Meet Our Team


  • Director, Teacher, Choreographer

    Ms. Mary is an accomplished teacher and choreographer with more than 26 years of experience – the last 18 years spent in northern Virginia. She prides herself on providing a strong technical dance education while maintaining a fun and encouraging environment. She believes that dance is an incredible way to grow the soul and develop great self-esteem.

    Originally from upstate New York, Ms. Mary attended Oklahoma City University where she graduated with a B.S. in Dance Management. She taught at several studios in the area before deciding to take a leap and open her own school. She was a founding member of the DC-based rhythm tap company, Tappenstance. She also helped to form SOLEdarity (serving as President for three years) and Play Time Tap – both rhythm tap companies in the DC area. When not teaching or performing, you can find Ms. Mary spending time with her husband, Matt, and their three furbabies.

  • Teacher, Choreographer

    Mr. Alex is originally from Fairfax, Virginia and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance & Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2008.

    While a student at VCU he danced in faculty member James Frazier’s piece “Suspect Seven” which was performed at the American College Dance Festival held at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and the Millennium Stage at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. His own choreographic work “Ethereal Emissaries” was performed at the Senior Project Dance Concert in April 2008. He has worked with Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company primarily in their educational outreach program.

    He currently is a company member of “DanceArt Theater” under the direction of Meredith Barnes where he collaborates choreographically with the Artistic Director and the other dancers. DAT has performed at Capital Fringe, Small Plates Choreography Festival, and the Virginia Dance Coalition Gala among others. He began performing with Rhythm and Arts Center of Virginia in 2016 and began teaching here soon after.

  • Teacher, Choreographer

    Ms. Maggie is a native Alexandrian and enjoys sharing her passion for dance everywhere she goes, but particularly so close to home in Northern Virginia. Though active in gymnastics, soccer, and cheerleading throughout her youth, dance is her first love. As a lifelong dancer, her formal education began at age six and she went on to join a competitive company of dancers. As an adult, she continues to participate in various styles of dance, perform whenever possible, and attend continuing education workshops.

    Ms. Maggie strives to bring kindness, joy, and healing to others while using her knowledge and expertise to teach safe, effective, and engaging classes. She provides her community with a safe, quality space to explore wellness and strength with an emphasis on technique and posture. She thoroughly enjoys curating fun, positive playlists as a way to share her love for global music. Best of all, Ms. Maggie is sharing her first true love: dance. In numerous ways, her classes incorporate dance and movement. Furthermore, all of her classes are available in English and Spanish to better serve the diverse and multicultural Washington metropolitan area.

  • Teacher

    Ms. Reay has been teaching ballet since 1992. Her professional career started when she was accepted at age 10 into Chicago City Ballet, followed by the Ballet Russe in Skokie, Illinois, where she studied and performed for over seven years, achieving the rank of soloist and principal dancer. Ms. Reay holds a certification in teaching the Vaganova method of ballet and also teaches character, modern, jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop. She was a founding member of the Union Street Dance Company in Valparaiso, Indiana and was the owner and manager of the Valparaiso Dance Connection before relocating to the Washington, DC area in 2001.

  • Teacher, Choreographer

    Ms. Snow began her dance training at the age of 3. She studied at the Ballet Conservatory in San Diego, Virginia Governor's School for Dance, Ballet West's Summer Intensive, and eventually graduated from Virginia Ballet Company (VBC) in 2012, where she was trained in classical ballet, character, modern, flamenco, and hip-hop.

    At VBC she performed some of her favorite roles: the Firebird in Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, the Arabian Pas de Deux in The Nutcracker, the Voodoo Queen in VBC’s Precedence, and the Evil Stepmother in Sergei Prokofiev’s Cinderella. She also had the honor to perform with VBC at The National Theatre, with the United States Air Force Band at Constitution Hall, and at the International Children’s Festival at Wolf Trap National Park.

    Ms. Snow joined the contemporary dance group Nomadic Artist in 2017, performing in the Virginia Dance Coalition Gala, charity events, the company’s Horizon, and teaching dance workshops throughout northern Virginia. She began instructing ballet at VBC in February 2017 and eventually started teaching hip-hop too. She has directed VBC's contemporary summer concert - Precedence - several times, as well as choreographing pieces: Senso di Colpa, Zodiac, Quiet is Violent, Everybody, The Clique, and Beneath Contempt.

    Ms. Snow has loved performing in recent seasons of the Burke Centre Festival along with returning as an alumna in Virginia Ballet Company’s productions. She enjoys teaching ballet, hip-hop, contemporary ballet, and an assortment of other dance disciplines at music and dance schools throughout Virginia. She is thrilled to teach hip-hop at Rhythm and Arts Center and to share her passion for dance and performance with her students.