Keshia Gee

Keshia Gee, holds a Dance and African American Studies degree from UNC Greensboro and an MFA from Hollins University. Currently an Assistant Professor at Elon University, she coordinates the AAASE minor, co-directs the Renaissance Scholars program and teaches West African and contemporary dance. Wall leads an annual study abroad trip to Ghana and has presented at major conferences, including IABD and ASALH. In 2023, she was named a Woman of Color Leadership Project Fellow. Her research explores West African dance in higher education, and she authored the textbook “Roots of Rhythm: An Introduction to West African Dance.”

Lisa Hines

Lisa M. Hines, based in Greensboro, NC, is a distinguished Choreographer, Artist, and Latin Social Dance Instructor. She has her M.F.A. in Choreography from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Lisa has made contributions to the theater, by choreographing productions Spring Awakening, Troubled Island, and Lucky Stiff, and directed Latin dance companies, Las Damas Shines, and Downtown Delinquentes. Currently, she serves as Adjunct Faculty at Elon University teaching the Fall 2024 course, Dance History I. Lisa’s choreographic interests cross-blend into areas of interdisciplinary art that involve installation and site-specific work. She is also active in her commitment to community dance by directing Gate City Latin Dance, which advances Latin dance forms in Greensboro, NC.

Clarice Young

Clarice Young is an artist who researches the intersection of African Diasporic dance and Contemporary modern dance. She received her BFA in Dance from The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and her MFA in Dance from Hollins University. A Louisiana native, Young was an original member of choreographer/Artistic Director Camille A. Brown’s company Camille A. Brown & Dancers and a member of choreographer/Artistic Director Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence, A Dance Company, acting as his first rehearsal director. Young is an Associate Professor of Dance and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at UNC Greensboro.

Lila Snodgrass

Lila Snodgrass is a junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pursuing a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Mathematics. This year, Lila choreographed for Dancing in the Landscape and performed in the Fall Dance Concert. Additionally, as a Lumen Scholar here at Elon, Lila is continuing her research on the intersection between math and dance through knot theory under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Scherich. Lila is honored and excited to be part of this performance!

Sarah Rothacker

Sarah Rothacker is a senior Dance Performance and Choreography (BFA) and Communication Design (BA) double major from Dublin, OH. While at Elon, she has performed in Dancing in the Landscape, Black History Month Dance Concert, and Spring Dance Concert, along with various student works. Sarah spent last summer in Florence, Italy, performing in the Florence Dance Festival, and in the most recent semester, she was awarded the Outstanding Senior Dance Performance and Choreography Award. Most recently, she presented her choreography in Dancing in the Landscape and performed in the Fall Dance Concert. She would like to thank her family for always supporting her as she performs in her final Spring Dance Concert!

Alana Abraham

Alana Abraham is a first year student at Elon university from Clarksville, Maryland. She is a dance performance and choreography major. She attended Studio Dans and was on the competition team for 6 years. She is also on Elons Finest HipHop team.

Alydia Wheeler

Alydia Wheeler is a sophomore at Elon University working towards a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography with a Biology minor. She is from Locust, North Carolina and grew up dancing at Albemarle Academy of Dance. Last year Alydia performed in Dancing in the Landscape, Black History Month Dance Concert, and Spring Dance. This year she is excited to be dancing in Dancing in the Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, and Spring Dance Concert as well as student choreography.

Analiese Jacobson

Analiese Jacobson is from Wilmington, Delaware. She is a first year student in the Dance Performance and Choreography B.F.A. Program. She previously trained at the Anna Marie Dance Studio for fourteen years. She was trained by many teachers including Anna Marie Leo, Sonny Leo, and Angela Boyd Roman.

Anaya Agard

Anaya is a third-year Dance Performance & Choreography and Arts Administration double major from Norwalk, CT. She has trained in ballet and modern since she was five years old and is loving all the new dance styles and movements she has been learning in Elon’s dance program thus far. 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 for dance with you!!

Ashley Rossignol

Ashley Rossignol is from Attleboro, Massachusetts. She is a first-year student in the Dance Performance and Choreography BFA Program. She has previously trained at the Franklin School for the Performing Arts Ballet Conservatory Program.

