Ms. Megan Park Grimm - Owner/Artistic Director
Megan Park Grimm is the owner and artistic director of Chance 2 Dance Studio. Megan has a dance career that spans over 30 years. She began dancing at the age of six at Dance Unlimited in Van Buren, AR, and is trained in ballet, pointe, lyrical, tap, jazz, and hip hop. She was a ballet and jazz instructor for Dance Unlimited for four years. In high school, Megan danced for the Van Buren Pointer Prancer dance team and was captain her senior year. While in high school, she was a two-time National Dance Alliance All-American and Universal Dance Association All-star, and had the opportunity to dance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City in 2001. In college, Megan was a dancer for the University of Arkansas Pom Squad for four years (RBI Girl for one year). She graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering and began her career in Tulsa, OK. While in Tulsa, she danced professionally for the Tulsa 66ers NBA D-League dance team. She was a ballet, pom, jazz, and competitive dance instructor for four years at Miss Kristy’s School of Dance in Broken Arrow, OK. After moving back to Arkansas, she was a jazz and competitive dance instructor for two years at Little Rock School of Dance. Megan has also won multiple choreography awards.
Megan loves being a part of Van Buren and serving the community and surrounding areas. She is a serves on the Arts On Main Board of Directors, Young Actors Guild Board of Directors, Van Buren Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and the Greenwood Fine Arts Academy Board of Directors. She is certified in Acrobatic Arts and Twinkle Star Star Dance preschool curriculum. She is always looking for ways to expand and share her love of dance with even more students!
Ms. Parker Montgomery - Co-Director of Travel Competitive Dance Teams/Instructor
Parker Montgomery is a former dance studio owner and has been teaching and coaching dance for 10 years. Her love of dance started in 8th grade when she joined the Coleman Junior High Steppers dance team and was a two time NDA All American Dancer and helped lead the team to two state championships. She was then on the Van High School Pointer Prancer dance team and won another state championship! Parker has taught ballet, jazz, hip hop, acrobatics, tumbling, contemporary, lyrical, and coached pageantry. She has choreographed award winning pieces for school cheer and dance teams in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Georgia. Parker’s biggest passion is coaching competitive dance where her choreography has won multiple titles and special awards, including a National Choreography Awards in 2019 & 2020. Parker is married to her husband Ryan and they live in Van Buren with their 3 year old daughter Finley Ruth.
Ms. Parker is the co-director of the competitive dance teams in Van Buren and teaches several recreational classes in Greenwood. Parker is excited for another year at C2D!
Ms. Kacee Rogers - Co-Director Non-Travel Competitive Dance Team/Instructor
Ms. Alicia Robinson - Instructor
Alicia Robinson started taking dance at the age of four at Dance Unlimited in Van Buren, AR. She began with tap and ballet and later added jazz, acrobatics and pointe to her schedule. Alicia enjoyed teaching and demonstrating at Dance Unlimited through high school. Alicia was a member of the dance team in junior high and danced for the Van Buren Pointer Prancer dance team in high school. She attended the University of Central Arkansas where she was a member of the Honeybears Dance team.
Ms. Alicia lives in Rudy with her husband, Ben, and two children, Harlee and Colt. She has her bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education with an added middle level certification in ELA. She is a teacher at Northridge Middle School in Van Buren where she also serves as the head dance coach.
Ms. Alicia will be teaching technique and coaching our competitive dance team at our Van Buren location!
Ms. Allyson Wysocki - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Brianna King - All Star Cheer Coach/Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Brooke Crane - Instructor
Brooke Crane was born and raised in Van Buren. She danced at Dance Unlimited from 2nd to 5th grade. She then made the Coleman Steppers dance team in 8th grade and was the Co-captain her 9th grade year. While on the Steppers she helped lead them to two state championships. Brooke then made the Van Buren High School dance team where the team won another state championship. Her Senior year she was also Co-captain. Throughout her dance career she was a 4-time All-American dancer, 1 time UDA All-star and was also named All State. Brooke was also given the opportunity to be in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and was invited to be on the NDA staff. She has training in Jazz, Hip Hop, Pom and Kick.
Brooke has a Bachelors degree in Organizational Leadership through the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and works for Gallagher Insurance Company. She lives in Van Buren with her son Liam and two Goldendoodle’s Ace and Sarge. Brooke is very excited to teach at Chance 2 Dance Van Buren!
