2019-2020 Choreographers

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Hometown: South Euclid, Ohio
Major: Group Language: Chinese and Linguistics, Education minor
Favorite Dance Style: Jazz Funk
What are you looking forward to this year?: This year I’m really looking forward to seeing how well everybody’s pieces comes out and seeing the love and support that always makes its way into the rehearsals and eventually the performances at the end of the year!

Hometown: Woodbury, MN
Major: Economics and MAC Critical Media
Favorite Dance Style: Tap!
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to putting everything I’ve learned over the last three years of choreographing for Dance Pro into a spectacular final piece with my amazing dancers!

Hometown: Long Beach, California.
Major: Japanese Studies
Favorite Dance Styles: Lyrical and contemporary!
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to getting to work with all kinds of dancers to create an amazing piece for the show!

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Critical Theory & Social Justice
Favorite Dance Styles: Hip-Hop, Jazz Funk, Contemporary
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to growing, having fun and building community with my dancers!

Hometown: Mendoza, Argentina
Major: Diplomacy and World Affairs, Minor: Education, Linguistics, and Economics
Favorite Dance Styles: Folk and Historical Dances / Argentinian Folklore
What are you looking forward to this year?: For this year, I expect lots of smiles and good energies to build community through dancing!

Hometown: Denver, Colorado
Major: DWA and Philosophy
Favorite Dance Styles: Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m pumped to experiment with contemporary style partner/group contact work in our dancepro and to meet new people and make new friends who are excited about dance!

Hometown: Arlington, VA (outside DC)
Major: Undecided, I’m a freshman lol
Favorite Dance Style: Hip Hop!!
What are you looking forward to this year?: Meeting so many new people, getting to choreograph a group of amazing dancers, and gettin’ down to some Lady Gaga!!!!

Hometown: Burbank, CA
Major: Sociology
Favorite Dance Styles: Broadway, Tap, and Hip Hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to teaching my dance to my dancers because I’ve challenged myself this year to tell a more elaborate and important story with various Broadway songs!

Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Major: Urban & Environmental Policy
Favorite Dance Styles: Contemporary & ballet
What are you looking forward to this year?: Experimenting with music and movements and forming new friendships through dance!

Hometown: Born in Cleveland, Ohio, raised in Torrance, California
Major: Undecided
Favorite Dance Style: I can’t decide which dance style is my favorite; each of them have a special appreciation in my heart :)
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to making close friendships with my dancers and choreographers/E-board and getting to teach!

Hometown: Oakland, CA
Major: CSLC, Biology double major
Favorite Dance Styles: Chinese Traditional Dance, Contemporary
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to dancing! (Duh)

Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Major: Politics, UEP minor
Favorite Dance Styles: Bhangra, Kuchipudi, hip-hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: I am looking forward to working with my co Ahladini and teaching a cultural piece to dancers who are doing this style for the first time!

Hometown: Los Altos Hills, CA
Majors: Sociology and Politics
Favorite dance styles: Kuchipudi, Bhangra, Hip Hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: It’s my last Dance Pro so I’m looking forward to going out with a bang with my fellow seniors, getting to know all the dancers participating, and experiencing all the incredible excitement and energy of the show. :)

Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Major: Theatre and Philosophy
Favorite Dance Style: hip-hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: Connecting with all my dancers, sharing my passion for hip hop, and cheering on everyone on stage

Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan & Shanghai, China
Major: Biology
Favorite Dance Styles: Tap, Contemporary, Hip-Hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to working with all my dancers and seeing the finished product in the end. I also know that every other choreographer’s piece is going to be amazing, so I’m so excited to see those too!

Hometown: Shanghai
Major: Psychology Major, Sociology Minor
Favorite Dance Styles: Contemporary, jazz, and hip hop
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m really excited to work with my dancers and grow together while exploring different ways to move! I also hope to experiment with partner work, small groups, and community building practices within my rehearsal.

Hometown: Blacksburg, Virginia
Major: Undecided
Favorite Dance Styles: Contemporary and Modern
What are you looking forward to this year?: I’m looking forward to dancing with new people, trying new styles, and watching each piece come to life throughout the year!