Maura Herrera attended Towson University on a Dance Recruitment Scholarship. She earned a BFA in Dance Performance and was awarded the Jean Snyder Technical Excellence Award out of her graduating class. She continued her studies at East Carolina University where she earned a K-12 Dance Education Teaching License. Maura then went on to graduate school and earned a MA in Teaching Dance  from the Royal Academy of Dance. She also is certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum in Pre-Primary through Level III. Maura has taught ballet in both the private and public sectors. 

“I am most passionate about learning how to be a better ballet instructor and applying that knowledge in the classroom. For as long as I am a teacher, I will continue to be a student!”