Dancers: Brittany Hawes, Errin Cusack, Kelly Hamm, Ian Baxter, Myles Johnson, A.J. Paug

(KSU Dance Company)

         Photo: Robert Pack

Hillary Andrews:

Hillary Andrews is a junior dance major and this is her fourth semester with the KSU Dance Company. Previous to attending KSU, Hillary trained in modern and ballet with Good Moves Dance Consort of Atlanta. She is excited to see what this semester will bring.

Kristen Archer:

Kristen Archer has been a member of the KSU Dance Company for two semesters. She has been a member of the Sugarloaf Ballet for five years. She has participated in summer intensives with the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater and the Georgia Ballet. Kristen is currently a junior at Kennesaw State University with plans to major in Dance and Exercise and Health Science. Kristen is thrilled to be performing in the KSU Dance Company this semester. 

Quiana Bello:

Quiana is a junior this year and this is her first semester in company. She trained at Dance Contempra in her hometown of Peachtree City, Georgia and she is excted to continue her training at Kennesaw State University.

Lindsey Blackburn:

Lindsey Blackburn is a junior at KSU. She is a double major in Dance and Exercise and Health Science. This is her third semester in company. So far at KSU, she has performed at the Rialto, the Cobb Energy Center, and the Kennedy Center. She is excited about this semester in the KSU Dance Company.

Angel Bramlett:

Angel is a junior this year at KSU. This is her fourth semester in the company. She is excited to be working with Ivan Pulinkala this fall. In addition to the upcoming fall concert, she is looking forward to performing at the American College Dance Festival this year.

Emily Tomasi.

Mallory Brown:

Mallory Brown is a freshman dance major at KSU and is thrilled to have been cast in Swan Lake for the fall concert. For the past thirteen years, Mallory has trained in ballet, modern, and jazz with Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz, Mary Lynn Taylor, Tracey Bayly, Roscoe Sales, Tracy Vogt, and Antonio Sisk at the Roswell Dance Theatre. In the past few summers, she trained with the Joffrey Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, Craft of Choreography Conference, and many other summer programs. She thanks all her friends and family for their continuous years of constant support. She looks forward to her future years at KSU.

Susanna Butler:

Susanna Butler is a senior dance major with a concentration in Modern. She grew up dancing at Perimeter Academy of the Arts School of Ballet for 12 years and performed with their company for five years. She started her college training at Brenau University, performing with the Brenau Dance Ensemble and the Gainesville Ballet Company for a season. Susanna is excited to be a part of the KSU Dance Company and looks forward to graduation in the spring.

Leticia Chavez:

Tecia is a junior at Kennesaw State. This is her first semester as a dance major and her second semester in the company. She danced at the Academy of Fine Arts in Columbus, GA for 11 years. As well as performing in multiple dance productions, Tecia has performed in various culture festivals representing the Philippines. She has never been so excited to be dancing with such an inspiring and wonderful program.

Khy Chestnut:

Khy isn’t shy. He is a freshman at Kennesaw State University and this is his first time in company. He’s been dancing for a little over two years. He started in his high school’s musical theater program. He is “stoked” to be in the company this year and he is excited about the multitudes of experience he will gain.

Indya Childs:

Inday is a transfer student from Valdosta State University. This is her third semester in the KSU Dance Company. She is very excited to be a part of the company again!

Jennifer Clark:

This is Jennifer’s fifth semester in company. She is now a junior at KSU. She started dancing at the age of 3, and most of her training took place at Powerhouse Dance Company. Thanks to the KSU Department of Dance, Jennifer has grown as a dancer and has been able to perform in professional performances outside of KSU.

Genevieve Colangelo:
A native of Lilburn, GA, Genevieve graduated from Parkview High School and danced under Jennifer Gordon of Northeast Atlanta Ballet. Now a junior at KSU, she enters her fifth semester as a KSU Dance Company member. Excited for the season to come, Genevieve is also serving her second year as KSU Dance Company’s treasurer and her third year as a member of Nu Delta Alpha. She is a proud representative of her department and is thrilled to see where KSU takes her.

Cara Collier:

Cara Collier is a freshman dance major with a ballet concentration. She is from Cartersville, GA and trained with the Cartersville School of Ballet. She is very excited to be a part of the dance company at Kennesaw State University.

