Faculty Profiles

Martin Kunc Founder & Artistic Director

Martin has been teaching the art of ballroom dance throughout the Delaware Valley for over 25 years. He began studying International-Style Ballroom and Latin dancing at age 14 at the Savarin School of Dance in Prague. By age 17, he had traveled throughout his home country of Czechoslovakia, winning numerous Ballroom, Latin and Disco dance competions, and became a ten-time National Ballroom Dance Champion in Europe. After defecting in 1983, he relocated to the United States and began teaching and coaching dance in the Philadelphia area. Prior to opening Blue Moon Dancesport, Martin owned studios in both Kimberton and Phoenixville. A talented choreographer, dancer and teacher, Martin works with all levels of dancers from beginner to competitor.

Laura Director, Instructor

Laura is the Director and an instructor of Blue Moon Dancesport. Her dance training began at a very young age and includes International and American-Style Ballroom and Latin dance, as well as the classical and contemporary dance arts. As an accomplished ballroom dancer, Laura instructs students from all over the Delaware Valley in both International and American-Style Ballroom and Latin dancing. A versatile dancer with a passion for dance, Laura also instructs Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop to a variety of ages. She has performed in ballroom galas and showcases, musical theatre, parades, and community benefits. Laura is an Honors graduate of West Chester University.

Brian

Brian has been training and performing as a B-Boy (break dancer) for almost 30 years. Staying true to form, Brian's experience with breakin' came strictly from the streets. He also received training in martial arts and bodybuilding, which he incorporates into his dancing to create a totally unique breakin’ style. Brian is the founder of the MACH7 dance crew, the ExtremeKicks competition circuit, and the TeamExtreme dance crew. He was a member of the Shock Explosion dance crew and creator of the break dancing movie, “Gotta Jam!” Brian is exciting to start teaching break dancing this year with Blue Moon and can't wait to get you dancing!

Cathie

Cathie began her dance training at the age of 3 and has been dancing ever since. She has taught dance extensively throughout Chester and Delaware County for over 30 years, and has coached cheerleading at the elementary school level. Cathie is a seasoned choreographer who has lead her competition team dancers to win numerous awards throughout the region. She also spent many years choreographing benefit performances for a variety of nursing homes, talent shows, and churches. Cathie's primary area of expertise is in tap -- Broadway style is her first love -- as well as jazz, musical theater and production. She has instructed students from pre-school thru adults, both in groups and individually. Her bubbly enthusiasm for dance is catching!

Emily

Emily is a certified Zumba fitness instructor with a passion for dance. Originally from Africa, Emily came to the US and fell immediately in love with the Latin rhythms and fun, upbeat style of Zumba. Her fitness class choreography is an international mix of all flavors blended together to create a true Zumba dance experience. Emily holds a masters in both Business Administration and Communication Studies from West Chester University.

Katie

Katie has over 12 years of dance training in Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz and Tap. She also has extensive performance experience which includes: The Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Paquita, Don Quixote, Dracula, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Rodeo, Peter and the Wolf, Esplande, Lil'Abner, and The Music Man. Katie has performed at the World Bank in Washington, DC and the United Nations in NYC while touring Poverty Requiem - a Global Call to Action Against Poverty, and has been involved with various outreach programs to spread the education of the arts in many PA elementary schools. Katie has worked with a variety of dance professionals such as Christopher D'Amboise and Ronen Koresh, and was a member of the George Mason University Dance Company. Currently, Katie is a dancer on the WCU Dance Team while she pursues a degree in Secondary English Education with a Dance Minor at West Chester University.

Megan

Megan has been dancing for the past 19 years and is trained in many styles of dance including Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop and Tap. During her dance career, Megan performed and competed throughout the United States, winning numerous awards and scholarships for her performances. She was accepted into many prestigious dance programs including the Universal Ballet Academy (formally known as the Kirov), the American Ballet Theater, Virginia School of the Arts, the Boston Ballet, the School of American Ballet, and the Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts. Megan was a member of the Artists Simply Human dance company and the nationally ranked West Chester University dance team, and has had the opportunity to train with many well-known teachers and choreographers including Billy Larson, Denis Gronostayskiy, Anastasia Babayeva, and Alexander Boitsov. Megan holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from West Chester University. She is excited and eager to spread her love and knowledge of dance to the Blue Moon community!

Sara

Sara has been training and performing for the past 20 years in Modern, Ballet, Lyrical, Jazz, Theatre Dance, Hip Hop and Tap. She has choreographed dance for studios in Chester and Delaware County, as well as for various theatre groups. She has performed at Disney's Magic Kingdom and Hershey Park. Sara's passion for dance has led her to pursue a career in teaching where she wants to show her love of dance to students of all ages. Sara holds a B.F.A. in Dance from Rider University.

Blue Moon Dancesport Studio
319 E. Lincoln Hwy., Exton, PA 19341
Exton East Shopping Center

Email: info@dancebluemoon.com
Phone: 610-363-8679