Live!: Kristalyn Gill

Thursday, April 8th 5pm EDT

Kristalyn Gill, a North Carolina native, graduated from East Carolina University with dual degrees in Dance Performance (BFA) and Interpersonal/Organizational Communication (BS) on full academic scholarship. She is a professional dancer, slam poet, author, choreographer, actor, and communication specialist. Upon graduation, Kristalyn joined Shaun Keylock Company and 11: Dance Co in Portland, Oregon while creating and nationally touring her own choreographic work. There, she was able to publish her poetry book, "The Breakup Club: A Collection of Mishaps and Falling Aparts," which is available on Google Books, Amazon, and LuLu Press. Kristalyn has performed in original works by Yin Yue, Menghan Lou, Joseph Hernandez, Kaloyan Boyadjiev, Kristen Céré, Mark Haim, Joe Cotler, and Shaun Keylock. Additionally, she has trained with Victor Quijada, Micaela Taylor, Glen Edgerton, Diana Matos, Andrea Miller, Bo Park, Sidra Bell, Sarah Slipper, Hélène Blackburn, Olivier Wevers, and Lillian Barbeito. Kristalyn was honored to be accepted into the 2019 Springboard Danse Montréal Project and looks forward to attending the program following COVID-19 restrictions. Currently, Kristalyn lives in New York City and serves as company artist with Yin Yue Dance Company, MOTUS the Company, cloude.nyc, Channel:Dig, and Catastrophe! Also, she has worked on projects with Andrea Ward, Hayden Frederick, and Depth Dance. The publication of her next poetry collection, The Shape of You, is in process with hopes to be on bookshelves by Fall 2021.

@kriatalyngill

Live!: Alex Mitchell

Thursday, April 15th 5pm EDT

Alex Mitchell is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in New York City. After receiving her BFA in Dance Studies from Long Island University, she went on to complete Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester program. Concentrating in Contemporary/Jazz and Street Styles, she trained under New York’s top choreographers. Alex has worked with Cosmopolitan Magazine, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, MTV’S TRL and is an alumni of the Young Choreographer’s Festival. She has presented work at Sybarite Love is Love, BrickHouse NYC Open House, Slam Bam Dance, WAX Works and many more. Alex has worked as an alumni teacher/choreographer for Broadway Dance Center's Professional Semester students and with NYC non-profit Dancing Classrooms. Alex’s work ethic and bubbly personality shines through in all of her creative endeavors. She prides herself on creating a safe, open environment for judgement free movement and expression for artists and humans of all types.

@alexxmitchelll

Live!: Brendan Pinkett

Wednesday, April 21st 5pm EDT

Brendan Pinkett began his dancing journey at the age of eight, starting with a range of competitive studios. Since then he has worked under the minds of Travis Cooper and Cailin Manning through several mentorships, was a faculty assistant for Bellamoxi dance convention, and in May 2020 he graduated from Nashville School of the Arts as a dance major. While attending the school he studied under Stacie Flood-Popp, Debra Perry and several other talented artists learning a plethora of dance styles including : Modern, African, Ballet, Tap, Jazz as well as several choreography based courses. His connection to Flood-Popp provided him a knowledge of Found Youth where he joined in 2015, and through his growth he joined Found Movement Group. The professionalism and vulnerability that is shared within the Found movement company is something that Brendan holds very highly. Currently Brendan is moving forward on his journey to establish himself in Nashville’s dance community. There he hopes to share his perspective of movement and learn from whomever he connects with. 

@brendanpinkett

Live!: Sofia Forero

Thursday, March 18th 5pm EDT

Sofía Forero Correa was born and raised in Cali, Colombia. She started dancing at the age of nine after discovering that movement connected her with her true self and brought her to a state of absolute peace and harmony. She studied at Joffrey Ballet School and graduated from The Ailey School- Certificate Program. She has performed pieces by Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Angelica Stiskin, Rena Butler, Larisa Calero, Luis Salgado, Earl Mosley, Darrel Moultrie, Kirven Boyd, among others. She founded The Heraclitus Project in 2018 and has presented her choreographic work in multiple venues, including, 14th Street Y Theater, Davenport Theater, Dixon Place Theater, The Hudson Valley Festival, Mark Morris SharedSpace, American-Swiss Ballet Company Showcases, Ajkun Ballet Theater Winter Showcase 2019 and 2020 (as a Guest Artist), Winter Follies Festival, Fertile Ground, Sony Music Hall, Spoke the Hub Local Produce Festival, The Hudson Guild Theater, Dance On The Lawn Festival, International Ballet festival 2019 at Union City PAC, 7MPR at Arts on Site, The Craft and B. Create. Open Mics. With her work, she aims to transport the audience to a timeless place where anything can happen, while having a harmonious connection between breath, music and movement, and the space.

@sofi.fore96

Live!: Caitlin Ort

Thursday, March 25th 5pm EDT

Caitlin Ort (she/her) is a NYC based actor/singer/dancer and director/choreographer. Most recently she is known for her portrayal of Karen the Computer in the 1st National Broadway Tour of The Spongebob Musical, directed by Tina Landau and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. Other touring credits include Elf: The Musical and Charlie Brown Christmas. Regional credits include The Merry Wives of Windsor, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery (Theater at Monmouth), South Pacific (Texas Family Musicals), Jesus Christ Superstar (Bristol Riverside Theater), and Carousel, Ragtime, How to Succeed..., Show Boat (Utah Festival Opera). Caitlin is also an experienced educator and teacher. In July of 2020 she was a faculty member for Ithaca College's Pre-College Summer Intensive, and will be returning again this summer. In 2018 Caitlin made her NYC directorial and choreographic debut in presenting her original play 'The Yellow Wallpaper' at the NYC International Fringe Festival. She received her BFA in Musical Theater from Ithaca College.

