Leadership Team
Liz Quiñones
Artistic Director
Liz Quiñones graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a B.A. in Dance and a certificate in K-12 Education. Succeeding graduation, Liz taught dance in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Liz joined the Kinetics Dance Theatre community in 2019 as School Manager and was promoted to Artistic Director in 2020. Liz oversees all programmatic operations for the organization to ensure their alignment with KDT’s vision and mission. In addition, Liz directs Kinetics Dance Company and provides class instruction in Jazz and Contemporary techniques. Liz has been sharing her passion for dance through a multitude of community engagements over the years. She has presented at conferences hosted by the National Dance Education Organization and the Maryland Dance Education Association. She has led master classes for the Regional High School Dance Festival, the Maryland Public High School Dance Showcase, the Maryland Middle School Dance Showcase, and the Maryland Dance Alliance. Liz also teaches at public school dance festivals and facilitates professional development for K-12 dance educators.
Liz has performed for Full Circle Dance Company and LucidBeings Dance and her choreography has been showcased in events such as the Baltimore Dance Invitational, the Maryland Council for Dance Professional Artist’s Concert, the Howard Community College Dance Festival, and the 39th Annual Maryland Choreographer’s Showcase. In 2021, Liz completed her M.F.A in Dance from Hollins University. Later that year, Liz was awarded Dance Teacher of the Year – Private Sector by the Maryland Dance Education Association (MDEA). Liz currently serves on the Executive Board for MDEA as Secretary and is focusing her leadership efforts on creating safer dance spaces by studying diversity, equity, & inclusion research within the dance field.
Email: Liz@kineticsdance.org
Anna Aloi
Operations Director
Anna Aloi graduated with a BA in Studio Art from the University of Maryland College Park in 1996. She specialized in oil painting/lithography & was on the Dean’s List consecutively during her academic tenure. After getting her Art Degree she went on to pursue her passion for healthy living & cooking by obtaining her license in food service management. Over the next 10 years, Anna was the manager and chef of a local College Park treasure. At the vegetarian/vegan café she planned menus, catered functions and taught cooking classes in a warm personal setting. In 2000, she moved to Ellicott City to start a family and quickly became part of the Kinetics Community. Having been a dedicated competitive dancer for over 10 years with Linda Natoli Studios of Dance, Anna was excited at the opportunity and accepted an invitation to join the Board of Directors in 2003. As Kinetics Dance Theatre has grown, so has Anna’s role over the years. Anna has served as Kinetics Dance Theatre’s Operations Director since 2011. And has over twenty years with the organization in some capacity.
Email: Anna@kineticsdance.org
Alex J. Krebs
Director of Student Programs
KYE Artistic Director
Alex J. Krebs has distinguished herself as an artist and educator throughout Maryland for over a decade. Holding a BA in Dance from UMBC, she is now the Associate Artistic Director of Kinetics Dance Theatre, a non-profit dance organization located in Ellicott City, MD. She began working with Kinetics Dance Theatre in 2008 as a faculty member, over the years broadening into the roles of Student Company Director, Company Member and Choreographer. Alex is the Artistic Director of the Kinetics Youth Ensemble, KDT’s non-competitive student dance company for students in grades 4-12 as well as KDT’s Director of Student Programs, overseeing weekly classes and other student-centered programs.
In addition to working with KDT, Alex is also a Senior Adjunct of Dance at Howard Community College, where she has been the Assistant Artistic Director of HCC’s Dance Company for 5 years and teaching classes for dance majors and non-majors for 8 years. With a broad performance resume including work with Baltimore Dance Project, LucidBeings Dance and Masala Soul Project, Alex has performed in and created works for notable showcases (Megopolis Music Festival, Baltimore’s Artscape, The MD Choreographer’s Showcase and more).
Alex was awarded Maryland Dance Education Association’s “Dance Educator of the Year – Teaching Artist” for 2022. Alex is now serving as a Board Member for the MDEA. It is Alex’s goal to instill confidence and creativity in her students and collaborators of all ages. She feels strongly that dance education is reciprocal, and that she learns from her students every day.
Email: Alex@kineticsdance.org
Flora Aubin
Registrar
Email: School@kineticsdance.org