Teaching Artists

Janelle Barry

School at Dancewave | Ballet
Janelle Barry earned her BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University. She has performed works by Bella Lewitsky, Nakul Dev Mahajan, and Mike Esperanza, as well as performed with Backhausdance, I KADA Contemporary Dance Company, the Czech-American Marionette Theatre, The Metropolitan Opera, and with Mark Morris Dance Group. Read more…

Mary Goetz

School at Dancewave | Ballet ○ Modern
Mary is is a dancer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mary grew up dancing at Ballet Arts and Minnesota Dance Theater and the Dance Institute pre-professional program in Minneapolis. She received a BFA in Dance from Dominican University of California’s Alonzo King LINES Ballet program. Read more…

Marion Spencer

Adult Classes | Modern ○ Modern Company

Marion is a Brooklyn-based dance artist. She graduated from Vassar College in 2009 with a BA in Geography-Anthropology.

Since moving to New York City, Marion has had the pleasure of performing with Shandoah Goldman/Carte Blanche Read more…

Kenny Smith

School at Dancewave ○ D-Wave in Motion | Hip Hop

Laura Mercer

School at Dancewave | Creative Movement

Originally from the UK, Laura holds a BA in Dance and Culture from the University of Surrey. Before relocating to NYC, Laura worked as a Projects Manager and Teaching Artist for a number of dance organizations across London and the wider UK, Read more…