@caitlingort

Live!: Eliah James Furlong

Thursday, April 1st 7:30pm EDT

Homegrown in the bluegrass of Kentucky, Eliah James Furlong began his training in theater and dance at four years old. Eliah has trained at many schools including The Ailey School, Joffrey Ballet School, Milwaukee Ballet, The Kentucky Governors School for the Arts, Western Kentucky University, SOKY Dance Ensemble, and graduated from The Institute for American Musical Theatre in New York City. In which time Eliah performed works by, Richard J. Hinds, Rena Butler, Nicholas Cunningham, Angelica Stiskin, Jae Man Joo, Lisa Donmall-Reeve, Manuel Vignoulle, Eric Rivera, Adam Fleming, Valarie Salgado, and many more. Eliah had the wonderful opportunity of touring with Bella Moxi Dance Convention where he would work closely with Mia Michaels, Alex Little, Carlos Dos Santos, Justin Conte, Dusty Button, and more. Eliah has a passion for choreography and movement. His work has been seen across the country on stages such as the Tennessee Association of Dance Choreographic Festival, Bella Moxi Choreographic Festival, Miss Bowling Green Pageant, Regional School musicals, and some regional studios. Eliah is a co-creator of Dance On Set and hopes to share the joy of movement as long as he can.

@eliahjamesfurlong

Live!: Mark Caserta

Thursday, February 25th 2pm EDT

Mark Caserta, from Philadelphia, graduated from the University of the Arts School of Dance, BFA 2010. He danced professionally with international touring companies Complexions Contemporary Ballet (2010-2014), Les Ballets Jazz De Montreal (2014-2016) and Camille A. Brown & Dancers (2017-2018). Mark has been awarded the Philadelphia Rocky Award for Outstanding Dance Performance, The Patrick Swayze Scholarship from Complexions Ballet and the Pennsylvania Ballet Choreography Award. Mark was a 2018 Emerging Choreographer at Springboard Danse Montreal and premiered his first full evening length work ‘BIG KID’ at Gibney NY POP Performance Series in February 2019. Mark was commissioned to set new works on Pennsylvania Ballet II, Grace Dance Theater, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, Kit Modus and Whim W’him Contemporary Dance Seattle for 2021. Mark was named the 2019/2020 EMERGE Award Recipient with Gibney Company & Springboard Danse Montreal. With this award, Mark was commissioned for a new creation with Gibney Company in Spring 2020. Mark has presented work at Wanderlust Dance Festival, The Austin Dance Festival, Dance Gallery Festival, The Banff Center for Performing Arts Choreographic Gesture, The Boston Dance Festival, Steps On Broadway Choreography Lab and the Brooklyn Dance Festival. He has also created work on the University of the Arts School of Dance and Pace University. Mark was co-director of The Thriving Artist Project from 2017-2020, a program offering a free Pre-Professional experience to young dance artists collaborating with artists from Batsheva, NDT, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater & Lines Ballet. He was also on faculty at Dance Industry Performing Arts Center teaching Ballet, Contemporary Ballet and Movement Research. Mark has also been on faculty at Gibney Dance NY, Broadway Dance Center, Peridance, The Playground NY, University of the Arts and MindLeaps. Mark directs 'CREATE & CONNECT’, an all virtual dance platform with movement sessions and conversations highlighting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ artists & friends. CREATE & CONNECT has featured artists like Sidra Bell, Mikey Morado, Alexander Anderson, Jason Parsons, Dorchel Haqq, Samantha Figgins and more. He currently is a freelance teacher, dancer and choreographer creating new work for his own project BIGkid Dance.

@doodles88

Live!: Ana Sofia Dallal

Thursday, March 4th 5pm EDT

Ana Sofia Dallal is a performer and teacher from Mexico, living in New York City. Her training began at a young age in Guadalajara at her mothers’ studio, Escuela de Danza de Guadalajara; including everything from Classical Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Contemporary and Latin dances like Salsa y Bachata. With EDG, she performed numerous ballets like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, La Bayadere among others. Ana Sofia soon fell in love with Musical Theatre and had the opportunity to be part of the cast as ensemble, swing, or dance captain of Beauty and the Beast, Legally Blond, Chicago, Cabaret, Aida in different productions across her country. She has also participated in music videos and danced for artists like Juan Magan. In 2016 she was honored to receive a scholarship to study a Summer Intensive at Joffrey Ballet School in NYC and in 2017 a scholarship to study a full 2-year program at The Institute for American Musical Theatre. After graduating, Ana Sofia performed "On 1 Condition" with Ryan Beck at Dixon Palace Theatre, also she was cast in various sessions of Dance on Lab, directed by Josh Prince with choreographers Breton Tyner- Bryan, Val Salgado, and Adam Fleming. In 2019, she debuted at the Off-Broadway immersive play "The Hidden Ones" produced by Richard Baskin Productions and choreographed by Whitney Sprayberry. Ana Sofia is a proud Latina who is very passionate about dancing and loves the vulnerability and connections that dance can offer to us. She is currently teaching Broadway Jazz and Bachata and she is part of the salsa pro team 'Zuberi Ladies' directed by the world champion Delia Madera.

