2026-2027 Staff:
Miss Alaina
Alaina Pfeiffer began dancing at Dawn’s School of Dance in King William, Virginia, where she went on to teach beginning ballet and serve as president of the Student Dance Company. While attending Bridgewater College, Alaina served as captain and choreographer for the Bridgewater College Dance Team and founded the Lyrical Dance Ensemble. She has danced and taught at InMotion since 2006, and became the owner and director of the studio in 2011. Alaina received her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Physics & Mathematics in 2010. When she is not teaching classes and writing shows, she enjoys playing piano and organ with local churches and choirs, gardening, and going on adventures with her two girls. Miss Alaina will be teaching ballet and pointe classes during the 2026-2027 season.
Miss Caroline
Miss Caroline has been dancing for over 16 years and is trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, pointe, hip-hop, and tap! She grew up in New Jersey and danced at the Perna Dance Center all throughout her childhood. She currently attends JMU where she studies Communication Sciences and Disorders with hopes to be a pediatric speech-language pathologist. Miss Caroline has been an active member of Dancing Dukes since her first semester at JMU. Miss Caroline will be teaching hip-hop, jazz, and tap during the 2026-2027 season!
Miss Haley
Haley Girard began dancing at Floyd Ward School of Dance in Roanoke, Virginia, where she went on to serve as a student assistant and substitute teacher. Haley has 22 years of combined dance experiences in tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, pointe, and clogging dance styles. While attending James Madison University, Haley was a member and secretary of UREC Madison Dance Club. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design and a minor in Dance in 2023. Along with working as a campus minister at JMU BCM, Miss Haley will be teaching tap during the 2026-2027 season.
Miss Jenna
From a very young age, Miss Jenna has loved performing. Whether it be singing, dancing, or acting, she never misses an opportunity to be on stage. As she’s pursuing her biology major at JMU, Miss Jenna loves expressing her passion for all things dance and teaching through early elementary age ballet classes at InMotion. She is excited to continue sharing her love for dance for years to come!
Miss Katie
Katie Cooper has over 15 years dance experience in Acro, Ballet, Tap, Hiphop, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, and Pointe. Katie joined InMotion back in 2017 and was a part of the Cast ensemble and Perform group. She assisted Acro and Tap for 3 years and taught for 2 years. Katie is currently attending Regent University, majoring in Professional Studies with a concentration in Christian Ministry. During the 2026-2027 season, she will be teaching Acro, Tap, Jazz, and Ballet.
Miss Kelly
Kelly is a classically trained ballet dancer. She studied under organizations such as VA Governor’s School and American Ballet Theatre. She taught dance classes for 8 years, serving In Motion from 2009-2012 and again 2014-2016 before moving to Florida and then Texas. She recently moved back to the area with her family and will be working as a pediatric occupational therapist at JMU’s OT clinic. On her days off of work she is with her three sweet boys. She is excited to be back at the studio teaching again!
Miss Lexia
Lexia Werner started dancing at InMotion School of Dance at age 3. She has experience in ballet, pointe, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre, acro, lyrical, modern, and tap. She was an assistant and student teacher and was on the varsity competition cheer team at ERHS. She continued her cheer career at Bridgewater College, She is now a Kindergarten Grade teacher at Keister Elementary School and head coach of BC Cheer.
Miss Liv
Miss Liv has been dancing for 17 years doing ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, hiphop, and modern styles. She danced with InMotion during middle and highschool, doing both Cast and Perform programs. Olivia graduated from Liberty University in 2025 with a major in Criminal Justice: Investigative Studies and minors in psychology and dance.
Miss Lydia
Lydia has been a part of InMotion for many years and has developed a deep love for many styles especially Ballet, Lyrical, and Jazz. She enjoys sharing her passion for movement and expression with her students. Outside the studio, Lydia works as a preschool teacher and loves spending time outdoors, staying active, and being with her friends and family.
