Miriam has a huge appetite for knowledge of all kinds. She obtained a PhD in Quantitative Psychology (in her case, straight up statistics) from Vanderbilt University and worked as a statistician/data scientist for over 10 years until making arts her number 1 priority.

She started playing (jazz) saxophone and piano in 1992, receiving multiple awards in regional competitions as both an instrumentalist and composer in the late 90s. During her time as a professional musician, she played for the Berlin Youth Jazz Orchestra, a prestigious youth big band under the direction of Georg Ruby, and performed with Chuck Purrington and Stephan Bienwald, amongst others. In 2000, she started practicing Wu style Tai Chi and was selected by Xujun Gao as successor to teach at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

After moving to the US in 2003, she finally took the plunge to attend breakdance practice at Rocketown here in Nashville in 2006. This was also right around the time she developed the vision of running a venue/arts space bringing many different forms and directions of art together. While she has not won any competitions, Miriam is the first bgirl out of Tennessee to master a power move. Miriam has been teaching House Dance at Construct since 2017 and Breaking since 2021.

Growing up in Berlin in the 90s, street art has a special place in her heart.

Quincy has been dancing since the year 2000, starting out with breaking, but also constantly researching other styles of dance.

He has won numerous breakdance competitions in the SE United States such as Loose Screws, NBL, Get Rooted, and Atlanta Street Jam. Together with his friend Justin Keoninh, he founded 'Bashville Stampede', the largest Bboy jam in the Midsouth, now going into its 14th year.

He is also the founder of 615 House of Dance, the first breakdance studio in Tennessee and the precursor to Construct.

Our teacher for power moves.

Meet Michael Mccoy, one of our dedicated breaking instructors. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Michael began his breaking journey in San Diego around 2002-2003, inspired by his uncle, and has deepened his study of the art form over the past few years. He previously taught at Elevate Conservatory, shaping the local breaking community of Huntsville. Now, he brings a wealth of experience and passion to his classes at Shalom Movement (Springfield, TN) and continues to battle, ensuring his skills are always fresh.

A landscape architect by day, Micky is the face behind "Infamous Figurez", an annual breaking jam held at Construct. She also helps bounce ideas off our stubborn heads.