Jaiva Crawford:
Jaiva Crawford is a freshman at KSU this year. She double majors in Forensic Science and Dance with a concentration in contemporary. Dance has been a part of her life since she was 3 years old. She has trained at the Conservatory of Dance for 15 years in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip-hop, and African. She is from Decatur, GA and looks forward to an amazing year at KSU.

Elizabeth Crovatt:

Elizabeth is a sophomore at KSU and this is her third semester being part of the KSU Dance Company. She has dreamed of becoming a ballerina ever sine she was three years old. This semester she will have the pleasure of being a member of the production crew. She is very much looking forward to working behind the scenes and learning how to put a production together.

Desiree Davis:

Desiree is a dance major at Kennesaw State University. This is her junior year and she is excited to be in the dance company for a third semester.

Ashley Daye:

Ashley is now a sophomore at KSU. She is experimenting in the realm of modern dance and has great love for ballet. This is her second year in the Kennesaw State University Dance Company and she is excited to work with many more amazing choreographers in the future.

Brooke Doss:

Brooke Doss is a freshman at KSU and a dance major with a jazz concentration. She has been dancing for 15 years and has trained in many styles including ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, tap, hip-hop, modern, musical theater, and jazz funk. She has received numerous awards for her dancing and was an A-List dancer with iHollywood Dance Convention and a NUVO Standout Dancer in jazz. She has trained with choreographers from So You Think You Can Dance and placed as a top ten dancer at Hall of Fame dance competition. She is excited to be in KSU’s dance company this semester.

Yasmeen Enahora:
Yasmeen Enahora is a freshman pursuing Dance and Exercise and Health Science majors. Her concentration in dance is ballet. She has trained with Ballethnic Academy of Dance, Georgia Ballet, the Ailey School, and Atlanta Ballet. She is very thrilled to be in the company at Kennesaw State University.

Caroline Fagan:

Caroline is a junior dance major from Roswell, GA. This is Caroline’s first year at KSU and in the KSU Dance Company. Caroline has been dancing for 12 years and has received the majority of her training from Roswell City Dance and Project 7 Contemporary Dance Company. With a concentration in ballet, Caroline is looking forward to growing in her technique at KSU and developing into a professional dancer.

Laurel Feldstein:

Laurel, a Cobb County native, is a sophomore dance major and is joining the KSU Dance Company for a 3^rd season. Last Season, Laurel enjoyed performing in Ivan Pulinkala’s “Rhizome” at Off the Edge and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. This season, she is looking forward to performing in Swan Lake with the company.

Alayna Fergus:

Alayna Fergus is a senior dance major at Kennesaw State University. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and has been fortunate enough to work with Ballet Magnificat, American Dance Projekt, and Invisions Contemporary Company. After graduation, Alayna is relocating to Tallahassee, where she will be pursuing her M.F.A at Florida State University.

Hanna Fitzgerald:

Hanna Fitzgerald is a junior at Kennesaw State University and is excited to be a company member for the third time. Hanna trained in ballet, tap, jazz, and modern technique for ten years prior to her time with KSU. She is also an aspiring business major and is curious as to where this experience may take her.

Chrissy Frazier:

Chrissy Frazier is a junior this year and currently in her third semester of company. With a concentration in ballet, She loves the challenge of performing classical ballet. She is looking forward to the many opportunities the KSU Department of Dance has to offer.

Patrice Goodlow:

Patrice is a senior at KSU. She has been in the company for two semesters and is overjoyed to be doing it again. Patrice has danced since she was three and is forever learning new and amazing things. She looks forward to what this semester has to offer.

Emmie Graham:

Emmie began dancing at Susan Barnes Dance in Carbondale, IL. She has since trained at Alexandra School of Ballet in St. Louis, MO, and has attended summer dance programs including Milwaukee Ballet ‘06, Jordan Academy of Dance ’07, and LINES Ballet ’12. She danced in Ivan Pulinkala’s “Rhizome” last year, performing in such venues as the Rialto Center for the Arts, the Cobb Energy Center, and the National ACDFA Gala at the Kennedy Center. She is excited to be a member of company this fall.

Alexandra Mjou Gudbergsdottir:

Alexandra Mjou Gudbergsdottir is a freshman at KSU and a dance major with a contemporary concentration. She has been dancing since she was 10 years old. Alexandra finished her dance diploma in her home country of Iceland at the Danslistarskoli JSB. She is very excited to be in the KSU Dance Company for her first semester.

Christopher Hall:
Christopher Hall is a junior at Kennesaw State University. This is his third semester with the KSU Dance Company.

