Get to know our incredible teaching staff:
Christy Dunn Houde
Catarina Coyman
Meg Gallager
Megan Nordle
Emily Spencer
Emily is a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer located in New Hampshire. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Dance, with a focus in Modern and Ballet, and a minor in Biology. Emily is currently performing as a company member of NSquared Contemporary Dance Company located in Southern New Hampshire. She spends her summers dancing at BalletX, Complexions, Alonzo Lines, Boston Dance Theatre, and American Ballet Theatre. Emily has performed and worked with Jae Man Joo, Julia Erickson, Kwang Suk Choi, Garfield Lemonius, LeeWei Chao, Jay Kirk, and other faculty at Point Park University. Beyond performing and choreographing, Emily actively participates in The Miss America Organization, serving as Miss New Hampshire 2024. She has earned the overall talent award at the Miss New Hampshire competition two years in a row for her captivating self-choreographed dance performances. Emily is now gearing up to compete for the title of Miss America 2025. She is also passionate about teaching, is certified in Pilates and Nutrition, and hopes to help athletes with health, well-being, and injury prevention in the future.
Emma Washburn
Emma has 15 years of dance education. She studied Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, and Jazz while dancing competitively at Concord Dance Academy. Emma has worked at CDA as a class assistant throughout High School and is now taking classes through New Hampshire Technical Institute to earn a degree in Education. Emma has participated in many different dance opportunities regionally and nationally in and outside of Concord. She is excited to share her love for dance with all of her students, and is looking forward to pushing her dancers and encouraging growth, while sharing their love for the art of dance.
