Dance Staff

Allie O’Hare-Siques

Art in Motion Dance is owned and directed by Allie O’Hare-Siques. Allie is an experienced, professional dance instructor and performer who has more than 30 years of dance experience.

Miss Allie fell in love with dance at just three years old. From the very beginning, she dedicated herself to mastering a wide range of styles, including ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and ballroom. After high school, she went on to earn her BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. Following graduation, Miss Allie pursued a professional performance career, dancing with modern companies and working as a back up dancer and singer across Miami, Florida. She later took her talents to the high sea, performing with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.

During a brief pause from performing, Miss Allie discovered her true passion for teaching – and she hasn’t looked back since.

Today, as the Owner and Director of Art in Motion Dance, Allie has developed a premier dance program that teaches students throughout the DMV and provides a safe and nurturing space for children and adults to explore their artistic abilities. Art in Motion Dance’s goal is to help students develop their physical, creative, imaginative, emotional, and intellectual capacities. The professionally trained staff encourages each individual student to reach their full potential in all these areas while in class.

Miss Allie and Art in Motion Dance are thrilled to be a part of this amazing Community and are always excited to continue to grow and connect with dancers of all ages and levels!

Ed O'Hare

Ed began his career in the performing arts in the 1960s, playing trombone alongside his brothers and sisters in the O'Hare family band for the senior citizens community in Baltimore, MD. He went on to perform with the Maryland Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Maryland All-State Band, several rock and roll bands, Hank Levey's Towson State Jazz Ensemble (whose music is featured in the movie "Whiplash"), and the US Army Band.

His final stint as a full-time musician was as a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. While in Boston, Ed began taking classes in Information Technology, which eventually led to a 50-year career in the US government and the private sector. In 2010, he left the U.S. General Services Administration, where he served as Assistant Commissioner for Information Technology, and retired in 2018 as President and CEO of Koniag Government Services.

In 2020, Ed became the business manager and part-time performer at Art In Motion Dance. In this position, he enjoys working with family, including Miss Allie and his lovely wife, Bunny. His daughter, Katie, and his son, Wade, are often joined by his sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren, who perform and work together during recitals and performances.

Paris Johnson

After 18 years in retail management with Home Depot and Total Wine, Paris took a step away from the corporate world after having her son and began a new chapter that eventually led her to Art in Motion. What started as an opportunity to help behind the scenes quickly grew into a role she truly loves. Today, Paris serves as Art in Motion’s Office & Operations Manager, overseeing the administrative and day-to-day operations that keep everything running smoothly. Organized, proactive, and a natural “doer,” Paris loves jumping in, solving problems, and finding ways to make things easier for everyone around her. Whether she’s coordinating classes and performances, communicating with families, supporting instructors, or tackling the many moving pieces behind the scenes, she takes pride in creating a seamless experience for the entire AIM community. As a mom herself, Paris especially loves being part of an environment where kids can have fun, build confidence, and express themselves. She’s incredibly grateful to have found a role that combines her years of management experience with her love of helping others—and to work alongside such an amazing team, especially Miss Allie, who she absolutely loves!

Nikki Stone

Nikki Stone discovered the beauty of dance at the age of 6; she was quickly enamored with the expressive possibilities of movement and music. Nikki grew up in the dance competition circuit while also training at ballet schools in the Northern Virginia area. She continued developing her artistry at East Coast Movement under the direction of Billy Larson. As a teenager, she was thrilled to perform works by Billy Larson at the Painted Bride Theatre and Joyce Theatre, and then by Marinda Davis in the NY premier of "UnBreakable" at Salvatore Capezio Theatre.

Nikki started teaching dance as a high school senior and went on to complete her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at George Mason University, where she had the privilege of performing renowned works by Camille Brown, Robert Battle, and Luis Torres Ortiz, as well as gifted student choreographers. Under the direction of Susan Shields, the School of Dance helped Nikki distinguish her voice as a choreographer for which she has earned awards in regional dance competitions. Nikki has performed numerous times at Harris Theatre, the Center for the Arts, the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, and the Capezio ACE awards.