@anasofiadallal

Live!: Onjélee Phomthirath

Thursday, March 11th 7:30pm EDT

Onjélee Phomthirath began her dance career at Pinnell Dance Centre in Columbus, OH under the direction of Jeri Pinnell. In 2019, Onjélee earned her BFA in dance from The Ohio State University with a focus in arts administration and costume design. There she collaborated with professional ballet company, Ballet Met, amongst her OSU peers to restage and perform Ohad Naharin Minus 16 as well as performing in the Dance Brazil Tour in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. During Onjélee’s training she worked with Bella Moxi Dance convention as a faculty assistant & corps member. Onjélee has been teaching and choreographing professionally for 7 years. Her students have won numerous top awards from regional and national championship competitions along with scholarships to commercial dance conventions and concert dance intensives such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Her students furthered their dance education at universities such as Point Park University, University of Indiana, and The Ohio State University. Onjélee currently resides in Salt Lake City, UT where she is a dancer with SALT 2 as well as a dance teacher and choreographer.

@onjelee

Live!: Rachel Leigh Dolan

Thursday, February 4th 5pm EDT

Rachel Leigh Dolan, is an award winning choreographer and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Founder and Artistic director of best8, a New York Foundation for the Arts fiscally sponsored artist project that creates theatrical works for digital platforms and uplifts intersectional artists in all aspects of production. Her professional stage choreography credits include New York Theatre Barn, Arena Stage, Olney Theatre Center, Imagination Stage, and Holland America Cruise Line. A proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Rachel is a two-time Helen Hayes Award Recipient for Outstanding Choreography in a Musical. Along with choreographing, Rachel is a passionate educator with over 18 years of experience training dancers from beginners to professionals. She was a founding faculty member at the innovative private performing arts secondary school, The Academy at Metropolitan School of the Arts, and has guest taught for Catholic University of America, American University, and Montgomery College. She is currently a faculty member at Broadway Dance Center Children and Teen Program, Brooklyn Acting Lab, and BOLD Dance Project.

@therizdiz

Live!: Mira Göksel

Thursday, February 11th 5pm EDT

Mira Göksel is a movement artist from Izmir, Turkey working out of Boston and Bern, Switzerland. Mira has created, studied, and performed in the United Kingdom, New York and Boston, where she is currently on track to receive her BFA in Contemporary Dance Performance from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, with an emphasis in Dance Composition. Mira has had the pleasure of showcasing original work at the 14th Street Y Theater in New York, Boston Conservatory’s WinterWorks concert, and co-directing and choreographing two evening-length performances in Boston. Göksel strives for movement creation rooted in dancers’ emotional and physical instincts working hand in hand for the most organic outcome possible. She aspires to always create an inclusive space with her investment in mutual support, respect and harmony. Mira is so grateful for this opportunity to work with Dance on Set: Live!

@miragoksel

Live!: Robert Redick

Thursday, February 18th 5pm EDT

Robert Redick is a New York based choreographer, performer, and teacher. A former Joffrey Ballet School Trainee; Robert has had the opportunity to work and train with choreographers such as: Desmond Richardson, Joshua Prince, Stacey Cadell and Fredrick Earl Mosley. His choreographic credits include commissioned works at Joffrey Ballet School, Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance, Brooklyn Dance Festival, and Youth American Grand Prix. In addition to choreographing and performing, Robert is the production coordinator for the Bridge for Dance's Uptown Rising Performance Series. He is also the Co-Host & Producer for the Dance is Activism Film Festival with Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance. Robert has a deep passion for creating an inclusive, challenging and rewarding experience. He believes in instilling confidence and allowing a safe space for humanity to thrive and operate both on stage and in the studio.

@robert_redick

Live!: Asia Pyron

Thursday, January 14th 5pm EDT

Asia Pyron is a freelance choreographer and the director of PYDANCE. Asia is original from Atlanta, GA but received most of her early training at Interlochen Arts Academy in Northern Michigan. After graduating, Asia attended the Boston Conservatory at Berklee where she received her B.F.A. in Contemporary Performance and Composition in 2020. During her time in Boston, she formed her dance collective, PYDANCE, and performed in local dance festivals such as the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Onstage360, and the Boston Conservatory WinterWorks concerts. Asia has been a guest artist for multiple companies such as the Cambridge Ridge and Latin School, DanceLab NY, and QuarIntensive. She has also been a finalist in various choreography competitions such as Choreography Online and the UNCSA Summer Residency program. She is honored to be selected to collaborate with Dance On Set this upcoming week.

@_pydance_

Live!: Ian Klein

Thursday, January 21st 5pm EDT

Ian Klein is a New York City based dancer and choreographer. His training includes everything from Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, Break dancing, various styles of Ballroom, and various Modern techniques. He is honored to teach classes at the world renowned Broadway Dance Center in New York City and throughout the country in numerous styles of dance demonstrating his passion for the art of movement.

Ian believes that the numerous styles of dance should be used like paints on a palette and dips into each of them while creating to ensure that the outcome is covered in hints of classical technique to street edginess with brush strokes of what ever style the choreography calls for.

Ian can be seen in Movies, Hit Television Series and National Print Ads. He has also had the privilege to perform live with artists such as Wynton Marsalis, The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dita Von Teese, Rita Ora, Chris Brown, Conor Maynard, Sean Kingston, Ne-Yo and The Band Perry just to name a few. Ian graduated from Marymount Manhattan College where he majored in dance and received his B.F.A.

