Kit (Kiersten) Gould

She has been dancing for 16 years, studying many styles including ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, hiphop, modern, and some fusions between multiple styles. She studied before college mostly at Gate City Ballet, while also being a junior apprentice for two years at Urbanity Dance in Boston and being a company member of Touché Taps. She grew up attending summer dance camps such as Bossov Ballet, Festival Ballet Providence, and Pantos Project. At UNH she was on the dance company studying under Gay Nardone, Marybeth Marino, Assaf Benchetrit and Susan Endrizzi. She also took part in the aerial program (silks, trapeze, lyra) at UNH and became a teaching assistant for the class during her senior year. Throughout her entire dancing career, she has substitute taught at a variety of dance studios and has choreographed many pieces. Choreography is a huge passion of hers and she looks forward to choreographing on future students! She is now currently teaching 3rd grade in Amherst, NH while continuing her passion of dance by teaching it after school and in the summers. She teaches jazz and contemporary at Rise Dance Studio as well as aerial dance at Aerial Northeast.