The Instructors

Jackie Watson (Studio Owner/Dance) is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Masters in Business Education. She studied dance under various instructors in New Bern, North Carolina, Las Vegas, Nevada, at East Carolina University, and at UNC-Greensboro. Jackie has taught dance to children and adults for over 7 years and she was co-director of Rejoice Dance Company and Outreach Company of Burlington, NC. Jackie’s passion is to teach children and adults how to use their God-given gifts to glorify Christ through movement. Jackie has been married for almost twelve years and she and Tommy are the proud parents of Caleb (7) and Karis (4).

Erika Crosier (Art) is twenty six years old and she teaches art at Shiloh Elementary School.  She graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Art Education, where she focused on Ceramics and Fibers.  God is the center of her life, and by using art as a tool, she wants her students to realize and utilize the unique gifts that God has given each of them.  Her purpose of teaching at Masterpiece Studios is to bring energy, creativity, and awareness to the awesome things that God is doing in and around us.