Renay Aumiller

Renay Aumiller has presented her choreography at festivals across the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan, Serbia, Taiwan, and Italy as the artistic director/founder of RAD | Renay Aumiller Dances. She received over 20 grants, scholarships, and awards for her choreography projects and is a published scholar in the areas of dance education and undergraduate mentorship in the performing arts. Renay has been invited to present her scholarship on dance education at national and international conferences. She is an Associate Professor of Dance at Elon University, a Franklin Method Educator, and a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).

Lucy Burk

Lucy Burk is a Junior at Elon University where she is perusing a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography and B.A. in Arts Administration. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Lucy attended Culver Academies, where she received honors in dance. She has performed in numerous shows at Elon University and has showcased her original choreography at the Emerging Choreographers Showcase in Naples, Florida. Lucy is very excited to share her choreography again in the 2025 Fall Dance Concert and hopes you enjoy the show!

Evelyn Ealey

Evelyn Ealey is a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina double majoring in Dance Performance & Choreography and Strategic Communications. While at Elon, she has been featured in the productions of Dancing in the Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, Spring Dance Concert and Black History Month Concert. Her choreography has been presented at Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts and at the Elon Dance Program Composition Showings. As an Honors Fellow, her research aims to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Black B.F.A. Dance students at Elon University and discover the mental health impacts they face.

Jen Guy Metcalf

Jen Guy Metcalf is an Associate Professor of Dance at Elon University. She earned an M.F.A. in Dance Choreography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a B.F.A. in Dance with a concentration in Ballet from Point Park University. After undergraduate school, she performed professionally with Bodiography Contemporary Ballet and for many independent choreographers. Metcalf is an award-winning choreographer and filmmaker who presented her work in the US, Ireland, Sweden, France, England, Turkey, Scotland, Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands and Bosnia & Herzegovina. She is the founder and artistic director of TERRANOVA Dance Theatre based in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Winell Henriquez

Winell Henriquez is a junior at Elon University majoring in Dance Performance & Choreography and in the 3+1 Accelerated Dual Degree Program for Accounting. While at Elon, she has performed in the Spring Dance, Black History Month, Dancing in the Landscape, and Fall Dance Concerts. This semester, she will appear in three works, including her own original contemporary ballet solo en pointe. Winell is excited to share the stage and continue creating work that celebrates individuality in dance.

Maddie Milner

Maddie is a junior College Fellow double majoring in Neuroscience and Dance Science and minoring in Psychology, Dance, and Exercise Science. A lifelong dancer, she’s attended programs at NYU Tisch, Alonzo King Lines, and Alvin Ailey, among others. In her spare time, she can be found completing her research, hanging out with her cat, and drawing. Making her first main stage musical appearance, she’s excited to join the ensemble, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Eli Motley

Elijah, or Eli, Motley (Greensboro, NC) is a choreographer, dancer, teacher, and MFA in Dance and Choreography recipient from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Eli also holds a BFA in Dance and Theatre and a BS in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Old Dominion University. Situating his artistry within the frame of Hip-Hop Theater and Immersive theater by connecting hip hop, house, breaking, funk styles, and various contemporary modern forms.

His performing resume includes Chicago Dance Crash, Rennie Harris Puremovement, Caroline Calouche & Co, and others. His choreography has been presented in Virginia, North Carolina, New York City, Chicago, Wisconsin, Edinburgh (UK), and Texas. You can check out more of Eli at elimotley.com/.

Caitlyn Schrader

Caitlyn Schrader is a dance artist, educator, curator, and choreographer. As a mover and maker, she is steeped in the practice of Safety Release technique and rooted in somatic perspectives. A New York native, Caitlyn has made her way to Boston, Massachusetts, France, and Australia before arriving in North Carolina. Caitlyn has been a member of professional dance companies, Biodance(NY) and EgoArt, Inc. (MA), as well as performed in works by several independent choreographers. Her live and filmic works have been presented widely across the Northeast, the Midwest, the South, and abroad in Ireland. She makes choreographic works under the monikers DanSeries Collective and liminality project and teaches both in the community (ADF Scripps Studios) and at regional NC universities. In 2025, she co-founded Dance Assembly NC, LLC, dedicated to offering programming that fortifies and invigorates the professional, contemporary dance communities in North Carolina. She earned an MFA in Dance from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. To learn more visit www.caitlynschrader.com

Lila Snodgrass

Lila Snodgrass is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pursuing a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Mathematics. This semester, Lila choreographed for Dancing in the Landscape and is choreographing for and performing in the Fall Dance Concert Additionally, as a Lumen Scholar, Lila is continuing her research on the intersection between math and dance through knot theory under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Scherich and will be creating a culminating performance that will be presented in February. Lila is honored and excited to be part of this performance!

