Footprints - American Dance Festival

presents
Footprints
Helen Simoneau
Jodi Melnick
Reggie Wilson
performed by ADF dancers
Monday, July 23–Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 8 pm
Reynolds Industries Theater

Stella Almblade
Zoe Bennett
Jacqueline Calle
Alessandra Delle Grotti
Ana Fiore
paper Wings (World Premiere)
Choreographer Helen Simoneau
Music Andy Hasenpflug, John C. B Wilson,
and Harry Warren/Mack Gordon sung by Vera Lynn
Lighting Designer David Ferri
Costume Designer John Brinkman
Stage Manager Julie Verdone
Gabrielle Giordano
Jasmine Hearn
Pei-Yu Hung
Kacey Katzenmeyer
Amanda Kmett’Pendry
Margaret Knickerbocker
Ting-Yun Kuo
Emily Reynolds
Chelsey Rowan
Kyoko Ruch
Paper Wings is commissioned by the ADF with support from the SHS Foundation.
intermission
the Darling DiviDe (World Premiere)
Choreographer Jodi Melnick
Music Composed and Performed by Michael Wall
Lighting Designer David Ferri
Costume Designer John Brinkman
Stage Manager Rebecca Blackwell
Marlys Anwah
Kristina Bermudez
Dean Biosca
Ann Sofie Clemmensen
Natalie Dansie
Beau Dobson
Timothy Amirault
Yeman Brown
Jay Carlon
Christopher Carvalho
Joe Casanova
Kristen Dooley
Lisa Fagan
Hanaah Frechette
Albert Guevara
Guaglei Hui
Rex Kennedy
Christina Kolb
Brieze Levy
Lucia Llopis
Neile Martin
Anna Maynard
Anton Shults
The Darling Divide is commissioned by the ADF with support from the SHS Foundation.
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Candace Scarborough
Morgan Wallace
Naporn Wattanakasaem
Emily Wolfe
Ryan Taylor
Shelley White
Peiying Zhou
aKulalutho (World Premiere)
Choreographer Reggie Wilson
Music Lotte Lenya (Kurt Weil); Donna Summer; Omar Thiam
and Jam Bugum; Shankar, V. Lakshminarayana,
Ganam Rao, Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram,
Caroline; Lotte Lenya (Kurt Weil)
Lighting Designer David Ferri
Costume Designer John Brinkman
Stage Manager Kasson Marroquin
Yi-En Chen
Elyse Cox
Shanna Cruzat
Katherine Ellis
Emma Fath
Nick Herman
Jesse Huntley
Christina Johnson
Nicole Jones
Lisa Kusanagi
AKULALUTHO is an isiNdebele word from Zimbabwe meaning it means nothing.
AKULALUTHO is commissioned by the ADF with support from the SHS Foundation.
Johnnie Mercer
Joshua Munoz
Sam Pratt
Ryan Smith
Frederick Stampone

helen simoneau
Helen SIMoneAu (Choreographer) is a native of Québec, Canada. Her company, Helen Simoneau
Danse, is based in both NYC and NC. In 2010, she won The A.W.A.R.D. Show! NYC for her solo the gentleness
was in her hands. This work was also awarded 1st Place for Choreography at the 13th Internationales Solo-
Tanz-Theatre Festival in Stuttgart, Germany in 2009. Simoneau returned to Germany in 2010 as one of
three finalists for the Kurt Jooss Prize at PACT-Zollverein in Essen for her quintet Flight Distance. She has
choreographed for the Swiss International Coaching Project (SiWiC) in Zurich, for the Bessie Schönberg
Residency at The Yard (MA), and has been an artist-in-residence at Bates Dance Festival in Maine. Her
choreography has also been presented in Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland,
and has toured throughout Germany and the US.
Helen Simoneau is a 2010-11 North Carolina Arts Council Choreographic Fellow. She has created new works
for the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble (MI)
and has restaged her work for The University of Oklahoma, Wake Forest University (NC), University of the
Arts (PA), and Hollins University (VA). Simoneau has taught at the ADF (2010), UNCSA, UNC-Greensboro,
Hollins University, The University of Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz
Mountain. She earned a BFA from UNCSA and a MFA from Hollins University. www.helensimoneau.com.
AnDReW HASenpFlug (Musician) Composer/Multi-instrumentalist Andy is very glad to be in his first
year as the Director of the ADF Musicians. He has accumulated an extensive list of credits in theater,
dance, jazz, rock, classical, patriotic, and commercial venues. These include the US Air Force Band, Denver
Contemporary Dance Co., Rosanna Gamson/Worldwide, Equity Library Theater, Chicago Shakespeare
Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and jingles for Kroger food stores and Hoolihan’s restaurants.
He has worked as a dance accompanist at the ADF, the Doug Varone summer intensive, the American
Colleges of Dance Festival, Slippery Rock University, Columbia College Chicago, Dayton Contemporary
Dance Company, the University of Cincinnati, Helander and Co., Kim Robards Dance, the University
of Colorado, SUNY Purchase, Marymount College, and the Lou Conte Studios. He has composed for
such artists as the Seldoms, Dance Alloy, LabCo, Ursula Payne, Tom Truss, Jennifer Keller, Zephyr Dance
Company, The Overture Academy Cincinnati, Chasala Dance Company, Helander and Co., and the
University of Cincinnati. His teaching credits include The University of Cincinnati, Columbia College
Chicago, and Slippery Rock University. He has recorded with the United States Air Force Band, Rick Lisak
Band, Sylvain Acher and Fabien, Divide by Pi, and Hasenproject, as well as creating an ongoing group of
solo recordings. Mr. Hasenpflug currently resides in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania where he freelances and
works as the music director for the dance department of Slippery Rock University. He also holds the title
of visiting professor at Henan Normal University in Henan, China.
