Amber has been a professional dancer since moving to NYC from Seattle, WA in 2001 and has been fortunate to have toured nationally with CATS, Crazy For You, and Funny Girl. She has also performed for 7 years as a Rockette in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and many other cities across the U.S. Amber has a BA from the University of Washington, is an ABT® Certified Teacher, and trains at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. Since moving to Northwest CT in 2009, she has performed in theaters across CT, MA, and NY. Amber has taught Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Musical Theater to dancers of all ages as well as choreographing productions for Housatonic Regional Valley High School, The Hotchkiss School, and The Taft School. 

Darcy is a Lakeville native and has been dancing and performing since she was very small. She has a BA from New York University. Darcy was the longtime coach for the Dance Team at Indian Mountain School and has choreographed musicals at IMS, Salisbury Central School, and The Berkshire School. She has performed at many local community and regional theaters, as well as at The Central Park Zoo Stage (with Bill Irwin), Ellen's Stardust Diner, The Surf Ballroom, and the Kennedy Center (with Davy Jones of the Monkees). Darcy is a board member and instructor for SOAR, the educational enrichment program at Salisbury Central School.

Caroline is a lifelong dancer. Her journey started at her hometown studio in Maryland, where she trained in a variety of styles, under respected peers like Chris Dupree, Adam Parson, and former Rockette Michelle Smith. She eventually became an instructor/choreographer, teaching ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop, and collected a handful of accolades, including the Maryland Distinguished Scholar in 2010. Every summer from middle school through 2013, she attended classes at The Edge Center for Performing Arts in Los Angeles, and in both 2014 and 2015 was accepted into the Broadway Dance Center apprenticeship program. She ultimately decided to stay in Maryland and turn her focus towards other forms of movement: becoming an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and a registered Yoga Instructor in 2015, accumulating over 1,000 teaching hours along with continuing education.

In 2021, Caroline moved to the Hudson Valley with her husband and dog, where she currently teaches & trains in person and virtually. She believes in a strong intersectionality between dance and other forms of movement, and they all have an influence in her teachings.

Jennifer Foster-Drake began her dance training at the age of two at The Tuzer Ballet under the direction of Pat and Tanju Tuzer before continuing her studies at The National Ballet of Canada, The Kirov Academy summer programs, and The Harid Conservatory.

Upon graduating with the President’s Academic Award of Achievement, Jennifer joined Cincinnati Ballet, where she performed a diverse repertoire including Myrtha in Giselle, Carabosse and the Temperament Fairy in Sleeping Beauty, the Winter Fairy and Stepmother in Cinderella, and featured roles in works by George Balanchine, Val Caniparoli, and others. She has since performed as a principal and guest artist with companies including Ballet Manila, Barak Ballet, and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery.

In 2015, Jennifer founded The Dancer Project Conservatory in the Nashville area, creating a community-centered ballet program dedicated to making exceptional dance education and performance opportunities more accessible.

With nearly four decades of dance training and more than 24 years of professional teaching and performance experience, Jennifer is passionate about developing technically strong, artistic, and confident dancers while fostering an environment rooted in kindness, body positivity, and a genuine love of movement.

Jennifer lives in the Berkshires with her wife, Amanda, their children Louis and Ender, and their many animals, including horses, chickens, dogs, and their beloved pig, Confetti.

Julia Sommer Knight (she/her) grew up in New Hampshire, and has been a performer for nearly her entire life. Starting with her first play at the age of six, Julia has always been interested in telling stories and interrogating the world around her through her art. She earned her BA in Theatre at the University of New Hampshire, and her MLitt and MFA in Shakespeare & Performance at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia. Julia has worked as a professional actor and director up and down the New England Seacoast, and has worked with students aged K-Undergraduate in the classroom, in rehearsals, and even at Shakespeare camp. Her recent credits include Olivia in Twelfth Night at the Players Ring in NH, and Hermione/Shepherd in The Winter’s Tale and Fanny Dashwood/Lucy Steele in Sense and Sensibility at the American Shakespeare Center. While not trained explicitly as a dancer, Julia has dance experience and considers herself a strong mover whose sense of physicality, vocal strength, and textual prowess make her a dynamic and powerful performer.