Founder and Creative Director, Pam Morgan, first performed at age 7 in a traditional ballet, tap and jazz recital staged by the respected Russ Whalen School of Dance. Pam expanded into musical theatre, traveling with Fall River Community Development Recreation Street Theatre to act, dance and sing in shows like "Pippin," "Grease," and "The Velveteen Rabbit," and musical revues including "On Broadway," "Costume Cabaret," and "Prom Night." She was inducted into B.M.C. Durfee High School's Drama Hall of Fame for celebrated performances in "The Miracle Worker," "A Streetcar Named Desire," and "Brigadoon."
While at Providence College, from which she graduated summa cum laude, Pam was a cast member of Blackfriar's Theatre and The People's Theatre of Fall River, and graduated from Barbizon School of Modeling. Pam was accepted from among 300 performers to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She continued to hone her acting skills at New Bedford's Your Theater, receiving rave reviews for her starring roles in "Extremities," "Lonely Is Better," "The Shadow Box" and "Educating Rita." While working at the Fall River Office of Tourism Pam became proficient in Fall River history and subsequently wrote, directed, choreographed and produced an educational musical about Fall River that was performed by high school students of the Fall River Spirit Company.
Next, Pam ventured into the media end of the performance spectrum with a stint as an Account Executive & Promotions Manager at WHTB radio (now WSAR). To round out her experience she obtained an A.S. in Video & Radio Production from New England Institute of Technology and was hired as the Internal Media Communications Specialist for Titleist and Foot-Joy Worldwide (Acushnet Company). At the Acushnet Company, Pam developed training programs and directed media services, producing video, computer, print and 35mm slide presentations. Her talent, energy and meticulous attention to detail earned her selection by Corporate Management to organize and direct company tours and presentation events.
After 6 years at Titleist, Pam decided to diversify her work and joined Perspective Communications Group, Inc., based in Middletown, R.I. It was at PCG that Pam's writing, and creativity as a video, multimedia and events producer, really came to the fore working with such clients as Textron, Textron Financial Corporation, FleetBoston Financial, GTech, Citizens Bank, Johnson & Wales University and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.
Today, in addition to operating Grooves, Pam is active in community theatre as an actress, dancer, singer and choreographer.
Ali recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) with her Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Pedagogy with an emphasis in movement/musical theatre. Ali was part of the adjunct faculty at VCU where she taught Musical Theatre Performance, Movement, Acting I, Stage Performance, and Effective Speech.
Amongst her performance background, she has also directed and choreographed Small World, Enigma Variations at VCU, You're A Good Man Charlie Brown at VCU and Stoughton High School in Massachusetts, and Oklahoma! and Bye Bye Birdie at St. Gertrude's High School in Richmond, VA, as well as choreographing VCU's 2008 & 2009 Senior Showcases, which were performed in NYC, Washington D.C., and Chicago. Assistant choreography credits include: My Fair Lady at the Pioneer Theatre Company in Salt Lake City, Utah; Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Barksdale Theatre in Richmond VA; Chicago at VCU; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at Rhode Island College; and Zanna Don't! with the Richmond Triangle Players.
Ali has also performed and choreographed with Kaleidoscope Theatre, based in Cranston, RI, and taught acting, dance and musical theatre to students ages 7-17 at St, Michael's Country Day School, Newport, RI, the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community (SPARC), Richmond, VA, and at the Rhode Island Scholar Athlete Games, Kingston, RI.
Cheryl has been teaching dance for the past 20 years. Her background, training and experience is in dance, theatre and management. She holds an MFA in Theatre from Florida State University and a BAS in Theatre and Finance from Salve Regina University.
In addition to joining the Grooves staff, she also teaches at the Newport Academy of Ballet, Portsmouth Abbey, and Just Dance, and has choreographed for St. Philomena's School in Portsmouth. Classes include tap, jazz, lyrical, musical theatre, choreography and creative movement. She has choreographed musicals for children and enjoys teaching all ages.
Katie began dancing at the age of five and she is trained in classical ballet, jazz and tap. Certified through the British Ballet Organization, Katie has completed her training right through to the solo seal level.
In her senior year of school at The Macdonald College for the Performing Arts (Sydney, Australia), her dance performance piece put her in the top two percentile in the country for Outstanding Works for the Higher School Certificate. After completing her training, she taught in Sydney at various different studios until she accepted a job offer with Carnival Cruise Lines. It was here she met her husband (originally from Bristol) thus bringing her to the ocean state.
Currently residing in Providence, Katie is attending Rhode Island College studying for a double major in Justice studies and Dance. Her teaching incorporates an emphasis on musicality, rhythm, body awareness and most importantly ensuring her students have FUN!!!!
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