JoHn C.B. WIlSon (Musician) For nearly 25 years John has been exploring his love for music in bars,
clubs, concert halls, dance studios, and recording spaces. He received a BM from UNCSA and an MM
from the Manhattan School of Music. As a percussionist John has performed with various bands, such as
the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the As-Is Ensemble. He also regularly plays with local groups including
Four for One, Ken Rhodes Trio, Muddy River Band, The Matt Kendrick Unit, Lean In, and The Carolina
Chamber Symphony. In addition, John has taught music at many institutions including Davidson College,
Pfeiffer University, Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, and the John Coltrane Jazz Workshop.
Throughout the last decade John has been operating Spot Studio, a unique recording space constructed
mostly with salvaged materials. At Spot John and his engineering partner, Chris Peck, have worked with
artists such as The Martha Bassett Band, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Luminescent Orchestrii, The StoryLine
Project, and Will and Deni Films featuring David Holt. Since 1998 John has found a creative home as an
accompanist in the UNCSA Dance Department, where he is inspired on a daily basis through his work
with students and faculty. John lives in downtown Winston-Salem with the love of his life, Dr. T. Sharee
Fowler, their dog Henry, and two cats Scout and Aslan.
StellA AlMBlADe is from Scottsdale, AZ. She graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in dance and
a BA in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Arizona. Now dancing with Ad Deum Dance Company
in Houston, TX, her desire is to learn how to be a servant-artist to local and international communities.
She is blessed to have her passion for travel and dance intertwined; her performance credits include
Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, and England. Stella has thoroughly enjoyed her
1st ADF experience, and wishes to thank God for such a selfless, loving, and giving faculty! Thank you!

Zoe Bennett graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee in 2009 with a BA in
Anthropology and a minor in Dance Performance. Since, she has danced with Circle Modern Dance,
Momentum Dance Lab, and the Tennessee Youth Ballet. Zoe will be completing her MFA next spring at
the University of Iowa, where she is a graduate teaching assistant and an Iowa Arts Fellow. This is her third
summer at the ADF, and she is eternally grateful to both her instructors and all of the ADF community for
their support and wisdom.
JACquelIne CAlle As a native of Queens, New York, Calle began her formal dance training at the
School of Carolina Ballet Theatre (SCBT) in Greenville, South Carolina at the age of thirteen. Currently
she attends The Fine Arts Center Arts Magnet Highschool (FAC) and SCBT as an advanced Senior level
student in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Contemporary Ballet and Classical partnering. This is Jacqueline’s first
year at the ADF and she feels very blessed for the opportunities she has been given.
AleSSAnDRA M. Delle gRottI, 21, began dancing shortly after her ninth birthday at the Stewart-
Johnson Dance Academy in Hamilton, New Jersey. Instantly, this art form had overtaken her life allowing
for endless opportunities to explore multiple dance forms. This passion resulted in numerous awards,
instruction from various professionals and countless hours of preparation and travel. As a result, Alessandra
has achieved abundant praise as a modern dance major during her first three year at the University of the
Arts (UARTS) in Philadelphia. A UARTS scholarship recipient, Alessandra has appeared in many studentcomposed
concerts, guest and faculty performances including works by Helen Simoneau, Jesse Zaritt,
Katie Swords-Thurman, Adrienne Westwood, Sidra Bell and more. Alessandra will be returning for her
senior year with expected graduation in May, 2013.
AnA FIoRe is a 2012 graduate of Connecticut College. She began her dance training in Sarasota, FL
and attended Booker High School for the Visual and Performing Arts. She has received scholarships to
attend the ADF, the Bates Dance Festival, and the ImPulsTanz International Dance Festival. She performed
in Helen Tamiris’ How Long Brethren as recreated by Dianne McIntyre at the ADF in 2007. At CC, Ana
danced in the works of guest artists Jeremy Nelson, Monica Bill-Barnes, Kyle Abraham, Gabri Christa,
Martha Myers, Jennifer Nugent, and Laura Dean’s Skylight as set by Rodger Belman.
gABRIelle gIoRDAno is a native of Brooklyn, New York and graduated from LaGuardia High School
of Music and Art & Performing Art in 2009. She also studied at The Alvin Ailey School, The Paul Taylor
School, and The Martha Graham School. She is current rising senior at University of the Arts as a Modern
major and Psychology minor. While there, she has performed works by Jesse Zaritt, Curt Haworth, Helen
Simoneau, Dianna Crumm and Willam Forsythe. Gabrielle recently presented a new work with RAWartist
in Philadelphia, PA.
JASMIne HeARn is a Point Park University alum with her BA in Dance from Houston, TX. She currently
lives in Pittsburgh, PA, where she has had the pleasure of working with Dance Alloy Theater, the Pillow
Project, Gia T. Cacalano, recently the Staycee Pearl Dance Project, and anonymous bodies. This is her
second year at the ADF and she loves it.
peI-Yu Hung is a student from National Taiwan University Of Art. She is interested in choreography,
and has been doing pieces for student performances since Junior High. In 2011, she participated in the
annual performance of NTUA named Moving Static Carefree. She also has performed in works called Joy
and Recall by two choreographers, Kuei-Chuan Yang and Wen-jinn Luo.
KACeY KAtZenMeYeR began her dance training in ballet and modern at Legacy Studios for the
Performing Arts when she was 14 years old. Kacey then attended the University of North Carolina School
of the arts for her senior year of high school. After graduating this May, Kacey plans to continue her
dance education at the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in the fall. This is Kacey’s first summer as a dancer at
the ADF but she has attended the festival’s performances since her childhood.
