Professionally trained RAD qualified dance tutors.

Faculty Biographies

Experienced and professionally trained

GEMMA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

Gemma’s dance teaching career spans 30 years and involves teaching in the UK, Italy, Norway, Canada and the USA. She has taught ballet at professional schools such as The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and Laine Theatre Arts, Epsom UK, Boston Conservatory at Berklee (USA) and since 2016 has been the Director of Metrowest Dance Academy.

She is an examiner and tutor for The Royal Academy of Dance traveling extensively in these roles. Since 2012 she has tutored various modules of the Royal Academy of Dance CBTS and also delivers CPD courses from Pre-Primary to Advanced 2.

She was instrumental in implementing the RAD Access Route at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Since 2019 the course has produced registered RAD teachers who are now teaching and performing across the USA and Europe. The Access Route offered by the RAD in collaboration with Boston Conservatory at Berklee is the only college program in the USA where dance students can achieve RAD registered teaching status alongside their degree in dance.

Since opening Metrowest Dance Academy in 2016 Williams has been focused on providing a professional and highly informed level of dance training for all students. She works with the faculty to ensure cohesive teaching strategies and learning outcomes are met across every class. The team collaboratively stage full length productions and provide students with the opportunity to take RAD ballet exams annually. Williams is incredibly proud of the atmosphere, environment and standard of performance achieved at the school.

Gemma's Qualifications

BA Hons in Classical Ballet Teaching

Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance (LRAD)

Advanced Executant Examination (ARAD)

Associate Teacher of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (AISTD)

SÉARLAIT CARRBFA Boston Conservatory at Berklee, RAD RTS

BIO

Séarlait Carr graduated magna cum laude from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee in 2019 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance. She is a Registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD RTS), a certified Progressing Ballet Technique instructor, and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Education (Dance Teaching) through the Royal Academy of Dance and the University of Bath.

Originally from Indiana, Séarlait began dancing at the age of three. She has trained at the Joffrey Ballet School (2012), The Ailey School Professional Division (2013, 2014), NW Dance Project (2017), SpringboardX (2017), and Buglisi Dance Theatre (2019), and has worked with renowned artists including Sydney Skybetter, Stephanie Martinez, Uri Sands, Roderick George, Urban Bush Women, Zoe Scofield, and Taylor Rodman. Most recently, she has performed in student and independent film projects, with Natalie Johnson Dance, and in principal roles with Stoneworks and Ballet Russes.

SONIA CABLE

BIO

Sonia Cable is a Framingham, Massachusetts native with a deep-rooted passion for movement. Her love of dance began at the Metrowest Dance Academy (MDA) where she completed Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) examinations from Grade 3 through Advanced 2. She went on to participate in the prestigious Genée International Competition (The Fonteyn). While training at MDA, she was in many productions including The Wizard of Oz (2021), Snow White (2019), and Peter Pan (2018). Sonia went on to further hone her contemporary artistry at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, performing in shows such as From the Ground Up (2021) and Winterworks (2022). Continuing her commitment to dance education, she is currently pursuing her Certificate in Dance Training (CDT) through the RAD. In tandem with her extensive performing arts background, Sonia holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a minor in Fashion Merchandising from Framingham State University. She currently is an Allocation Analyst at The Paper Store (TPS Group Holdings).

HAROLD CHARONBerklee College of Music

BIO

Harold Charon is a Cuban pianist and composer based in Boston. He started classical piano at five, and by the time he arrived at Berklee College of Music, he had built jazz performance, harmony, and contemporary music on top of that early classical foundation.

The meeting of those two worlds is what defines his playing. Harold moves between the discipline of classical training and the freedom of jazz improvisation — an approach shaped by the influence and mentorship of musicians like Taylor Eigsti, Fred Hersch, and Billy Childs.

He performs as a soloist, an accompanist, and a collaborative pianist, working with singers, instrumentalists, dance studios, churches, and ensembles, and adapting his style to fit each one. His repertoire spans jazz standards, classical works, Latin music, contemporary styles, and original compositions.

He has performed with ensembles across Cuba, collaborated with acclaimed Mexican singer Aida Cuevas, and played piano on an award-winning documentary screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Concert, recital, audition, or ensemble — Harold brings the same thing to each: real attention, and the sense that every note is worth playing well.

ANA G DELGADO CRUZBFA Boston Conservatory at Berklee

BIO

Ana G. Delgado Cruz began dancing at the age of four in San Juan, Puerto Rico, inspired by the dance stories shared by her creative movement teacher. This early spark quickly grew into a passion, leading her from recreational classes to training at a ballet conservatory. In search of new opportunities, she joined Andanza, where she focused on contemporary dance and began her choreographic journey.