@ik_enoughsaid

Live!: Mira Jayne

Thursday, January 28th 2pm EDT

Mira Jayne is a choreographer, dancer, and singer that has trained extensively in New York City. She began her career at the School of American Ballet at a young age. Since then, she has worked with several household names such as Chet Walker, Darci Kistler, Michael Blake, Manuel Vignoulle, Gabriella Garcia, and more. Mira has performed with New York City Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet School's Ensemble Company, Player's Theater and most recently, EuropaPark as a part of their ShowBallet. Along with live performances, Mira has also taken on roles in film, music videos and commercials. Some of her more featured parts were Gloria in Wait Until Dark, Young Christine in Phantom of the Opera, a soloist in Daniel Johnson’s “So Leicht” music video, and a dancer/model for a Mercedes Benz commercial and campaign. She has set multiple pieces of choreography on students at the Joffrey Ballet School as well as on her colleagues in Germany. A positive environment is always one of her first priorities when teaching and choreographing. She is very passionate about dance and expressing emotions through movement. Mira is currently living in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, hoping to share her experiences and knowledge of performing with others.

@mirajayne

Live!: Katie Drablos

Thursday, October 22nd 12pm EDT

Katie Drablos is a Texas native who graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University in 2009. Post college, Katie moved to NYC and performed as a Radio City Rockette. She works extensively with and for Al Blackstone; most notably as his Associate Choreographer on productions of Oklahoma, Hairspray, Pippin, The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes, and as a dancer in his original works, Freddie Falls in Love and Happy We’ll Be. She is immersed in the theater dance world in NYC, but also has a love for contemporary dance. She regularly teaches both contemporary and theater jazz at Steps on Broadway, and guests at Broadway Dance Center. Katie has choreographed and taught workshops at SMU and Princeton University. She presented work at the Highbridge Arts Festival in NYC as an emerging choreographer. Katie was a choreographer for the Spring 2020 Steps Professional Performance Workshop Industry Showcase. She also co-founded an organization, HEART, which brings dance workshops to studios around the country with the mission of giving back to various charities and dancing free of judgment and full of authenticity. Katie’s classes are full of soulful music, storytelling, and expansive movement.

@katiedrablos

Live!: Ciara Roman

Saturday, October 31st 4pm EDT

Ciara Roman, co-creator of Dance On Set, found her love for the arts through concert dance. After coming to New York City she began her training at Joffrey Ballet School’s Jazz and Contemporary Trainee Program under the direction of Michael Blake and has recently graduated from The Institute for American Musical Theatre. Her professional credits include Kristine Urich (Deluca) in A Chorus Line at Bucks County Center for the Performing Arts and character performance at Feld Entertainment. Ciara cannot wait to provide these dancers and choreographers with footage that exemplifies who they are as artists.

@ciarasroman

Live!: Tuan Malinowski

Thursday, November 19th 5pm EDT

Tuan Malinowski (he/him) is a New York-based performer, choreographer and teacher. Recently, he was the chosen choreographer for New York Theatre Barn’s Final 2020 Choreography Lab. Throughout this process, Tuan was mentored by Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated choreographer, Joshua Bergasse (NBC’s Smash, On The Town). Tuan’s choreography was also featured in THE BIG GAY <virtual> DANCE SHOW, presented by The Tank NYC and Gotham Dance Theater. Performance credits: Peter Pan (Pittsburgh CLO), The Wizard of Oz (Kansas City Starlight Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Disney's The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia! (Flat Rock Playhouse), Peter Pan (Artpark), Ragtime, Peter Pan, Showboat (Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Cider Mill Playhouse). Assisting credits: Game On (Pittsburgh CLO), workshop of Dog Man: The Musical (TheaterWorks USA), Last Stop On Market Street (Atlantic Theater Company / Atlantic for Kids). Member of Actors’ Equity Association. BFA, Ithaca College.

@tuanmalinowski

Live!: Anya Katsevman

Thursday, October 1st 5pm EDT

World Salsa Champion, Ballroom dance champion and former principal dancer in Dancing with the Stars and Burn the floor national tours. Often referred to as “The Queen of Salsa”, Anya is an internationally renowned Latin dancer, choreographer, coach, and judge. She has a proven track record of extraordinary achievements worldwide such as elevating and growing the salsa and bachata competition scene, developing dancers to move on to large stages such as TV production, stage shows and competition winners, performing in the largest international salsa conventions most recently with the King of Mambo Eddie Torres, judging competitions worldwide, coaching and choreographing for Latin dancers nationally and abroad. Anya has produced over a dozen world champions and her students can be seen on AGT, DWTS and SYTYCD. Anya’s repertoire includes all forms of Latin, ballroom and partner dance. She specializes in stage presence, body mechanics, creative expression, musicality, connection, partnering, performance enhancement, Latin dance choreography, choreography staging and competitive development.

@anyakatsevman

Live!: Carlos Falu

Thursday, October 8th 5pm EDT

Featured Shark in the Steven Spielberg's, West Side Story (coming in theaters in Dec 10, 2021). Started dancing in the college dance team of the University of Puerto Rico – Bayamón. In 2014 he became part of the young ensemble of the premiere contemporary dance company in Puerto Rico called Andanza and in 2016 he became part of the company performing new works and repertoire from Nationals and Internationals choreographers. He recently worked with the choreographers Annalee Traylor, Javier Padilla, Dolly Sfeir and others.