AMAnDA KMett-penDRY, originally from Owings, MD, is currently studying at the University of
the Arts, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. She has performed works by William Forsythe,
Pearl Primus, and Jesse Zaritt. Most recently she was involved in a production of Carmina Burana,
choreographed by Katie Swords and Adrienne Westwood. Amanda will graduate from UArts in
December 2012 with a BFA.

MARgARet KnICKeRBoCKeR was born and raised in a small town outside of Syracuse, NY. Margaret
is a rising senior studying contemporary dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
She has performed other works by Zane Booker, Mark Dendy, and Maurya Kerr. She is thankful for the
opportunity to study and perform at ADF this summer.
tIng-Yun Kuo is an eighteen year old from Taiwan. Ting-Yun studies at the Tapei National University
of the Arts.
eMIlY ReYnolDS received her BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth
University in May 2012. While at VCU, she performed in pieces choreographed by VCU faculty members
Christian Von Howard and Autumn Proctor. Emily trained in physical theater and movement in Belgrade,
Serbia with members of the DAH Theater in 2010. She also performed Urban Bush Women’s Shelter
when it was restaged at VCU in 2011 and worked closely with UBW artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.
Emily’s senior project entitled Among the Living represented VCU at the Mid-Atlantic American College
Dance Festival gala in the spring of 2012.
CHelSeY RoWAn grew up in Apex, North Carolina and began her training in Vagonova, Cunningham,
and Horton techniques at Triangle Academy of Dance when she was eight. In the summer of 2010 she
attended Complexions three week workshop in New York City. Later that summer she attended the
International Ballet Competition Workshop and was awarded a full merit based scholarship to the Kirov
Academy’s summer program in Washington DC. Chelsey is currently a rising sophomore at the University
of North Carolina School of the Arts in the high school contemporary program.
KYoKo RuCH was born in Tokyo, Japan and raised in Vienna, Virginia. She trained at the Classical
Ballet Academy of Northern Virginia under the direction of Cynthia Donavin. After graduating from
James Madison High School, Kyoko went on to study dance at Virginia Commonwealth University
while also dancing at Richmond Ballet as a trainee. After two years, Kyoko was promoted to a company
apprentice position at the Richmond Ballet where she stayed for two more years. In December 2010,
Kyoko graduated from VCU with a BFA in Dance Performance. She has performed in works with the
VonHoward Project in New York and Richmond, VA.
CAnDACe SCARBoRougH was born and raised in the Baltimore area. She recently graduated
from the University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Dance. At UMD she had the opportunity
to perform in works by Tere O’Connor, Keith Thompson, Erika Thimey, Sara Pearson and Patrik Widrig/
PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, Alvin Mayes, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Tzveta Kassabova, Florian
Rouiller and Graham Brown. Candace has also worked as a production/development intern at Dance
Place in Washington, DC. She will be performing in the DC area in the Fall with Andary Dance and in
Graham Brown’s thesis concert in the Spring.
MoRgAn WAllACe is originally from Ellicott City, Maryland. She trained at the Morton Street Dance
Center in Baltimore, Maryland under the direction of Donna L. Jacobs, the Howard County Ballet, and
Towson University Children’s Dance Division. In 2002, she became the youngest member of Full Circle
Dance Company. She currently attends the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and will graduate in
December 2012 with a BFA in Dance and a BS in Mathematical Biology. While at Michigan, she performed
in works by Lucinda Childs, Monica Bill Barnes, Amy Chavasse, Peter Sparling, and Melissa Beck.
nApoRn WAttAnAKASAeM was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. She began ballet training
under the Royal Academy of Dance at Aree School of Dance Arts. She danced and worked with many
Thai choreographers. In 2009, deciding to pursue a dance degree in the United States, Naporn attended
El Camino College and California State University, Long Beach. She was also a member of Funderburk
Dance Artists in Los Angeles and danced for Janet Lilly and Larry Lavender. She attended the Martha
Graham Winter Intensive 2011. In December 2012, Naporn will graduate with a BA in Dance at the
University of North Carolina, Greensboro.
eMIlY WolFe is originally from Winston-Salem, NC and studied ballet and modern at University of
North Carolina School of the Arts where she graduated high school with a concentration in modern. She
is now currently working on her BFA in dance at Florida State University. She feels incredibly fortunate
to have the opportunity to study here at ADF this summer and is thankful for the mentorship of all her
teachers.

JoDi melniCK
JoDI MelnICK (Choreographer) NYC based choreographer, dancer, and teacher graduated from
SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance. Melnick is a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow, the recipient of the Jerome
Robbins New Essential Works Grant (2010-11), The Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grant (2011),
and has been honored with two “Bessie” Awards for sustained achievement in dance (2001 and 08).
Melnick’s most recent work, Solo, Deluxe Version, and her solo made in collaboration with Trisha Brown,
One of Sixty Five Thousand Gestures, premiered in NYC at New York Live Arts (NYLA) in March 2012.
Other works have been presented internationally and nationally at The Dublin Dance Festival, Dance Box
(Kansai, Japan), Rex Levitates (Dublin, Ireland), Maiden Voyage Productions (Belfast, Ireland), throughout
Estonia, Russia, Japan, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, The Kitchen (NYC), La Mama (NYC), OtherShore
Dance Company (NYC), The Trevor Day School (NYC), George Washington University, Bates College,
and Monmouth College, (Oregon).
Melnick was a member of Twyla Tharp Dance Company from 1991 to 1994 and worked with her again in
2009. She continues to perform with choreographers: Sara Rudner, Susan Rethorst, Jonathon Kinzel, Vicky
Shick, and Liz Roche. Since 2007 Melnick has been working with John Jasperse, creating/performing/and
restaging current versions of ‘Becky, Jodi, and John’. In 2005, she revisited working with Donna Uchizono,
creating and performing in a trio with Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Melnick teaches throughout the US, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Currently, she is teaching at Barnard College at
Columbia University in NYC, New York University in the Experimental Theater Wing, and The Trevor Day School.
