Kim Allen holds a yoga certification through the Integrative
Yoga Therapy School and is a member of the International Yoga
Association. She is also a practicing Exercise Physiologist
working at Southern Maine Medical Center. Kim has 10 years
of experience in practicing yoga and many years working with
children and adults in movement and specializes in relaxation
techniques.
Cheryl Bernard Sheryl began belly dancing in 2003. She came to belly dance looking for an additional way to exercise to add to her physical fitness regimen. Since her first class, it has been love at first shimmy! She has studied under a number of instructors in Maine including Josie Conte, Jeanne Handy and Jessica Jane Means. She is currently performing with Naya's Trance. Sheryl has performed at the Center for Cultural Exchange, St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center, Old Port Festival, Portland Dances, and several charity events including Velvet. She begain teaching at Fiddleheads in September of 2007.
Jacinda Cotton-Castro is co-founder and
Business Director of Fiddlehead Center for the Arts. She has
lived in both Spain and Mexico. She has a B.S. in International
Business with a minor in Spanish. Jacinda also holds a Master's
Degree in International Marketing with an emphasis on Latin
America.
Bobbie Farrington - Piano
Jody Fein - Theater
Jim Gallant Whether playing at a coffeehouse,
college concert or an outdoor festival, Jim's music has never
failed to capture the hearts and feet of his audience. His
uptempo guitar style, mix of catchy originals and masterful
interpretations of contemporary music leaves his audience
feeling fully satisfied. Jim, who resides in the rural setting
of New Gloucester, Maine with his wife, Doreen and their two
children, has just recently released his second album entitled
"Point of My View". Visit Jim's website at www.jimgallant.com.
Stew Guernsey has 30 years experience in
music performance and education. He is currently a member
of The Bodb Charest band as well as being "on call" for session
and performance work throughout New England. Stew is also
currently teaching at Carroll's School of Music in Lewiston.
He holds a BA from Hartwick College and an M.Ed. from Cambridge
College.
Judy Kann is a certified teacher with a
B.S. in Elementary Education, K-8. She has many years of experience
teaching preschool in New York and Maine. Judy received her
Masters of Science in Literacy Education from USM in 2001
and is currently tutoring students in reading and writing.
She has been a student of yoga for over thirty years and has
led yoga workshops. Judy is passionate about weaving children's
literature into art, music, and movement to inspire imagination
and critical thinking in young children.
Genevieve-Levine - Clay
Kerry Loupe
Caroline has taught T'ai Chi Ch'uan for over 20 years in the Southern Maine area and loves sharing her knowledge and delight of this joyous, beautiful movement practice with people of all ages and abilities. Caroline is also self employed as a Licensed Clinical Counselor in New Gloucester and is a Registered Dance Movement Therapist, having received her training in using Movement as a healing modality at Antioch/New England Graduate School.
Grimaldi Martinez currently teaches Latin Dance, Tap Dance
and voice lessons at Fiddlehead Center for the Arts. For over ten years Grimaldi has also been singing, composing
music, and playing a variety of instruments. His vocal style
is very versatile, ranging from inspirational to classical
to rock. He is the lead singer for the local band Monday Night
Project and has several years' experience as a music teacher
and vocal coach. He lives in Gray with his wife, his three children, his college-attending
brother and their two cats and four fish.
Brain Meehan - Stop motion animation
Wendy Newbold Patterson I am a working painter, day by day, year by year for 38 years. Drawing is the foundation I build upon, for my own work and for my students. I teach to share my passion for Art with a new generation of expressive and dynamic children. I show my work at Galeyrie on Route 1, Falmouth and at Harbor Square Gallery, Rockland, ME.
In my class, students can expect to get their hands and clothes messy with art materials.And, in the meantime, learn about the elements that make Drawing (ART) such a compelling and expressive companion for ones' whole life. They will also learn to use their eyes, minds and hands to see and express the visual world, each in their unique way. This ability to say what they see is a worthy accomplishment.
Yulia A. Popov is a Voice instructor, originally from Kazakhstan who resides now in Cumberland, ME. She holds an AS degree in Liberal Arts, BA degree in Sociology & BM degree in Voice Performance from University of Southern Maine. Yulia studied voice with Margaret Yauger and has been seen in several opera scenes at USM and in the Portland area. She sang in Portland Opera Repertory Theater's production of Carmen in the Summer of 2006. Yulia has fifteen years of volunteered teaching experience in voice, small-group singing and choir directing. As well, as four professional years in teaching voice and coaching Russian diction.
Marie Reimensnyder resides in New Gloucester,
Maine with her husband Tim and their two sons. Together they
own and operate Hand Printed Works doing custom design art
work on T-shirts. Marie received a BFA from the Maine College
of Art and has taught art classes at MECA, Waynflete School
and Erskine Academy.
Maggie Robinson studied classical violin
for 7 years and then "switched" to fiddle tunes after discovering
contra dancing in 1995. She has trained at workshops in Maine,
Massachusetts, and New York and has been a member of the contra
dance band, The Mere Mortals since 2000. Maggie recently completed
a continuing studies course in teaching Fiddling at the Hartt
School of Music, Dance and Theater at the University of Hartford.
Jay Sarton who has recently moved to Gray from central NY, has taught physics at USM, astronomy at CMCC, and is a planetarium astronomer at the Southworth Planetarium. He is a K-12 education specialist and the former director of the Kopernik Space Education Center in Vestal, NY. He has a BSE from Princeton U. and an MSE and education certification from USC. Jay loves teaching science classes with hands-on, minds-on activities built around science investigation.
Kevin Smith is a private piano instructor. His experience
also includes all music related aspects of theatrical productions.
Kevin's work includes productions with the Arundal Barn Playhouse,
University of So. Maine, Portland Stage Co., Oxford Hills
Music Performing Arts, and North Yarmouth Academy.
Grimaldi received a B.S. in Pastoral Ministry at Valley Forge
Christian College and studied Music Education at the 