Dance Instructor / Co-Education Director

Dance Instructor / Co-Education Director

Jeanna is a Frederick native, Sagittarius, ENFP-T, and Enneagram type 6 & 7. She has dedicated her life to the art of dance and therapeutic nature of movement as a performing artist and educator. She received her AA in Business Administration from Frederick Community College, BFA in Dance Performance from Towson University, is a registered Yoga Teacher (200 RYT), and holds a certification in Functional Awareness. 

Jeanna’s teaching philosophy is centered around cultivating 'The 4 C’s of the Classroom': Creativity, Curiosity, Community and Compassion. She is passionate about the discovery of one’s artistic voice and dynamic alignment as avenues to improving one's mobility, resilience and overall wellbeing. 

She has performed with dance companies on both the East and West coast, including Disney Cruise Lines, Benita Bike's DanceArt Company, Kybele Dance Theater, Alternative Dance Project, Deep Vision Dance Company and Kinetics Dance Theater. 

Jeanna co-founded and was co-artistic director of LucidBeings Dance along with creative partner Franki Graham from 2017-2019. Most notably, LucidBeings' work was selected and presented at Maryland Choreographer’s Showcase (2018), Baltimore Dance Invitational (2018), VelocityDC Dance Festival (2017), and the Richmond Dance Festival (2017 and 2018). 

This will be her 11th consecutive year with 24/7 Dance Studio. Jeanna is currently a co-Education Director, Dance Instructor, and Rehearsal Director for PRIDE Company. She also leads Yoga classes at Roots & River Yoga, offers cross-training for Figure Skaters, and teaches adaptive dance & yoga for the YMCA's Kids Unlimited program. 

In her free time, Jeanna loves traveling, being with and learning from nature, adventurous eating, dabbling in all things arts & crafts, and is a proud pet mom to her rescue turtle, Tye and sweet kitties Giuseppe and Fennel. 

Best,

Jeanna Riscigno

Co- Education Director

24/7 Dance Studio