Nikki is thrilled to be collaborating with fellow dance educators at AIM and to share the value of movement and creativity with a new generation of artists!

Corinne Kuntz

Corrine graduated from the University of Maryland with her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education. Through her time at the University of Maryland, she studied with Alvin Mayes, Christopher K. Morgan, Patrik Widrig, Adriane Fang, Xan Burley, and Alex Springer. Corinne has experience teaching ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop to dancers aged three to eighteen years. Additionally, she is a certified barre instructor, kindergarten teacher, and yoga lover. Corinne is so excited to be a part of the AIM team!

Tori Kruetzer

Victoria Kreutzer is a dancer, choreographer, and educator with degrees in Dance Performance and Psychology from Rider University. She teaches hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, and jazz at Art in Motion in McLean, Virginia, encouraging students to build strong technical skills while developing their artistic voice.

Her choreography has been featured in both professional and independent settings, including NACHMO DC with Glade Dance Company and A Place to Dance Festival. Victoria choreographed for the music video World Unphased by Danny and the Fond Band, which was selected for the International Music Video and Film Festival. While at Rider, Victoria combined dance and film in original works such as Like Clockwork and Enneagram. She was a member and performer with Luminarium’s Satellite Dance Company, appearing in Merli V. Guerra’s stage works such as 8.7 million minus one, like mercury in the palm of my hand and an XR film Time Traveler’s Lens. She has also performed in a dance film alongside John Barrella and The Redef Movement Dance Company.

Beyond the studio, Victoria works in higher education, academic success, and life coaching, supporting undergraduate, graduate, PhD candidates and law school students in their educational and personal growth.

Lesley Forde

Lesley Forde is thrilled to be a part of the AIM Cheer family! She has been coaching our cheerleaders for the past three years and couldn’t be happier with her role on the team. Although she officially began coaching with us a few years ago, Lesley has been a beloved member of the Art in Motion Dance family for much longer.

Her daughter, Leighton, who just turned 15, has been dancing with Miss Allie and her incredible team of teachers since she was three years old.

When Lesley learned that AiM was looking for cheer coaches, she jumped at the opportunity to teach, grow, and thrive within this amazing community. We’re so lucky to have her passion and dedication on our team!

Sarah Lemire received her dance training from the acclaimed Metropolitan School of the Arts (formerly Metropolitan Fine Arts Center). She is trained across multiple dance disciplines, including ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical, modern, and in the renowned Royal Academy of Dance syllabus. She has continued her dance education as an adult and is passionate about blending various training methodologies to help her students develop and grow in an enthusiastic, stimulating, and encouraging atmosphere. Ms Sarah has over two decades of teaching experience, nurturing students of all ages to be confident, able, and passionate about themselves and the arts. She has been fortunate enough to teach across the Northern Virginia area, most recently with Sterling Ballet Academy and Art in Motion. Currently Ms Sarah is delighted to share her passion for dance and learning with the students and staff at Art in Motion.

Korynne Montoya

Hello! I’m Ms. Korynne, I’ve been dancing for over 15 years, with training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, and acro. After spending 10 years as a competitive dancer, I found a passion for teaching and sharing my love of dance with the next generation. I love helping my students build confidence, grow their technique, and express themselves through movement.

Maria Hallisey

Maria has been dancing with Art in Motion since she was 3 years old, starting with ballet and tap, and eventually jazz, lyrical, and contemporary as well! As a senior at Langley High School, Maria has lived in the Northern Virginia area her whole life, attending many of the same schools as the students she now teaches! While she will be heading off to college next year, she can’t wait to come back during seasonal breaks to help out again!

Starting in middle school, she began assisting in Art in Motion classes and gradually advanced to being a co-teacher! Now, this year, she is excited to be teaching her own classes at AIM and is having so much fun leading! In addition, she still assists in many different classes. Some of her favorites are cheer and tumbling with Ms. Leslie, or Fairytale ballet!

