Guest Instructor - Young Dancer Program
Megan Lujan was born and raised in Juneau, and graduated from Thunder Mountain High School in 2021. She trained in ballet and other styles, at Juneau Dance Theatre, from 2008-2021. She was invited to the JDT Company in 2017, by Directors, Zachary Hench and Julie Diana Hench, and performed many corps and principal roles while a senior dancer in the school. Such roles include Snow White, in Laszlo Berdo's Snow White, Lilac and Goldenvine Fairies, in The Sleeping Beauty, and lead variations in The Nutcracker, including Sugar Plum Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy, Coffee, Konfeta, Snow Queen, Dancing Doll, and more. Megan obtained additional training at summer intensive programs at Colorado Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Juneau Dance Theatre, and was accepted to Boston Ballet prior to COVID-19-prompted cancellation. While a student at JDT, she was a teaching assistant for young dancer classes and a substitute teacher for all levels of the school. A competitive gymnast with the Southeast Alaska Gymnastics Academy, for eight years, Megan balanced a rigorous schedule, competing in and out of state through her sophomore year of high school. She continues her ballet training each summer by attending JDT's advanced summer intensives. Megan teaches pre-school full-time in Reno, while completing her Elementary Education degree at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Megan has taught all levels of ballet, choreography, and other art classes for JDT, at the Juneau Fine Arts Camp and previous Young Dancer Programs. She loves working with children, and is thrilled to be invited back to JDT for another Young Dancer Program.
