OUR TEACHERS
Brittany Adams
Co-Director & Teacher
Alexis Richens
Co-Director & Teacher
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Barbara Frith
Teacher
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Sophia Cannonier
Teacher
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Quince'e Jones
Teacher
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Brittany Adams began her dance training at Jackson’s School of Performing Arts, where she learned early on the importance of expression through movement. She pursued her degree at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland and graduated with distinction with a double major in Elementary Education and Dance. During her education, she also attended American Theatre Dance Workshop and Bates Dance Festival.
Brittany has studied under and performed the works of many notable artists, including Kim Epifano, Doug Varone, Gabriel Masson, Kathleen Hermsdorf and Miguel Gutierrez. She has also performed locally for the Civic Ballet, Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society, Gilbert & Sullivan, National Dance Theatre of Bermuda and the Bermuda Festival. Brittany teaches full time at Saltus Grammar School and is the co-director at Jackson’s School of Performing Arts.
Alexis Richens graduated cum laude from Jacksonville University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, as well as a Business Management degree with a minor in Marketing. In her final year of university, Alexis achieved the award for Outstanding Senior in Dance and held the position of Student Representative of the dance department. Alexis began her dance training at Jackson’s School of Performing Arts where she studied various styles of dance.
Alexis has choreographed for Jacksonville University’s concert, One Spark, DanceSations, and Bermuda Civic Ballet and competed in the American College Dance Festival Association. Alexis has performed in numerous recitals, productions, and pantomimes, and has attended several dance intensives hosted by the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda in partnership with American Ballet Theatre. Her time at university provided her with the opportunity to work with Kristin Gallagher Flato (Ballet Mistress of The Suzanne Farrell Ballet), Stacey Tookey, Koresh Dance Company, and many others. Alexis performed with the Tempo Salsa Dancing Pro team in April 2024 and in July, won overall Bikini Bodybuilding Champion at Bermuda's Royal Grand Prix and competed a second time in November 2024 winning 2nd in her Bikini class at the Bahama's Caribbean Grand Prix. Alexis works at Bespoke Analytics and is the co-director and instructor at Jackson's School of Performing Arts.
Barbara Frith studied under E. Virginia Williams at the Boston School of Ballet. She was a member of the Boston Ballet Company and has studied with Luigi and Alvin Ailey.
Barbara has choreographed and performed in over a dozen pantomimes for BMDS and the National Dance Theatre of Bermuda, of which she was one of the founders and board members. She was also on the Executive Committee of the Gilbert &Sullivan Society and has appeared in their productions of The Boyfriend and had lead roles in Annie, Company and Chicago.
Barbara choreographed the Gilbert & Sullivan productions of The King and I, Me an My Gal, Pirates of Penzance, Les Miserable, Carmen, Into the Woods, Cabaret and directed and choreographed Anything Goes.
Sophia Cannonier, ballerina and movement expert, danced professionally with the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Aretha Franklin. She began her classical training in Bermuda under the tutelage of Madame Ana Roje and Madame Patricia Deane-Gray, OBE and she continues the legacy, instilling her students with a deep appreciation for the Legat Ballet Method. Sophia is a second generation Pilates Method Teacher Trainer and opened Bermuda’s First Pilates and Gyrotonic studios in 1998. She enjoys weaving together a tapestry of disciplines, including yoga and the Aerial Arts, that elevate strength, flexibility, artistry and technique. Sophia has served as the Chair of the Bermuda Arts Council and has been honored with several ‘Best of Bermuda’ Awards. She is married to Fascia Structural Integration expert, Michael Watson, and together they have raised three amazing, dancing children, Ravi, Vidya and Inanna.
Quince’e Jones was born and raised on the island of Bermuda and has loved the art of dance since the age of five. However, her passion for dance bloomed at the age of sixteen when she began her dance training in hip-hop, modern, African, and ballet. Quince'e became a member of "Rated E Dance Crew!", a Bermuda-based dance group that focuses on styles of hip-hop and afro-fusion. While training, she found an interest in teaching and helping the peers around her. Quince’e pursued her teaching degree at Bermuda College and graduated with an Associate in Science (Education). During her education, Quince’e auditioned and participated in TROIKA’s annual FYE dance showcase “In Living Color” which gave her the opportunity to network with local choreographers and dancers. After graduating, she auditioned and was cast as Teaspoon in the TROIKA Broadway production, “SARAFINA!” in Bermuda. Quince’e is a full-time nursery teachers’ assistant and teaches part time at Jackson’s School of Performing Arts.