Growing up as a dancer at AIM, she remembers all the special experiences of a dancer like getting your first costume, hanging out backstage at a performance, and even McLean Day! She loves being able to help create those same memories for a new generation of AIM dancers and can’t wait to see her students have just as much fun as she did!

Taly Russo

Taly started dancing as a child and quickly fell in love. She started dancing with Springfield Dance in Illinois training in ballet, tap and jazz. In High school she expanded her skills to the stage with lots of musical theater performances and choreography. In college she continued choreography work and tried her hand at stage managing for their production of The Sound of Music. As her classwork increased she started focusing on teaching and child care education. Miss Taly worked as a preschool classroom teacher, movement teacher, and even as an instructor at Gymboree Play & Music. After having her third daughter, Miss Taly decided to combine her passions for teaching preschool and dancing by becoming a preschool dance teacher for a mobile dance school. She first met Miss Allie in 2018 as a new dance teacher taking several of her amazing training sessions! Her daughters have dance with Allie in McLean for several years now. Miss Taly officially joined the teaching team in 2024 and has loved every minute of it. Miss Taly is often seen in the summer classes for our youngest dancers and in the fall with our cheer team. She has been known to join a Combination Tap and Ballet class and is at all of our shows!

JoJo DiPaolo

JoJo DiPaolo has been lighting up the stage since the age of four, bringing a rich foundation of dance, theatre, baton twirling, and performance art to everything she does. Her passion for ballroom dancing took flight in college, where she served as president of her university’s social dance club while simultaneously performing in her first Disney parade.

Her performance career spans character entertainer roles and stage shows for Disney, dancing as a Radio City Rockette, and founding her own boutique ballroom choreography business, crafting custom routines for weddings and formal events.

JoJo now specializes in non-competitive social ballroom dancing, keeping the focus entirely on the fun of the experience. Her classes are rooted in warmth and laughter, giving students the freedom to build confidence, let go, and simply enjoy moving to the music.

Teaching with Art in Motion since 2022, JoJo feels so grateful to be part of this amazing family and loves sharing her passion for dance with such a wonderful community.

Jeff Virchow

Jeffrey’s passion for performance and movement began in Connecticut at Gotta Dance Studio in Glastonbury, where he trained, earned awards, and taught dancers of all levels. After moving to New York City, he integrated ballroom dance training into the apprentice actor program at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey across six main-stage seasons, while performing in various acting and dancing roles—most notably in Emilia Galotti at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

Today, Jeffrey combines over 20 years of experience across stage, screen, and dance instruction with his work as a performing arts assistant and artist-educator at The Alden Theatre. A ballroom instructor with Art in Motion, he offers a patient, welcoming energy to every class, specializing in breaking down partner dance so students of all skill levels feel confident, capable, and excited to step out onto the floor. Jeffrey absolutely loves working with AIM and has cherished being part of the family for over five years!

Amanda Pituch

Amanda Pituch teaches high school Spanish in McLean but is originally from Pittsburgh, PA. Miss Amanda cheered and practiced gymnastics K-12 there including competitive cheer. Amanda’s favorite thing about AIM cheer is how we spread energy to a crowd and how everything comes together for a big game or a performance. In her free time, she enjoys traveling to new countries and spending time with friends.

Tiffany Patterson

Tiffany is an experienced professional dance Instructor, skilled in ballet, tap, jazz, cheer, tumbling and hip hop, She received most of her training in Los Angeles,California. Ms. Tiffany performed "Gangnam Style" at Times Square on New Year’s Eve 2013 with Psy and Hammer. She's also danced on the AMAs, BET , and the Video Music Awards. She has toured worldwide with MC Hammer’s as Choreographer /Lead Dancer, for over twenty plus years. Tiffany loves working for Art in motion where she brings the love dance to kids all over the east coast.