Morgan Hairston:
Morgan is a dance major and current senior at Kennesaw State University. She has received training from Dekalb School of the Arts, Total Dance under Dawn Axam, Bates Dance Festival, and Atlanta Ballet. She has most recently performed in Nicole Johnson’s “Dialate” and the 2012 Shuler Awards under Ivan Pulinkala. She is very excited to be experiencing another semester in the KSU Dance Company.

Margot Harris:
Margot is a dance major with a concentration in ballet. She danced with the Cartersville School of Ballet. As a freshman, she is excited to be in KSU Dance Company for her first semester.

Lauren Hawthorne:

Lauren is a junior dance major at KSU, entering her fourth semester with the company. During her time at KSU, Lauren has had the opportunity to perform in Lauri Stallings’ “Maa”, the Shuler Hensley Awards, as well as previous company shows. Lauren is also a member of the Nu Delta Alpha Dance Honor Society. Lauren is excited for the opportunity to learn and grow this semester.

Ansley Head:

Ansley Head is a sophomore at Kennesaw State University and she is double majoring in Dance and Exercise and Health Science. She has been dancing for 15 years with the majority of those years training under the direction of Jaime Robtison. She has performed in many ballets such as Coppelia, Snow White, Cinderella, the Nutcracker, and the Little Mermaid with Covington Regional Ballet and Chattanooga Ballet.

Lauren Head:
Lauren is a Georgia Native Originally from Dublin, GA. Lauren is entering her senior year at Kennesaw State University and has plans to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance in May 2013. Lauren will be performing for her 6^th consecutive semester with the KSU Dance Company. She is excited to work with new students and faculty and hopes for an incredible last year at KSU.

Abby Heringer:

Abby Heringer is a freshman dance major at KSU and is thrilled to be a part of the company. She trained at Perimeter Ballet for 14 years alongside instructors Becky Brown, Dianne Pitts, Kristine Necessary, Naomi-Jane Clark, Roscoe Sales, and Magul Manosa. She has trained over the summers with schools such as the Rock, Atlanta Ballet, Joffrey, and others. She thanks her parents for their continual love and support and she is looking forward to her years ahead with the KSU Department of Dance!

Gretchen Hughes:

Gretchen Hughes started dancing at the age of three with Northeast Atlanta Ballet. She is now a freshman at KSU as a dance and communications major. She is very excited to be a part of the KSU Dance Company.

Olivia Jenkins:

Olivia has been dancing for 17 years and is a junior at KSU. She has been blessed to be in company for the fifth time. Olivia was excited to have been selected for Professor Pulinkala’s piece for the second time; the first being Rhizome, which was performed at the Kennedy Center. Olivia is very excited for the upcoming year.

Jennifer Kent:

Jennifer Kent is a junior who transferred to KSU after completing her freshman year at Brenau University. Jennifer trained in Chattanooga, TN at Chattanooga Ballet until graduating from high school in 2010. She is excited to be performing in Swan Lake with the KSU Dance Company. Finally, Jennifer wants to give glory to God in the highest through her dancing.

Megan Larkin:

Megan Larkin is a sophomore at KSU from Powder Springs, GA. She danced with Bravo Dance Center and was a company member there for six years. Megan graduated a semester early and spent the remainder of her senior year teaching classes and working at Bravo. She has danced at Firespark, Jazz on Tap, Balletfest, Hawks games, and the 2007 Chickfila Bowl. She was a company member for KSU last spring, and performed in the student choreography concert.

Christina Leamon:
Christina has grown up in the dance community studying ballet with Suwanee Academy of the Arts under the direction of Berneta Bock-Davis and Melissa Dittmar-Joy. After attending the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program in 2010, Christina performed for Artworks! Gwinnett promoting arts in her community. She is thrilled to be performing with the dance company at Kennesaw State University and hopes the audience enjoys the visual dynamic of the performance.

Sara McKenna:

This is Sara’s senior year at Kennesaw State and her fifth semester in the KSU Dance Company. She has trained in ballet sine she was little, but Kennesaw has given her a love for modern dance. Besides dancing at Kennesaw, she has performed with the Sugarloaf Ballet Company. With KSU, she has been experiencing more styles of dance such as ballroom, and more opportunities to perform including at ACDF and with gloATL. She is privileged to dance at KSU another year.

Jennifer Mullins:

Jennifer Mullins is a junior at Kennesaw State University working on a double major in dance and early childhood education. She has previously danced with Sugarloaf Performing Arts and is excited for her 4^th semester with the KSU Dance Company. She is also excited and grateful to be elected as president of the dance company this year.

