Staffs

Amy Zell Ellsworth, dancer, choreographer, teacher, and philanthropist, shaped the future of Boston Dance Alliance during the six years she served as president of its Board of Directors.  

Marcus Schulkind, dancer, choreographer, contemporary dance educator, and practicing acupuncturist, was a founding director of Green Street Studios in Cambridge.

Jeannette Neill founded Boston’s premier studio for jazz dance in 1979, and is cofounder of the pre-professional Boston Youth Moves troupe.

Marianne Taylor co-founded the Folk Arts Center of New England, dedicated to promoting interest and participation in the traditional dance, music, and related folk arts of many cultures.

DeAma Battle founded The Art of Black Dance and Music in 1975 with the goal of presenting and preserving the rich history of African rooted dance, music and folklore. 

Iris Fanger, dance and theatre historian, critic, and lecturer, led the Harvard Summer Dance Center for 18 years. Iris has curated museum and library exhibitions on a wide variety of dance and theatrical topics.

Teresa Mazur is a Global Human Resources Leader at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Boston. She has served in HR leadership roles for financial services technology and healthcare companies and began her career in consulting with Towers Perrin.  She is passionate about creating value-driven sustainable businesses that are great places to work.  She holds a Master of Science degree in human resources development from Villanova University, a Master of Science certificate in training and organizational development from Temple University, and bachelor’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Penn State University. She trained as a classical ballet dancer which sparked her enduring love of dance.  You will find her taking adult classes around town even now.  As a newcomer to Boston she has been inspired by the vibrancy of the Boston dance community and looks forward to supporting outlets for self-expression and creativity in the community.

Jeanne Hays Beaman, who danced with the San Francisco Ballet in the 1930s, trained at Bennington with modern dance’s great pioneers, was professor of dance at University of Pittsburgh and was an early exponent of computer-generated choreography. After moving to Massachusetts, she spearheaded dance programs for a number of local cultural agencies including the Massachusetts Arts and Humanities Foundation, New England Foundation for the Arts and Massachusetts Cultural Council from 1986-1992.

Thelma Goldberg, tap teacher, choreographer, producer, and pedagogue is committed to bringing the best of tap to the Boston metropolitan community.

Carl Alleyne is a hip hop artist, teacher and producer who runs the Boston Mobile Dance Studio which each month sparks dance parties in different neighborhoods. A native Bostonian, Carl has performed in front of thousands of people, sharing the stage with artists such as Gladys Knight, the late Ray Charles, the O-jays, Fabolous, SPEECH of Arrested Development, Sir Elton John, Neill Young and others.