Alyssa McKay is currently in her second year at Howard Community College pursuing an A.A in dance. She owns her own ministry based business where she has been teaching dance to all ages throughout churches for the past 5 years. She specializes in teaching youth between the ages of 2-5. Alyssa has loved dancing since she was a kid and is enthusiastic about sharing the joy of dance to the younger students. Her patience and innovative teaching style leaves room for their imagination to grow as well as technique to form.

Carol Asher holds a Masters Degree in Reading and Literacy as well as her BS Degree in Special and Elementary Education with a Minor in Dance from the University of Maryland. She holds a Teacher’s Certificate (Advanced Professional) for K-12 Special Education and 1-6 Elementary and Reading Education. Carol has been a special and elementary education teacher for the Howard County School System for over 20 years and has developed a training program for new dance teachers in elementary level classes. Carol was the Creative Movement Program Instructor for the Columbia Association and is affiliated with the National Education Association, Council for Exceptional Children, International Reading Association and is the Artist Enrichment Coordinator for the PTA Executive Board. She performed with Kinetics back in 2003 and 2004 and looks forward to continuing at Kinetics again as an instructor.

Colleen is a 2nd generation dance teacher and member of Dance Masters of America. She is certified thru testing to teach Ballet, Tap and Jazz (just like her mom!). Dancing in the DC Metro area since age 3, she has had the opportunity to study with many local teachers; however, she received the majority of her training at The Olney Studio of Dance (OSD) under the direction of Donna Reese (Rose) Byrd. At OSD, Colleen became a member of their first competition team (OSD Elite Team) and a competitive soloist in tap and jazz. While in college, she was a member of the Longwood Company of Dancers while minoring in Dance. Over the past 10 years, she has taught at a number of studios in the area including Silver Spring, Mt. Airy, Olney & Baltimore.

Currently, Colleen is the Associate Director of the Mid Atlantic Pom & Dance Association. She is also a judge for the organization, using not only her teaching experience but her time as a member of the Good Counsel (Wheaton, MD) Pom Team to help train other judges and provide learning opportunities for local high school teams. She has also been a guest choreographer for area high school dance teams, studio teams and pageants. Colleen is serving her 2nd term on the Dance Masters Chapter 17 Board of Directors, as well as Chair of the Petite & Jr. Miss Dance Chapter 17 pageants.

With a BA in Interior Design from Marymount University in Arlington, Colleen works as an Assistant Project Manager for a local construction firm during the day. She lives in Baltimore City.

Pamela Smith Humeston has been teaching, choreographing, and performing dance for over 45 years. She has a background in Dance, Dance/Movement Therapy, Nursing, and Nursing Education. Pamela has studied Modern, Contemporary, Improvisation, and Ballet. She has studied and performed with the Conservatory Ballet, the Dance Dimension, Improvisations Unlimited, Kei Takei’s Moving Earth, Koshin, University of Maryland Improvisational Dance Company, Blizzard Dance, Robert Small, Phyllis Lamhut, Carmen Beuchat, and multiple independent choreographers. In 1984, Pamela performed internationally with the Dance Dimension Company as a United States Delegate at the International Cultural and Performing Arts Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pamela attended the University of Maryland, College Park on a full Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship in Dance (CAPA), and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. During her college career she was awarded an Undergraduate Apprenticeship for Research from the University of MD in 1989 for Art and Dance, and produced a full performance based on her artwork and choreography. She was recognized as the Martha Graham Summer Dance Intern Alternate to the Martha Graham Dance Studio for her performance at the National College Dance Competition in North Carolina in 1988.
After graduating Pamela continued to study dance and perform in New York City with Kei Takei’s Moving Earth and several independent choreographers. She continued dancing and studying with the Louis and Nikolais Company, as well as Graham, Limon, and Hawkins techniques. While living in New York she obtained a Master of Science degree in Dance/Movement Therapy in 1995. Pamela returned to Maryland in 1997 where she developed the Dance/Movement Therapy Program and worked as an integral part of the Creative Therapies team as a Dance Therapist at the Kennedy Krieger School. This work was integral to enhancing development of children with autism, developmental disorders, and behavioral disorders. She returned to school to receive her Associate of Arts degree in Nursing in 2007, and continued her education to receive a Master of Science degree in Nursing Education in 2017. Pamela has worked in Howard County as a Labor and Delivery Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse, Nurse Case Manager, Community Health Nurse, and School Cluster Nurse. During this time she also continued teaching dance and choreographing for Beneath His Wings Dance, Blizzard Dance Studio, Howard County Recreation and Parks, and Ballet Petite, as well as performing and choreographing throughout Maryland with the University of Maryland Improvisational Dance Company, and with Blizzard Dance Studio. Pamela enjoys spending time with her family and pets and is happy to provide support, knowledge, and caring to her community.

