Instructors

Jennifer began her ballet training at a young age in her hometown at the Cape Cod Conservatory, under the direction of Marion Miller. She then took her training to Massachusetts State Ballet, a pre-professional company under the direction of Sabrina Vaz and was accepted to Boston Ballet’s intensive program. Jennifer danced lead roles in numerous ballets, including Nutcracker, Coppelia, Dracula, Firebird and Hunchback of Notre Dame, as well as an original composition contemporary piece she choreographed in collaboration with Berklee College of Music.Jennifer completed four years of teaching training at Dance Masters of America at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has been teaching students of all ages for 15 years. She was the head ballet instructor at Urban Dance Complex, a Hip Hop studio where she taught technique classes, ballet and contemporary. Some of her students have appeared on the X factor, and toured with Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber.  She has also taught pro bono classes to inner city children in the South End at Lady Constantine’s Dance studio and currently teaches intro to ballet at the Jewish Community Center in Brighton. She loves incorporating beginning ballet movements with fun and creativity, while encouraging rhythm and movement in a classical way. 

Originally from Chicago, Georgia began her training at a Vaganova-based ballet academy where she danced many featured roles in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and many more. After graduating high school a year early to pursue a career in dance, she attended the Boston Conservatory where she earned a BFA in contemporary dance with an emphasis in Dance Pedagogy. Georgia's passion for dance education has led her to teaching positions at the Boston Ballet School, Xela School for the Deaf & Blind in Guatemala, and as the Performing Arts Program Director at the Boys & Girls Club in Chelsea. 
Apart from teaching and her day job at Berklee College of Music, Georgia works as a freelance stage manager, is a certified Birth Doula and founded Mini Moves Party Co., a children’s party business!

Mira Göksel started dancing at the age of 4 in their hometown of Izmir, Turkey. She continued her dance training in the UK at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, and later as a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. In May of 2022, she graduated from The Boston Conservatory at Berklee with a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance and an emphasis in Dance Composition.  She has also worked as a Movement Matters instructor, a program inspired by the Mark Morris Dance Group's “Dance for Parkinson's®”, where she taught low impact classes in community centers and retirement homes throughout Boston. Göksel has had the pleasure of showcasing original work on the Boston Conservatory Mainstage, co-directing and co-choreographing two evening length performances in Boston, and presenting remotely with freeskewl, WestFest, and BAAD!. Mira aspires to always create an inclusive space with their investment in mutual support, respect, and harmony, teaching with the intention of having fun and learning creatively and freely.