Her experiences in Puerto Rico inspired her to pursue a BFA in Contemporary Dance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. As a full-time student, Ana created several original works, including Mujeres, Playa Baby, and Ya No Somos, among others. Beyond her academic work, she has choreographed for various musicians, as well as developed solos, duets, and ensemble pieces that have been presented in New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and Boston.

As a new graduate of the Conservatory, she is excited to embark on a new journey as a teacher in Metrowest Dance Academy.

HYOJEONG HAMNew England Conservatory of Music

BIO

Hyojeong Ham is a Boston-based collaborative pianist and vocal coach with extensive experience working with singers, choirs, and young performers. She has collaborated with performers in vocal, choral, musical theater, and educational music settings. She recently completed a Graduate Diploma in Collaborative Piano with Vocal Specialization at New England Conservatory of Music.

Hyojeong has served as a coach and pianist for the Vocal Theater Lab at the Conservatory’s Preparatory School, supporting young performers in vocal theater and musical theater settings. She has also worked as a pianist and coach for school choirs, opera scenes, auditions, recitals, and rehearsals, supporting students from elementary through college level. Her collaborative piano and music direction experience includes work with Interlochen Center for the Arts, Lexington Christian Academy, and Boston College High School.

Hyojeong is passionate about supporting performers with flexibility, warmth, and musical sensitivity, helping students grow in confidence, expression, and musicianship.

CHOICE MCCARTYMercer University

BIO

Choice McCarty is a Boston-born soprano, actress, and entrepreneur with a vocal music degree with a marketing minor at Mercer University. Trained in flute, guitar, and multiple dance styles, she has built a versatile artistic foundation that continues to shape her performance career.

At Mercer, Choice performed in seven full length opera productions, most recently starring as June Jenkins in Dan Shore’s An Embarrassing Position. Her previous roles include Phoebe in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Yeomen of the Guard, Sister Robert Anne in Dan Goggin’s Nunsense, and Gofreddo in Handel’s Rinaldo. As a member of Mercer Singers, Townsend School of Music’s auditioned and touring ensemble, she performed at Carnegie Hall. Since graduating, she has performed the role of Leila in Iolanthe by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Beyond the stage, Choice is committed to cultural advocacy and entrepreneurship. She co-founded Afro Babies, a handmade African American rag doll company inspired by her family’s sewing tradition. In 2023 and 2024, she was crowned Miss Boston Juneteenth, continuing her long-standing involvement in community arts and Juneteenth celebrations. She has also supported the youth in her community as a member of Traffick Jam. An organization centered focused on preventing youth sex trafficking.

Blending artistry, business insight, and community impact, Choice McCarty is building a career centered on creativity, culture, and representation.

TANIA PRADOBFA in Ballet and Contemporary Dance, RAD RTS

BIO

Tania Prado is originally from Cuernavaca, Mexico. She graduated from Universidad de las América Puebla (México) in 2003 with a B.F.A. in Ballet and Contemporary Dance, where she trained in the Cuban style. In addition, in 2014 she earned her teaching certificate (RTS) from the Royal Academy of Dance.

She studied the RAD method under the guidance of Mrs. Ivonne Robles-Gil and danced with the Antoinette company in Puebla, México.

In 2010, she moved to El Salvador where she was invited to work with the Compañía Ballet de El Salvador, Vivra Studio and Ballet Academy Alicia de Rusconi as a character dancer, dance teacher and choreographer. Additionally, she worked as a consultant for El Salvador’s Secretary of Education, crafting the first ever curriculum for a B.F.A. in dance and a curriculum for high school specialization in dance.

In 2020 she gained the Progressing Ballet technique certification.

On 2019 she moved to the U.S. and now she begins this new journey with the MDA family, where she wants to share her love and passion about RAD ballet technique.

CHELSEA WHITE

BIO

Chelsea began dancing at Lebanon Ballet School in Lebanon, Indiana, where she trained in ballet and jazz. From 2014 to 2021, she developed the school’s first-ever Hip Hop program, teaching levels I and II. In 2016 to 2017 she also taught beginner and intermediate Jazz at The Tap Academy in Frankfort, Indiana. Now based in Boston, Chelsea choreographed the Spring 2024 production of Mamma Mia! at Medford High School.

Chelsea is a passionate social dancer who uses movement to foster connection and community. She has used her background in dance to lead team-building workshops at Northeastern and MIT, and currently works full-time as an Operations Associate in the College of Engineering’s Co-op Department at Northeastern University.