Ms. Callie Davis - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Carrie Owenby - Instructor
Carrie Owenby began dancing at the age of five at Dance Unlimited in Van Buren, AR. She studied ballet, tap, acro, and jazz. Carrie also danced competitively as a member of Dance Est Joie with the Grayce DeWitt Dance Studio. She won Talentfest, AR/OK Fair Talent Competition, and was the talent winner at multiple local and state pageants performing tap routines. She was a guest performer for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith jazz band led by Don Bailey. Carrie was a member of the University of Arkansas Razorback Pom Squad for four years and was one of the first RBI girls for the Razorback baseball team.
Carrie graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Mathematics and a minor in Education and Computer Information Systems. She has been married for 20 years and has three teenage boys that keep her busy. She currently works at ArcBest as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Investor Relations department. Carrie teaches our upper level tap and jazz/hip hop classes at the Greenwood studio. She is so excited to dance again at C2D!
Mr. Donovan King - All Star Cheer Coach/Instructor
With 7 years of experience in coaching cheer and tumbling, Donovan King brings a wealth of expertise and passion to our team. A former collegiate cheerleader at Arkansas Tech University, Donovan has a strong background in both cheer and dance. He is an Alma High School alumni. His time at Alma, he excelled as a member of the varsity dance team, earning the title of 2016 State Runner-Up and achieving the pinnacle of success as a State Champion in 2017. His love of the sport and passion towards coaching young athletes make him a great asset to the team!
Coach Donovan will be teaching tumbling at our Van Buren location and he is one of the coaches of our All Star Cheer team – Gold Glitter!
Ms. Jacklyn Frazier - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Jaydalyn Nguyen - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Jessica Couch - Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Jessica Couch joined the C2D family in 2015 when she signed her daughters up for classes at Chance 2 Dance. She quickly fell in love with the program and everything it stood for. As a former teacher, she has a soft spot for making sure each child is given the opportunity to be included, and C2D is just the place for that! After working the front desk here and there to help out, Jessica quit teaching in May 2021 to work at Chance 2 Dance full time. There isn’t much that she doesn’t do. Jessica does all of the administrative tasks for our recreational and competitive dance programs at all of our C2D locations. But most importantly she loves on our dancers.
Ms. Jessica lives in Alma with her husband Matt and her kids, Madison, Macyn, and Baylor. She is so excited about all the new things happening at C2D and cannot wait to watch it all unfold this year!
Ms. Kayte Jeffress - Instructor
Bio coming soon!
Ms. Madison Couch - Instructor
Maddi Couch began dancing at Chance 2 Dance in 2015, at the age of 8. She joined their competitive team the following year, which she continues to be a part of. She has experience in jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical, pom, and hip hop. Maddi was on the Alma Dance Team for two years, earning a state title in 2022.
Maddi started student teaching all throughout middle school, when she fell in love with watching the kids gain a sense of independence and self-confidence. She became staff in the spring of 2023, when C2D opened their Alma location. She is also trained in our Twinkle Star Dance preschool curriculum. Ms. Maddi cannot wait for another year of dancing with her kids at Chance 2 Dance Alma!
Ms. Mallory Lacefield - Instructor
Ms. Scarlett Stewart - Instructor
Scarlett Stewart began dancing at age four. She has a background in jazz, hip hop, ballet, lyrical, and more. Scarlett’s dance history extends beyond the classroom. She has danced on the Chance 2 Dance competition team since 2017, and has also been a member of the Alma Freshman and Varsity dance teams. Scarlett’s childhood dream of being a dance teacher has lead to her specializing in the Twinkle Star Dance preschool curriculum at C2D, and she loves working with all ages. Her deep connection to the studio and passion for dance have her ecstatic to be a part of the C2D staff.
Ms. Scarlett will be working with our preschool dancers at our Van Buren location!
Ms. Victoria Archer - Instructor
Victoria Archer began her dance training at age four with Western Arkansas Ballet’s Academy. She joined Western Arkansas Ballet’s pre-professional company in 2010, and
has performed notable roles including Carabosse in The Sleeping Beauty, as well as Clara, Mirliton, and Lead Arabian in The Nutcracker. Victoria has spent summers at multiple intensives across the country, including two consecutive summers at Portland Festival Ballet studying under John Magnus on merit scholarship. She has also been a recipient of the Amanda Dooley Choreography Scholarship, which she used to study under Leslie Pessemier at the Glenda Brown Choreography project, becoming the youngest choreographer ever accepted into the program at age 15. In 2016, she became an Emerging Choreographer through Regional Dance America with her contemporary piece, “Frission.” While studying history and creative writing at UAFS, Victoria continued her dance career and has been included in several local productions, runway shows, music videos for national acts, and both choreographed and danced in promotional brand videos. Victoria has recently completed the first level of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy’s teacher training program. She passed her exams with commendation.
Ms. Victoria is so excited to be teaching Chance 2 Dance in Van Buren and Greenwood!