Jodi would like to thank Jodee Nimerichter, the entire staff at ADF and Rodger Belman.
MICHAel WAll (Composer, Musician) began collaborating with dance and other art forms at an
early age and continues to work with artists, internationally. He has made work for the José Limón
Company, Mark Haim, Lisa Race, John Evans, Lucky Kele, David Dorfman, David Grenke, Rudy Perez,
Pam Pietro, Pat Mayer, K.J. Holmes, Paulette Sears, Julia Ritter, Randy James, Martha Tornay/East
Village Dance Project, Jenn Nugent, Wally Wolfgruber, Heather Mcardle, Everything Smaller, Incidents
Physical Theater, Merge Dance and many others. Michael and designer Jamie Karczewski have formed
the company Asimplesound, LLC that produces music and resources for dance, film and other media.
Michael works full-time in the department of dance at Ohio State University and accompanies
at the Bates Dance Festival as well as the ADF. His music and new recordings can be found at
www.asimplesound.com
MARlYS AnWAH is a resident of Centreville, VA. She started studying dance at the age of 11 at the
Russell School of Ballet in Chantilly, VA. There she performed in many shows, including The Nutcracker,
Snow White, and in their annual spring jazz concerts. When she graduated high school she continued her
dancing as a BFA dance major at Shenandoah University, where she is now an upcoming senior. Marlys
has performed in many dance concerts for student choreographers, faculty, and guest artists.
KRIStInA BeRMuDeZ Originally from Hopewell Junction New York, Kristina spent her high school
years at the Walnut School of the Arts in Natick, MA. Currently, she is a full time student at the Boston
Conservatory. Kristina performed alongside the Zoe/Juniper company in The Devil You Know is Better
than the Devil You Don’t at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. She has also performed original
works by choreographers Lorraine Chapman and Diane Arvanites. At ADF, in addition to Jodi Melnick’s
new work, she is also taking part in the Forsythe Project. She would like to thank her family, especially her
mother for being such a supportive and inspiring person.
DeAn BIoSCA was born on Long Island, New York where he started dancing at the age of 7. In 2008,
Dean moved to North Carolina where he was accepted into the high school contemporary dance
program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. For the next three years, he performed
the repertory of famous choreographers such as Merce Cunningham, Mark Morris, Alwin Nikolais and
Twyla Tharp. He also worked with Doug Elkins and Maurya Kerr during his time at the school. Dean
graduated from high school at UNCSA in May and will be attending The Juilliard School in the fall 2012.
Ann SoFIe CleMMenSen was born and raised in Denmark. She completed her BFA at the Norwegian
College of Dance, and received a first-class honor post-graduate degree from the Northern School of
Contemporary Dance (UK). In addition to working collaboratively with artists in Scandinavia, she worked
professionally as a dancer and teacher nationally and internationally. She will be entering her 3rd year as

a MFA student at The Ohio State University, Department of Dance. Miss Clemmensen is very grateful to
be part of the International Choreographer Residency program this summer.
nAtAlIe DAnSIe is a fourth year dance major at the University of Utah, first time ADF student and
very grateful to be a part of Jodi Melnick’s work. She started ballet as a child and found modern dance at
the Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts. She has performed with the University of Utah’s Performing
Dance Company and she co-directed two Student Choreography shows. She also choreographed for
the play Thaed, and for Salt Lake Dance Center’s ballet and modern dance 2011 season. In addition to
choreographing she taught technique classes for SLDC and implemented their modern dance curriculum.
BeAu DoBSon Returning to the ADF, Beau Dobson is thrilled to be performing on the Reynolds Stage
again. Beau attended the Governor’s School in Norfolk, VA where he trained in the Hawkins Technique
from the former Director of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Todd Rosenlieb. He currently attends
Virginia Commonwealth University for his BFA and has been a member of the Ground Zero Dance
Company since 2010. He would like to add that he is available for hire after November. He loves his
friends, family, and co-artists at the ADF.
KRISten DooleY is from Davis, California. She began dancing ballet with Hanneke Loshe at the Davis
Art Center where she trained through high school. She is currently majoring in Environmental Studies
at Carleton where she has had the opportunity to work with dance professors Jane Shockley, Judith
Howard, and Jennifer Bader, as well as participate in the Semaphore Repertory Dance Company. She has
performed works by Minneapolis choreographers Carl Flink, Uri and Toni Sands, Aparna Ramaswamy,
and Mathew Janczewski. This is Kristen’s first time at the ADF and she is thrilled to be a part of Footprints.
lISA FAgAn is a dancer and choreographer based out of San Francisco. A Philadelphia native, she
graduated from Bard College in 2011 where she studied dance and performed works by Maria Simpson,
Peggy Florin, and Bill T. Jones. Lisa’s most recent work was presented at ODC/San Francisco as part of the
60th Pilot program, showcasing emerging Bay Area artists. This is her second summer at ADF.
HAnAAH FReCHette Originally from Syracuse, NY, Hanaah found her love of dance at an early age.
She is a recent graduate of Florida State University where she received a BFA in Dance and Spanish. She
studied under Dan Wagoner, Gerri Houlihan and Jawole Zollar. From 2009-2011 she was a member
of Dance Repertory Theatre, a repertory based performance under the direction of Lynda Davis, and
performed in works by Steven Koester and Alan Danielson, among others. Hanaah currently works as a
performer and choreographer in NYC in addition to serving as Company Manager of Flamenco Vivo
Carlota Santana.
