Kerry Bacheller
Artistic Director & Choreographer

Kerry is an honors graduate of Rivier College and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pre-Law. She is a graduate of the Barbizon Modeling Agency. She has been dancing since the age of three. She received the majority of her dance training at the Alice Hanley Dance Academy and was a staff instructor there for seven years. She is a certified member of the National Association Of Dance And Affiliated Artists (NADAA), Dance Masters Of America (DMA), and New Hampshire Dance Alliance (NHDA). She has taken courses in Dance at the University Of Lowell, Massachusetts.

She has studied the Graham and Limon Techniques of Modern Dance under the direction of Pierre Barreau, formerly of the Joffrey Ballet, Classical Ballet under the direction of Jim Franklin, and tap under the direction of Drika Overton, creator of “Clara’s Dream – a Jazz Nutcracker” and the Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival. Kerry periodically attends teacher’s classes at the Jeanette Neill Studio in Boston, as well as statewide seminars for continuing dance education.

She has choreographed for productions of “The Wizard Of Oz”, “Bugsy Malone”, “Annie” and “Guys and Dolls, Jr”. She has been the Director and Choreographer of her own dance studio in Chester, New Hampshire since September of 1988, and has been a teacher of dance for over twenty-five years.

Jennifer Morin
Dance Instructor/Assistant Choreographer

received the majority of her dance training at Kerry’s Dance Center. Jennie was a staff instructor at the Studio of Dance Movement Arts, and The Studio of Dance Education both in Exeter. She has competed throughout New England with the senior dance company from Steppin’ Out Dance Academy. She has also studied Classical Ballet under the direction of Jim Franklin, and Modern Dance with Amanda Schiller of “Center Stage” fame.

Jennie continues her dance education through seminars and workshops throughout New England. The most recent workshops were at the Portsmouth Percussive Dance Festival where she danced with tap legend Brenda Buffalino, studied Middle Eastern Dance with Sharon Arslanian, and African Dance with Sekou & Marilyn Sylla. In July of 2006 she traveled with her dancers to the Plymouth State University Summer Dance Intensive where they performed choreography by PSU Dance Director Joan Weigers.

Jennie has even studied Hip Hop with Jimmy Locust, one of the hottest choreographers in the business. She most recently choreographed for the Island Pond Baptist Players “The Christmas Shoes” and “The Christmas Post”. Jennie helped to re-establish competitive dance teams at Kerry’s Dance Center and will be the head dance team coach for the fifth consecutive year. She has traveled throughout New England where her dancers have performed her award winning choreography. Kerry is very pleased to have her on the staff for her fifteenth year.

Katie Hignett
Dance & Yoga instructor

Katie has been studying dance for over twenty years throughout New England and Virginia, receiving the majority of her dance training at Kerry’s Dance Center. She has instructed at several dance studios throughout Southeastern New Hampshire and her award-winning choreography has been performed throughout New England. Katie helped create a yoga program at Kerry’s Dance Center. Her classes are of the Vinsasa style of Hatha Yoga.

She is certified as a yoga instructor through YogaFit and is a 200HR Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. She is also certified as a Group Exercise Instructor with both the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) and the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Katie holds both an AA and a BA from Southern New Hampshire University. Kerry’s Dance Center is pleased to have her back for her third year as a staff instructor and her second year as the Junior Dance Team Coach.