A graduate ukrainian brides documentary Northwestern University, Béa is a Fellow of the Cecchetti Council of America, holding the Advanced Professional Certificate. Béa has choreographed and directed theatrical productions for over 30 years. Professional credits include The Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf Theater, Piven Theater, Chicago Opera Theater and Light Opera Works.
Victoria Barlow completed her BA in Dance Education at Columbia College. She was a principal member of the Rockford Dance Company from 1987 to 1993, training with Kenneth Von Heideke of the Lyric Opera and Joy Xu, former principal dancer of the Shanghai Ballet of China. During 1992 and 1994, Victoria toured China attending two international dance festivals. Laura Brand has performed extensively with classical and modern concert dance companies and in musical theater, commercial and industrial shows. Her work includes performances with the Chicago Ballet Theater, Momenta, The Beverly Dance Ensemble, the Polish Opera Company, the Lyric Opera Company of Chicago, the David Puszh Company, the Ukrainian Folk Dancers, and in the Ruth Page production of “The Nutcracker.
Calyn Carbery graduated from Northwestern University with a B. While at NU, she performed works by Jeff Hancock, Julia Rhoads, Annie Beserra, Jan Bartoszek, and many others. She was a company member and teaching artist with Striding Lion Performance Group for four years, under the artistic direction of Annie Beserra. Julie Cartier artistic director of Especially Tap Chicago Dance Company, has performed and choreographed on both the jazz and tap concert stages for over fifteen years with some of Chicago’s finest dance companies including River North Dance Co.
Chi-Town Jazz Dance, for which she served as associate director . She later studied with Viccy Chappell at the London College of Dance, where she was awarded the Maestro Enrico Cecchetti Final Diploma. Rosina danced with the Chelmsford Ballet Company and Newpalm productions, before moving to Greece and then New York to teach at the Coupe Theatre Studio. Christina Ernst began her dance career in Switzerland and performed with the Zurich Opera. On the American scene, she has developed choreography for numerous companies, including Chicago Opera Theater, Next Theater Company, and the Goodman Theater. Laura Gates holds degrees in Dance and Psychology from the University of Iowa.
While there she was privileged to have worked with many gifted artists including: Francoise Martinet, David Berkey, Randy Duncan, and Mauricio Wainrot. Upon returning to Chicago after graduation, she performed locally with Swallow Cliff Dance Company, Concert Dance Inc. Gaby Godinez is a rising sophomore at Northwestern University studying Radio, Television, and Film. At NU, she is a writer and Executive Board Member for the annual Waa-Mu Show, a member of the theatre board Arts Alliance, and is the Diversity and Inclusion Chair for The Blackout: Northwestern’s late-night talk show. Mike Gosney is the founder and Artistic Director of Elements Contemporary Ballet. Prior to founding Elements, he studied both classical and contemporary ballet with local master teachers.
