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MEGAN BERNSTEIN: Megan started dancing at age 5 and has not stopped since! Growing up in LA, she has always loved the stage. At age 16, she was accepted into the Beverly Hills High School Advanced Dance Company and has performed both locally and abroad, most notably in Cannes, France. She enjoys a wide variety of dance including ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, samba, bharatanatyam, and aerial fabric acrobatics. She is now a senior majoring in the Biological Basis of Behavior and continues to pursue her passion for dance through Arts House. She has learned so much and couldn't be happier in her new dance family! |
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REBECCA CALDWELL: Rebecca, a senior in the college, is from New Jersey and majoring in paleobiology and environmental studies. She began her dance training at the age of 5 at Chambersburg Dance Studio, where she fell in love with the stage. Since then she has studied at All That Jazz Dance Academy, where she was also a dance teacher, and at Broadway Dance Center. Although Rebecca is best known for tapping out rhythms, she is also trained in jazz, hip hop, character jazz, lyrical and ballet. Worn out from long days of classes and work, Rebecca loves dancing off the stress with the girls in Arts House! |
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ALYSSA KOSTURAKIS: Alyssa started her dance training at 10 years old, concentrating on the technique of classical ballet. Shortly after, she became of a member of Houston Repertoire Ballet and later Houston Dance Theatre where she performed in a wide-range of local as well as regional shows. She also attended several summer dance programs such as Joffrey San Antonio, Houston Ballet, McAllen Ballet, and Craft of Choreography. Alyssa is currently a senior in the College majoring in Biological Basis of Behavior. After joining Arts House Dance Company her freshman year, Alyssa not only acquired an extended family, but has also broadened her dancing abilities to many other styles of dance such as jazz and modern. |
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DANA LONG: Dana, of Waterford, PA, is a senior in the college studying biology. She has been dancing since kindergarten, when she first shyly stepped into the studio for a tap and ballet class. Since then, Dana has trained in jazz, modern, and acrobatics at various studios in the Erie area, finally ending up at the Lake Erie Ballet. Along with being an apprentice with the ballet, Dana attended PA Governor's School for the Arts and performed with the Fort LeBoeuf dance team. Dana is so thankful to be dancing through college with AHDC- and loves the dedication and creativity that the company puts into one great show after another. |
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SARAH MARTIN: Sarah is a senior in the College from Stamford, Connecticut majoring in cognitive science- computation and logic with a minor in physics. She is fervent about anything performing arts related, including singing and acting. She has been training since she was 5 in ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, and point at the Ballet School of Stamford. She has had the pleasure of working with some amazing teachers and choreographers. She is ecstatic to be in a group as great as AHDC. When she isn't dancing, Sarah can be found at a political event or possibly singing obnoxiously in her room behind closed doors. Sarah is incredibly excited about being able to perform on UPenn's campus! |
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ANNA FOUNTAINE (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR): Ever since going to her first ballet class at the age of three, Anna has never stopped dancing! First only taking ballet, jazz, and tap classes at Elite Dance Academy in Bucks County, PA, she later joined the Competition Team at age eleven, competing regionally and nationally with her tap solos and group numbers. At the Lawrenceville School, Anna enrolled in the dance program's modern, jazz, and ballet classes. She choreographed her first lyrical trio her junior year for her school's Spring Dance Concert and is so grateful she decided to take that chance. Anna is so thrilled to be able to continue dancing in college, and is especially excited to be part of Art's House Dance Co. Love you ladies!!! |
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CHRISTINE HEIDELBERG: Christie has been dancing since the age of four in her hometown of Minneapolis, MN. She performed at too many recitals and competitions to count during her ten years at Hopkins Dance Center where she trained in many styles, including ballet, jazz, lyrical, pointe, tap and musical theater. She is glad that she joined Arts House so that she could meet all of the fabulous Arts House ladies and keep dancing! |
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RHEA MAY (MARKETING DIRECTOR): Though she was dancing to Hootie and the Blowfish since she could walk, Rhea started officially dancing at age four in her hometown of Beckley, West Virginia. Throughout her fourteen years at Beckley Dance Theatre, she was trained in ballet, tap, jazz, modern, and pointe, and attended numerous summer programs throughout the country. During her BDT days, she performed in annual recitals and productions of The Nutcracker and an original ballet, Vampire. During her freshman year of college, she danced with the West Virginia University dance company Orchesis. Now an Anthropology major concentrating in Human Biology, Rhea is ecstatic to have transferred to Penn, and cannot wait to spend her years with the wonderful AHDC ladies! |
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MAGGIE MCGRATH: Resident tap aficionado Maggie McGrath is a junior in the College and is concentrating her studies on Communications and French. She hails from Springfield, Pennsylvania, and is extremely excited to bring her 15 years of experience to Arts House. Most recently, she received her training from the acclaimed Rock School West, where she studied ballet, jazz, tap (hoofing and Broadway), lyrical, and theatre from some of the best in business. Some of her most memorable performances include dancing with the 76ers Dance Camp and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Ballet. Arts House was one of the highlights of Maggie’s freshman year at Penn, and she cannot wait to see what more crazy jumps, tricks, and turns her years will bring! |
