Marina Keuchkarian
Owner/Director of The Dance Space
Marina Keuchkarian is a dancer, choreographer, instructor and singer. She first studied as a child under Joan O’Brien and in her teen years became Joan’s assistant teacher. With Joan she taught ballet, American Tap and jazz dance. When Marina graduated high school, she moved to Orlando and went to the University of Central Florida. There she began studying hip hop with Darryl Blackman, choreographer for pop sensations such as Jordan Knight, Aaron Carter and Brooke Hogan.
In 2003, Marina returned to Boston to study Foreign Language at Suffolk University. She traveled to Spain with the university to learn Flamenco and perform in Madrid. When she returned to Boston she intensified her ballet training under the instruction of Nicole Pierce of Green Street Studios, the Artistic Director and choreographer of EgoArt, Inc.
In 2004 she began teaching at Nicole’s Studio of Dance in Waltham, Ma and she continued teaching there for 15 years. Marina obtained her teaching certification with both The Dance Teachers Club of Boston and Dance Masters of America and taught children of all ages classes in ballet, tap, jazz, jazz funk, contemporary and hip hop.
At the beginning of 2008 Marina graduated Cum Laude from Suffolk with a B.A. in Foreign Language. Her plan was to become a Spanish teacher, but by the end of 2008 Marina was working with world renown producer Louis Bell (hit maker for the likes of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, The Jonas Brothers and Post Malone) in an all girl vocal group in negotiations with Atlantic Records. Marina left the group before signing to be a full time mom to her then 8 month old son.
In 2014 she founded the adult dance company Boston Dance Productions and worked with top Boston choreographers such as Skooj Choreo with Boston Contemporary Dance Project, Chris DiNicola and Devin Woolridge of Phunk Phenomenon and Sean Fielder of the Boston Tap Company.
Before moving to Cape Cod in 2017, Marina was working as an assistant kindergarten teacher in the Belmont Public Schools in addition to teaching dance classes. Marina has always loved working with children and teaching them the technique of dance and the different styles. Most importantly, she loves helping them to build their confidence and self esteem. She wants each of her students to know they should compare themselves to no one else, be only the best they can be, and have fun learning to dance along the way!
Zoë Cann
Acrobatics/Preschool Hip hop
Zoe Cann grew up dancing and performing gymnastics from the young age of 4 years old. Originally born in Virginia, she moved to Sandwich, and then Falmouth as a very young child where she started dancing at Falmouth Dance Academy. It wasn’t long before Zoe’s love for gymnastics became her main focus and she became a competitive gymnast. Zoe took home multiple awards in state competitions over the 11 years she studied at Flip Flops gymnastics studio in Mashpee, MA. Zoe’s passion for gymnastics continues into her adulthood as she now teaches acrobatics for dance. She currently has her Module One and Preschool Acrobatics certifications from Acrobatic Arts, a training program specifically designed to set a standard of excellence in acro. Zoe absolutely LOVES working with children, and she is amazing with them! She works full time as a teacher at Little Kids, Inc. Preschool in Falmouth, MA and somehow finds the time to study for her degree in Child Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. Students love Miss Zoe, she brings the positive vibes that we are all about at TDS!
Tanya Vincent
Ballet II and III/ Contemporary III
Tanya holds a BFA in dance and performance from California State University of Long Beach. She has been dancing in Cape Cod productions of the Nutcracker since 1995 as a guest artist and became the artistic director of Cape Cod Ballet in 2002. She has also been a principal dancer with Ballet Repertory Theatre and The Company Dance Unlimited in California. Tanya has performed the role of the White Angel in Martha Graham’s “Diversion of Angels”, as well as performing in Rachel Lambert’s “Braham’s Variations” and Rosalind Newman’s “Heartbeat”. She has also worked with Winifred Harris, Susan McClain, Janet Eilber, Jeff Slayton, Michelle Simmons and Rebecca Wright. Tanya and her husband Coby Vincent owned and operated the Atlantic Coast Academy of Dance from 2006-2020. Miss Tanya currently coaches dancers for the Youth American Grand Prix Ballet Competition (YAGP). Her choreography has won numerous awards and accolades at regional and national competitions. Miss Tanya is such a wonderful addition to The Dance Space and we are thrilled to have her expertise in all genres of dance!
Brittney Malouin
Jazz Technique/Turns and Leaps
Brittney Malouin has been dancing since the age of 3 years old. She grew up dancing at The Baker School of Dance in Buzzards Bay where she competed on their competition team for over 10 years. She traveled nationally for competitions to places like Connecticut, New Jersey, Florida and Las Vegas. Brittney studied all styles of dance including jazz, lyrical, tap and hip hop. During high school Brittney became an assistant teacher at her studio and then a lead teacher teaching children of all ages. After high school Brittney attended Keene State College in New Hampshire where she double majored in Elementary Education and Dance Education. She was also on the Keene State College Dance Team which was hip hop based and she traveled to Disney World every year to compete in the Universal Dance Association Nationals. During Brittney’s senior year her team placed 8th in the nation, competing against over 90 other schools! Brittney graduated from Keene State in 2018 and moved back home, taking a teaching position at Bourne Middle School. She also began teaching dance again at her old stomping ground, The Baker School of Dance. Brittney resides in Bourne with her 4 children and fiancé. She coaches her daughter’s cheerleading program and is now a member of the team here at TDS teaching jazz technique, turns and leaps. We are so excited to have Brittney!