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“vibrant energy, air-born athleticism and
provocative modern dance” ~ The Post-Star
THE COMPANY
DANCERS
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Audrey Burns is from Fredericksburg, VA and studied at both the Joffrey Ballet School and the Richmond Ballet School. She graduated from The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Dance where she performed works by Alwin Nikolais, Anthony Tudor, Michel Fokine and José Limón. |
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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 recently collaborated with fellow dancer Laura Teeter on Obsequi, a multi-media art event held in Albany’s historic St. Joseph’s Church. |
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Whitney Hoke is a BFA graduate in dance from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. While at Tisch, Whitney performed in choreography by Ulysess Dove, Larry Keigwin and Kyle Abraham, and worked with Mazasumi Chaya, Associate Artistic Director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. Whitney has performed with Danielle Russo Dance Company, Ashley Brown/Kinetic Project and Nicole Wolcott, performing in numerous venues and festivals throughout the NYC area including The Skirball Center, Dance Theater Workshop, The Mulberry Street Theater and the Triskelion Arts Center WAXworks. |
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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 José Limon 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 performed her own choreography at the Rochester Contemporary Dance Collective. |
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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 most recently collaborated with fellow dancer Melissa George on Obsequi, a multi-media art event held in Albany’s historic St. Joseph’s Church. |
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Jennifer Yackel is originally from the Eastern Shore of Maryland where she received her early training. During this time, she participated in the Kennedy Center Master Class Series for promising young dancers and received a medal at the Youth American Grand Prix. She trained with the Richmond Ballet, performing with the company and was a company member with Ballet Theatre of Maryland, dancing in many principal roles. In her final year at BTM, she had the privilege of choreographing on the company. Jennifer currently studies in NYC training at the Limón Institute and perfomrs with Neville Dance Theatre and Stephanie Harris Dance Collective. |
“superbly confident and enchanting”
~ The Gazette“beautifully articulate dancers”
~ Metroland
