Meet the Teaching artists
tori zegarelli
Tori Zegarelli is a mover, creator, and educator based in Cleveland.
She has performed professionally with Aerial Dance Chicago, Dance in the Parks, Hedwig Dances, and most recently, GroundWorks DanceTheater. During her time with GroundWorks, Tori had the privilege of performing works by renowned choreographers including Antonio Brown, David Shimotakahara, FLOCK (Alice Klock & Florian Lochner), Olivier Wevers, Peter Chu, Rena Butler, Sidra Bell, and Spenser Theberge. In her final seasons with the company, she also served as Artistic Associate and Web Designer, contributing both artistically and administratively.
As an educator, Tori has worked with dancers of all ages, teaching at Cleveland State University and in various pre-professional programs throughout the Chicago and Cleveland areas. She has also facilitated and assisted with numerous community outreach programs in Cleveland Public Schools and adult education settings.
Tori holds a BFA in Dance from Point Park University. She is a certified yoga instructor and integrates somatic practices into both her teaching and personal movement research. Her work is rooted in sharing the joy of dance, fostering connection, and encouraging a continual pursuit of excellence.
Teagan Reed
Teagan Reed (she/her) hails from St. Petersburg, Florida, and began Scottish Highland dance at age 12. She trained at the Patricia Ann Dance Studio and the Pinellas County Center for the Arts before earning her B.F.A. in 2020 from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music and completing Hubbard Street's professional training in the same year. Tea has performed with various companies, including Fukudance, Dance in the Parks Chicago, Little Fire Artist Collective, Aerial Dance Chicago, and Groundworks DanceTheatre. In 2016, she launched Ballet Naked and founded the Pro.noun Dance Project in 2021 to increase visibility of queer and trans artists.
Liz Conway
LIZ CONWAY (she/her) is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. A Cleveland, OH native, her early training at Dance Dimensions by Jen Naso led her to study dance at Ohio University where she graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography. She spent her early career in Chicago, IL pursuing dance and arts administration. Her professional concert dance credits include: The Dance COLEctive, Kristina Isabelle Dance Company, Kelly Anderson Dance Theater, and montom arts. She was a featured dancer and actor in the short film, Limerence, directed by Dan Pedersen. Conway’s choreographic work has been presented at the Going Dutch Festival, Inaside Choreographic Sponsorship Event in Chicago, IL, Cleveland Dance Fest and CDF | Akron Concert Series. Her professional theatre credits include: A Chorus Line (Bebe) and Can-Can (Featured Ensemble) at Porchlight Music Theatre, Beauty and the Beast (Ensemble) at Drury Lane Oakbrook, Chicago (Featured Dancer) at Big Noise Theatre and Joseph..Dreamcoat (Wife) at Music Theater Works. Liz returned to Cleveland in 2020 and is now a Company Member and Operations Coordinator with The Movement Project. She is also currently the Associate Choreographer for A Chorus Line at Beck Center for the Arts.
Megan L. Gargano
MEGAN L. GARGANO (she/her) is a native of Cleveland, Ohio where she began her training in 2003 at the Royal School of Ballet under the direction of Joanne Hughes Morscher. In addition, Megan studied at The Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, BalletMet, performed with The Pennsylvania Ballet and participated in several dance festivals throughout Ohio.
In 2012, Megan received her BFA in Performance and Choreography from Ohio University School of Dance where she developed her own artistic voice under the mentorship and direction of Madeleine Scott, Marina Walchli, Mickie Geller, Travis Gatling, Tresa Randall, John Bohuslawsky and Gladys Bailin. While studying at OU, Megan performed the reconstruction of Alwin Nikolais piece Noumenon Mobilus, under the direction of Alberto del Saz. She has performed in faculty works by Mickie Geller and guest work by Adriana Durant, Stefanie Batten Bland and Sean Curran. July 2010 Megan studied at the Laban Centre in Greenwich, London where she furthered her studies in Limon and Release Techniques, choreography and contact improvisation. In 2010 Megan set original work at the Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights and in 2011 her work “Formally Phrased, with the exception of a few” was selected for adjudication at the American College Dance festival held at Grand Valley State University, Michigan.
In 2009, Megan co-founded The Movement Project, a professional dance company serving the communities of Cleveland and Akron.
Fall 2024, Megan, along with her creative team at The Movement Project was awarded the 2024 Knight New Work for their project “techMOVES: the cyclical relationship in creative practice.” The project will focus on developing low-cost, tech-based tools to lower barriers for dance artists, showcased through workshops and premiere performances in both Akron and Detroit Summer 2026. In 2025, Gargano received the Arts Alive 2025 Outstanding Artist in Dance Award from Summit Artspace.