The Team
Meet Our
Instructors
World-class movers, coaches, and artists — united by a passion for craft and community.
Founder & Owner
Brooke Mountain
Founder & Owner
Brooke Mountain is a dance educator, choreographer, and acrobatics specialist based in Austin, Texas, with over a decade of experience training and developing competitive dancers at a high level. She is known for producing strong, confident, and versatile artists who are prepared not only for competition, but for long-term success in the industry.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education from Chapman University, where she built a foundation in both technical training and pedagogy. Brooke holds advanced certifications through the Acro Dance Teachers Association (ADTA), including Junior, Intermediate, and Advanced distinctions, and is fully certified through Acrobatic Arts. She has completed Modules 1 and 2, Back Handspring & Aerial, and Back Tuck & Back Layout with Excellent marks—the highest evaluation awarded.
Her training philosophy is centered on intentional progression, discipline, and longevity. Dancers are taught to understand their bodies, move with control, and train with clarity and purpose. Brooke emphasizes strength, technique, and consistency, creating athletes who are both powerful and refined.
With a background spanning acrobatics, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, ballet, and musical theater, Brooke develops well-rounded performers capable of adapting across styles and environments. Her performance credits include The Ellen DeGeneres Show, World of Dance, and Austin City Limits, and she continues to guest teach and choreograph nationally for dancers committed to growth.
In addition to her teaching and choreography work, Brooke serves as a judge for Talent On Parade, where she is recognized for delivering direct, constructive, and technique-driven feedback that pushes dancers to improve while still honoring their work.
Brooke is the founder of B3 Movement, a training environment designed for dancers who are ready to go beyond where they are now. B3 is built on a standard of excellence, work ethic, and personal responsibility. It is not designed for everyone—it is for dancers who are coachable, driven, and willing to put in the work required to reach the next level.
At its core, B3 Movement is a place to belong, to be bold, and to train for what's next.
Disciplines
Instructors & Coaches
The Rest of the Team
MJ
Resident Instructor
MJ has served as guest faculty for The Juilliard School, the Complexions Contemporary Ballet Summer Intensive in New York City, Loyola Marymount University, The Joffrey Ballet School, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Through her specialized training method, MJ has helped develop dancers who have gone on to perform with leading companies and productions including Nederlands Dans Theatre 2, The Royal Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, BODYTRAFFIC, the Radio City Rockettes, Cirque du Soleil productions, the Broadway production of Purple Rain, the television series Étoile, and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Her students have also trained at prestigious institutions such as Princess Grace Academy and San Francisco Ballet School. MJ regularly coaches professional dancers and trainees from major companies including American Ballet Theatre, Martha Graham Dance Company, Ballet BC, Ballet Jazz Montréal, National Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and Sharon Eyal Dance Company.
CC Cummings
Ballet, Pointe, & Yoga Instructor
CC Cummings was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and began her formal ballet training at the School for Creative and Performing Arts. She relocated to Sarasota Florida at age 16 to advance her training with the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School, training under Cuban master teachers Ariel Serrano, Ramona de Saá, Ana Julia Bermudez de Castro, Delia Ballart, Tania Vergara, and others. In 2017, Cummings represented the U.S. in the International Ballet Competition in Havana, Cuba, and was awarded the Bronze medal in the Advanced Female division. This trip also gave her the chance to train at the Cuban National Ballet School. In 2018 Cummings joined Ballet San Antonio as Corps de Ballet and danced with the company for 4 years. She was fortunate to work with choreographers such as Edwaard Liang, Brian Enos, Patrick Armand, Easton and Haley Smith, and Bruce Wells. Cummings became the Resident Choreographer of American Dance Company in 2021, and alongside Executive Director Farrah Olson founded Ballet Texas in 2022. She served as Artistic Director of Ballet Texas for two years. In her time with the company she choreographed and directed 10 full-length productions, including a completely sold-out 6 show run of the Nutcracker featuring a cast of 80+ dancers. She now serves as the Associate Director and Resident Choreographer of Ballet Texas.
Zoë Van Osten
Hip-Hop Instructor
Originally from the Austin area, Zoë grew up as a competitive dancer with extensive training in Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet and Contemporary. Her early career includes touring on dance crews for both the Celebrity and Heat dance conventions. Currently, Zoë attends The University of Texas at Austin, where she is pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.S. in Public Relations. Alongside her academics, she is a second-year member of the UT Dance Team, competing nationally at the NDA College Nationals in Daytona in the D1A Hip Hop and Jazz divisions.
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