Meet The Foreman Arts School Staff!

Who We Are

Zuri Foreman

Owner | CEO

Zuri Foreman is a professional dancer, singer, actress, dance teacher, and choreographer based in Washington D.C. and New York City. Born and raised in the D.C. Metropolitan Area, Zuri has been a performer since the age of 3. She has been trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop, African Dance, Voice, and Acting. She holds a B.S. in Public Relations from St. John’s University and a Dance Theatre Certificate from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Zuri has performed in several regional theatre’s across the United States, feature films, dance performances, and music videos. Her recent works include playing; Rosa Parks in an original musical titled "Rosa's Ride", and a Principal Dancer in a feature film titled "Passing", on Netflix.

In addition to performing, Zuri is also the CEO/Founder of The Foreman Arts School (FAS), located in the D.C. Area. Her mission with FAS is to colorize the arts by providing professional arts training and mentorship to underserved communities. Her studio granted 12 scholarships to children in need in its first month of business in 2021. Scholarships included free or reduced-price tuition, and full dance attire for participants. Zuri strongly believes the arts should be available to all, and makes it her mission to serve communities in need through the arts.

Jonique Holcomb-Meade

Tech Lead

Jonique grew up in Columbia, MD where she began cheerleading and gymnastics at age 10. She reluctantly started dancing in high school to fulfil a graduation requirement and ended up loving it so much, she’s still performing 20 years later. After graduating from UMBC with a B.A. in both Dance and Media/Communication Studies, she went on to perform professionally with the Baltimore Blast Cheerleaders, Washington Wizards and Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders while managing a dance studio in Northern Virginia. She’s coached for several semi-pro and professional dance teams in the DC Metropolitan area in addition to freelance music editing, choreography and teaching.

Bre Seals-Rankin

Office Manager

Bre Seals-Rankin is an Atlanta-born interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, director, visual creative, and arts educator working at the intersection of movement, color theory, and cultural storytelling. Her practice unifies dance, visual art, creative direction, and community engagement into a single voice rooted in Black futurism, sensory experience, and lived testimony.

Trained at the California Institute of the Arts and Howard University, and currently completing a B.A. in Dance with a minor in Music & Culture at the University of Maryland, Bre merges technical rigor with embodied research. As a Black woman with synesthesia, she developed Sealsism, a trademarked movement methodology that maps emotional and sonic identity through color-driven movement. Founder of BREathe Dance Project, she has created and presented numerous evening-length works at venues including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, Dance Place, and the International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference. Committed to expanding how art is experienced, Bre develops immersive, interdisciplinary work that centers emotional clarity, cultural legacy, and transformation.

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Zakkiya Villegas

Sat Pre-K Ballet/Tap Teacher, Petite Company Modern & Hip-Hop

Zakkiya Villegas, a Washington, D.C. native, began her formal dance training at the age of eleven. She has studied a wide range of styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and modern/contemporary. Her training includes time at R'Mar Dance Studio, Jr. Mode Dance Studio, The Dance Institute of Washington, and The Joyce LaVerne School of Dance. During her journey, she has graced stages such as The Wolf Trap, the Carter Barron Amphitheatre, and the legendary Apollo Theater.

Zakkiya holds a Master of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation and is committed to serving individuals of all abilities. Passionate about working with children, she aspires to create an inclusive dance community where everyone—regardless of ability—can experience the joy and freedom of movement.

Maggie Wildermuth

JR Acro Teacher

Maggie Wildermuth is a dance instructor from Des Moines, IA. She began teaching as a tumbling teaching assistant at Johnston Dance Academy in 2014, then went on to help dancers of all skill levels find their feet as the president and choreographer of Blue Crew Dance Company at Drake University, a fully student led and run organization and the only non-auditioned dance opportunity on campus. She currently dances for Gallaudet Dance Company, where she is in her fourth season. Outside of dance, Maggie is a graduate student studying clinical psychology. Her teaching style emphasizes kinesthetic awareness. She aims to teach dancers how to mindfully become comfortable with and knowledgeable about how their bodies move through space.