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ROSALYNDE LEBLANC LOO
Dean and Director of Dance, Loyola Marymount University
Choreography Composition / Q+A
Rosalynde LeBlanc Loo has spent over twenty-years in dance as a performer and choreographer. She holds a BFA from the State University of New York at Purchase and an MFA from Hollins University. She is a professor and current Chair of the Dance Program at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to her academic career, Rosalynde was a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (1993-1999), Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project (1999-2002), and the Liz Gerring Dance Company (2003-2006). In addition to performing the work of various independent choreographers, Rosalynde has also danced in opera productions with New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the 250th Mozart Celebration in Salzburg, Austria. She has had her writing published in the leading international dance periodicals, Dance Magazine and Ballettanz, and her choreography has been presented in venues around the country.
EMILY WANSERSKI
Creative Financial Advisor and Career Coach, LMU, University of Michigan, UCLA
Introduction to Finance for Young Artists
Emily Wanserski has worked with cultural nonprofits, for-profit entertainment entities, higher education institutions, and multiple public agencies. With 10+ years of experience in LA's creative economy, she collaborates with entrepreneurs and artists to bring light to immediate action items that get them closer to their vision. Selected clients, projects, and employers include: the Annenberg Foundation, Arts Bridging the Gap, Barak Ballet, Banjee Ball/Purple Crush, BODYTRAFFIC, Boeing, Chicago Bulls, City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, City of West Hollywood, Ground Grooves TV, Intel, Invertigo Dance Theatre, Jim Henson Company, LA Contemporary Dance Company, LA Follies, MashUp Contemporary Dance Company, Marissa Labog, Melanie George, MUDA, Nike, Royal Shakespeare Company, Suarez Dance Theater, Sundance Film Festival, Teresa Toogie Barcelo, University of Southern California, UP Productionz, and WHYTEBERG.
Emily has taught at AMDA, CalState LA, LMU, Santa Monica College, UCLA, and the University of Michigan, and she was honored to be part of the Artist Campaign School's inaugural cohort in 2017. Emily holds dual degrees, BA in Political Science & BFA in Dance, from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
REBECCA LEMME
Modern Faculty, Cal StateUniversity Long Beach
Floorwork / Improvisation
Rebecca Lemme is a choreographer, performer, and educator. An Assistant Professor of Dance at California State University, Long Beach, she teaches in both the modern and ballet programs, as well as mentors students in their own choreographic work. She is the Co-coordinator of the BFA program, the Scholarship Chair, and works closely with both the MFA and MA programs. Founded in 2014, she is also Artistic Director of the performance group Acts of Matter.
Lemme holds an MFA from California Institute of the Arts in Choreography and a BA from Princeton University in English and Theater. She was the recipient of the Francis LeMoyne Page Theater Award for distinctive achievement in theater at Princeton as well as the Caroline H. Newhouse and Sono Osato Scholarships, both for graduate study.
RACHEL FINE
Registered Dietitian, Founder of To The Pointe Nutrition, and Creator of The Dance Nutritionist
Diet and Nutrition for Dancers
Rachel Fine is a board-certified Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with advanced certifications in Eating Disorders (CEDS-C), Sports Nutrition (CSSD), and Intuitive Eating. Rachel founded To The Pointe Nutrition in 2013, and built The Healthy Dancer® curriculum with the mission to provide credible nutrition education to all dancers, including dance parents and dance educators worldwide.
The Healthy Dancer® combines Rachel’s expertise in performance nutrition with a non-diet and weight-inclusive approach to food and body image. Rachel specializes in nutrition for dancers, with a focus on eating disorders, disordered eating, orthorexia, and perfectionism.
MARISA HENTIS
Dance Faculty, University of Southern California
Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention for Dancers
Dr. Marisa Hentis, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, is an assistant professor of physical therapy and dance. She sees patients clinically at USC Physical Therapy. She is board-certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialities as a Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). She is the Screening Chair for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Performing Arts Special Interest Group (PASIG). She specializes in the treatment of variety of orthopedic diagnoses including performing artists, dancers, runners, other sports related injuries, and pelvic floor dysfunctions. She works as a physical therapist backstage for performances at various theaters in Los Angeles, CA in her spare time. Dr. Hentis also has presented at local, national, and international conference about dance medicine with an emphasis in university level dancers.
Dr. Hentis received her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science, a minor in Psychology, and concentration in Interprofessional education at Saint Louis University in Saint Louis, Missouri. She received Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Saint Louis University as well. She graduated from the Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy through MGH Institute of Health Professions.
