Mrs. Beth Johnson was a competitive gymnast for 12 years and competitive dancer for over 10 years. Miss Beth has been teaching dance and gymnastics for over 20 years! She attended Kean College where she majored in Special Education and devoted several years to volunteering for the Special Olympics. Miss Beth has won many Top Teacher, Choreography and Top Technique Awards! Miss Beth's love for children is what drives her to pass along her love for dance and gymnastics. As a former "Miss New Jersey National Teenager", Miss Beth knows the importance of instilling self-confidence and socialization in her students. Miss Beth is also a wife and mother of four; Sean, Mackenzie, Samantha, and Molly!

Miss Kristin danced throughout her childhood with Miss Beth and Miss Alissa. She competed in tap, jazz, gymnastics and lyrical. Miss Kristin’s most memorable times were experienced through dance! Aside from teaching at Generations of Dance, Miss Kristin works at a school for students with Autism. She recently graduated with her Masters in Behavior Analysis and soon will sit for her boards to become a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Whether it is in the classroom or in the dance studio, Miss Kristin is enthusiastic to teach kiddos and most importantly she enjoys seeing them having fun. We are so lucky to have such a genuinely caring person to work with our children and teach them and leading them by the example that she lead in her own life.

Mrs. Alissa Lay has been dancing for over 33 years and teaching for over 20 years! A graduate of Montclair State University, Miss Alissa has a degree in Psychology with a minor in dance. She also studied for over 15 years at the "Broadway Dance Center" in NYC. Miss Alissa is well known in the competitive dance circuit for her creative and memorable choreography. She has won hundreds of Top Teacher, Outstanding Choreography and High-Score Awards! Miss Alissa has devoted her life to instructing students of all ages and hopes to instill a love for dance in everyone she teaches! Miss Alissa is also a wife and mother to two beautiful little girls; Taylor and Skylar!

Miss Kerri Benson Koch started dancing when she was two years old and danced with Miss Beth and Miss Alissa for most her years. She is experienced in tap, ballet, jazz, and lyrical. Kerri danced competitively for 13 years! She started as a dance teacher at the age of 18. She graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson with her bachelor’s degree in psychology and her master’s degree in elementary education. Kerri has a natural ability to work well with and inspire children. She is currently a kindergarten teacher at Byram Lakes Elementary School where she has been teaching for 13 years. Miss Kerri is also a wife and mother of three beautiful children: Joey, Kameryn and Carson. We are so happy to have Miss Kerri with Generations of Dance to inspire and encourage our dancers.

Miss Lindsey Irwin started dancing when she was 4 years old with Miss Beth and Miss Alissa. She is experienced in tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, and pom. Lindsey danced competitively for 17 years! She danced with Generations of Dance at regional and national competitions and at various community service events! She was also part of the Roxbury High School dance program. During college, she was a member of the Monmouth University Dance Team for 4 years. There she performed at home sporting events and attended NDA collegiate nationals. In 2013, Lindsey graduated from Monmouth University with her Bachelors of Arts in English and Elementary Education and an endorsement in Special Education. She is now a 3rd grade teacher. Lindsey is also an original alumni and dance teacher at G.O.D!

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Claire Liskiewicz is a professional dance instructor and choreographer whose passion for dance began at 2 years old. Claire has trained in a wide variety of dance techniques, including ballet, modern, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, and tap. She entered the competitive dance circuit at age 10 and continued competing for the next 8 years. Claire graduated Magna Cum Laude from Towson University in May 2020 with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography, as well as a B.S. in Economics. Claire has been actively teaching and choreographing for competitive dance students in New Jersey and Maryland over the last 8 years. Her students and choreography have been awarded various titles and overall high score awards from regional and national competitions. Claire is excited to join the Generations of Dance team this season!

