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The Staff and Teaching Artists

The Staff and Teaching Artists

Executive Director 
With a decade of experience as a Teaching Artist and Educational Liaison with Dancing Classrooms NYC, Melissa brings valuable experience to her role as Executive Director for Dancing Classrooms DC. Melissa was recently recognized by Dancing Classrooms as Teaching Artist of the Year (Award for Excellence 2014). She holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts from New York University- Tisch School of the Arts, where she specialized in musical theatre at CAP 21 studios. 
Melissa also teaches Private Voice and Piano lessons and has been studying music and dance for over thirty years. 
www.melissajillian.com

Melissa Corona

Teaching Artist
 

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Vivian Thurman

The Board of

Trustees

 

Executive Director

Melissa Corona

 

Chair

Jeff Poulin

 

Treasurer

Marcia Askin

 

Secretary

Theresa Flanders

Committee Heads

Melissa Curling

Cecelia Dade-Winfield

 

ADVISORY BOARD

Robert Jones

Charles Williams

 

Intern

Olivia Cintron

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