Mary Frances Massey

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. […]

Roxie Thomas Clayton

Roxie Thomas Clayton is a dance educator, choreographer, and creative. She believes that movement and dance should be accessible to every student who has that creative passion. After receiving her […]

Meg Brooker & Duncan Dance South

Meg Brooker & Duncan Dance South is a regional dance company focused on preserving and passing on the works of early modern dance artists Isadora Duncan and Florence Fleming Noyes […]

Mississippi Arts Hour – Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet

This week on the Mississippi Arts Hour, Kristen Brandt talks with Jennifer Beasley, the artistic director for the Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet. The episode airs on MPB Radio this Sunday at 5 p.m. CST. You can also listen on your favorite podcasting app.

Cass Simmons

Cass Simmons (she/they) describes her current position in the dance realm as a movement artist, dance educator, and kinesthetic researcher. In 2018, she received a Bachelors of Fine Arts in […]

Erret James (E.Jae)

E.Jae James is a founding partner for Dance Art Dance Non-Profit and is the President for the organization. E.Jae is also the studio owner and artistic director of X-Finity Dance […]

Jennifer Mizenko

Jennifer Mizenko is a Dance/Movement Specialist. She specializes in conducting workshops and residencies that build community through expressive dance and movement. The result of the work can be a sharing […]

Andrew Davis

Andrew Davis has been a dancer for the past eleven years and currently serves as a senior instructor at The Dance Studio of Tupelo. He is certified in American Smooth […]

Kathryn G. Wilson

After receiving her BFA in dance from Belhaven University, Kathryn Gurtler Wilson pursued a career with a dance company in Sarasota, Florida. In 2015, she returned to Jackson, MS, to […]

Kinetic Etchings

Kinetic Etchings, a professional contemporary dance company, tours two to three arts-in-education productions during each school year. Students throughout Mississippi have access to performances, dance workshops, post-performance conversations, and classroom […]