AJ guevARA began his formal dance training at Metropolitan Fine Arts Center. He continued his studies
at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received his BFA in Dance and Choreography. While at
VCU, AJ had the pleasure of performing in works by Rick McCullough, Scott Putman, Melanie Richards,
and Christian von Howard. He also had the opportunity to work closely with James Frazier and Jowole
Willa Jo Zollar for the restaging of Shelter. He was also accepted into the Accademia dell Arte in Arezzo,
Italy where he studied the Architectonics of Dance. Other performance credits include the American
College Dance Festival regional and national galas, Ground-Zero Dance, Von Howard Project, Sun King
Dance, and Amaranth Contemporary Dance.
guAngleI HuI, a dancer and an International Choreographer in Residency at ADF this summer.
Currently, he is working with the White Wave Dance Company in New York. He began dancing as a
soloist at National Ballet Academy in Russia during 2001-03. He won the Second Prize at the Classical
Ballet Competition in Kirgizstan in 2003. After he returned to China, he joined the Guangdong Modern
Dance Company in 2005. Since then, he has worked with many choreographers such as Ying Hou,
Margaret Jenkings, Qi Liu, Siu-fai Pan, Jijia Sang, Willy Tsao and Cheng-Chieh Yu. He has also performed
and choreographed internationally.
Rex KenneDY is a native of Denver, CO and a recent graduate from Denver School of the Arts under the
direction of Michael O’Banion and Alicia Karczewski. Rex will be a freshman at Virginia Commonwealth
University in the fall, pursuing his BFA in Dance. He has performed in works by Hannah Kahn, Mark Haim,
Chris Harris, Larry Keigwin, Scott Putman, Bob Fosse and in multiple works by Cleo Parker Robinson as an
apprentice to her company. This is Rex’s second summer on scholarship at the ADF.

CHRIStInA CARlottI KolB is originally from Richmond, Virginia where she attended the Appomattox
Regional Governor’s School for the Arts, under Rebecca Hodal. She is pursuing a BFA in Dance and
Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has performed works by Christian von
Howard, Nathan Trice, Theresa Ruth Howard, Dana Hash, Rodger Belman, Shen Wei and Mark Morris. As
a scholarship student she has attended the ADF, nathantrice/RITUALS, and Earl Mosley’s Institute for the
Arts. She has showcased her choreography at the DTW through their College Partnership Program and
on the ARGS dancers. Christina is eternally thankful to her family and mentors for their continuous love
and support throughout her journey.
BRIeZe levY was born in New York and raised in the Florida Keys. She started dancing at On Your Toes
Dance Studio when she was three and recently graduated from Bard College with a double major in
religion and dance. She has worked with student choreographers including Isabel Cottingham, Harriett
Meyer, and Rebecca Pelham. She danced in a Bard restaging of Continuous Replay by Bill T. Jones/Arnie
Zane Dance Company and has worked with faculty members Leah Cox, Paul Matteson, and Stuart Singer.
Brieze will be moving to New Orleans this Fall and is excited to continue dancing and choreographing.
luCíA llopIS was born in Rosario, a big city located in the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina. She started
her career in dance at the age of five. She studied various techniques and styles with the best known
professors in Argentina and around the world. She took part in several dance groups and seven years ago
she moved to Buenos Aires, where Lucía graduated from the “Nueva Escuela de Danza Contemporánea
ARTE XXI”, directed by choreographer Oscar Aráiz, and became a member of his performing group.
In 2OO9, she joined “Grupo de Danza de la Universidad Nacional de San Martin”. She is finishing her
degree in Composition, at the “Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte” (IUNA), where she belongs to
the dance company directed by Roxana Grinstein.
neIle MARtIn began dancing at Ballet Memphis. She then attended Interlochen Arts Academy where
she gradated with honors in 2006. She took a hiatus from dance to study fashion design in London at the
Instituto Marangoni. Returning to Memphis she attended The University of Memphis where she worked
with DCDC and David Dorfman Dance and was VP of Dance Alliance. She recently completed her studies
thanks to the amazing faculty. She attended ADF last summer and had the honor of working with Martha
Clarke. Thanks Jodi for the opportunity to return to the Reynolds Stage with such a great cast.
AnnA MAYnARD, Appalachian State University graduate with a major in technical photography and a
minor in dance, has always danced. She has numerous and diverse interests, including yoga, fire spinning,
music, and photography, but dance is her constant love. The pleasure of movement, the joy of the dance
community and the satisfaction of choreographing keep her fully engaged. This is Anna’s eighth summer
at the ADF and she plans to return whenever possible. She hopes to forge a career combining dance and
photography by continuing to dance and work as an in house photographer for a company.
AntHonY SHultS was born in 1993 in Chita, Zabaikalskiy region of Russia. For 12 years he was a
dancer in dance-theater Dance-Mission. Since 2010 he has been a student of Palucca Schule Dresden,
Hoch Schule fur Tanz-Germany, Dresden. In 2010 was invited to take part in the summer intensive of
Doug Varone and Dancers. His repertoire includes choreographies by Matthias Markstein, Diana Shults,
Leonid Glukhov. It’s a great opportunity and big honor to be the part of American Dance Festival as an
ICR student. ADF gives a lot of experience to help develop as a dancer, teacher and choreographer.
RYAn vInCent tAYloR graduated in 2012 from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
He had the chance to train in such techniques as Cunningham, Graham, Limon, and Nikolais. He also
trained with Brenda Daniels, Warren Conover, Trish Casey, Sean Sullivan, Susan Mcullough and Douglas
Gawriljuk. While at school he had the opportunity to be in works by Larry Kegwin, Diego Schoch, Brenda
Daniels, Mark Morris, Jose Limon, Jerome Robbins, and Doug Elkins. Ryan has preformed at the Alvin
Ailey City Center and has appeared on the front of the New York Times.