Miss Megan
Miss Megan has 20 years of dance experience in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and modern. She graduated from JMU in 2025, where she studied Computer Information Systems and minored in Dance. She now works in technology at Hilton and is excited to start teaching again part-time. She trained at Ashburn Academy of Dance growing up, where she served as the ambassador for their special education dance program, Darby’s Dancers. She was a member of the Ballet Theatre of Ashburn from 2013-2021 and Edge Contemporary Dance Company from 2013-2021. During her studio training, she was a teachers assistant and intern as part of the capstone program. She will be co-teaching ballet and pointe with Miss Kelly for the 2026-2027 season.
Miss Miriam
Miriam Zorc has danced around the East Coast competitively and in the professional world for 10 years. She has placed at numerous competitions, won multiple talent scholarships, trained in New York City, and choreographed for various shows. She is now studying at James Madison University and continues to dance with the Dancing Dukes club. Miss Mira will be teaching jazz, lyrical, and other styles during the 2026-2027 season.
Miss Sara
Sara Barnes began dancing at the age of four in Maryland, training at Bloom Dance Studio and Dee Buchanan Studio of Dance. She continued her studies at the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts, specializing in Cecchetti-style ballet, Fassi-style jazz, and contemporary dance. Over the years, she has shared her passion by teaching numerous ballet, jazz, and contemporary classes. Sara earned her Associate of Science in Business Administration and is set to graduate in December 2025 with a degree in Health Services Administration Management and General Business. She is currently interning at Merck while continuing to inspire through dance.
Miss Sadie
Sadie currently attends JMU where she participates on the club gymnastics team! Sadie has over 17 years of experience in gymnastics and loves to incorporate those abilities into teaching acro. Sadie loves to watch the girls improve their skills throughout the season and encourages them to keep smiling and always believe they can achieve anything they put their mind to.
Miss Taylor
Miss Taylor started dancing at the age of 5 and has studied dance at Tacoma City Ballet in Tacoma, WA, Dance Design School in Hudson Valley, NY, MWR Unlimited Skies in Stuttgart, Germany, Festival Ballet Providence in Providence, RI, and James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Master of Teaching in Elementary Education. By day she is a kindergarten teacher where she has plenty of dance parties throughout the day.
Miss Zoe
Zoe Walker has over 10 years of dance experience in ballet, lyrical, jazz, pointe, tap, acro, and hiphop. Zoe joined InMotion at age 10 and was a part of InMotion’s Cast Ensemble as well as the InMotion Perform Group. She assisted Beginning I Ballet for three years and then moved on to teach that class for 2 years. Zoe is now a student at JMU, majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in American Sign Language. Zoe is excited to be teaching ballet and jazz in the 2026-2027 season!
Miss Gail
Miss Gail is likely the friendly face you’ll see in the InMotion lobby while other staff are teaching our fabulous dancers! She was captain of the drill team at Turner Ashby High School, a drill team member at Shepherd College, and began taking ballet classes in 2004. She regularly participates in adult ballet classes and enjoys tap dancing! If you catch her during a lull in duties, young dancers and siblings can enjoy storytime with her! Her official roles at InMotion include: Front Desk Management, Studio Grandma, Costume Captain, SetMaster, Prop Proprietor, SuperSeamstress, Housekeeping & Maintenance Departments, and Keeper of the Glitter!
Student Teachers:
Miss Madison
Madison began dancing at the age of two and has trained with various dance studios throughout the area. In 2019, she joined InMotion, where she continued developing her passion for dance through years of ballet and acrobatics training. Over time, Madison discovered a love for leadership and mentorship, transitioning from student to assistant and eventually into teaching. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm with young dancers while helping them build confidence, technique, and a love for the art of dance.
Miss Meredith
Meredith Suter began dancing at the age of three joining InMotion School of Dance two years later. She has experience in ballet, pointe, tap, hiphop, and jazz but her favorite style is lyrical. For the past 5 years Meredith has been a part of both Cast and Perform at InMotion and has traveled with the Perform Group to participate in the Dance Revolution Convention. She has assisted younger classes for the past 4 years and is now excited to be teaching Beginning 1 Ballet! Meredith attends Turner Ashby High School where she participates in sideline cheer. In her free time she loves to read, scrapbook and will never deny a shopping trip!