@cfalu09

Live!: Tiger Brown

Thursday, October 15th 5pm EDT

Tiger Brown is a choreographer, associate, dance educator, and performer based in NYC. Recent choreography credits: Iowa HSMTA (Jimmy’s), HFWAA Virtual Gala (Stars in the House), Daydream (Co-choreo with Tony d’Alelio). Recent Associate: Matilda (Tuacahn, Engeman), Elf (Engeman), Holiday World (RWS). Tiger has performed in various regional productions and national tours, and teaches master classes across the country. Check out more of Tiger’s work at TigerBrownnyc.com.

@stigerb

Live!: Sapna Advani

Thursday, September 10th 5pm EDT

Sapna Advani is an energetic, up and coming Choreographer, Director and Performer. She serves as the Assistant Creative Director for AATMA Performing Arts along with being a principal dancer and assistant choreographer for the Company’s Touring Production, Mystic India: The World Tour. Throughout her career Sapna has not only had the privilege of touring world-wide, but has also gotten opportunities to work with amazing artists such as Vidya Vox, Shankar Tucker, Francesca Maria and Jonita Gandhi. She has also choreographed and directed numerous shows and performances some of which include the Philadelphia Sixers Half-time Show, New York Knicks Opening Act, and A R Rahman Musical Act (IIFA Rocks 2017). While Sapna specializes in commercial styles such as Street Jazz and Heels, her focus as a dance educator is to take her cultural influences and combine it with her passion for more modern dance styles to create her own version of dance and performance. She wants her students to understand the importance of connection to music and finding depth within oneself in order to reach heights as an artist. She teaches Bollywood, Contemporary/Jazz, Street Jazz, and Heels classes as well as numerous workshops.

@sapnaa_

Live!: Danielle Diniz

Thursday, September 17th 5pm EDT

Ms. Diniz was a choreographer for DanceBreak 2020 and was commissioned to create new works for Jacob's Pillow, Performance Santa Fe, Columbia Ballet Collaborative and Avant Chamber Ballet. She is a finalist for the New York Dance Project Choreography Competition and her work has been shown in Stars of American Ballet rep, New York Choreographers’ Forum, the Steps Beyond Foundation performance lab, Jazz Choreography Enterprises, Nebula Dance Festival, and the Higher Ground Festival, among others. She also choreographed the AEA production of the Vaudevillian musical 'On the Air.' She has taught, and continues to teach, at NYSSSA, MYB, AMDA, Peridance and studios around the New York area. Ms. Diniz trained at In the Spotlight, winning regional and national titles and scholarships, and supplemented her performance studies at the Paper Mill Playhouse Musical Theater Summer Conservatory and the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute. After earning her B.A. from Cornell University, she joined the Dirty Dancing national tour (u/s Baby, Lisa and Elizabeth) and performed regionally in multiple shows, including featured roles in National Pastime and My Fair Lady, both under the direction of Tony nominee Hunter Foster and Waitress's Lorin Latarro. She served as Dance Captain/Phantom for three years of this team's The Rocky Horror Show and also was Associate Choreographer for the production's fourth incarnation. She now is honored to frequently tour with Stars of American Ballet.

@danielle_d28

Live!: Morgan Rose

Thursday, September 24th 5pm EDT

Morgan Rose made her Broadway Debut with School of Rock on Broadway and served as a Swing and then Dance Captain in her final months with the company. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and a graduate of Florida State University’s BFA Music Theatre program. Morgan’s other favorite performance credits include: Evita (Revival 1 st National Tour), Shrek the Musical (1 st National Tour), Elf the Musical (Madison Square Garden), Dear Edwina (Original Off Broadway Cast), Pirates of Penzance (choreography by Josh Bergasse), A Chorus Line (Maine State Music Theatre), as well as several benefit performances for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and Dancers’ Responding to AIDS. Morgan is a Guest Faculty member at NYC’s Broadway Dance Center, a Master Guest Faculty Member of Joffrey Ballet School’s Music Theatre Intensive and has most recently been a Guest Teacher/Choreographer for the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) Graduation Performances. She’s been incredibly fortunate to work alongside some of New York’s most inspiring choreographers. She has been an Associate to NYC faves such as Josh Bergasse, Al Blackstone, Natalie Malotke and Ricky Hinds. Their work continues to inspire her own journey both on and off stage.

@nycmoro

Live!: Linh An

Wednesday, August 12th 10am EDT

Linh An is a New York-trained dancer-choreographer, currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam, whose choreographic works are largely influenced by Theatre Jazz style. During one year in the International Student Visa Dance Training Program in New York’s Premiere dance center – Broadway Dance Center, Linh was intensively trained in theatre jazz, street jazz, ballet, and tap by New York’s Broadway professionals including Tony-Award winners and nominees such as Chet Walker, A.C Ciulla; others are Diane Laurenson, Jill Kenney, Jason Wise, Josh Assor, Karla Puno Garcia, Khori Petinaud and many more. As a result, Broadway Dance Center has honored Linh the Outstanding Student Award for her consistent diligence in learning and creating within and outside of the program: A Broadway Jazz Dance Experience in Vietnam 2019, Table of Silence Project 2018, New York Choreographer’s Forum 2019, BDC’s Performance Project April 2019, BDC’s Professional Semester Dance Showcase 2019, BDC’s Student Showcase 2019, etc.