Lee has been dancing locally since they were 4 years old, focusing on ballet, modern, and tap. After graduating high school, they wanted to continue dancing alongside pursuing a degree in astronautical engineering at Capitol Technology University. Lee has been dancing with the Kinetics Dance Company since 2019 and is excited to be surrounded by such a creative and open community of dancers. Lee feels fortunate to have the opportunity to pursue dance as a creative outlet, while maintaining their aspirations for the advancement of space technology.

Jodi has been teaching dance since 1997 and has called Kinetics her home since 2010. Her early education is from Dance Dynamix later named Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts as well as the Gniazdowski Studio of Ballet. Jodi attended summer programs at North Carolina School of the Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, and Point Park University. In 2002, she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Point Park University with a concentration in ballet. After college, Jodi danced and trained in New York City and became certified to teach the Pilates method under master teacher Deborah Lessen. While in New York, Jodi choreographed for and trained dance students in Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland. In 2004 Jodi moved to St. Louis, MO with her husband and worked at The Pilates and Yoga Center of St. Louis as well as Ballet Midwest. Jodi moved to Wuerzburg, Germany in 2005 and created a dance program for the children on a military installation. Fort Hood, Texas, was her next location, where she created and maintained another successful dance program on the military base. While in Texas, Jodi had the privilege to dance and work with the late Renee Gillenwater at the Newcomb School of Ballet. Jodi continues her education through Pilates, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Lisa Howell Workshops. She truly enjoys helping young people discover their authenticity and strives to create a safe place to grow, learn, and practice.

Mikayla is a performance-driven artist with over twelve years of experience pursuing a career in the commercial dance industry. Originally from Prince George’s County, MD, Mikayla completed her studies in Dance Performance and Choreography at Towson University Fall of 2022. She began performing at a young age, getting opportunities to dance alongside Shirley Caesar, Anthony Brown, and a few other gospel stars at the age of 14. To now, being featured in videos with Grammy-nominated artists. Mikayla not only has a strong performance presence, but possesses organic movement choices as a creative, which has granted her access to choreographic roles from the age of 15 until present time. She is trained in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Heels technique.

Erin Rooner graduated Magna Cum Laude from UMBC with BA degrees in both Dance and Ancient Studies. Erin has performed with Howard County Ballet, Common Ground Dance Company, Kinetics Dance Company, and LucidBeings Dance. She is currently Director of Dance Education at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Pikesville, MD, instructing students from grades 5-12 in technique and choreography. There, Erin instructs students in a variety of styles including ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, improvisation, partnering, tap, and composition. She also teaches at Kinetics Dance Theatre, primarily in ballet and pointe. Erin is certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and trained in Functional Awareness with a focus on anatomy for dancers.

Cara attended Shenandoah University as a Dance major performing with the dance  department in Tap and Jazz Festivals in Northern Virginia and at the Willam Shakespeare Center in D.C. in 2014 .She then transferred to Hagerstown community College and graduated with a A.A in Dance. She began teaching in 2012 at her hometown dance studio in WV, also in WV she has been continuing a dance program with Jefferson County Parks and Recreation since 2015. She came to the Baltimore and Maryland area in 2018 and joined Kinetics Dance Company in 2021. Since then she began teaching at Kinetics in 2022 and dedicates her time to her teaching career with Kinetics and performing with the Kinetics Dance Company. She hopes in continuing her career in dance education.

Megan has been dancing since she was 3 and has studied a wide variety of styles including ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, tap, and West African.  She attended Lehigh University and obtained a BS degree in electrical engineering with a minor in theatre.  She was a member of the Mustard and Cheese Drama Society and received the Williams Writing and Performance Award in Theatre for her performance in Act Like You Know: 10 Year Anniversary Show, which honored hip hop theatre at Lehigh.