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“vibrant energy, air-born athleticism and
provocative modern dance” ~ The Post-Star
THE COMPANY
DANCERS
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Melissa George is from Glens Falls, NY where she began her dance training at The Dance Center of Queensbury under Barbara Tebeau. Melissa received her BFA in Dance Performance from The Boston Conservatory, performing in works by Lar Lubovitch, José Limón and Martha Graham. She collaborated with fellow dancer Laura Teeter on Obsequi, a multi-media art event held in Albany’s historic St. Joseph’s Church. She has appeared as a guest artist with The Adirondack Ballet Theatre in the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy. |
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Claire Jacob-Zysman graduated summa cum laude from the University at Buffalo with a BFA in Dance, where she was a dancer and choreographer for the Zodiaque Dance Company. Additionally she has trained with the JoséLimón Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and Ballet Hispanico. She has also studied at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and at the Bates Dance Festival. Claire has performed with the Burnidge Clark Dance Company and with Melanie Aceto Contemporary Dance. She has also presented her own choreography at the Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective, the Arts Center of the Capital Region as part of Troy Night Out, the Center for the Arts in Buffalo, NY, at the Byrdcliffe Theatre in Woodstock, NY, and most recently at the Westminster Church in Albany as a part of First Friday where she premièred her first show of Claire Jacob-Zysman and Dancers. |
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Marie Klaiber is originally from Buffalo, NY where she received her dance training at Ballet Arts of Buffalo under the direction of Michelle Ballaro. In 2009, Marie graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Akron (UA) with a BS in Early Childhood Education and a minor in Dance. While at UA, she performed with the University of Akron Dance Company and was given the opportunity to work with Arturo Fernandez from Alonzo King's Lines Ballet. Marie also attended the 2008 American Dance Festival where she was a recipient of the 2008 Young Artists Tuition Scholarship. Upon graduation, Marie moved to Columbus, OH where she performed with Hixon Dance for two seasons and worked with independent choreographer Sara Mitchell Sherman. |
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Andre Robles is a recent graduate of the Joffrey Ballet School NYC. While a student at JBS he had the opportunity to perform with the Joffrey Ballet in works by noted choreographers Gerald Arpino, Peter Pucci, and Margo Sappington. Prior to his studies at JBS he studied at the Ailey School where he danced in works by Dwight Rhoden, Nacho Duato, Troy Powell, Pedro Ruiz, and Judith Jamison. He also studied at Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he danced in works by George Balanchine and Marius Petipa. He hails from Brooklyn, New York. |
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Sara Senecal graduated magna cum laude and phi beta kappa from the University at Buffalo with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in Education. During her time there she was a dancer in Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble and a dancer and choreographer for Emerging Choreographers' Showcase. She has studied with various artists such as Jump Rhythm Jazz Project, Urban Bush Women, and collaborated with visual artist Saya Woolfalk as a dancer and co-choreographer for her performance art exhibit "No Place: A Ritual of the Empathics" shown in Buffalo, NY and New York, NY. Sara is originally from Schenectady, NY where she studied at Merritt Dance Center under Mara and Marlene Merritt. |
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Laura Teeter hails from Minneapolis where she began her early training. She graduated magna cum laude from The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance Performance, where she performed in works by José Limón and Seán Curran. While in Boston she co-produced a concert of her choreography and performed as a guest artist with Zoé Dance. She has choreographed for ESDC, and collaborated with fellow ESDC dancers on Obsequi, a multi-media art event held in Albany’s historic St. Joseph’s Church, and as part of Trashion at Revolution Hall in Troy. She recently performed in and presented work at Choreography on the Edge in Woodstock, NY and at The Arts Center in Troy as part of Troy Night Out. |
