I want to thank you for being such an amazing teacher because if I hadn't come to Moving Arts then I wouldn't be where I am right now. Thank you!

:: Alex Potts, former Moving Arts Dance student,
currently at Walnut Hill Performing Arts School

She is so grateful that she has been with you this past 1.5 years… Thank you for the positive feedback you provided Sarah yesterday… Your kind and genuine comments help her a lot.

:: Linda Gledhill, current student’s parent

Sarah finally mastered a movement that you have been working with her on.  She was asked to demo it at (summer camp) class!  She was very excited. I am thrilled she is moving in your direction and I feel very comfortable that she will obtain her dance goals under your guidance.

:: Linda Gledhill, current student’s parent

She was thrilled by your compliments on her pique turns yesterday and came home more energized than when she went to class. Thanks again for the Nut/Cracked opportunity!  Sarah loved it.

:: Linda Gledhill, current student’s parent

What a beautiful recital! I would love to have them in class with you a little this summer …I'm sure they'll love it. We would also like a DVD of the recital if you have any extra because they like to watch ballet videos sometimes and I'd like to show my husband what a great school it is!

:: Monica Burke, prospective family

Abbey *loved* her lessons with you last week.  She's had her ballet DVD out every day since, and I think we're going to install a ballet bar and mirror for her.  She is crazy about ballet -- and I am sure your patience and teaching has a lot to do with that.  Thank you for that!  :-)

:: Janice Pacl, current student’s parent

Anyone that really knows you is aware of how good you are to your dancers -- careful and thoughtful and loving.  It is because of your abilities as a mentor & teacher and as a fabulous dancer that Abbey is so in love with dancing.  We think you are great -- so keep that in mind too!!!  :-)

:: Very best, Janice Pacl, current student's parent

I wish all the best for you in your life and business.   I thank you for everything you have done for Rachel - for the encouragement and knowledge and love of dance you have imparted to her.  I have really enjoyed getting to see your work and your dancers' work over these past  1 1/2 years.  Take care.

:: Sincerely,  Alison Bromberg

From The Harvard Press:
Monday, June 11, 2007 6:07 PM
By Anne Hentz

I first learned about Kate Cross 6 or 7 years ago. I was at an Earth Day Parade in Concord with my toddler twins. A 50 something woman in a big hat was handing out pink flyers saying if you want the best ballet teacher ever, Kate Cross was it. Several years later when my daughter was ready to dance, I found Kate at her studio in West Concord.
 
My daughter, along with some other pre-schoolers started dancing with Kate four years ago. Some of the advanced dancers have been with Kate for as many as five years. They come here 4 and 5 days a week from Concord, Acton, Boxboro, Sudbury and  Leominster. Kate also has a following of students from Harvard. They have been with Kate since she opened her studio here almost 4 years ago. The school now has 80 students, 10 of which are adults.
 
As always, Kate Cross and Moving Arts has produced an afternoon of beauty, grace and dance. This is not your typical dance recital with sequins and Rockette type costumes. Kate Cross produces a playbill of new and seasoned performers from the age of 4 through to 17 years.
 
The afternoon commenced with the four year old Creative Movement class dressed in lilac leotards with matching dance skirts. The young ladies were poised as they displayed their new found sense of control and  movement flexing their feet, moving their arms and hands in a poetic display. They then featured their creativity as they danced free form across the stage in the Star Dance and Circus Dance.
 
The Primary Part One dancers were veteran performers of one year. Dressed in pink leotards with long tulle tutus, they delighted the audience as they danced across the stage in Parallel Jumps, Tendus, the Snow Globe Dance and the Patner Dance. Last year these young ladies were just learning about moving as Creative Movement students. 
 
The recital went on to performances by the individual classes of Ballet One, Ballet Two and Teen Ballet students. Their training was evident as they displayed several years of dance and discipline under the direction of Ms. Cross. Their development as dancers is a joy to watch.
 
The Modern dance students were amazing as they moved with agility across the stage. Each group from the Children's Modern to the Advanced Beginning Teen Modern to the Advanced
Modern, captivated the audience with a display of modern movement followed by a choreographed piece by each group of dancers.
 
The senior dancers preformed last. I see a camaraderie amongst these dancers that is evident as they move across the stage with artistry, strength and refinement. It was hard to believe that the oldest is 17 years old. They move like seasoned performers rather than teenage dance students. One parent remarked to me that she had just seen a dance performance in NYC and didn't find it any more advanced than what these dancers are doing.
 
Kate Cross studied ballet through the Royal Academy of Dance syllabii at a satellite school from the London School in Boxford, MA. She started modern at the age of 17 at Concord Academy and began performing for a professional modern company, Spencer/Colton as well as the Nashua Ballet. She was a dance major who graduated with honors, mangna cum laude, phi beta kapa at Connecticut College. She went on to NYC and danced professionally there for almost four years as a member of Douglas Dunn and Dancers, as a soloist for Rebudal Dance Group and as a dancer in many other New York based groups. She has danced for Boston choreographer Marcus Schulkind for many years as well as for Nicole Pierce in Boston for three years.