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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. 10
Division of Performing and Visual Arts Faculty and Staff Michael Caldwell, D.M.A. Mark Duncan, M.F.A. Bill J. Adams, D.M.A. Jennifer Donelson, D.M.A. Dan Gelbmann, M.F.A. Elana Lanczi, M.F.A. Tyler Smith, M.F.A. Tennille Shuster, M.F.A. Augusto Soledade, M.F.A. Ed Fitzpatrick Margaret M. Ledford Lindsay Bartels Nastassia Baltodano Director, Division of Performing and Visual Arts Assistant Director, Division of Performing and Visual Arts/Associate Professor Coordinator of Performing Arts/ Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Visiting Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Performing and Visual Arts Facilities Coordinator Performing and Visual Arts Theatre Technical Manager Performing and Visual Arts Office Manager Performing and Visual Arts Administrative Assistant Performing and Visual Arts Membership The college welcomes the community to support the arts on campus through giving opportunities including student scholarships and Performing and Visual Arts Membership. Learn more: (954) 262-8052 | farquhararts@nova.edu Thank you to the following Performing and Visual Arts Members for your generous support of the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Season of the Arts. Elaine Azen Tim Dixon James Doan and Ron Norwood George L. Hanbury, II Lisa Hickman Dan Madden Gary and Ivy Margules Edwin Stieve and Otto Paier Sally Robbins Don and Sherry Rosenblum Amanda Thompson Robert Weisberg 11
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