoga) was trained in The Integrative Yoga Therapy Style in 2000 and has been teaching classes ever since. She is also a certified Infant Massage Instructor through The International Association of Infant Massage and a certified Holistic Health Counselor through The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Ruth has a passion for combining yoga, nutrition and wellness into all of her classes.

Lara Bontempo

Lara Bontempo (Inspired Yoga Flow) began her study of Yoga 1998 and fell in love with the vibrancy and health that it created in her life. A graduate of Nosara Yoga Institute, Lara received her yoga teaching certification under the rich guidance of Amba and Don Stapleton, PhD. founders and creators of Interdisciplinary Yoga, Self-Awakening Yoga and the beautiful one-on-one synthesis of Pranassage. Lara has been teaching yoga in Annapolis, Washington D.C. and Baltimore since the year 2000. Her knowledge and experience of Yoga has been significantly influenced by her mentor Eric Reid, Certified International Iyengar teachers John Schumacher, Joan White, Kofi Busia, and the inspirational Victor Van Kooten & Angela Farmer. Lara originally discovered the joy of Yoga through a rare opportunity of intensive Iyengar apprenticeship study and currently has over 500+ hours of on-going training and study towards her E-RYT certification. Continuous studies in Kundalini Yoga, Anatomy and Somatics contribute to a strong knowledge of inner and outer functional alignment, which greatly enhances the classroom experience by both challenging her students and providing a safe and nurturing environment where the student learns from their own inherent wisdom and instinct. A mother of two energetic and loving boys, she is inspired by their openness and joyful enthusiasm. Lara "beautifully combines grace and strength in her teaching", encouraging her students to work to their fullest through playful study and fulfilling and thoughtful practice. She has a B.A. in Theatre Design from the University of Maryland, College Park and composite B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore. Homemaker, Mother, Certified Yoga Instructor, Longboard Surfer, Gardener, Graphic Artist, Life-long Student and Television Production Manager with Nightline-ABC News for over 10 years, Lara was born & raised just outside Washington, D.C.. She currently lives in Annapolis, MD with her husband David, married 18 years, and their two sons Sean & Alexander.

Julie Seaman

(Sunrise Yoga) "Yoga has changed my life in many ways, but the biggest change has been in the way I look at life, all forms of life. The world has become a brighter place for me. I teach Radiant Child® Yoga to children and I teach yoga to adults with the hopes of bringing the light of children to them." I live in Annapolis with my husband, Shawn and two daughters, Marlie and Layne. Certification in Integrative Yoga Therapy through the Yama Studio in Baltimoresfasdfasdafsf

Kathryn Para

Kathryn ("Rhyme Time" Story Time) has found parenthood to be a license to be creative and silly. She has rediscovered a talent and an love for engaging young children that her parents insist was there when she was a babysitting teen. Constantly adding new songs or poems to her repertoire, Kathryn learns and tweaks familiar songs and poems to make them more engaging, or feeds her soul by creating entirely new songs or poems for her kiddos. She adds them to her bag of “toddle tricks” and pulls one out when she is in need of toddler redirection. Finding inspiration everywhere, Kathryn was especially influenced by a weekly story time at the Wise Willow in downtown Annapolis (now closed). She has held story times in a variety of venues, such as at Crofton Yoga, UUCA, birthday parties, and countless impromptu moments during playdates or kiddo adventures. Often hearing from friends that they have been helped by using her little toddle tricks, Kathryn has created the Rhyme Time class with the hope of sharing with more parents.