SHelleY WHIte, from New Jersey, is a junior BFA dance major at Mason Gross School of the Arts-
Rutgers University. Since being at Mason Gross, she has worked with choreographers John Evans, Keith
Thompson, Julia Ritter and musician, Robert Benford. Shelley is a newly certified yoga instructor through
yoga alliance. This is Shelley’s first summer at the American Dance Festival.

peIYIng ZHou (vICKY) is a Chinese dancer, with a background in Chinese folk dance. She has studied
in the United States for almost two years. The first year, she was in the modern dance department of
University of Utah; the second year, she transferred to the dance department in University of Nevada,
Las Vegas. For two months, she trained in a circus solar studio. She holds a Masters and Bachelors degree
in Computer Science.
reggie Wilson
ReggIe WIlSon (Artistic Director, choreographer and performer) founded his company, Reggie
Wilson/Fist & Heel Performance Group, in 1989. Wilson draws from the movement languages of the
blues, slave and spiritual cultures of Africans in the Americas and combines them with post-modern
elements and his own personal movement style to create what he calls “post-African/Neo-HooDoo
Modern dances.”
His work has been presented nationally and internationally at venues such as Dance Theater Workshop
(recently New York Live Arts), Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco),
UCLA Live (Los Angeles), The Flynn (Burlington, VT), Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans), Dance
Umbrella (Austin, TX), Summerstage (NYC), Linkfest and Festival e’Nkundleni (Zimbabwe), Dance Factory
(South Africa), Danças na Cidade (Portugal), and Festival Kaay Fecc (Senegal), The Politics of Ecstasy (Berlin,
Germany).
Wilson has traveled extensively: to the Mississippi Delta to research secular and religious aspects of
life there; to Trinidad and Tobago to research the Spiritual Baptists and the Shangoists; and also to the
Southern, Central, West and East of Africa to work with dance and performance groups as well as various
religious communities.
Wilson is a graduate of New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1988, Larry Rhodes, Chair) He has
studied composition and been mentored by Phyllis Lamhut; Performed and toured with Ohad Naharin
before forming his own Fist and Heel Performance Group. He has lectured, taught and conducted
extended workshops and community projects throughout the US, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. He
has served as visiting faculty at several universities including Yale, Princeton and Wesleyan Universities.
He is the recipient of the Minnesota Dance Alliance’s McKnight National Fellowship (2000-01). Wilson
is also a 2002 New York Dance and Performance Award “Bessie” recipient for his work The Tie-tongued
Goat and the Lightning Bug Who Tried to Put Her Foot Down and a 2002 John Simon Guggenheim Fellow.
He has been an artist advisor for the National Dance Project and Board Member of Dance Theater
Workshop. In recognition of his creative contributions to the field, Wilson was named a 2009 United
States Artists Prudential Fellow and is also the 2009 recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in Dance. His
recent evening-length work, The Good Dance – dakar/brooklyn had its World premiere at the Walker Art
Center and NY premiere on the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2009 Next Wave Festival. Most recently, he
received the 2012 Joyce Foundation Award for his new (project) Moseses Project (premiering 2013) as
well as being an inaugural Doris Duke Artist.
tIMotHY AMIRAult is from Grand Prairie, Texas, and studies ballet and modern at Booker T.
Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (BTWHSPVA) in Dallas, Texas. He was a
member of BTWHSPVA’s Repertory II Ensemble from 2011-12, and is going to be a part of BTWHSPV’s
Repertory I Ensemble this upcoming school year. He has performed works by Larry Keigwin, Andy
Noble, Bridget Moore, and Orion Duckstein.
YeMAn BRoWn is a third year dance major at The Florida State University. In 2011, Brown studied as a
fellowship student at the Ailey School Summer Intensive, where he worked with artist such as Stephanie
Batten Bland, Melanie Pearson’s and Judine Somerville. As a senior member at the Tallahassee Ballet, he
has danced roles in The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and The World Premier of Rick McCullough’s Rapunzel.
Yeman Brown is a young man whose gift is dance, but mission is to inspire. Mr. Brown has been given the
opportunity to teach children in central and north Florida, Alabama, and Canada. He would like to thank
his parents Sherwood and Rebecca Brown for providing him with the freedom to explore his dreams, his
teachers such as Gerri Houlihan and Jawole Zollar for encouraging him to chase his dreams, and God for
being that omnipresent force to inspire the dream.

JAY CARlon is a freelance dance artist based in Los Angeles. He has performed with TSOU Dance Arts,
LA Movement Arts, Donald McKayle, Keith Johnson, Rennie Harris, and Holly Johnston. He received his
MFA in Dance at CSU Long Beach and BFA in Dance, Choreography at UC Irvine where he served as Pavel
Zustiak’s rehearsal director for Blackbird (2009). He has presented work at Highways Performance Theater,
John Pennington’s ARC, and the International Composer’s Festival in Spain. Carlon has taught various styles
including modern, hip hop, contact improvisation, and ballet at Allan Hancock College, UCI, CSULB, and
The Wooden Floor. www.jaycarlon.com
CHRIStopHeR CARvAlHo was originally from St. Louis Missouri but is currently a Junior at Chapman
University, in Orange County California, where he is studying to receive a BFA in Dance Performance. At
Chapman University he trains under Dale Merrill, Alicia Okouchi-Guy, Liz Maxwell, Seane Green, Nancy
Dickson-Lewis, and Jenny Backhaus. He has performed pieces choreographed by Merce Cunningham,
Donald McKayle, Alicia Okouchi-Guy, and Seane Green.