Anaya Agard

Anaya is a Senior Dance Performance & Choreography and Arts Administration double major from Norwalk CT. She trained in ballet and modern at The New England Academy of Dance starting at 5 years old. At Elon, Anaya has studied abroad in Florence, Italy, where she performed at the Florence Dance Festival and also had professional performance experience in a featured solo in a piece presented on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Live Show. This year, she will be performing in Dancing in the Landscape, the Fall Dance Concert, and the Spring Dance Concert. She is so excited to share her love of dance with you!!

Trudie Arling

Trudie is originally from Dayton, Ohio and is a sophomore dance science major with minors in biology, chemistry, and exercise science. She is on a pre-med track. She performed with Dayton Ballet’s pre-professional company from 2016-2024 and danced alongside Dayton Ballet students, the Dayton Ballet Company, and the Dayton Philharmonic. Some of her favorite productions she has performed in include The Nutcracker, Sleepy Hollow, The Great Gatsby, and Septime Weber’s Swan Lake. At Elon, she has performed in Dancing in the Landscape and Spring Dance Concert.

Blakely Boles

Blakely Boles is a sophomore pursuing a double major in Dance Performance & Choreography and Arts Administration. She is originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, where she trained at the Academy of Dance Arts for fifteen years. She has previously performed in Dancing in the Landscape and Spring Dance Concert, and is excited for her first Fall Dance Concert!

Lucy Burk

Lucy Burk is a Junior at Elon University where she is perusing a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography and B.A. in Arts Administration. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Lucy attended Culver Academies, where she received honors in dance. She has performed in numerous shows at Elon University and has showcased her original choreography at the Emerging Choreographers Showcase in Naples, Florida. Lucy is very excited to share her choreography again in the 2025 Fall Dance Concert and hopes you enjoy the show!

Kelley Calvillo

Kelley Calvillo is a sophmore Dance Performance & Choreography major with minors in Womens & Gender Studies and English Literature. She is also a member of the Honors Program. She is originally from Raleigh, North Carolina and has trained with Chania Wilson, Katherine Champion, Michelle Pierson, and many others. She is incredibly grateful to be apart of Elon’s Performing Arts department and hopes you enjoy the show.

Ella Carver

Ella Carver is a third year Dance Science Major at Elon University. She has been dancing for eighteen years now. Ella loves preforming and is so excited for this years Fall Dance.

Laila Cottman

Laila Cottman is a sophomore currently majoring in Strategic Communications with a minor in Dance. Prior to her commitment to Elon, she trained for over a decade at her home studio in Delaware, DANCE4LIFE School of the Arts and Training Institute. Laila had the opportunity to train during the summer at PHILADANCO! and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has had the honor of performing in local and nationally televised events like Le Dîner en Blanc Wilmington and The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. Laila has proven to be an impactful performer and hopes to touch every audience she meets.

Angelina DeMartino

Angelina DeMartino is a senior double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Dance Science at Elon University from Holland, Massachusetts. This year, she will be performing in one work in the Fall Dance Concert, and two works in the Spring Dance Concert. She has also had the opportunity to showcase her choreography at the Composition II and III Showcases at Roberts Studio Theatre. Angelina is immensely grateful to be a part of the Elon Performing Arts community and is so excited to be a part of these performances!

Natalie Dixon

Natalie Dixon is a senior double major in Dance Performance & Choreography and Dance Science from Annapolis, Maryland. She has recently performed in last years production of Dancing in the Landscape, as well as the fall dance concert, Unboxed, and the spring dance concert, Emanation. Natalie also choreographed a piece in this year’s production of Dancing in the Landscape. She is excited for the upcoming season of performances!

