Judges

Jessica Moffett began her training as a competitive dancer, where she trained in all styles, but eventually her love for tap led her to train with the American Tap Company. She traveled with the Boston-based company to tap festivals worldwide, including the IDO World Tap Dance Championships in Germany. Jessica then furthered her education at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Los Angeles, earning her B.F.A in Dance Theater. During college, she performed in stage productions and short films and went on to showcase her talent at theme parks, including HersheyPark and Disney. Jessica began teaching as an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, where she taught tap, and later also received recognition for her choreography while teaching at various dance studios. Her goal is to inspire others through dance, education, choreography, judging, public speaking, and social media.

Kym began her dance training at the age of three and has trained extensively in ballet, jazz, musical theatre, lyric, and contemporary. She has been a dance educator for more than 35 years studying in Boston, New York, and California and has a wealth of experience in varied dance genres. She has proven herself in the competition industry through her award winning choreography and competitive success of her students. They have won many prestigious awards, nationally and internationally, and have obtained professional careers as dancers with Royal Caribbean, Disney Cruise ships, So You Think You Can Dance, New England Patriots Cheerleading, and on Broadway. Growing up she was involved in the pageant circuit and has coached many students participating in the Miss America and Miss Teen USA Pageant program. Kym’s greatest joy is teaching and instilling her
love of dance into students of all levels and ages and as a judge seeing each performer come alive on stage!

Tonya Ferrucci began her dance training at the age of three and has studied under the late Bette-Ann Monti Rossi for the past 30 years. Her dance training is both extensive and impressive and she was well known in the competition world winning many prestigious regional and national awards. She has trained in Boston, New York, and spent a brief time in California pursuing her dancing career. She was the owner and director of APAC Dance, Inc., one of the most successful studios in the New England area. Her students have won many prestigious regional and national awards including Petite Miss Dance of New England; Petite Miss American Dance Awards, Junior Miss Candance North America, dance-off champions and many national dance scholarships. Her students were gold medal World Dance Champions for the United States in Reisa, Germany. Her unique choreography has been the recipient of many regional and national awards as well. Tonya loves sharing her passion of the artform dance to the next generation of artists.