About Us
Owner & Director Colleen Murphy
Colleen Murphy, the owner and director of The Beat Dance Company, Ltd., is currently a fulltime faculty member in dance at Bowling Green State University. She is also employed as a regional and national dance competition adjudicator with Rainbow Connection in Las Vegas. Colleen holds an M.A. in Dance Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she studied on a full tuition scholarship. While living in Honolulu, she performed with the UH Dance Ensemble and the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Colleen has over 10 years teaching and choreography experience, having instructed young children through adults. She has taught at JJ's Dance Factory, the Bedford Dance Academy, Owens Community College, The University of Hawaii Outreach College, and Toledo School for the Arts. Colleen has won numerous awards for her choreography in the dance competition circuit. While Colleen specializes in tap, she also has extensive teaching, performing, and choreography experience in jazz, hip hop, and ballet. Her tap class is fast-paced and fun, and she enjoys challenging students with complicated rhythms, patterns, and tricks. She encourages dancers to refine their technique and performance, and to have fun both in class and on stage.