@linhanstagram

Live!: David Paul Kidder

Thursday, August 27th 5pm EDT

David Paul Kidder is a performer and choreographer based in NYC. Most recently, he toured with the 1st National Tour of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Other NYC credits include American Dance Machine (The Joyce, dir. Wayne Cilento), American Dance Spectacular (chor. Al Blackstone), and BAM with Kristin Sudeikis Dance. Regional credits include: Pittsburgh CLO, The Fulton, Riverside Theatre, New Theatre of KC, Flat Rock Playhouse, Alhambra, and Walt Disney World. He currently serves as a convention instructor and faculty member for Sheer Elite, Beyond the Stars, and NOW Dance Workshops. His choreography has been seen at theaters in New York and Florida and he has served as a guest instructor for many studios across the US, Mexico, and Canada.

@davidpaulkidder

Live!: Lizz Picini

Thursday, September 3rd 1pm EDT

Lizz is so thankful to be living the dream, in NYC! Represented by CESD Talent Agency, she teaches full-time at Broadway Dance Center when she is not touring the country, performing, or traveling the world, teaching. Most recently, Lizz performed and served as Dance Captain, Associate Dir., and Associate Chor., in Tony-nominee Denis Jones’ production of Chicago! Around the country, Lizz has starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line, The-Girl-in-the-Green-Dress in Singin’ in the Rain, played Tess in Crazy For You, Virtue in Anything Goes, Dawn in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Gertie Cummings in Oklahoma!, Ruth in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, West Side Story, On The Town, When You Wish, Beauty and the Beast and Sister Act. She has had the opportunity to serve as Associate Dir.,/Chor. to some of the industry’s best.

@lizzpicini

Live!: YuuGo

Wednesday, July 15th 6pm EDT

Hugo "YuuGo" Brument is a dancer, choreographer and actor. He has trained at Jacob’s Pillow, Broadway Dance Center, and Rick Odums School in Paris, France. He recently performed in two productions of WEST SIDE STORY and worked closely with award winning choreographer Chet Walker on the development of a new musical “The Last Scrapbook, a Jack Cole Musical. Additionally, Hugo has danced and choreographed for brands such as UNIQLO, DISNEY and BORNLAND.

@_yuugo__

Live!: Sam Lobel

Tuesday, July 28th 6pm EDT

Sam Lobel is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. She has presented her work at the Young Choreographer’s Festival, On 1 Condition, NYC Choreographer’s Forum, NACHMO, APEX, Sybarite Love is Love, Think Tank the Showcase, and more. She has worked with Nicholas Palmquist as an associate choreographer for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Peridance Certificate Program, and the Steps Professional Performance Workshop. She is a resident choreographer for The Ballet Collaborative at NYU and for the female empowerment organization “We Are Queens”. Sam has danced for choreographers such as Nicholas Palmquist, Michelle Barber, Sheila Barker, Brianna Mercado, and Christina Belinsky. She is passionate about her craft and cherishes every opportunity she has to share it!

@sam.lobel

Live!: Taylor DeNapoli

Thursday, August 6th 5pm EDT

Taylor is a versatile dancer, choreographer and Co-Founder of @thinktank_nyc. Her mission is to create art with a purpose and heavily believes in storytelling with movement. She choreographed for NYC showcases such as Koin & Co, Broadway Dance Center's Professional Semester, Think Tank, Arts For Alz and Look Hear. Taylor has completed The Galen Hooks Method: Immersion in LA, Artist Development in NY and Skeleton Crew for Creative NY. She is also a freelance production assistant at Daily Harvest. Taylor is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association. Her favorite performing credits include Ensemble/Dance Captain in Rock Of Ages at PCLO, Consuelo in West Side Story, Ensemble in AIDA, Nintendo Launch Event: Jordan Fisher and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

@taylordenapoli

Live!: Cara Leggio

Wednesday, June 10th 5pm EDT

Cara Leggio is a native New Yorker, dancer, choreographer, and artist. After attending The Joffrey Ballet School, studying as a Ballet Trainee and a Jazz & Contemporary Trainee, Cara also attended The Institute for American Musical Theatre, where she graduated in the Inaugural Class. Throughout her time training, she performed and choreographed in renowned New York theaters such as Symphony Space (Lincoln Center), Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Dixon Place, etc.; in productions such as Young Frankenstein, West Side Story, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum, Hairspray, & Grease. Recently, some of her favorite performing highlights include; Cabaret (Frenchie) with The Heights Players, West Side Story (Jet Girl Clarice and Dance & Fight Captain) with Sioux City Symphony; Broadway Bares: Game Night; Choreographic highlights include; self-producing a full evening length Choreography Showcase of all her own original work at the Martha Graham Theatre; New York Dance Lab’s Inaugural Choreography Intensive, really being educated in the art of storytelling; Jennifer Mueller/The Works, Think Tank: The Showcase, and numerous performances at Uptown Rising: Emerging Choreographers. Cara continues to perform and create as often as possible all over New York City.

@cara_leggs

Live!: Marjorie Failoni

Thursday, June 18th 5pm EDT

Marjorie Failoni is a New York based performer and choreographer. She is originally from St. Louis, MO and has a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. As a performer, Marjorie was Dance Captain/Swing and understudied the role of Tammy in the Broadway production of Escape to Margaritaville. Dance captain for the National Tours of Disney’s High School Musical, 9 to 5 and Disney’s High School Musical 2. She has performed all over the country including the Kennedy Center (with Liza Minelli), La Jolla Playhouse, Radio CIty, the MUNY, and Paper Mill Playhouse. Favorite shows include A Christmas Story, The Little Mermaid, The Witches of Eastwick, 42nd Street, Shrek, South Pacific, and How To Succeed in Business. Associate Choreographer: PBS A Capitol Fourth, National Tour of 9 to 5, the UK tour of Disney’s High School Musical 2, Gettin’ the Band Back Together (George Street Playhouse), Jesus Christ Superstar (Music Theatre of Wichita). She is on the Theatre Faculty at the Broadway Dance Center in New York City. She has also choreographed pieces for the dance teams at the University of Utah and Rutgers University and has run the NY auditions for the Disney Cruise Line.

