Mary Frances Massey is a teaching artist located in Memphis, TN. She teaches at New Ballet Ensemble in their pathways program, which reaches students in Shelby County Schools and beyond. Massey is a Mississippi native who continues to visit schools in her hometown of Tupelo, MS, and surrounding MAC-affiliated schools. Her programs include incorporating movement into the narration of favorite children’s books and using movement to teach core classes, such as her program Math & Hip Hop ©. Mary Frances offers teacher development workshops, artist residencies & artist training. She joined the Mississippi Arts Commission Teaching Artist Roster in 2017 & has since joined the Mississippi Alliance for Arts Education & Tennessee Arts Commission Teaching Artist Rosters. Massey is a professional singer and can be heard on “Thacker Mountain Radio” on MPB and around the North Mississippi area with her band “Massey Tate”. She and her partner, Paul Tate, can also be found on the MAC Artist Roster. She frequently works as a background vocalist in the recording industry.