C & C Staff

Cheryl Brennan - Director

Cheryl Brennan, "the BIG C" of C&C Dance Company celebrates her 45 year of teaching in the local Bowie/Crofton area. This year Cheryl is proud to welcome you to one of the biggest and most spacious dance facility in the state of Maryland. She began her dance career , as a young child, in the Washington/ Metropolitan area. Cheryl is proficient in and teaches jazz, tap, ballet, acrobatics, and musical theater. Cheryl performed on the Steel Pier in Atlantic City ., NJ. for many summers.. She then auditioned and performed with the "Rockettes" and traveled all over the country performing with featured entertainers such as, Rick Nelson, the Osmond Brothers, The Four Seasons, and Andy Williams, to name a few.

Cheryl began teaching in Collington Plaza, in Bowie in 1971, then named "Cheryl's Dance Company.". C&C Dance Company Competitive Showtroupe is the recipient of thousands of dollars of winnings at regional and national competitions yearly. Many of Cheryl's alumni have won scholarships to college in dance, performed on tv, in videos, industrials, and movies. Cheryl's past students have danced on Broadway, shows and tours in NY and in LA, and are Master Teachers for competitions and conventions. Cheryl is a regional and national dance adjudicator for six major dance competitions. Cheryl is the mother of four and grandmother of nine, and also a massage therapist.

Carrie Kaub-Smith - Artistic Director

Caroline Kaub Smith (Carrie) is the Artistic Director at C&C Dance Company. Carrie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Maryland and a minor degree in Interior Design. She graduated in 1995 from University of Maryland after receiving a full four year dance scholarship and was the recipient of "The Maryland Distinguished Scholar Program" and Kappa Scholar.

Carries' expertise is choreography and flexibility training and she is responsible for C&C's amazing contortion and acrobatic program. She has won numerous accolades for her choreography, "Teacher and Choreographer of the Year", and various high score awards. Carrie also works privately with high level gymnasts, baton twirlers, and skaters in perfecting their technique and performance skills. Carrie is the mother of three and co-owner of "POSH PIROUETTES", a local dance supply boutique.

Robin Gale

Robin Gale graduated from Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA, major dance. She performed professionally 10 years with Directions Dance, a modern company and the national ballet company. She holds her grade 7, advanced diploma in the Cecchetti Ballet technique. She is a respected teacher who has helped students obtain a college or professional career in dance. She is also a nationally renown dance judge and this insight has helped her students in the dance competition world. She especially enjoys working with the younger dancers at C&C.