@mfailoni

Live!: Daniel Gold

Wednesday, June 24th 5pm EDT

Daniel Gold is a New York based Choreographer, Teaching Artist, Producer and Performer represented by LDC Artists Rep. Founder of the arts initiative, Leg Up On Life (www.leguponlifenyc.com), he has spent a good portion of his career working on and producing benefits for non profits giving back to the LGBTQIA+ communities. As a choreographer he has worked Off Broadway and on several regional shows like the U.S. Regional Premiere of The Bodyguard. Most recently, his choreography was seen on the Sony Hall stage for Night Of Life benefiting The Trevor Project choreographing for numerous artists seen on Ru Paul's Drag Race, The Voice, America's Got Talent, and numerous local New York City artists.He is commonly found teaching on guest faculty with Steps On Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. He has toured across the country on the national tours of Miss Saigon as a swing and Acrobat and Disney's Beauty and the Beast understudying Lefou. He also has been found on stages around the country like Lyric Opera Of Chicago, North Shore Music, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, and The Rev Theatre Co. He focuses on bringing his athletic technical approach to his classes and choreography, all while bringing stylistic details to life.

@djpgold

Live!: Nicholas Ranauro

Friday, May 22nd 5pm EDT

Nicholas Ranauro is a Brooklyn based dancer and choreographer with an innovative approach to storytelling through movement. He holds a BFA from The Juilliard School (2014) and a diploma from Walnut Hill School for the Arts (class of ’09). Professional credits include the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera, NYCC Encores! Production of Brigadoon, iLuminate; Artist of Light, and Keigwin & Co to name a few. His choreography has received support from Dance Lab NY, and was recently showcased at DanceBreak - a platform for identifying emerging choreographers in musical theatre. Nicholas is represented by CESD Talent Agency and is a GYROTONIC® certified instructor. His class offers the opportunity to learn choreography through a conversational and experiential process full of self discovery.

@_ranauro_

Live!: Natalie Malotke

Friday, May 29th 5pm EDT

Natalie Malotke is a director, choreographer, event producer and teaching artist. As a creative, she focuses on storytelling through movement. She was on the choreography team for Charlie and the Charlie Factory on Broadway and the National Tour. She has worked with amazing artists at Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, Nickelodeon, PBS and regionally at Pioneer Theatre, Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Wagon Wheel and Northern Stage to name a few. She is on Theatre faculty at Broadway Dance Center and at AMDA. Industrial and corporate events for Hermes, Target, and The Robin Hood Foundation.

@nataliemalotke

Live!: Alex Little

To be Rescheduled

Alex Little is a Choreographer and Dance Educator. She has choreographed for clients & companies including Nike, Nike NFL, Audi, Genentech, Thunderhead.com, Tarbell Realtors, and The Young Americans; contributed choreography to Knott’s Berry Farm (figure skating shows), the opening production for America’s Got Talent (NBC) and Alex was a Jazz coach to Karina Smirnoff & Apollo Ohno on Dancing With The Stars (ABC). Her full length show, ANONYMOUS premiered in 2013, danced by her own company, Escape Artists. Teaching dance is one of Alex’s favorite ways to share, connect, educate and motivate young people from all over the world and she has been doing just this for 20 years. Alex has been a faculty member for various dance conventions & festivals including Velocity Dance Convention, Dance Makers Inc, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop and The Young Americans. Currently, she teaches on the faculty of Bella Moxi Dance Convention, Dance Excellence and West Coast Elite Dance Inc. Alex has also taught & choreographed in the collegiate setting at AMDA Los Angeles, Cornish College of the Arts, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine University, The Young Americans College of the Arts, and The Institute of American Musical Theatre’s summer program. Alex is a Board Member of Breaking The Chains Foundation, for whom she creates performances and teaches in the service of Eating Disorder prevention, awareness and healing.

@alex_little

Live!: Andrea Brodine

Tuesday, April 28th 5pm EDT

A graduate of the BDC Professional Semester Program, Andrea is also an emerging choreographer in NYC. With a background in competitive Ballroom Dance, her work focuses on fusing Ballroom Dance vocabulary with Theatrical Narrative. She attended the inaugural Dance Lab NY Broadway Choreography Intensive where she had the opportunity to delve into the art of story-telling in multiple facets. Over the past year and a half, Andrea has presented over 8 new works at several showcases across NYC to include NACHMO, NACHMOx, and the Uptown Rising Emerging Choreographers Series through Bridge for Dance. Andrea is currently working on collaborative projects with music artists, and setting dance on film.

@andrea_brodine

Live!: Arianne Meneses

Wednesday, May 6th 5pm EDT

Arianne Meneses is a NYC based performer, choreographer, and photographer. Originally from sunny Los Angeles, she started dancing at the age of 14, which inspired her to train at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. After graduating in 2016, she booked her first role as Tiger Lily in Peter Pan at The Fireside Theater. She's had the privilege in training, performing, and working on pre-productions with choreographers such as Andy Blankenbuehler, Stephanie Klemons, JoAnn Hunter, Karla Puno Garcia, Al Blackstone, Nick Palmquist, and Josh Assor. Choreographically, Arianne’s style is a fusion between gestural contemporary and hop hop that emphasizes on emotional journey and storytelling. She’s had the privilege in presenting her pieces at Leg Up On Life, Danza Highbridge, and Broadway Barkada. You can groove with her through open classes or catch her subbing at Steps On Broadway!