Noelle Drummonds

Noelle is a junior BFA Dance & International Studies (German) double major from Northwest Arkansas. She’s attended programs with Broadway Artists Alliance and American Academy of Ballet, training with Erika Henningson, Will Roland, Debbie Roshe, Steve Rooks, and Sarah Meahl. Noelle has performed in the off-broadway Peter Jay Sharp Theatre in NYC and with Carnival Cruise Lines in their summer cabaret series. Previous Elon Credits: Spring Dance Concert (’24, ’25), Fall Dance Concert (’24), PIPPIN (Ensemble), The Drowsy Chaperone (Co-choreographer). Other Credits: In Concert (Tobacco Roads Productions), The Music Man (Zanetta; Arkansas Public Theatre), Something Rotten (Ensemble; Arkansas Public Theatre).

Evelyn Ealey

Evelyn Ealey is a senior from Charlotte, North Carolina double majoring in Dance Performance & Choreography and Strategic Communications. While at Elon, she has been featured in the productions of Dancing in the Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, Spring Dance Concert and Black History Month Concert. Her choreography has been presented at Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts and at the Elon Dance Program Composition Showings. As an Honors Fellow, her research aims to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Black B.F.A. Dance students at Elon University and discover the mental health impacts they face.

Hannah Furey

Hannah Furey is a Senior from Sturbridge, Massachusetts, pursuing a double major in Dance Performance & Choreography and Public Health Studies. She began her dance training in competitive and concert settings, exploring a variety of styles. Since arriving at Elon, Hannah has performed in numerous works by both faculty and guest artists from across the country. This year, she will perform in the Fall and Spring Dance Concerts, excited to continue developing her artistic and academic skills. Hannah looks forward to expanding her experience and furthering her growth as both a dancer and a scholar throughout the year.

Simone Goldenberg

From Vienna, Virginia, Simone Goldenberg is a sophomore pursuing the Dance Performance and Choreography BFA. She has performed in Dancing in the Landscape, Dance Composition II and III, Elons’s Finest Fall Showcase, Elon Cares Benefit Cabaret Emanation(Spring dance concert), Elon’s Finest Spring Showcase, and Dancing in the Landscape: Boundaries and Breakthroughs in her time at Elon University so far. Between her freshmen and sophomore year, she performed at the A.C.E Awards and joined the 312/412 intensive’s pre-industry track program. Inspired for her sophomore year, Simone is excited to dive deeper into her favorite art form.

Brooke Goldsein

Brooke Goldstein, from Rockland County, New York, is pursuing Dance Performance, Choreography, and Sociology at Elon University. She has attended intensives at the New York State Summer School of the Arts, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet School, Steps on Broadway, and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Brooke completed the Create program at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago (2023) and performed at the Florence Dance Festival (2024). She has taught and choreographed at Coupe Theater Studio and choreographed a piece for Elon’s Fall Dance Concert. She has danced in the Fall Dance Concert, Spring Dance Concert, Black History Dance Concert, and Dancing in the Landscape in her time at Elon. Brooke is developing a research project, “Support for Every Body,” that promotes body-neutral language and costuming techniques to create an inclusive environment where all dancers feel celebrated.

Winell Henriquez

Winell Henriquez is a junior at Elon University majoring in Dance Performance & Choreography and in the 3+1 Accelerated Dual Degree Program for Accounting. While at Elon, she has performed in the Spring Dance, Black History Month, Dancing in the Landscape, and Fall Dance Concerts. This semester, she will appear in three works, including her own original contemporary ballet solo en pointe. Winell is excited to share the stage and continue creating work that celebrates individuality in dance.

Analiese Jacobson

Analiese is a sophomore BFA Dance and English double major from Wilmington, Delaware. Her previous Elon performances include Dancing in the Landscapes and Spring Dance. She is excited to continue performing at Elon University!