Blakely Boles

Blakely Boles is a first-year 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 15 years. There, she had the opportunity to learn from Kristi Boles, Julie Mulvihill, Elaine Armfield, and many more. Since being at Elon, she has performed in Dancing in the Landscape and is excited to be a part of her first Spring Dance Concert.

Braelyn Valente-Phillips

Braelyn is a first-year Dance Performance and Choreography and Professional Writing and Rhetoric double major at Elon University. She danced at Acton-Boxborough Dance Center in Massachusetts for 16 years before graduating. Braelyn has been choreographing and teaching for 4 years, most notably creating her own solos which have gained recognition at multiple competitions. Outside of competing, Braelyn has also performed in recitals, music videos, and plays. She uses her passion for storytelling in her dancing and choreography. Braelyn has attended summer dance intensives at Peridance, The Ailey School, and Urbanity.

Brooke Goldstein

From Rockland County, New York, Brooke Goldstein is studying Dance Performance, Choreography, and Sociology at Elon University. At Elon, Brooke has performed in Dancing In The Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, Black History Month Dance Concert, and Spring Dance Concert. Brooke completed the CREATE program at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and performed at the Florence Dance Festival. She has taught and choreographed at Coupe Theater Studio. Brooke’s choreography was showcased in the Elon Dance Program Composition Showings and the 2024 Fall Dance Concert.

Ella Stewart

Ella Stewart is a sophomore 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. At Elon, Ella has performed in Dancing in the Landscape, Fall Dance Concert, Black History Month Dance Concert, Spring Dance Concert, and the Rhoades Grant Dance Concert. This past summer, Ella attended American Dance Festival and worked with Jordan Lloyd and her peers on a choreography project presented in ADF’s Repertory Showcase. She is very excited for her second Spring Dance Concert!

Katy O’Neill

Katy O’Neill is a first-year Dance Science major from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Keira Ryanne Wahl

Keira Ryanne Wahl is 19 years old, and is from Raleigh, North Carolina. She is a double major in the BFA Dance Performance and Choreography Program as well as Dance Science. In addition, she is a proud member of the Elon College Fellows Program for Arts and Humanities. Dance has been a huge part of her life for several years, as she was a part of an advanced competition team for more than 10 years. Her goal for the future would be to provide dance training to younger dancers in a challenging, but safe and loving environment. She is so happy to call Elon University her new home, and she is grateful for the opportunity to continue her dance education.

Kelley Calvillo

Kelley Calvillo is a first-year Dance Performance and Choreography and Dance Science double major with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She is also a proud Honors student. Originally from Raleigh, NC, she has had the opportunities to train under Katherine Champion, Chania Wilson, and many others. She has performed most notably with Enloe Dance Ensemble and Rainbow Dance Company. She is estatic to be participating in her first mainstage show at Elon and sends her love to her family.

Kendyl Bloomer

Kendyl Bloomer is from Apex, North Carolina. She is a first-year student at Elon in the Dance Science program. She previously trained at The Academy for the Performing Arts in the APA ELITE Pre-Professional Company for thirteen years, and in the Apex High School Dance Company for two years. She has trained under teachers including Nancy Andrews, Brooke Averette, and Caroline Brady. She cannot wait to continue performing and choreographing at Elon.

Laila Cottman

Laila Cottman is a first-year student at Elon University pursuing a BFA in Dance & Performance Choreography and double-major in Strategic Communications. Prior to her commitment to Elon, she trained at her home studio in Delaware for over a decade. Laila has had the honor of performing in both local events like; Le Dîner en Blanc Wilmington and televised events such as; The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C. and the 6abc Dunkin’ Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia. Laila has proven to be an impactful performer and hopes to touch every audience she meets.

Lilly Sears

Lilly Sears is a Junior at Elon University. She is pursuing a Dance Performance and Choreography major with two minors in Expressive Arts and Psychology. Lilly is from Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, and is so grateful to be a part of the Elon Performing Arts Program. This year she will be participating in Dancing in the Landscape, the Fall Dance Concert, and the Spring Dance Concert.

