Priscilla Smith, Founder/ Director/ Teacher

Priscilla Smith (Founder, Director, Voice, Musical Theatre, Dance Teacher) teaches Voice,  Musical Theater and Dance 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. She also Danced as a member of a Hip Hop Dance company in Washington DC and taught  Jazz/ Funk Hip Hop for many years in  and near NYC.  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 and class to develop and strengthen their technique and confidence as performers.

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.

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.

Brigid Emily Myers

Brigid Emily Myers (Jazz-Tap Combo and Rhythm & Dance) is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and graduated in 2009 from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with her BA in Dance and a minor in French.  In her time at UMBC she studied under the expertise of Carol Hess, Sandra Lacy, Doug Hamby, Liz Walton and Misako Aoki-Oda.  She has also been fortunate enough to have worked with guest artists Helanius Wilkins and Adrienne Clancy.  Brigid has attended summer intensives with the Paul Taylor Company, the Boston Conservatory and the American Academy of Ballet.  She has been a soloist at the American College Dance Festival and has been adjudicated on numerous occasions.  Brigid has worked with Carol Hess on Project Reach, a project aimed at engaging and educating elementary and middle school aged children into the artistry and aerobic fun of dance.  Professionally, Brigid has performed with DEVIATED Theatre and is now proudly a part of Dragonfly Dance Experiment, a company based here in Annapolis.  She is excited to be a part of the wonderful family that is The Art Space and is looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with this community.