Marsha Searle

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Marsha Searle is a professional dancer, singer, choreographer, teacher, director, musician, and historian, with a love for people and teaching, celebrating, and performing multicultural dance and song. Marsha has over 20 years experience as a certified Teaching Artist and is a MD Wolf Trap-Trained Early Childhood Teaching Artist with Arts for Learning Maryland and Wolf Trap National. She has been a professional performing artist with Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble for over 20 years and now serves as its Director. She has BA degrees in World Dance and History from Brigham Young University and is a tradition bearer for Appalachian Clogging. She is also a member of the Celtic Band “IONA” and loves sharing the beauty and joy of traditional music and dance.

Artist Statement

A professional dancer, singer, choreographer, teacher, director, musician, and historian, with a love for people and the experience of teaching, serving, creating art, celebrating diversity, and performing and teaching multicultural dance and song.

In addition to being on our K-12 teaching artist roster, Marsha Searle is also a Maryland Wolf Trap Early Childhood teaching artist. Learn more about our Early Childhood programs.