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Miss Selene Park danced with Generations of Dance for over 10 years on an Elite Competition Team. She is experienced in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, tap, game day and pom. Selene is currently attending the University of Delaware and dances competitively with the University of Delaware Dance Team, where she performs at football and basketball games and several events throughout the year, as well as attending the UDA collegiate nationals annually. She is studying for her Bachelors of Arts and teaching at Generations of Dance, where she grew up dancing for so many years.

Miss Ava Moreno danced with generations of dance for over 10 years on competition teams. She is experienced in Ballet, Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip Hop. She has also performed with junior and high school winter guards. Ava is currently studying at the University of New Haven, where she plans to graduate with a Bachelors of Science in Forensics and a Masters of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology.

Mackenzie Johnson studied at Pace University in New York City. She has competed for over 16 years and worked with different Competition outlets. Mackenzie trained in many styles of dance, favoring tap and contemporary. She has held many titles including Starbound 2018 Dance Spirit Award and scholarship winner. Mackenzie started teaching dance at 15 years old and has found an extreme love for the art and her students. Mackenzie started teaching dance at 15 years old and has found an extreme love for the art and her students. As the daughter of Miss Beth, she enjoys working closely with her family and carrying forward the love and skills of dance to future generations.

Nick has been training in most genres of dance since the age of three. Nick started out as a competition dancer and from 2001-2011 he traveled throughout central NJ collecting multiple overall/title awards. After nine years, Nick left the competition world to embark on a more commercial track, studying in different genres of Hip-Hop, such as Popping/Waving, House, BBoying, etc. and performing around the NJ/NYC area in places such as, the Highline Ballroom for Sybarite, and Central Park NYC for the Summer Stage Tour as an opening act for Rock Steady Crew. Nick took his training to the world famous Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan, NY and during his studies and shortly after graduating he was given many performance opportunities, such as playing the lead (Dr. Fright) in “Dead Man’s Party” at Six Flags Great Adventure and being featured in a video for the non-profit organization Global Citizens, both projects choreographed by Ashlé Dawson (SYTYCD Season 1, Top 4). Other choreographers include Ellenore Scott (SYTYCD Season 6 Finalist), Carlos Neto, performing at Madison Square Garden for Brinda Guha, and for Derek Mitchell's Capezio ACE Awards piece "loss/gain" in L.A. Since then, Nick has continued to audition and work professionally in NYC & around the world. In 2017 he traveled to both the Philippines & Canada to perform in shows for Spirit Productions USA. Most recently, Nick was with Odyssey Dance Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah under the direction of Derryl Yeager (A Chorus Line National Tour). With Odyssey Nick has had the pleasure to play many featured roles in their full productions, such as, Nick Bottom in “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Uncle Billy in “It’s A Wonderful Life”. Most notably he played Mercutio in “Romeo & Juliet” and Amos in “Chicago Nights” which he performed throughout Germany in 2022.

Mrs. Alexis Williams has been taking dance lessons since she was three-years-old. She studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, and pointe with Beth Johnson and Alissa Lay for most of her life. She started dancing competitively when she was four-years-old. Alexis studied modern dance at County College of where she earned an Associate of Arts. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics at William Paterson Universityin 2012. There, she was selected to perform with the college dance team for two years. She stayed active in dance throughout college by taking classes at Broadway Dance Center. She began student teaching at Generations of Dance in 2006 and soon after, she was teaching her own classes. She also taught with Kids Dance Caravan, a traveling dance company that visits daycares and preschools to teach children dance.

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Miss Cori has been passionate about dance from the moment she could walk, beginning her dance journey at just 2½ years old. She spent over a decade as a competitive dancer, training in a variety of styles and performing in numerous stage productions, including several performances of The Nutcracker.

Her dedication and talent were recognized early on when she was selected to attend the middle school of the arts program which focused on modern dance and later continued her training at a performing arts high school, majoring in dance. Miss Cori also studied dance at Rider University and further enhanced her classical training by taking classes at the prestigious Princeton Ballet. Along the way, she had the opportunity to learn from several well-known choreographers, Broadway dancers and summer dance intensives in New York City, enriching her approach with real-world artistry and professional insight. Miss Cori’s journey with teaching and choreography began in her late teens, when she discovered the joy of mentoring young dancers and creating original movements.