Prior to becoming a physical therapist, Marisa danced professionally in the Midwest for over 5 years. She is trained in majority of genres but specializes in hip hop and contemporary. She enjoys continuing to take classes recreationally and getting involved with the community to prevent and assist performing artists throughout their recreational and professional careers.
BRUCE MCCORMICK
Ballet, Career Services, and Admission Professor, University of Southern California Kaufman
Ballet / USC Kaufman Repetoire
Bruce McCormick is an educator, choreographer, performer and scholar. He earned his BFA from The Juilliard School under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy and his MFA from the University of Washington, where he also worked as Assistant Professor of Dance. He joined the faculty at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance in 2018 where he serves as Associate Professor of Practice.
Originally from New Jersey, he trained with the Vineland Regional Dance Company and the Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet, spending summers at the School of American Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Boston Ballet and as a private student of Maestro Héctor Zaraspe in Argentina and Ecuador. He performed in 12 countries on four continents as a member of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Bavarian State Ballet and the Bern Ballet, where he was a soloist and ballet master. He also served as Assistant Artistic Director of North Netherlands Dance and Guest Rehearsal Director with Ballet BC.
BETSY STRUXNESS
Musical Theatre Faculty, University of Southern California Kaufman
Musical Theatre Repetoire / Q + A
Betsy STRUXNESS is an interdisciplinary artist, entertainer and educator. Raised in the professional arts communities of Kansas City (KC Ballet, Lyric Opera, Starlight Theater) and with a BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School, STRUXNESS forged a career on Broadway, appearing in Wicked, Memphis and originating hit shows like Matilda and most notably, Hamilton. STRUXNESS’s talents extend well beyond dance and stage with her continued work on screens small and large, as actor, voice actor, creative leader or performer. Her debut pop album, Physical Attention, which she co-wrote, is available on all music platforms. A New Yorker at heart, STRUXNESS currently lives in Los Angeles and is a lecturer at USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. Follow along on all of her adventures! @be_strux
CHARLOTTE GRIFFIN
Modern Faculty, UC Irvine
Modern - with live drums accompaniment
As a young dancer, Charlotte received her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School under the direction of Mr. Benjamin Harkarvy and performed the masterworks of artists such as Paul Taylor, Agnes de Mille, and José Limón. Upon graduation, she was honored with The Martha Hill Award for excellence in her field of study and went on to collaborate and perform with choreographers including David Neumann, Yasmeen Godder, Sue Bernhard, Toshiko Oiwa, Karen Graham, Robert Battle, and Larry Keigwin. She received her MFA in Dance from The University of Texas at Austin, taught at Marymount Manhattan College and Bowdoin College, and has offered master classes in Mexico, Spain, the Czech Republic, and South Korea. Originally from North Carolina, Charlotte is delighted to join the sunny ranks of the University of California, Irvine Dance Department.
Charlotte Griffin creates dynamic work for the concert stage, cinematic screen, and multimedia environments. Her repertory has been commissioned by The Juilliard Dance Ensemble, The Hartt School Dance Division, BJM Danse in Montreal, Danza UDLAP, Barcelona Institut del Teatre, The Juilliard Summer Intensive, Peridance Professional Trainees, Princeton University, Rutgers University, and more. She has had the privilege of creating ballets at The New York Choreographic Institute with dancers from the New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet, at the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive in Austin, and for Eliot Feld's Ballet Tech Kids Dance. Current projects include choreographing Monk Parrots’ original production ofBum Phillips All-American Opera, which premiered at La MaMa’s Ellen Stewart Theater in New York, and contributions to The Nexus Project produced by The Cambrians for premiere in 2017.
PAIGE BOROWSKI
Collegiate Arts Prep, Founder and Director
Event Artistic Director / Ballet / Networking
Paige Borowski received her BFA degree from The Juilliard School in 2018. There she studied under world renowned instructors and choreographers, including: Jiri Kylian, Crystal Pite, Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, Pam Tanowitz, and Bobbi Jene Smith. She continued on to dance in Switzerland for the Ballett Theater Basel where she performed and toured works by Bryan Arias, Johan Inger, Jiri Porkorny, Alexander Ekman, and Sharon Eyal. In addition, Paige was on faculty for the Ballettschule Theater Basel, where she assisted in developing their Modern and youth programs. Paige is on faculty at Orange County High School of the Arts and is now the founder and director of a collegiate arts preparation program, Collegiate Arts Prep, and currently continues to live and work in Orange County, CA.
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