Meet the Moonlight Team

Christina was born and raised in Columbia, Maryland.  She began dancing at the age of 4 at Backstage Dance Studio and continued dancing there throughout high school.  She was a member of her high school’s dance/pom team, cheerleading squad, dance company, and track team. Christina attended James Madison University, where she performed as a member of JMU’s nationally ranked dance team, the Dukettes. After graduating with a B.S. in Media Arts & Design and Corporate Communications in 2005, she spent several years working in the media and tourism industries in Washington, D.C. While living in D.C. she performed with the NBA’s Washington Wizards.  Christina spent two years teaching English and Dance in Beijing, China before moving to Virginia Beach.  When she moved to Virginia Beach, she worked for Channel 13 before realizing it was time to revisit her passion for dance and take a chance by opening her own dance studio – something she wanted to do as a young girl – and in 2018 Moonlight Dance Studio opened its doors.

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Miss Jalyn is a Hip Hop Instructor at Moonlight Dance Studio, Music In Motion Dance Studio and Denise Wall Dance Energy. She has been dancing since her freshman year of High School and has been teaching in and out of studios for almost 10 years. Her biggest dance inspirations are Brian Puspos and Chris Martin. Through her experience in the 757 dance community, she has competed and performed in shows and competitions along the DMV area such as Coalescence and Prelude. She strives every day to be a better teacher and leader for her students!

Miss Jan began her dance training when she was eight years old.  Watching her best friend, Melanie, twirl her baton, Jan followed in her footsteps pursuing baton and adding dance to her training.  She was hooked. She became a professional dancer, choreographer and dance instructor.  She has performed at various dinner theaters and has judged at dance competitions across the Washington, D.C. region. She was also a summer replacement for the Radio City Rockettes, sadly they went on strike during that time… it was a good timing, though and her life took a diffident turn allowing her tour within the State Fair circuit.   In 1990, she quit her Capitol Hill Washington D.C. job and opened her own dance studio in Maryland, “The” Dance Company.  Miss Jan relocated to Virginia Beach to raise her family and has been teaching at Moonlight Dance Studio since its opening in 2018.  

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Miss Kelsey started her dancing journey at the young age of 2 and studied both classical and commercial dance. She grew up training at a local dance studio, competing on their dance team, and graduated from the Governors School for the Arts in 2016. In 2015, she also attended the Summer Residential Governors School program at Radford University for Dance. Kelsey furthered her dance career at James Madison University as a Dance major, where she studied under noteworthy faculty and guest artists such as Ryan Corriston, Cynthia Thompson, Suzanne Miller-Corso, Kate Trammel, Kiki Lucas, and Doug Varone amongst others, and choreographed a variety of pieces for the university’s dance concerts. Kelsey’s favorite thing about teaching dance is helping students discover their inner artist and watching them learn how to embody storytelling through movement. 

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Miss Kim has been teaching a variety of styles of dance at different studios and schools since 2009. She received training at George Mason University during her undergrad years and has been a member of multiple teams including Urbanknowlogy 101, Culture Shock, D.C., and CREWcial. Miss Kim has been at Moonlight for the past 4 years teaching HipHop and coaching the Moonlight Competition Team. She recently earned her Masters degree in social work and is now a dance/movement therapist. 

Miss Lindi is a certified Dance Instructor with 22 years of teaching experience. She has taught thousands of students across the United States and Europe with a focus on classical Ballet (R.A.D. and Cecchetti methods) and Musical Theater. In April 2019 Miss Lindi added Progressing Ballet Technique to her list of certifications.

Lindi grew up on the stage with her first theater performance at age 3. She went on to train with both the Kansas City Ballet School and the St. Louis Ballet School. She has studied many styles of dance focusing mainly on Ballet, Musical Theater, Stylized Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary & Tap. She also has extensive training in Kinesiology.

Lindi was the owner and creative director for Midwest Dance Synergy of North Central Missouri for 17 years, during which time she was also blessed to choreograph for multiple theater programs and drama departments across the Midwest and the Florida panhandle. Lindi has also been involved with Dance Masters of America, Dance Educators of America, and the Youth Protection Advocates in Dance. 

Miss Melissa is a Virginia Beach native who has studied all styles of dance including ballet, pointe, contemporary, jazz, ballroom, Hawaiian / Tahitian, & Flamenco. She graduated from Salem’s Visual & Performing Arts Academy and was awarded the Promising Artist Scholarship from The University of the Arts in 2012. 

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Melissa graduated from The University of the Arts with her BFA in Dance Performance & Education in 2016. After graduation, Melissa was a part of The Honey Bees, a professional dance team for Philadelphia’s AIFL team, The Yellow Jackets. In 2021, Melissa graduated from South University with her AAS in Physical Therapy Assistance. 

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Melissa has been teaching & choreographing with Moonlight since 2018; focusing on ballet, contemporary, and jazz. Outside of the studio, she is a Physical Therapy Assistant in Norfolk specializing in chronic pain.​​