While dance has always been a central part of her life, Miss Cori is also a dedicated healthcare professional. She currently works as a registered nurse, bringing compassion, focus, and care into both her nursing and teaching careers. Her unique background allows her to connect with students in a meaningful way, emphasizing both physical well-being and emotional growth through dance.

Miss Cori is thrilled to be part of the Generations of Dance staff and is excited to share her passion, energy, and experience with the next generation of dancers.

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Mrs. Becky Campbell starting dancing at age 4 but became seriously involved in ballet at age 6. Her many years of training have brought her to perform in several ballets including Cinderella, Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, Robinhood and Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Miss Becky has been teaching ballet and modern for 9 years while she continues her education. She attended Community College of Morris where she received her Associates in Dance. Upon graduation, Miss Becky was awarded the Choreographer/Dancer Award. She later took classes at Montclair State University and is currently attending William Paterson University where she majors in Math and Secondary Education. In 2002, Miss Becky had a modern piece of hers called "Slurp, Bang, Bang" chosen to perform in Boston at the American Choreography Dance Festival (ACDF). The following year her piece, "Kindly Worshipping" was chosen to go to Vermont for ACDF. Miss Becky has studied ballet and modern at many schools including Peridance Center in NYC where she focused on the Jose Limon technique.

Miss Patti Meudt is our Office Manager and you can find her at the desk a couple nights a week, handling billing and payments and assisting with customers needs. She has over 30years experience in the corporate environment and is a full-time senior corporate paralegal at a research and development firm based in Princeton. She is a mom of a daughter who is a GOD Alumni and college dance team dancer. She still enjoys watching all the dancers in the studio develop and thrive.

Mr. Sean - Originally from Nutley, NJ, Sean was a competitive dancer for 15+ years who specialized in tap dancing. He won numerous titles top overall awards, and grand championships over the years and has been training dancers for the last 10 years in tap. He has also worked for Starbound National Talent Competition as a stage manager and sound technician for the last 6 years. Mr. Sean also was featured multiple times on the Lifetime TV Show, Dance Moms and filmed a Delta Airlines dance commercial with Serena Williams.

Miss Sunny Park dancing and started ballet at age 9 when living in South Korea. She pursued studying ballet seriously through the Sunwha Arts school & Sunhwa Arts High School in South Korea. She performed several school performances and the Nutcracker for three years with Universal Ballet company (a Korean professional ballet company). She then attended Kirov Ballet Academy in Washington DC to study Vaganova/Russian style ballet. Unfortunately, she had to stop studying ballet professionally due to an injury at age 18. Her other hobbies include cooking, yoga, and Taekwondo. Sunny is a valuable asset to helping our dancers learn discipline, control and technique with her refreshing teaching style - she is respected and appreciated.

Miss Nikole is a graduate of the musical theatre program at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. Consistently working as an Actors Equity member and teaching artist, she has recently been seen in the national tour of Charlotte's Web, Matilda, The Little Mermaid, Pinkalicious the Musical, and The world premier of The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel. Nikole also has had multiple Broadway World nominations for her stage work including best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Glinda in The Wizard of Oz, and Grace (wicked stepsister) in Cinderella. When not on stage herself Nikole has been a teaching artist for 10+ years and has Choreographed and/or directed over 30 productions, including Legally Blonde, Bat Boy, Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, and Hairspray!

Miss Kristen Mugavero started dancing at age 4, with the “first generation” of Generations of Dance. She attended college at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia with a major in Modern Dance Performance. Miss Kristen is a very hardworking Mom of 2 fierce little girls (of our future Generation at the studio) and works as a paralegal at a real estate attorney’s office, a banquet server and a proud dance teacher at Generations of Dance … carrying out our mission of passing on the love of dance to our the new generations!

