Courses: Dance for Musicals, Jazz Dance, Choreography

Ms. McKinney received her BFA from The Boston Conservatory with a minor in choreography. She is an award - winning choreographer who has choreographed over 160 shows. Her work has been seen in Edinburgh, Scotland; Lincoln Center, NY; Carnegie Hall in Pennsylvania; Jordan Hall; Emerson Majestic; as well as for SpeakEasy Stage Co.; Commonwealth Shakespeare; Sugan Theater Co.; Shakespeare Now! and many others.

Ms. McKinney has also been teaching in and around the Boston area for 15 years. Some of the schools where she has choreographed and/ or taught include Boston Conservatory, Emerson College, Brandeis University, Holy Cross, Walnut Hill School, Brookline High School, Newton North and South High Schools, to name a few. Some of her ex- students can been seen on Broadway in Chicago and Wicked as well as tours of Hairspray and on the CBS drama As the World Turns.

Ms. McKinney is also a performer around the Boston area and the country. Most recently she has performed as Cassie in A Chorus Line. She is also a member of the Sokolow Now! Dance Company which is dedicated to performing the works of the modern dance revolutionist Anna Sokolow under the artistic direction of Lorry May.