Madison Kelly

Madison (Maddie) Kelly, a senior from Randolph, New Jersey, is pursuing a major in Business Analytics with a minor in Dance. Her movement practice reveals an analytical connection to musicality, demonstrated by her performances in Haley Asbury’s You Will Never Know at the Fall Dance Concert (2023), the Nexus’s Dance Collective Dreamscape performance (2024), and an improvisational project for the Tobacco Road Dance Production (2024) under Casey Avaunt. Maddie continues to explore choreography and performance through Elon DanceWorks and most recently served as choreographer for the 2025 Greek Dance competition.

Alyssabelle Lasecki

Alyssabelle Lasecki is a part of DanceWorks and Elon’s Finest HipHop Team. She has been in the fall and spring showcases for DanceWorks, and the fall and spring showcases for Finest. Alyssabelle is a double major in Statistics and Dance and she is hoping to blend the two fields together in her Honors research project.

Maddie Milner

Maddie is a junior College Fellow double majoring in Neuroscience and Dance Science and minoring in Psychology, Dance, and Exercise Science. A lifelong dancer, she’s attended programs at NYU Tisch, Alonzo King Lines, and Alvin Ailey, among others. In her spare time, she can be found completing her research, hanging out with her cat, and drawing. Making her first main stage musical appearance, she’s excited to join the ensemble, and hopes you enjoy the show!

Abigail Mulvaney

Abigail Mulvaney is a Junior majoring in Accounting and Economic Consulting and minoring in Dance. Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Abigail grew up dancing at multiple studios including West End Academy of Dance. Abigail has enjoyed furthering her passion and artistry while at Elon through participation in classes, student choreography, and extracurricular involvement.

Reagan Nasky

Reagan Nasky has been dancing since she was 2 and started at a small local studio in her hometown of Irving, Texas. She then moved to Texas Ballet Theater and performed with the company for 3 years. She studied and performed with the ensemble and performed in Ben Stevenson’s Nutcracker, along with the Stars of Tomorrow showcase. Along with that, she also competed in the Youth American Grand Prix for 3 years with the company. She is now a sophomore and a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Sports Management. While at Elon University, she has performed in Dancing in the Landscape and the Spring Dance Concert.

Aleah Newman

Aleah Newman is a senior Dance performance and choreography major with a double minor in Expressive Arts and Psychology from Chicago. She has performed in multiple Elon dance shows including Fall Dance, Dancing in the Lanscape, Black History Month Dance Concert, and Spring Dance, she is looking forward to dancing in her last fall dance this weekend.

Taylor Quinn

Taylor Quinn is a Sophomore Dance Performance and Choreography and Sport Management Double Major at Elon University. Originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Taylor Quinn explores a multitude of dance styles including Ballet, Modern, West African, and more. Her recent performances include Back to the Beat, a dance film directed by Hannah Harris, and A Chorus Line directed by Alison Levenberg. Dedicated to growing as an artist, Taylor Quinn is excited to be performing in her first Fall Dance Concert here at Elon University.

Ashley Rossignol

Ashley Rossignol is a second year Dance Performance and Choreography major from Massachusetts. She danced with the Franklin School For the Performing Arts and performed in shows such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also has trained with The Carolina Ballet, Butler Ballet, and The Rock Conservatory. At Elon, Ashley has performed in Dancing in the Landscape and the Spring Dance Concert.

Lilly Sears

Lilly Sears is currently a Senior at Elon University. She is pursuing a major in Dance Performance and Choreography with two minors in Psychology and Expressive Arts. At Elon University she has participated in their shows Dancing in the Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, Black History Month Concert, and the Spring Dance Concert. Lilly is from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina where she was trained in ballet, modern, and jazz. She is excited to be a part of this amazing show.

Myah Shepherd

Myah Shepherd is a Junior originally from Coral Springs, Florida. Pursuing a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Arts Administration with a minor in Business Administration. Last year she performed in Fall Dance Concert and Spring Dance Concert. This year she had the opportunity to choreograph a piece in Dancing in the Landscape. She is so excited to perform in Fall Dance Concert and hopes you enjoy the show.

Lila Snodgrass

Lila Snodgrass is a senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pursuing a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Mathematics. This semester, Lila choreographed for Dancing in the Landscape and is choreographing for and performing in the Fall Dance Concert Additionally, as a Lumen Scholar, Lila is continuing her research on the intersection between math and dance through knot theory under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Scherich and will be creating a culminating performance that will be presented in February. Lila is honored and excited to be part of this performance!

