Maureen Glennon
Founder & Artistic Director
Maureen Glennon is a dancer, choreographer and dance educator. She is founder and artistic director of moe-tion dance theater, a New Jersey contemporary modern dance company making it's mark! Maureen's choreography has been presented extensively throughout the tri-state area including DUMBO Dance Festival, Cool Wave NY Dance Festival, Gershwin Hotel, Merce Cunningham Studio, WaxWorks/University Settlement House, NJ Arts Collaborative/George Street Playhouse & Crossroads Theatre, Hatch Series/Jennifer Muller the Works Studio, The Field/Performance Zone, Soundance at the Barn, Cathedral Arts Festival, Movement Research/DTW studios, SWEAT Outdoors Dance Festival, Outlet Dance Project/Grounds for Sculpture, Garden State Dance Festival, Mix It Up Festival, American College Dance Festivals, National High School Dance Festivals, County College of Morris, Montclair State University, Centenary College and at A Taste of NY in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Her work has been commissioned by Montclair State University, Beyondance, County College of Morris, Raritan Valley Community College, Ballet Forte, Think Pink! Cause a Co*Motion, Arts Access Program at Matheny Medical and Educational Center, numerous high school dance departments throughout NJ and Steffi Nossen School of Dance in White Plains, NY.
Maureen has choreographed and danced professionally with Freespace Dance (1997-2004), where she is an original co-founder, Beyondance and Umoja Dance Company. Her first professional dance gig was performing with Nicholas Rodriguez and Dance Compass, with whom she toured nationally. Maureen has taught at many private and public schools in New Jersey as a visiting artist and has been a guest teacher for many American College and High School Dance Festivals throughout the United States. In 2008 & 2010, she was invited to teach abroad at A Taste of NY, a three-week Dance Intensive in Cyprus.
Maureen was the recipient of a 2011 Dance Education Fellowship at Bates Dance Festival in Maine. For three weeks she participated in classes, lectures, performances and roundtable discussions on education trends and challenges.
Maureen currently holds a full-time position for the Dance Program at Somerset County Vocational & Technical High School in Bridgewater. She has previously been on faculty at College of Morris, where she earned her AS in Recreation & Leisure/Dance and Montclair State University, where she earned her BFA in Dance.
Artistic Statement
"My artistic vision is to create innovative dances, exploring subject matter that speaks to all audiences. I anticipate each performance as an adventure for myself and all others. My thoughts, interpretations and ideas are simply the catalyst for the overall experience. My mission is to create an atmosphere of individualistic contribution. I want my dancers, collaborators and audiences to explore their own thoughts, interpretations and ideas of the subject matter presented. As an artist I want to produce thought provoking work that moves, strives to cause, changes, arouses, makes progress, evacuates, advances, achieves and stirs. I look forward to showing my appreciation of the arts through my choreography and am open to all that comes...making me question, think and learn from each of my collaborative experiences."
Maureen
Glennon
Clayton
Artistic Director
Photo by Patti Sapone / Inside Jersey Magazine
Photo by Chris Santarella
Photo by Anthony Johnson
Maureen Glennon Clayton is a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator whose work bridges performance, education, and community engagement. Her choreography has been presented extensively throughout the tri-state area and at national and international venues including the American College Dance Festivals, National High School Dance Festival, NJ High School Dance Festival, Centenary University, Montclair State University, Rutgers University’s Mason Gross Summer Series, and A Taste of NY in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Her creative work has been commissioned by numerous colleges, universities and dance companies including Montclair State University, County College of Morris, Raritan Valley Community College, Beyondance!, Ballet Forte, and numerous school and community-based dance programs. She has also contributed to musical theatre, serving as choreographer for Coming of Age, selected for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and Spring Awakening with Porch Light Productions. Maureen has performed nationally and worked with companies including Umoja Dance Company and Beyondance!, as well as touring with Nicholas Rodriguez and Dance Compass. She is co-founder and former choreographer and dancer with Freespace Dance. Maureen is an experienced educator, guest artist, and workshop facilitator at colleges, universities, festivals, and schools across the United States and abroad.
Maureen holds an MA in Dance Education from the University of Northern Colorado, a BFA in Dance from Montclair State University, and an AS from County College of Morris. She currently teaches in the Gifted and Talented Honors Dance Program at Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School. She is a certified yoga instructor and SEL Facilitator through Breathe for Change and is an active member of Dance New Jersey and the National Dance Education Organization. In 2025, Maureen was named a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Individual Artist Finalist in Choreography.
"My artistic vision is to create and produce innovative dances and events that involve all audiences and turn each performance into a shared adventure. My ideas serve as a thought-provoking catalyst, inviting dancers, partners, and viewers to explore their own interpretations. As an artist, I strive to make work that encourages thought, change, and advancement, while being open to learning from each collaborative experience."