Haley Myers:

Haley Myers is a 19 year-old junior at KSU with a double major in dance and music. Dancing a variety of styles since the age of 5, her love and passion for dance continues to explode from her soul. She feels blessed to be part of the KSU Dance Company for a third year and honored to dance in Swan Lake this semester. She is excited to continue her exploration of dance within this fabulous program.

Angela Novelli:

Angela is very excited to be a member of the KSU Dance Company and to keep expanding her performing experience and love for dance.

Megan O’Donnell:

Megan is a senior in the Department of Dance at KSU this year. After performing at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. last summer, she is very excited to continue her journey at KSU for one more year.

Leslie Parker:
This is Leslie Parker’s fourth year as a dance major at KSU. She has been dancing for 18 years. This is her sixth semester in KSU Dance Company.

Emily Peay:

Emily Peay is looking forward to her third semester in company. However, this semester, she is particularly excited to work with Lauri Stallings. She looks forward to continuing to grow and learn at KSU.

Carrie Petrak:

Carrie is a sophomore at KSU and an Augusta, GA native. Carrie is a proud high school alumnus of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and was a trainee with Nashville Ballet. Carrie hopes, one day, to dance professionally and become a physical therapist specializing in dance medicine. Carrie is excited to be apart of the KSU Dance Company for a second season, and would like to thank her teachers, friends, family, and especially her parents, for their continual love and support.

Jennipher Phillips

Simon Phillips:

Originating from Macon, GA, Simon Akil Phillips is a freshman dance major at KSU. With a concentration in modern dance, Simon began his training at the age of 5. Immaturely hating the formal structure of ballet classes, he quit at 6 years old and did not begin again until age 10, taking ballet along with tap and jazz. Simon continued dancing while joining numerous studios including Hayiya Dance Theatre.

Erin Anastasia Rauch:

Erin is a senior at KSU majoring in Dance. She is excited to be performing with the company for a 5^th semester. Erin is currently the co-vice president of KSU’s chapter of the national dance honor society Nu Delta Alpha. Her choreography was recently selected to represent KSU Dance Company at the American College Dance Festival in March 2013. Through KSU Department of Dance, Erin has had the opportunity to participate in Lauri Stallings’ & gloATL’s Maa, This is a World, and Hinterland. She currently teaches dance in the metro Atlanta area. Erin is overwhelmed with thanks for her family’s continued support of her love for dance and for the arts.

Zachary Richardson:
Zachary Richardson is currently in his junior year and second semester with the KSU Dance Company. He is excited to be a part of such cutting edge choreography in Roadkill and works in progress for the American College Dance Festival.

Meghan Roberts:

Meghan Roberts is a freshman dance major with a jazz concentration and plans to double major in graphic design. She trained with Bravo Dance Center in Acworth, GA since the age of three. She is very excited for her first semester with the KSU Dance Company.

Megan Rowe:
Megan Rowe is a freshman at KSU. She has been dancing for 15 years. Megan is from Gwinnett County where she danced at the Buford School of Ballet. She also taught tap and ballet to children last year. In 2011, Megan attended the Governor’s Honors Program for dance. She is very excited to be majoring in dance and participating in the company.

Andrea Sanchez:

Andrea Sanchez has been dancing since she was 7. She is originally from Miami, FL. She is a member of NDA and a member of the company for the 4^th semester in a row. She is a junior this year and is very excited for the opportunity to be part of Ivan Pulinkala’s new work.

Alysse Stagg:

Alysse Stagg is a junior Dance/Biology major. This is her 5^th semester with the KSU Dance Company. She is looking forward to having the opportunity at ACDF this year.

Emily Tomasi:

Emily is a freshman dance/psychology major. She is from Newnan, GA and has been dancing since she was three years old. It is her first time being in KSU Dance Company and she is very excited.

Sara Whitener:

Sara Whitener is a freshman at Kennesaw. She has danced for 15 years and studied with the Cartersville School of Ballet. In high school, Sara was a part of Cartersville’s Company and graduated with performing arts honors. Sara is very excited about being a dance major and is honored to be a part of the company for the first time.

Kaleigh Winter:
Kaleigh Winter is a junior at KSU. She previously trained at Fleetwood Dance Theatre and studied at the Radio City Rockette Summer Intensive. Being her fifth semester in company, she is excited to see what new experiences she will have.