Ella Stewart

Ella Stewart is a Junior at Elon University pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography and BA in English with a Creative Writing concentration. She is from Columbia, South Carolina. This past summer, Ella attended American Dance Festival, where she performed in a Cunningham piece in ADF’s Repertory Showcase and presented choreography in the Student Choreo Showcase. On campus, Ella is also involved in College Fellows, Student Union Board, and New Student Orientation. This fall, she is very excited to present choreography in Dancing in the Landscape and perform in Fall Dance Concert!

Emma Vanags

Emma Vanags is a third-year student at Elon University. She is originally from Richmond, Virginia, where she previously trained at J’adore Dance Studio. She is pursuing her double major in the B.F.A. for Dance Performance and Choreography and B.S. for Dance Science. During her time at Elon University, she has performed in DIL (2023), Fall Dance Concert (2024), Spring Dance Concert (2024, 2025), Elon Music Ambassadors Performance, and the Elon Dance Program Composition and Choreography Showing (2023, 2024), where her choreography has also been presented. She is going to study abroad in Florence, Italy in Spring 2026.

Sophie Verrecchia

Sophie Verrecchia is a senior Psychology major with a double minor in Dance and Neuroscience from Mechanicsburg, PA. She has been dancing for 18 years and has trained in various styles. At Elon, Sophie has performed in Dancing In The Landscape, the Fall Dance Concert, and the Spring Dance Concert, as well as participating in numerous student works. She is also the President of Elon’s Finest Hip Hop dance team, a student-run organization. This year, she will be performing in the Fall Dance Concert and the Spring Dance Concert. Sophie is so excited for you to see the show!

Alydia Wheeler

Alydia Wheeler, a Junior from Locust, North Carolina, has a passion for dance and performance. She has trained in multiple styles and enjoys expressing creativity through movement. Alydia will be studying abroad in Florence, Italy in the spring to study dance. This fall she will be performing in the Fall Dance Concert.

Allie Bensimhon

Allie Bensimhon is a junior majoring in Theatrical Design and Technology. She is thrilled to be making her debut as a Stage Manager for the 2025 Fall Dance! Recent credits from Elon include Paradise Lost (Scenic/Props Coordinator) and 2024 Fall Dance (Lighting Designer). She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her!

Lillian Chen

Lillian (she/her) is a junior Theatrical Design & Technology and Arts Administration double major from New Jersey and is so grateful for the opportunity to work on another Fall Dance Concert! Recent lighting credits: Regional: Axelrod Performing Arts’ Steel Magnolias (Electrician); Elon University: An American in Paris (Asst. Lighting Designer), Spring Dance Concert 2025 (Asst. Lighting Designer), Grand Night 2025 (Lighting Designer), Fall Dance Concert 2024 (Lighting Designer). When she’s not backstage, you can find her working as a house manager for Elon Performing Arts!

Jessica Hightower

Jessica Lynn Hightower has worked as a scenic designer & scenic fabricator in various venues across the U.S.. Recent designs include Little Women, The Seagull, and People, Places & Things. She has received two Kennedy Center national awards for her projection design work on The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a national award for the ASTC-USITT Venue Renovation Challenge, and multiple regional awards in both scenic and media design from Southwest USITT, USITT Ohio-Valley, and KCACTF Region 6. Jessica received her MFA in Scenic Design from The Ohio State University. Visit her website, jessicalynndesigns.com.

Fern Middleton

Fern Middleton (they/them) is a freelance theatre designer, educator, and performer. They earned an MFA in Design from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2024 and a BA in Theatre Arts from Furman University in 2020. They designed lights for many shows across the southeast, including most recently Legally Blonde at Centre Stage in South Carolina and Describe the Night at Elon University. This is their first dance show with Elon. They’re grateful to the faculty, staff, and students for being so welcoming, supportive, and inspiring.

Michael Smith

Michael is an Associate Professor in the Theatrical Design and Technology program at Elon University. Michael has been designing in theatre for over 20 years, designing in professional, academic, regional and community theatre across the county. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and being in the outdoors.