Aimee Moran-She received her BFA in Dance Performance from East Carolina University in May 2008, where she also received the “Outstanding Senior Award” for dance performance. While there she performed in ECU’s Loessin Playhouse summer theatre production of “West Side Story.” She began training at the age of three at Ballet with Cindee Velle in the Baltimore/Washington area, where she was also a member of the Columbia Chamber Ballet for nine years and competed on their competition team from age five.  She has received training in a variety of dance styles including, ballet, jazz, musical theatre, lyrical, pointe, tap, contemporary, and modern.  She danced with Baltimore Opera in “Aida” and she performed with Royal Caribbean as a dancer on the Enchantment of the Seas.  After returning home, she performed with the modern company, Deviated Theatre, in their original production of “siGht.” Most recently she performed with Vaught Contemporary Ballet in “1920”. Aimee has also taught children and adults of all ages in multiple areas of dance since she was fourteen.  Aimee is very passionate about her dancing and hopes to continue growing in her professional career, along with her teaching.  Aimee is the Competition Director and Co-Owner of BCV Dance Center. 

Caryl is our guest artist in residence, who came to this area from New York City, where she performed with the Metropolitan, New York City and Philadelphia Lyric Operas, the Radio City Music Hall Ballet and the Larry Richardson Modern Dance Company.  She holds a B.A. degree form Mercer University and certificates in the Cecchetti technique, earned while on a scholarship with the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto.  She has attended numerous teaching seminars including the National Ballet of Canada and those in the Vaganova Syllabus, as well as teaching seminars to dance instructors.  Ms. Maxwell, a former faculty member at Towson State University, the Maryland Ballet and the Marietta Civic Ballet in Georgia, has guest taught at numerous schools throughout the region.  Most recently she directed Caryl Maxwell Classical Ballet and the Ellicott City Ballet Guild for over 25 years in historic Ellicott City, MD. Currently she is Director of Schools for Dance for the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) and is giving master classes throughout Maryland.

Shani started dancing at the age of 6, at Arabesque Dance studio in Columbia for 2 years.  She then transferred to Ballet with Cindee Velle, where she studied Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, and participated on the competition team and The Columbia Chamber Ballet.  Throughout High School, she continued at the Studio, and joined the Dance Team at Oakland Mills high school.  Upon graduating from high school, she went to Virginia Intermont College where she studied Ballet, Pointe, Modern, and Jazz for two years.  Shani then transferred to Point Park College in Pittsburgh where she studied Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Tap, Folk, and Dunham technique.  She graduated with a B.A. in Dance, with a concentration in Jazz.  She has attended several Master classes, continues to take class and had the opportunity to perform with Neil Young on stage.  Shani is thrilled being back home with Cindee Velle’s Studio.  She also teaches at Worthington’s P.T.A Program, and St.Patrick’s Catholic school.

Nikki received her early dance training at Ballet with Cindee Velle, during which she danced with The Columbia Chamber Ballet and won many awards on The Competition Team at local and national dance competitions.  Nikki continued her dance training at Towson University earning a BFA in dance performance and education.  Her junior composition piece was chosen to be showcased at the prestigious American College Dance Festival.  Nikki has taught a wide variety of dance styles for many years at multiple studios in the area.  She has won many prestigious awards for her choreography at local, national and world dance competitions.  She has performed at TU, and danced with The Collective, The Harford Ballet Company, Merge, Deviated Theatre and Vaught Contemporary Ballet.

Anna Carlisle is a Maryland native who began dancing at the age of three with Ballet with Cindee Velle. She attended Towson University and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography. Anna studied Ballet, Modern, Pointe, Partnering and a composition series culminating in a senior capstone performance project titled “Unmasked”. While studying at Towson University, she has had the privilege of training under Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Catherine Horta-Hayden, Vincent Thomas, Alison Seidenstricker and Susan Mann.  After graduating, Anna moved to New York City and attended Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester, studying intensely under industry leading choreographers and teachers. After spending a year and a half training in New York City, Anna is excited to continue sharing her passion for dance with the students at BCV Dance Center. Anna believes in creating a safe, inclusive space for dancers to express themselves through movement and most of all have fun!