College of Arts and Sciences - Nova Southeastern University

NSU Dance Ensemble Members
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Camille I. Arroyo was born in Puerto Rico. Although she was very active as a young
child in the arts in school and at church, she did not begin her dance training until late
in high school. She graduated from Valencia Community College with an Associate
of Arts degree in Dance Performance. Arroyo attended ACDFA in San Francisco,
where she took master classes from teachers around the nation. In 2006, she had the
privilege of being part of a Martha Graham masterpiece: “Steps in the Street” and
“Celebration,” for which she worked with Carrie Ellmore-Tallitsch from the Graham
Company. In 2006, Arroyo became a principle dancer for Drip, a professional
dance company in Orlando. In 2007, she auditioned for a Pilobolus masterpiece
and worked with former Pilobolus dancer Jude Woodcock. Arroyo has performed in
college and the community, and she presented her first choreographic piece at the
end of 2007. She also began working with Orlando professional dance company
Nao Dance Ensemble. After graduating from the college, she plans to open her own
dance academy where she will continue to actively work within the community in
a place she calls home.
Kylie Bradlee is a dance major at the college, from Boston, Massachusetts. She
began her training at the Boston Ballet School and has continued dancing through
college.
Shannon Colonna instantly fell in love with dance when she began taking ballet at
the European Dance Academy at age six. Throughout her elementary and middle
school years, she took various styles of dance such as jazz, tap, and hip-hop.
She also took classes at Dance Perfect, taking tap lessons from Riverdance’s Toby
Harris. Colonna has taught hip-hop, ballet, and jazz classes at Dance Perfect and
the European Dance Academy. Beginning in 2006, she attended the Academy for
Visual and Performing Arts High School as a dance major, and graduated in 2010.
In her senior year, she interned under Eli Kababa, which began her journey with
the School of Performing Arts where she has served as an assistant teacher. Colonna
graduated from the County College of Morris in 2011 with an associate’s degree
in dance. She is continuing her education at NSU, double-majoring in dance and
business administration.
Fernando Campos is 27 and has been dancing for as long as he can remember.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began training in martial arts and transferred this
interest to acrobatics/break dancing. Campos is fascinated by the extravagant, and
this has driven him into dance as a profession. He began teaching and performing at
various schools and for various artists, and found that he loves dance for its art. He is
pursuing a career in psychology at NSU.
Sharifa Denis, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at NSU. She has
been a member of IDS, formerly known as the Nova Dance Society, since 2010 and
has been dancing for 14 years. From Queens, New York, Denis began her dance
career at Adele’s dance studio then moved to the Edge School of the Arts. She moved
to Florida in 2002 and continued dancing at Flex Studios and SRQ Dance. In high
school, she danced on Black Pearls, the BRHS dance team; was an assistant teacher
at the Julie Rohr academy; and taught mini hip-hop at the SRQ dance studio.
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