Joe CASAnovA was born in Queens, NY. He began his formal ballet and jazz training at the age of 14
under Hedi Khursandi and Tara Schweitzer in Vero Beach, FL. After graduating in 2010, from Indian River
Charter High School, he continued training with Khursandi and studied at his local state college as a Physical
Therapy Assistance Major. Joe began teaching contemporary and ballet dance classes at a local studio for
young dancers at Andrew Curry’s Dance Space. In 2012, Casanova moved to Tallahassee, FL, where he
attends and continues to train at Florida State University. Joe is also a soloist for The Tallahassee Ballet
Company. He has performed repertory works from Gerri Houlihan, Jawole Zollar and Rick McCullough.
YI-en CHen is from Taiwan. Yi-en is 20 years old and has studied dance for 3 years. This Aries “will create
my sunshine since this amazing summer!”
elYSe Cox is a South Carolina native who is currently working towards her MFA at Texas Woman’s
University and received her BFA at Columbia College. As a performer Elyse has had many opportunities
to work with varying dance artists including: Bebe Miller, Sarah Gamblin, Jordan Fuchs, Dan Wagnor, Big
Rig Dance Collective, and the Power Company. Elyse has also had work shown at the national ACDFA
conference in Washington, DC (2012), at the ACDFA southeast and mid-central conference (2009, 2012),
at the 256 Dance Festival (2012) and at the South Carolina Dance Conference (2008-10).
SHAnnA CRuZAt began her formal training ballet training at Homer Bryant Ballet Dance Center and
became an understudy dancer at Deeply Rooted Dance Theater 2 in Chicago, IL. Cruzat currently attends
The University of Michigan–Ann Arbor to receive her BFA in Dance and BA in English. During her time
at U of M she has worked with Jessica Fogel, Melissa Beck, Rodney Brown, Robin Wilson, and Dianne
McIntyre. Cruzat has performed and choreographed for ProDanza Italia in Castiglioncello, Italia and
created original works performed on University of Michigan campus.
KAtHeRIne ellIS A Virginia native, Katherine recently received a BFA in Dance and Choreography
from Virginia Commonwealth University. While studying at VCU, she had the privilege to explore
numerous choreographic, performing, and teaching opportunities. In 2009, she had the pleasure of
studying abroad and performing in Arezzo, Italy with Scott Putman. Outside of VCU, she participated in
We Are Artists under the direction of Autumn Proctor and Black Roeder, as well as the 2011 ADF, where
she performed in two MFA thesis concerts for choreographers Stephanie Tack and Bruce Wong. In her
second summer at ADF, Katherine is excited to see what the future holds.
eMMA FAtH is originally from Lake Bluff, IL. She began her training at Jenny’s Dance Centre in Libertyville,
IL and is currently a second year student at the University of Michigan. Emma has had the pleasure of
training with Amy Chavasse, Peter Sparling, Michelle Manzanales, Leah Miller-Allen, and Judy Rice. She
has studied at the Joffrey Academy, the Rock School for Dance Education, the Joffrey Midwest Workshop,
and the Rock School for Dance Education. This is her first time at the ADF and she is very excited about
becoming a member of this wonderful family.
nICK HeRMAn attends the University of Oregon, and recently converted from Marine Biology to
Dance Major. Although not a dancer early on in life (taking his first dance class a year and a half ago),
he has played sports since age four. While at the University of Oregon he has had the opportunity to
perform in several concerts, including the piece that represented the University of Oregon at ACDFA.
He would also like to thank his whole family for their support, and his mom who made the drive down
from Connecticut to see him perform here. I love you mom.

JeSSe HuntleY is a senior at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Jesse began his training at
a competition dance studio in NC. He later transitioned into the world of ballet and modern dance at the
University of North Carolina School of the Arts and then on to UNC-Greensboro. Jesse has continued to
train at professional studios such as the Millennium Dance Complex and the Edge Performing Arts Center
in Los Angeles, California. Jesse has performed with professional companies including the Winston-Salem
Festival Ballet and is currently dancing for Jen Guy Metcalf and her company, TERRANOVA Dance.
CHRIStInA JoHnSon is a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her home town is Baltimore
MD, where she studied under Stephanie Powell and Nadia Porter. Recently finishing her freshman year,
she has performed in four student works and received the Outstanding Freshman Award. Identifying
herself as a hip hop dancer, she enjoys rhythms. She has also worked with Sharon Montella in 2011
performing in NYC. Talented, involved, and never giving up on dreams, she would love to be in Alvin
Ailey or Paul Taylor’s Company. Almost aborted, Christina Johnson feels blessed to have the opportunity
of living and not just existing.
nICole RAe JoneS is from Pittsburgh, PA and is currently a senior working for a BA in Dance and
History at Point Park University. She has participated in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, American Ballet Theatre,
and the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Arts summer intensives. Through her training at Point
Park, Nicole has performed the works of Gerald Arpino, Ohad Naharin, Martha Graham, Douglas Bentz,
Kiesha Lalama-White, and Patrick Franz. Nicole would like to thank Reggie for this amazing opportunity
and privilege to work with him. She also thanks and praises God for His blessings.
lISA KuSAnAgI is a native of Tokyo, Japan, where she began her formal dance training at Matsuyama
Ballet School under the guidance of Yoko Morishita. She came to the US in 2007 to pursue her career as a
performing artist and graduated with a BA in Theatre Arts and Dance from Sonoma State University. As a
scholarship student, she attended ADF and Bates Dance Festival. Kusanagi recently finished an internship
with Mark Haim at On the Boards in Seattle. She is thrilled and humbled to be a part of Footprints and
would like to thank ADF and Reggie Wilson for the opportunity. She sends special thanks to her family,
friends, and her mentor, Mark Haim, for their unconditional love and support. www.lisakusanagi.com
JoHnnIe MeRCeR JR. is a native of Richmond Virginia and a graduate of the Appomattox Regional
Governors School. His dance training began under Annette Holt of the City Dance Theater of Richmond,
and began formal training at Richmond Ballet’s Summer Intensive 2010 as a full scholarship student.
