Movement Arts Studio was founded by Valerie Anderson in 2002 and is located in State College, PA.

The Teachers:

Valerie Anderson

Valerie holds a BPh in Dance from Penn State, performed with Orchesis and the Contemporary Dance Company, and taught dance formerly at the Central Pennsylvania Dance Workshop under the direction of LaRue Allen and more recently at Strawberry Hill Center for Creative Arts under the direction of Betty Jane Dittmar. She has been an assistant teacher at St. Andrew's Preschool since 1992. Valerie is also a certified Pilates instructor.

Christine DeHart

Christine is a Holistic Health Educator and has trained in the Iyengar and Kundalini styles of Yoga and has a very soft spot for Chakra Yoga. She has been teaching Yoga since 1998. Her style of teaching comes from her daily practice and study of Yoga. Classes are taught to meet the needs of the students. Students are encouraged and supported in developing their own practice.  She is also a practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu and an instructor of Jin Shin Jyutsu Self-Help. Check out her website.

Liz Finegan

Liz is currently pursuing a degree in Biology at Penn State. She discovered Pilates while rehabbing a high school sports injury. After training for two years, she went on to complete the Comprehensive Teacher Training Program at Pilates and More in Wayne, PA. Since then she has used an athletic approach of teaching Pilates to everyone from the beginner to the collegiate athlete.

Alexa Leigh Krepps

Alexa is a Cabaret style Belly Dance performer and instructor. Alexa was first introduced to the art of Belly Dancing at the age of 13. She has studied and trained under Fikriyyah since 2001. Alexa has had years of training in theatre arts and also performance art. In addition to performing and teaching weekly classes, Alexa is a massage therapist. She works locally and is near completion of her undergraduate work at Penn State.

Bonnie Telegraphis

Bonnie is a graduate of Penn State with a BS in Nursing. She has a background in dance as a performing member of the Contemporary Dance Company and Pennsylvania Dance Theater. She is certified to teach Pilates by the Powerhouse Pilates Institute.