@arianne.meneses

Live!: Chip Abbott

Wednesday, May 13th 5pm EDT

Chip Abbott is an NYC based director, choreographer, and dancer who made his broadway debut in On the Town as assistant choreographer, swing and dance captain to the Emmy Award winning Joshua Bergasse (Tony nominee 2015 On the Town.) Chip was also seen in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on broadway and the NYC company of The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Isn’t it Romantic starring Rebel Wilson, The Tony Awards on CBS, The Today Show, and Avon’s “Boss Life. Chip’s choreography was recently seen at DanceBreak NYC, Transcendence Theatre Company and at ACT of CT in their newly adapted version of Working under the artistic advisement of Stephen Schwartz. He is a contributing choreographer for Holland America Line and travels globally as part of their casting team. As a director Chip’s shows have won the Magellan Award and two IAPPA Awards (best show worldwide.) Chip assisted Joshua Bergasse with Bernstein at 100 starring Misty Copeland at Wolf Trap with the National Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and was associate choreographer of On the Town at San Francisco Symphony. He is a member of guest faculty at Steps and Broadway Dance Center in New York City.

@chipstergram

Live!: Maddie Pineda

Wednesday, April 8th 5pm EDT

Madison Pineda began cultivating a love for dance the moment she could walk. From 11-15 years of age, she received versatile training in Texas with Dana’s Studio of Dance. When she was 15, she was given the opportunity to train in New York at the Joffrey Ballet School Jazz and Contemporary Program on scholarship, where she completed two years under artistic director, Michael Blake. Madison was accepted to the Juilliard School in 2017 and is in her 3rd year as a dance major. During her college years, she has trained at prestigious summer intensives: Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Dance Festival in 2018, the Nederlands Dance Summer Intensive in 2019 and the Arts Umbrella Summer Dance Intensive in 2019. She has performed works by Martha Graham, Crystal Pite, Desmond Richardson, Rena Butler, and Darrell Moultrie. She was one of six choreographers chosen to present work in Juilliard’s 2019 ChoreoComp Show. Performing highlights include: dancing on the Jacob’s Pillow InsideOut Stage, performing alongside Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane company members as a soloist in the “Dances by Dancers” 2017 show, performing Martha Graham’s “Rite of Spring” in the 2018 Juilliard Spring Repertory, dancing for the upcoming Warner Brothers film, “In The Heights” and performing in Andrea Miller’s Juilliard New Dances creation, “Desde”. She is looking forward to growing as an artist while traveling the world, performing and sharing her passion for dance.

@maddieelise99

Live!: Richard J. Hinds

Thursday, April 16th 5pm EDT

Richard J. Hinds, a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy, is a NYC based Director/Choreographer. He is currently the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway productions of Company (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre) and Come From Away (Schoenfeld Theatre). He worked on the Broadway productions of Disney's Newsies (Associate Director), Jekyll and Hyde (Associate Director/Choreographer) and Il Divo: A Musical Affair (Assistant Director). He served as the Associate Director/Choreographer for the Public Theatre and London’s National Theatre’s productions of Here Lies Love.

@richardjhinds

Live!: Elizabeth Troxler

Thursday, April 23rd 5pm EDT

Elizabeth Troxler is a NYC based director and choreographer with a passion to create stories full of emotion and heart, with a vision to weave together dance, singing, music, and acting in a way that enhances and heightens the experience of the theater goer.

@liztroxler

One Shot: Cara Leggio

Sunday, February 16th, 2020

Cara’s choreographic point of view draws from her training in a wide variety of dance styles. She seeks to bring together a high level of dance technique with theatrical story-telling, without pre-conceived “style” limitations. Cara strives to build genuine movements, honest emotions, and clear narratives using exquisite dance vocabulary. Leggio believes her work exudes joy and rebellion. It is a celebration of movement and of life, with a bit of an edge.

@cara_leggs

One Shot: Sam Lobel

Sunday, March 1st, 2020

Sam Lobel is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in New York City. She has presented her work at the Young Choreographer’s Festival, On 1 Condition, NACHMO, NYC Choreographer’s Forum, APEX, Sybarite Love is Love, Uptown Rising Performance Series, PLUNGE, PMT Fall Dance Series, Think Tank the Showcase, and more. She is a resident choreographer for The Ballet Collaborative at NYU and for the female empowerment organization “We Are Queens”. She recently was the associate choreographer for Nicholas Palmquist for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Gala and the Steps Professional Performance Workshop. She attended the Dance Lab NY Broadway Choreography Intensive under the direction of Josh Prince and Valerie Salgado this past summer. Sam is a Think Tank rising choreographer and she is a substitute jazz faculty member at PMT House of Dance. She is currently an assistant at Broadway Dance Center’s Children and Teen Program, and she teaches open classes for the Ballet Company at New York University and at studios around the city. Sam has danced for choreographers such as Nicholas Palmquist, Michelle Barber, Sheila Barker, Brianna Mercado, Rebecca Frazier, and Christina Belinsky. She is passionate about her craft and cherishes every opportunity she has to share it!

@sam.lobel

One Shot: Elizabeth Troxler

To be Rescheduled

Elizabeth Troxler is a NYC based director and choreographer with a passion to create stories full of emotion and heart, with a vision to weave together dance, singing, music, and acting in a way that enhances and heightens the experience of the theater goer.

@liztroxler