Originally from California, Jess trained in Jazz, Ballet & Tap at North County Dance Arts, under the direction of Lewis and Tanya McKay.  Jess’ love for tap started at age 4.  Her grandmother signed her up for tap classes so young, because she would never stop moving her feet and was often reprimanded for fidgeting.

Jess moved to Owensboro at the age of 12 and stepped away from structured/classroom style lessons, but her love and knowledge for tap never left her.  Though not in a classroom setting, she continued to practice her craft - taking online courses, as well as traveling for lessons and master classes.  Jess’ proactive approach landed her as Musick Studios first ever Tap Instructor.  She has created our Tap Program from the ground up. 

In 2020, Jess took her first competitive tap routine to competition with our Federation dancers and led the team to a 1st place win, and division award. Since then, Jess is now our Federation Tap coach for all of our competitive teams. She continues to push the limits of tap dance in the studio and competition.

Jess also has a passion for photography, videography and editing. She has used her skills to jump start Musick Studios social media presence and now acts as our in-house videographer/photographer in addition to running the Tap program.

Shauna Jones was born and raised in Owensboro, trained with Joy Johnson and later danced with Owensboro Dance Theatre. She has her MFA in Dance from Florida State University, her Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis Certification from University of Utah and Theatre Arts Certificate from NYU Tish School for the Arts. 

Shauna is the Director of the Ballet Program at Musick Studios, and is a full-time certified dance teacher for Owensboro Public Schools teaching 6th thru 8th grade dance.

Previously, Shauna has taught for many Universities along her journey including Kentucky Wesleyan College, Western Kentucky University, Alice Loyd College, University of Kentucky and Florida State University. She was a member of the Kentucky Arts Council and has been featured in Dance Teacher Magazine. 

Shauna’s ballet studies are widely encompassing. She has studied with Suzanne Ferrell (NYC Ballet), Sheila Humphries(Royal Ballet), Anjali Austin( Dance Theatre of Harlem) and Rick McCollough (Netherlands Dance Theatre) to name a few. Shauna is so happy to be a part of the Musick Studios Family, helping to keep the arts alive and well in Owensboro.

DeAsia has been a dancer at Musick Studios since we opened our doors in 2008. She trained in Hip Hop, Lyrical, Jazz, Tap and Step from ages 4-18 before becoming a coach for the federation program. She has traveled across the United States for training and competitive dance for over nine years winning numerous awards as a dancer and now continues as a choreographer. 

DeAsia has trained in the dance through classes & conventions with Monyett Crump, Dea and Kevin Nguyen, Matt  Steffanina, Greg Chapkis, WildaBeast, JUMP Convention, Excel in Motion, Hip Hop Internationals, ESPN Sports and World of Dance.

Starting so young, DeAsia has always had a passion for dance and now, teaching/coaching. She has been a huge asset to our Hip-Hop and Federation program. She is very dependable and always motivated to continue her education and experience through dance.

Aryn has been a dancer at Musick Studios since 2014. She has trained in Hip- Hop, Lyrical and Jazz as a Federation Member for her last 4 years of school. Being an outstanding dancer through the years, she was selected for our internship program. Aryn worked for Musick Studios from 2017 -2020 as an intern before being promoted to staff in 2021.

Aryn has a passion for Hip Hop and a love for teaching. She is a very hard worker with determination in producing a good quality performance while caring for all of the dancers.

Aryn has trained through classes and conventions with WildaBeast, Janelle Ginestra, Monyett Crump, CJ Salvador, Scott Forsthy, Robert Green, Jon’qis Fillyaw, Nick Demoura, Greg Chapkis, Casie “Tynee” Goshow, Hip Hop Internationals, and World of Dance

Noelle has danced at Musick Studios since 2014, taking classes in hip hop, ballet, lyrical, tap and step. Noelle competed and trained in our Federation Program from 2016-2022. Noelle started interning in the All Abilities dance class at age 13. Each year she has increased the number of classes she has interned in including pre-hip hop and younger lyrical. She is the assistant coach for the Prodigies pre-Federation team. Noelle now also works in the office at Musick Studios in addition to choreographing and teaching.

Noelle has trained at Jump Dance Convention, Excel in Motion, Monsters, Behind the Movement “The Intensive”, and Reveal Dance Convention. She has learned under many professional choreographers and teachers such as Alex Wong, Amelia Lowe, Peter Sabasino, Ellenore Scott, Amy Yakima, TJ Popowich, Savion Glover, Greg Chapkis, Monyett Crump, Kate Jablonski, Kevin and Dea Nguyen, and Matt Steffanina. Noelle has competed at several World of Dance regional competitions.

Noelle was also on the 2021-2022 Owensboro Thoroughbreds Fillies Dance and Cheer Team. Noelle is passionate about teaching dance and inspiring young dancers to love dance as much as she does.

Alec started dancing at 10 years old and began as a shy and anxious young boy. His attitude drastically changed over his first year of training and Alec Fell in love with dance.

Alec has been dancing since 2014, trained and competed under our federation program from 2015-2020 and is now a teacher and coach. Before being promoted, he trained under many choreographers and dancers such as Cyrus Spencer, Casie Goshow, Cassidy Bright, and many others. Alec won many awards throughout while competing with our Federation Team, including a student choreography award. He was chosen as an Elite Dancer with Excel In Motion competition circuit for 2022 and 2023 where he served as an assistant to many professional choreographers for conventions. Alec is trained in Hip Hop, lyrical, ballet, tap, and step. He attended WKU’s dance intensive in 2021 and trained under several specialists in their college dance program. 

Alec is proud to teach our beginner all-boys class and our advanced sapphire class and cares about each and every student. His goals are to inspire others to use dance as an outlet and to help dancers get out of their comfort zone and explore different movements.