Miss Sammi Johnson started dancing when she was less than 2 years old and danced with Generations of Dance for 17 years, over 10 of them on a Elite Competition Team. She is experienced in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, tap, and acro. Sammi is currently planning on studying child development and training to be a child life specialist in hospitals for sick children. Sammi is currently teaching at Generations of Dance where she was literally born and raised on dance.

Jenna is excited to be part of the Generations of Dance team! Jenna kicked off her dance career at Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester in the Spring of 2016. Through the program she was able to work with New York City’s top dance educators. After her program, Jenna was called back to BDC twice as an Alumni Choreographer, creating musical theater pieces shared with the best in the industry. Jenna is thrilled to be able to continue to share her love for dance with her students and help them be the best dancers and people that they can be!

Miss Jacqui Meudt started dancing when she was 2 years old and danced with Generations of Dance for over 10 years on an Elite Competition Team. She is experienced in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, tap, acro, game day and pom. Jacqui is currently in her senior year at the Honors College at West Chester University in PA studying for her Bachelors of Arts at the College of Health Sciences in Lifestyle Nutrition and is involved with the West Chester University Dance Company where she dances weekly and performs twice annually in addition to participating in several community projects. She is also on the Executive Board as the Marketing Chair and dances competitively with the West Chester University Dance Team, where she performs at football and basketball games and several events throughout the year, as well as attending the UDA collegiate nationals annually. She has performed at and participated in many pro-team events. She is thrilled to be teaching at Generations of Dance and passing on her experience at the place that helped nurture her passion for dance and performing.

Miss Julie Rice has over 12 years of competitive dance experience and graduates from Fairleigh Dickinson University in May 2025 with a Bachelor’s degree. Since graduating high school in 2021, she has continued her training through college dance classes and remains passionate about sharing her love of dance with students of all ages. Miss Julie is excited to teach at the studio where she danced for so many years.

Miss Aria Moreno danced with Generations of Dance for over 10 years on an Elite Competition Team. She is experienced in ballet, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, tap, acro and color guard. Aria graduated from Hofstra University this May where she is studied Pre Med and Dance with a minor in Chemistry and she begins Medical School this summer. Aria was involved with the Hofstra Dance Company and a part of their Executive Committee. Aria also continued to follow her passion with color guard and march in the Caballeros Drum Corps. She is thrilled to be teaching at Generations of Dance when she has a break from her busy schedule.

Rebecca Corrigan is an accomplished artist based in New York City. Most recently, she served as Dance Captain assistant and featured dancer in the Broadway production of “Boop! The musical” directed by Jerry Mitchel. Her diverse repertoire includes Warner Brother’s “In the Heights”, Madison Square Garden’s PHISH, NY Fashion Week, Good Morning America, NY Auto show and Comic Con. Rebecca played the role of Graziella in MRT’s funk rendition of “West Side Story” and assisted Jon Rua in the Broadway production “The Cher Show”. She has performed with artists such as Jason Derulo, PHISH, 3OH3!, Nickleback, Kid Rock, Coheed and Cambria and Rubblebucket. Rebecca has been featured in Dance Spirit magazine as “A Mover and Shaker to Know” and Paper Magazine as “Upcoming Artist- Not to Miss”. She was associate choreographer to Jon Rua for “The Hombres”, to Bobby Newberry for NY Knicks Dance Team and head choreographer for national Carlsberg commercials and most recently head choreographer for Leo Messi’s upcoming Más+ Sports drink campaign. Rebecca has trained and performed with The Grit, Nadine Bommer Dance Company and Vessels Co. around the United States. She has been recognized with numerous accolades for her free form movement blending her extensive hip hop and contemporary background. Beyond her performance and choreographic endeavors, Rebecca finds fulfillment in sharing her passion of dance through teaching and setting work in studios nationwide.