National Association of Dance & Affiliated Arts
Greater New England, Chapter #20
Next Convention: Nov. 23, 2025
Join us for some fun!
November 2025 Faculty
Maria Hughes
Ballet
Maria graduated from the Royal Ballet School into the company, where she performed as Coryphee and Soloist. A brief spell in the West End, a Bachelors and Masters degree, marriage, children and a permanent move to the USA followed. She has been teaching in the Tantasqua School District for 20 years and although widowed, resides happily in MA with her hound Ruckus and several bunnies. She is excited to be teaching ballet in Western Mass and looks forward to meeting everyone.
Jamal Ahamad
Hip Hop
Jamal Ahamad is a predominately self-taught Hip-Hop dancer, choreographer, and videographer. As an instructor at Berkshire Dance Theatre since 2011, his choreography is an amalgamation of various Hip-Hop styles focused on intricate combinations that encourage students to find joy in movement while cultivating confidence. In addition, he also facilitates a student choreography program that is explicitly designed to improve dancers’ communication, conflict resolution, team building, and project planning skills while encouraging both artistry and creativity.
Outside of his commitment to Berkshire Dance Theatre, Ahamad is also a founding member of dysFUNKcrew, a Berkshire-based adult multi genre dance group that performs throughout the county.
When Ahamad isn’t dancing, he serves his community as an Assistant Principal of Pittsfield High School.
Alice Peabody
Tap
Across Alice’s dance experience, she has taken part in multiple tap companies, including Taplife Too, Boston Tap Company, Connecticut Tap Collaborative, Speaking in Taps, and Drumatix. Alice also was a part of the USA Tap Team in 2024, traveling to Prague, Czech Republic, and taking part in a large group securing the silver medal. Along with these experiences, Alice has also been choreographing for 3 years now, with multiple choreography awards for both dances for herself, as well as others. Aside from dance, Alice was also homeschooled from 1st grade through 12th, graduating a year early. Currently she is working on her associates degree from Holyoke Community College in Child and Family Studies.
Alexia Bobrowski
Jazz
Alexia Bobrowski is an alum of Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, and Joffrey Ballet School. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance with a Creative Entrepreneurship Minor from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. The Dean of the Dance Division named her The Dance Pedagogy Scholar of 2020-2021. Formerly, she was a company member of Dimensional Dance. Alexia has performed works by Mark Morris, José Limon, Paul Taylor, Bradley Shelver, Daniel Pelzig, among many other internationally recognized choreographers. She has taught a wide range of technique classes in Hartford Public Schools, various studios in Connecticut and National Association of Dance and Affiliated Artists (NADAA). Along with dance, she has gained skills as a Business Analyst for Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Community Project Coordinator for DANCENOW NYC. Currently, Alexia is a company member with IMMIX Dance Project, Liaison for Work It Dance Challenge as well as a core Ballet and Modern teacher at Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half Day Program. She is committed to a career in dance education and is eager to inspire young artists for years to come!