megan moss
Megan Moss is an accomplished dance artist, choreographer, and educator with over 30 years of experience in the performing arts. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the School of Theatre, Dance, and Film at Texas State University, where she teaches ballet, jazz, modern/contemporary, conditioning, and yoga for dancers. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Texas State University and a B.S. in Exercise Science from Brigham Young University.
Megan’s performance career spans classical ballet, contemporary dance, and musical theatre. She began her training in Salt Lake City with Mountain West Ballet Company, performing featured roles in The Nutcracker and La Fille Mal Gardée over nine seasons. As a member of the BYU Cougarettes, she earned two NDA national championships with a team known for its precision jazz and hip hop. Her professional performance credits include work with TY&Co (Austin), Chadash Contemporary Dance Company (Denver), The King and I at Hale Center Theatre (SLC), and ensemble/dance captain in Zilker Theatre’s Legally Blonde in Austin.
As a choreographer, Megan has created dozens of original works for stage and screen, including full-length musicals such as Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, The Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, My Fair Lady, The Addams Family, and The Drowsy Chaperone. She is co-director of Merge.3, a national dance consultation company that supports studios, teachers, and students preparing for competition in studio settings through choreographic mentorship and artistic coaching.
Megan’s work has been featured both across the U.S. and abroad, including choreography and performance at the COCO Dance Festival in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Megan regularly teaches master classes throughout the U.S. Her instructional specialties include improvisation, modern/contemporary technique, movement with props, jazz, floorwork, musicality, partnering, and audition preparation. She is particularly known for her emphasis on movement intention, character development, and integrating storytelling into technical training. She holds additional certifications in Giordano Jazz Technique, Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), and Yoga (RYT 200) that support her somatic and technical teaching approach.
Megan continues to develop new interdisciplinary work and advocate for training that supports dancers as full-spectrum artists—blending athleticism, creativity, and authenticity across all stages of performance and education.
