Artistic Director Jane Franklin's innovative dances have been presented in Colorado, Maryland, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington DC, Wyoming, North Carolina and in London, England. Her work has been funded by the Boulder Arts Commission, the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, Denver Ballet Guild, Neodata Endowment, Virginia Commission for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Arlington Commission for the Arts, Alexandria Commission for the Arts, by foundations including the Arlington Community Foundation, Washington Forrest Foundation, Alexandria United Way, William D. Euille Foundation and commissioned by numerous companies, schools and communities nationwide.  Jane's professional credentials include an MFA from the Ohio State University as a University Fellow and certification from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. She has taught at Naropa Institute, University of Colorado, Loretto Heights College, The Ohio State University, Luther College, Shenandoah University, Laban/Bartenieff Institute for Movement Studies in New York, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange School, and George Mason University.  Jane was an invited presenter at Dance and the Child International Conference in Saskatchewan, Canada, has led workshops for the Kennedy Center's "Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers" program and has served on grant panels for the Virginia Commission for the Arts and for the Maryland State Arts Council.

Brianne Barrow Little, originally from North Carolina, graduated from NC State University in 2001 with an English degree and, in 2005, from American University with a Master of Arts in Dance. Prior to coming to the DC area, she danced and performed with Meredith Dance Theatre under Alyson Colwell-Waber and David Beadle in North Carolina. She has performed in the works of Peter DiMuro, Keith Johnson, DougVarone, Gerri Houlihan and, locally, Christine Stone Martin and April Betty. Brianne is enjoying her time with Jane Franklin Dance, and has also performed with Katrina Toews/K2 and Gesel Mason Performance Project. In addition to dancing, Brianne teaches Pilates and works at the Kennedy Center.

Andrea Ligon earned an A.A. in Dance from Montgomery College in 2004 and her B.A. in English from the University of Maryland in 2008. Ligon performed in the Montgomery College Dance Company for many semesters and in the musicals: Brigadoon, Kiss Me Kate and Pippin among others. She has studied ballet, modern, tap, jazz, African and other techniques for 24 years. Ligon also attended the American Dance Festival and studied with many artists including Chuck Davis, Donna Birchfield and David Dorfman. Ligon has choreographed for the Montgomery College Dance Company, Equinox Dance Company and the musical A Year with Frog and Toad at Montgomery College. She has also choreographed works for student showcases at ADF and at Joy of Motion. Currently, she is the Artistic Director or Equinox Modern Dance Company in Frederick.
She is also a Montgomery County Public School Teacher and a swim coach.

Michael Nadolski graduated from Catholic University of America in 2001 with a bachelors degree in musical theater. His theater credits include performances with Washington Summer Opera, Olney Theater and Full Circle Theater. He has danced and taught with the New England Performing Arts Center and the University of Vermont.

Whitney Crawford recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from Shenandoah University Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Education and a Pilates Teaching Certificate from the Pilates Method Alliance.  In addition to dancing with Jane Franklin Dance she is also a company member with Carla & Company.  She currently teaches at local dance studios, Elite Feet Dance Studio and Dawn Crafton Dance Center as well as teaching Pilates at several local gyms.

Cait Moler recently received her BFA in Dance Performance and Education from Towson University. She is certified by the state of Maryland in K-12 Dance Education. Cait also performs with the Collective in Baltimore, MD and VTDance in Washington DC. She is also a former member of Cross Currents Dance Company. This is her first season with Jane Franklin Dance.

Florian Rouiller (guest artist) received his early training with Ecole de Danse Contemporaine, while growing up in Geneva, Switzerland. He later earned his diploma at the Stuttgart Ballet School in Germany. In New York, Mr. Rouiller trained at the Joffrey Ballet School and with David Howard. He has performed with Merce Cunningham, Ballet Chicago, Milwaukee Ballet, Ohio Ballet, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and the Goteburg Operans in Sweden.