Macie Hoben

Macie Hoben is a first year Dance major from Medway MA, she studies dance, voice, and acting. Her performance credits include Elon’s Fall Dance Concert, Seussical, The Sound of Music, Something Rotten, 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), CATS (Mungojerrie),The Addams Family (Morticia), Frozen the Musical (Elsa), and Mean Girls (Regina George). Macie has performing in Disney World and has toured Europe performing as a member of Electric Youth.

Meaghan Unger

Broadway National Tour of A Christmas Story, the Musical. Off-Broadway productions: High School Musical, Annie Warbucks, Beauty and the Beast. TV / Film: The Undoing (ballet dancer), Bad Education (student), God-Fish (Lead), Paper Daughters (Mina), Live with Kelly and Ryan (tap dancer), Target Holiday Show with John Legend, backup dancer for Darryl McDaniels, The Nutcracker Ballet (multiple performances / multiple roles). UNCSA Pre-professional Contemporary Summer Program (3 years)

Meredith Peck

Nastassia Harrison

I am from Warren County, North Carolina. It’s about a 20 minutes from Henderson! From 6th grade to 12th grade I lived in VA. I have been dancing since I was 3! Throughout high school, I danced at the Academy of Classical and Contemporary Dance and I participated in the Nutcracker twice! During the summer between junior and senior year, I attended Radford University’s residential Govenors School Program for the dance department and received a certificate!

Natalie Dixon

Natalie Dixon is a junior double major in Dance Performance & Choreography and Dance Science from Annapolis, Maryland. She has recently performed in Dancing in the Landscape and is excited to be performing in the upcoming Spring Dance Concert. Natalie is excited and honored to be a part of this performance!

Nikki Prushik

Nikki Prushik has been dancing for sixteen years. She trained at Attitudes in Motion Dance Studio while she lived in New York and Miss Donna’s School of Dancing while living in North Carolina. She has trained during the summer with the Charlotte Ballet and the American Ballet Theatre. She is extremely excited to be performing in Dancing In The Landscape as her first performance at Elon University.

Reagan Nasky

Reagan Nasky is a first-year from Dallas, Texas. She is a double major in Dance Performance and Choreography and Dance Science. Before graduating high school she studied at Texas Ballet Theater, and attended many summer intensives such as, Ballet Met, American Ballet Theater, Texas Ballet Theater, and others. She is very excited to perform in her first staged performance and Elon University.

Sage Grimpe

Sage Grimpe, a resident of Fishers, Indiana, was a faculty member and Pre-Professional dancer for En Pointe Indiana Ballet, under the training of the distinguished Robert Moore and Pollyana Ribiero. She has had the privilege of training under the New York City Rockettes, Joffery Ballet of Chicago, Orlando Ballet, Complextions Academy, and was a scholarship recipient at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Sage has had the privilege of dancing in the cast of award-winning movie, Nobel Vision, and award-winning New Works Piece: Suits, where she appeared as a lead soloist and interview panelist. She is excited to continue her journey at Elon University.

Simone Goldenberg

From Vienna, Virginia, Simone Goldenberg is a first year student pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. She has performed in Dancing in the Landscape, Dance Composition II and III Showing, Elon’s Finest Fall Showcase, and Elon Cares Benefit Cabaret, in her time at Elon University. She grew up learning dance in Northern Virginia and was a part of Metropolitan School of the Arts’ pre-professional youth tap and jazz ensembles. Simone became a teacher and teacher’s assistant at Metropolitan School of the Arts to spread her enjoyment and appreciation of the art and expression of dance.

Taylor Quinn

Taylor Quinn is a Freshman Dance Performance and Choreography and Dance Science double major at Elon University. Originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Taylor has been and continues training in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, West African, and more. Taylor also enjoys Musical Theatre, where she can express herself not only through dance but through singing and acting as well. Some of her credits include 42nd Street as Anytime Annie and Matilda as Mrs. Wormwood. She is thrilled to continue her artistic career at Elon University.

Trudie Arling

Trudie is a first-year dance science major on a pre-med track with minors in biology, chemistry, and exercise science. She is originally from Dayton, Ohio, where she studied at the Dayton Ballet School. While a member or Dayton Ballet’s pre-professional second company, she danced in productions of The Nutcracker, Sleepy Hollow, The Great Gatsby, and Septime Weber’s Swan Lake. She is very excited to continue her dance career at Elon!