Our Team

We help our community gain access to variety of opportunities.

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    Sarah Weber Gallo (she/her)

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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    Kerri-Ann Simone Munoz (she/her)

    DIRECTOR OF DANCE EDUCATION

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    Kelly Guerrero (she/her)

    MANAGING DIRECTOR

Sarah Weber Gallo is Dance Education Director at Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken, NJ, where she has built a thriving dance academy in service of the community and the professional theatre.  She is currently dancing in her 25th season with the Metropolitan Opera, where she has enjoyed the honor of working with such esteemed world-renowned choreographers and directors as Christopher Wheeldon, Benjamin Millepied, Michael Mayer, Julie Taymor, Mary Zimmerman, Graciela Danielle, André Serban, Robert LePage, Doug Varone, Mark Dendy, and Sean Curran.  In addition to her performing work at the Met, Sarah has a deep history of volunteerism, advocacy, and activism in her decades-long roles as AGMA Union Delegate and dance co-chair of the negotiating committee.  

She is a former Radio City Rockette and holds an M.F.A. in Dance from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee and a B.A. in Psychology from Goucher College.  Honors include a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Finalist Award for Choreography (2023), the New York Indie Film Festival Audience Choice Award for her concert film of “The Magic Hour” (2022), the New Jersey Theatre Alliance Award for Excellence in Arts Education (2020), and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee New Works Award (2016).

Sarah is Resident Choreographer at Mile Square Theatre and Artistic Director of SWG/dancetheatre, and her theatrical and concert dance choreography has been presented nationally and internationally.  She is currently on faculty at Montclair State University, NJCU, and the Joffrey School of Ballet.    

sarah.dancenj[at]gmail.com

Kerri-Ann Simone Munoz is a dance educator, youth enrichment programmer, business professional, and advocate of preserving a culture of inclusiveness in the dance community, with more than 14 years' experience teaching in private dance studios and K-12 public and private schools. She is the founder and Managing Director of the after-school dance academy, Simone Says Dance, based in South Florida, collaborating with community leaders, K-12 administrators, and school-board officials since 2014 to install an introduction to classical dance training into the elementary after-school curriculum. Kerri-Ann trained and performed under several prestigious choreographers and was an influential member and soloist for Olujimi Dance Collective, founded by Artistic Director, Michelle Grant-Murray.  Kerri has an Associate of Arts in Dance Education from Miami-Dade College and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Merchandising and Business from Miami International University of Art & Design.

kerriann.dancenj[at]gmail.com

Kelly Guerrero is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and arts administrator. She holds a BFA in Dance and Minor in Business from Montclair State University, where she received a Choreographic Excellence award. Her work has been presented in various festivals in Missouri, New Jersey, and New York. She is currently dancing with The Moving Architects, a NJ/NYC based dance company. Kelly started working with Dance New Jersey as an Intern for three semesters during her undergraduate studies, and became its Managing Director in 2022.

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Department of Theatre and Dance at Montclair State University University; Minor in Business, Feliciano School of Business at Montclair State University.

kelly.dancenj[at]gmail.com

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    Ava Rakowski (she/her)

    COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

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    Ian Kent (he/him)

    DATABASE RESEARCH INTERN

Ava Rakowski (she/her) is a dancer, writer, choreographer, and teacher from Lyndhurst, NJ. Rakowski is earning her BFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University where she trains in many contemporary dance forms. During her time at Rutgers, Rakowski has performed in works by Thang Dao, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Pam Tanowitz, Kun-Yang Lin, Luis A. Lara Malvacias, Ani Javian, and John Evans, as well as many student works. She is also set to graduate this spring with a second major in Journalism and Media Studies, combining her love of movement and writing. In addition to performing, choreographing, and teaching, she aims to help other artists through arts administration and grant writing to help dancers articulate their ideas and bring their work to life. 

Ian Kent (He/Him) is a dancer and choreographer based in Belle Mead, NJ. Kent is currently earning his B.A. in Dance Performance from Rider University where he trains in many ballet, modern, and contemporary artforms. Throughout his first year at Rider, Kent has performed in works by Danielle Mondi and Jessica Rodriguez as well student works by Koy Withers, Marissa Stellato, and Aniky Salima. He is also earning a second major with a B.A. in Arts & Entertainment Industries Management, combining his love for dance with knowledge about nonprofit arts organizations. Kent is very excited to be a part of the Dance New Jersey team and help dancers, teachers, and choreographers around NJ stay connected.

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