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ELIANA TURNER: Eliana is a junior in the College from St. Louis, Missouri. She began dancing at the age of three, and has been formally trained in jazz, ballet, pointe and tap. Her most recent training comes from Patzius Performing Arts, and she was also a proud member of her high school’s dance team for all four years. She cannot describe how grateful she is to be a member of AHDC, and she is honored to be a member of such a prestigious dance group. From the intense rehearsals, to the company dinners, she always looks forward to spending time with her Arts House girls. She cannot wait for all of the spectacular AHDC moments yet to come! |
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KRISTIN YAMAUCHI (CHAIR): Kristin started her dance training in ballet at age three and began dancing for Queen Emma Ballet soon after. There she explored other forms of dance such as jazz, modern, and pointe and continued performing with Queen Emma Ballet until she left Hawaii for college life on the East Coast. Kristin is currently a junior in the M&T program majoring in Systems Engineering and has yet to decide on a business concentration. Kristin couldn't ask for a better group of girls to be dancing with at Penn and can't wait to see what the next few years with Arts House will bring. |
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ISABELLE BURNETTA: Isabelle was born in Dublin, Ireland and started ballet lessons at age 3 when she moved to America. She wore a sparkly tiara and full-out tutu to her first ballet lessons. After doing gymnastics and jazz for a few years, she restarted ballet classes at age 12 and fell in love. She attended summer intensives on scholarship in South Carolina, DC, New York, and Philadelphia. During her junior year of high school she accepted an opportunity to dance at the Walnut Hill School on a ballet scholarship, but returned home senior year deciding that she did not want to be a professional dancer. These past two years she was a corps dancer with the Brandywine Ballet, performing in their fall, winter, and spring shows. Wanting to get more involved with Penn and college life, she tried out for AHDC as a sophomore and is loving all the girls and the classes! |
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ARIEL CHOI (SCHEDULING DIRECTOR): Ariel is a current sophomore in the College considering a major in Psychology. She began dancing 11 years ago in her hometown of Tampa, Florida and continued her training at America's Ballet School. Her experience includes various summer programs in New York, Boston, and London. Although she has been trained strictly in ballet, she is excited for the opportunity to explore other dance forms and new choreography. When Ariel arrived at Penn, she was worried about having to give up her love for dancing, but she is thankful to all the amazing Arts House girls that she has the chance to continue in college. |
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KATHYRN LANDERS (BUDGET DIRECTOR): Kate started dancing at the age of three, and she hasn’t wanted to stop since. Though there were brief and unsuccessful attempts at tap and musical theatre, Kate has always been a ballerina at heart. Since the age of ten, Kate has been a student at The Rock School West in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has participated in The Rock School’s Summer Intensives. Although she will miss performing in The Nutcracker every year, Kate is excited to be a part of Arts House and she is so happy that she can continue dancing and performing at Penn. |
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TATUM REGAN - Tatum has been dancing all of her life- jazz, modern, and ballet. She is so happy to be able to continue dancing during her college years at Penn, and even more importantly, she LOVES HER ARTS HOUSE LADIES! |
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MICHELLE SHIEH: Michelle Shieh didn't start dancing until 8th grade, but she has loved it ever since. Born and raised in the Bay Area, California, she trained at Yokyo's Dance and Perfoming Arts Academy in jazz, modern, lyrical, pointe, and ballet. She joined the competition team and traveled from Chicago to Los Angeles to Las Vegas to compete. In the winter, she was an elite member of her studio's full production of Tchaicovsky's The Nutcracker, with music accompanied by Fremont's Symphony Orchestra. As a Freshman in the college, she is happy to be able to dance with such wonderful girls and looks forward to growing as a dancer and a student. |
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JULIE WATERS: Julie began dancing a little later than most, but as soon as she started she was hooked! She trained at Touch of Class Dance Studio in Broomall, Pennsylvania in the styles of jazz, ballet, tap, modern, acro, and theater jazz. She also trained in aerial circus arts, such as fabric, rope, hoop, trapeze, and single point. She has competed regionally as well as at the West Coast Dance Explosion National Competition in Las Vegas. She has also performed with her team in Disney World, Fl. She loves musical theater, but due to her lack of singing abilities she began choreographing musicals for her high school. She is now a freshman in the college and is still extremely undecided, but she's excited to be at Penn and perform with AHDC! |
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OLIVIA WITTE (COSTUME DIRECTOR): Olivia started dancing at the age of 3 at a small ballet studio in her hometown of Laguna Beach, CA, and has not stopped dancing since. Shortly after she started dancing with the local dance company, Kyne Dance Academy, where she trained in ballet, jazz lyrical, tap, and hip-hop. When she was 8, she joined the company's competition team whom she competed with until she was 11. She then switched to Jimmie Defore Dance Center and was on their competition team until she was 16. During that time she danced in countless competitions and conventions and won 2 scholarships to national conventions as well. In high school, Olivia was a member of the dance team wherre she continued her training and began choreographing as well. Olivia so happy to continue dancing in college and is so excited that it is with Arts House! |
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