College of Arts and Sciences - Nova Southeastern University

Dance Works
Florido Dance and Arts, where she learned multiple dance art forms and participated
in numerous national competitions. During her tenure, she progressed from student
to instructor and was recruited into the SunDance Company. Ponce is a double-major
at the college in dance and psychology, and serves as vice president of the iDance
Society. She has performed in the college’s productions of Opening Night, Residue,
Dance Works, Spring Dance Concert, and the Student Dance Festivals. Aspiring to
combine her two schools of discipline, Ponce aspires to positively impact the art
community through education and the exploration of dance.
Brielle Paige Rassler has been dancing and performing her whole life. Her favorite
roles include Dorothy in Wizard of Oz, Maria in West Side Story, Narrator in Joseph...,
and Hope in Urinetown. She was also seen as Bird 2 in the college’s production of A
Year with Frog and Toad and is very excited to be part of Dance Works, her first dance
concert with the college.
Devin Rodgers is a first-year, freshman at NSU. He started his dance training at age
nine in the areas of jazz, tap, and ballet. Growing through dance, at age 15, Rodgers
joined his high school varsity dance team. During his two years with the group,
he helped take them to a national competition hosted at Disney World. Following
his love of dance and to broaden his spectrum of knowledge, he is now studying
different areas of dance at the college, hoping to fulfill a minor in dance. He is very
excited and appreciative to be selected to dance in the Dance Works showcase.
Erin Rogan is a dance major at the college. She has been dancing for about 14 years
and loves every minute of it. She started off as a competitive dancer in jazz and hiphop.
In college, she has learned many different styles, from modern to improvisation
and everything in between. She is active on campus as a member of iDance Society.
“Dance is my passion; it is what makes me happy. I enjoy performing for others
because it’s not just about me; it’s about art and creativity. Live. Love. Dance.”
Merylin Sanchez is a junior dance major at the college. This is her first semester at
NSU. She has been dancing since she can remember, but it wasn’t until grade 6 that
she began to focus on technique. Ever since then, her life has been all about dance.
Sanchez was captain of her high school dance team and was in the magnet program.
She became so involved that after graduating, she was honored to become the team’s
assistant director. She is also a lab supervisor at the school, with a goal to open up
her own academic school for the arts in the future.
Catalina Vanegas was born in Miami and recently graduated from Miami
Northwestern Senior high school as the Musical Theater Tour Company president and
dance captain. Catalina is a freshman at the college, majoring in theatre. Vanegas
is member of the Sharkettes dance team, SUTV, the NSU Vocal Ensemble, and the
Bossa Nova Choral. She will appear in the college’s production of Cabaret as Lulu
and Fräulein Kosts’ understudy, and dances Afro-Colombian folklore with Quillami
and Anita Herrero. Vanegas worked in Raquette Lake Camp in New York and in the
Universal Truth Center as the theater choreographer and dance instructor.
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