Johnnie is currently obtaining a BFA in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University
where he is a Carpenter Scholar. He has worked with James Frazier, Christian Von Howard, and Martha
Curtis as well as performed in works by Shen Wei, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, and William Forsythe. This
is Johnnie’s second season performing on the Reynolds stage, and second year as a tuition scholarship
student at ADF. He would like to thank all who donated in the past to the ADF and to all who support
him in pushing toward his career.
JoSHuA MunoZ began his dance career in 2009 at Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pennsylvania. Although
he began his training in ballet, he soon found a love for modern and postmodern dance. This past year
he transferred to Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is enjoying his first summer at ADF.
He has had the privilege to work with many well known choreographers including Bruce Marks, Carter
Alexander, Kiesha Lalama-White, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Terrence Greene, Maria Caruso, and Randy
James. He would like to thank his mentor James Dixon and his family for their support and assistance
through everything.
SAM pRAtt is a rising junior at Bard College studying in Dance and Philosophy. He studies Hip-Hop
with Kelly Peters in New York City, and contemporary with Jean Churchill and Leah Cox at Bard. He wants
everyone to know that he has the deepest appreciation for all the wisdom that flows from the Bard/
NYLA partnership, and wants to send a special thanks to Paul Matteson for his leadership, creativity, and
ability to inspire. This is Sam’s first summer at ADF. He is thrilled to be working with Reggie Wilson.
RYAn D. RoulAnD SMItH graduated from the Denver School of the Arts in 2009 having performed
in works by Hannah Kahn, Martha Graham’s Panorama and David Dorfman’s Underground. He will
be finishing his BFA at Virginia Commonwealth University this year, as a recipient of the Carpenter
Scholarship. At VCU he has performed in works by, Stephanie Batten Bland of SBB Birdlegs, Scott Putman,
and most recently Christian Von Howard. Currently Ryan dances with Amaranth Contemporary Dance
and Ground Zero Dance in Richmond, VA. He is very excited to be here at his first ADF.

SCott StAMpone began his training with the Metropolitan Ballet Academy in Jenkintown, PA, under
the artistic direction of Lisa Collins Vidnovic and William DeGregory. The company performed several
prize-winning contemporary works by Kanji Segawa and Kate Skarpetowska at the annual Regional Dance
America Festival. He has had the pleasure of attending summer intensives with Alvin Ailey American
Dance Theater, The Juilliard School, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and the Movement Invention Project
in NYC. Currently studying dance at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he is mentored by Kay Cummings,
Pamela Pietro, Gus Solomons Jr., Sean Curran, Cherylyn Lavagnino, Jolinda Menendez, James Sutton, and
James Martin. He is ecstatic to be at ADF, where he’s experiencing plenty of blood, sweat, and tears–the
happy kind–on a daily basis.
Footprints proDuCtion
DAvID FeRRI (Lighting Designer) has worked with prominent choreographers such as Eiko & Koma,
Pina Bausch, Shen Wei, Doug Varone, Jane Comfort, Yin Mei, David Rousseve, and Ballet Preljocaj. He
has been the Production Manager for the prestigious ADF since 1996, training upcoming designers in
America. He is the recipient of the 1987-1988 “Bessie” Award for his design of Doug Varone’s Straits,
and 2000-2001 “Bessie” Award for Sustained Achievement in Lighting Design. Mr. Ferri is the resident
Lighting Designer - Technical Director for The Vassar College Dance Department. Mr. Ferri was also the
resident lighting designer and technical director at PS 122 from 1985-1991. Mr. Ferri lives in New York
between his travels and projects.
DAvID BRInKMAn (Costume Designer) began his costuming career while dancing with Colorado
Ballet under director Martin Freedman. He has reconstructed costumes for great Choreographers such
as Frederick Franklin and Madame Krisoffska and has worked with the Ruth Page Foundation. John has
designed and constructed many full length ballets such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella,
and Swan Lake. His costuming career spans the life of his dancing career with Colorado Ballet, Tulsa Ballet
Theater, and City Ballet of Houston, along with several contemporary dance companies throughout
the US. Currently, John is the designer and owner of J & K Costumes in Fort Worth, TX, specializing in
anything dance and theater related. 2012 marks John’s 2nd season with the ADF and he is proud to join
such a diverse and collaborative family.
ReBeCCA BlACKWell (Stage Manager, The Darling Divide) is currently based in Seattle, Washington,
where she is pursing her BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts. She is happy to say that this is
her second summer working on the ADF crew and plans on continuing her career in both dance and
production upon graduation.
KASSon MARRoquIn (Stage Manager, AKULALUTHO) recently received his BA in theatre with an
emphasis in stage management from the University of North Texas. Kasson’s previous stage management
positions at UNT include: the New Choreographers Concerts (2011 and 2012), the Faculty Dance
Concert (2011), and Reefer Madness the musical (2012). Kasson also attended the South Central
American College Dance Festival as stage manager with UNT in 2011 and 2012. Outside of UNT Kasson
was assistant stage manager for Contemporary Theatre of Dallas’ Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
and Cheaters in the 2011 season. Kasson is currently a production intern for the ADF and is grateful for
the opportunity to stage manage this new and exciting piece!
JulIe veRDone (Stage Manager, Paper Wings) is a Stagecraft Apprentice for the ADF this summer.
She is currently pursuing a BFA in Art & Design with a minor in Dance at Alfred University. This spring,
she performed in Letter to the World II, a multi-media performance installation in Hornell, NY,
choreographed by D. Chase Angier. With her interest in the visual integrity of performance, she is
grateful for the opportunity to develop a deeper understand of live art from a technical point of view.