Megan Gurcze is CDP Company’s Artistic Director and Dancer. She grew up in a competitive style dance studio where she had the chance to study Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip hop, and Contemporary. She received many awards at competitions and conventions, and was given the opportunity to travel and learn from many teachers. After high school she received an internship with the Cleveland Verb Ballet, where she worked with industry leaders like Richard Dickinson, Kay Eichman, and Christopher Flemming. A few years later, she was offered a scholarship to a summer intensive in Cleveland, and then performed in Cleveland & Columbus with a small pick up company. Megan has been working with CDP since season 4 as a dancer & choreographer, and has been a CDP Company member since 2019, as well as their ballet master. Megan also teaches ballet and contemporary at local studios, master classes, and has choreographed award-winning pieces for many competition classes and schools!