Our very own TAYB Tap Team, coached by Faculty
Member Natasha Williams, won the Group Dance
category of the Young Talent, Big Dreams
Competition hosted by the Children’s Trust of MiamiDade County. The Tap Team is made up of the best
tappers from TAYB’s outreach sites, and they have
been in demand as guest performaers at several
events this year.
TAYB Dance Centers
The Miami Conservatory (South Miami, est. 1951)
Morningside (Little Haiti, est. 2000)
Redlands/Homestead (est. 2004)
Village West (Coconut Grove, est. 2005)
Miami Gardens (est. 2011)
Over 1,000 students studied dance at one of TAYB’s five sites this year.
More than 500 are on full scholarship, receiving dance instruction, shoes,
clothing and audition coaching free of charge.
Visit us at www.thomasarmouryouthballet.org for more information,
or to view video summaries of our programs and performances.
This summer, TAYB helped 18 advanced
students participate in Summer Dance
Intensives in prestigious schools throughout the
country, including San Francisco Ballet, Alvin
Ailey, American Ballet Theater, Martha
Graham and Dance Theater of Harlem.
Locally, students participated in daily summer
camp at each of TAYB’s five locations.
TAYB Performance Highlights
2011-12
A Concert for a New Renaissance with
Nestor Torres at the South Miami-Dade
Cultural Arts Center, featuring
choreography by Board Member Lara
Murphy and performances by TAYB
students, faculty and alumni.
The Nutcracker at
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
for over
9,000 audience members.
2012 Spring Concert at
New World School of the
Arts Dance Theater
Embracing the Inner City
at the
Little Haiti Cultural Arts Center
Piano Slam with the
Dranoff Foundation at the
Adrienne Arsht
Center for the Performing Arts.
Spring Concerts for Family and Friends
at each Outreach Center
Each year we proudly celebrate the accomplishments of TAYB
students past and present. This “Alumni Update” is organized by the
year the participant graduated from High School.
Where Are They Now?
Javier Aranzales graduated
from NWSA High School, and
is studying at Harvard
University. He earned a
Gates Millenium Scholarship,
which will cover his
educational expenses from
undergraduate work through
medical school.
Josie Berman graduated from NWSA High School and is
attending Bates College.
Stephanie Companioni is studying at the University of Miami.
Yolomar Armas graduated from NWSA High
School and is attending the London School of
Design.
Clara Auguste graduated from Michael Krop
High School and is studying Pharmacy at the
City University of New York.
Victoria Bradford graduated
from Coral Reef High School
and is attending New York
University.
Isaura Echeveste graduated from Coral Reef High School
and is attending Florida International University.
Tawana Dukes graduated from NWSA High
School and is attending Boston
Conservatory.
Diana Figueroa attended NWSA High
School for three years, then attended
Harid Conservatory on scholarship her
senior year. She is now attending Point
Park University in Pittsburgh on scholarship.
Harper Garcia attended NWSA High
School and is attending the University of
Maryland Honors College.
Annelise Fiad is attending Florida
International University.
Krista Flood graduated from
NWSA High School and is
attending the Boston
Conservatory.
Caroline Friedhoff graduated
from Palmetto High School
and is attending Carleton
College.
Victoria Gilbert is attending Southern Methodist
University in Dallas, Texas.
Rachel Ginsberg is attending
DePaul University in Chicago.
Ana Cristina Izquierdo is attending Massachusetts
University.
Mariana Izquierdo is attending Massachusetts
University.
Francesca Martoccio
graduated from NWSA High
School and is attending SUNY
Purchase.
Olympia Reboli graduated
from Coral Gables High School
and is attending Miami-Dade
College.
Emily Rivera graduated from
NWSA High School, where she
was French Club Vice-President,
a member of the National
Honor Society for Dance Arts
and was active in student
government. She was awarded
a prestigious Posse Scholarship
to study at Hamilton College.
Tatiana Schaeffer is attending Boston College.
Jane Melissa St. Juste graduated from NWSA High
School and is attending the Lines Ballet/
Dominican University of California program
Jasmine Ward graduated
from NWSA High School
and has begun college at
Butler University.
Jacoby Pruitt graduated from NWSA High School and
is attending Tisch School of the Arts at New York
University.
Jay Reimers has an
apprenticeship with the
Sacramento Ballet.
Anabelen Rivero graduated
from NWSA High School and is
studying dance in the honors
program at Columbia College
in Chicago.
Smita Sen graduated from
the American School in
Dubai, and is attending
Columbia University in New
York City.
Alexandra Trujillo graduated
from Lourdes Academy and
is attending NWSA College.
Hanna Williams graduated
from Palmetto High School
and is attending Barnard
College.
Georgette Fogle graduated
from New World School of
the Arts High School and is
studying at Florida State
University. She is an intern at
Associates in Family Dental,
and is a member of the
Multicultural Association for
Pre-Med Students.
Priscilla Martinez graduated
from New World School of the
Arts High School and is a Miami
Heat dancer.
Sharyn Richards graduated
from New World School of the
Arts and is working towards
her BFA in Dance at Florida
State University. She intends to
add a second major in either
business or psychology.
Blake Simonsohn graduated
from Ransom Everglades High
School and is attending
Columbia University on full
scholarship to study Creative
Writing.
Jean Floardin is in his second year
studying at Carnegie Mellon
Jovahnie Funderburk graduated from New World
School of the Arts High School and is attending NWSA
College. She is seeking to obtain her BFA in Dance.
Annellyse Munroe graduated from New World School
of the Arts High School and is beginning her second
year in the College program at NWSA.
Jessica Torres graduated from New
World School of the Arts High
School, and is attending University
of Miami. She is majoring in
Radiology.
Marina Seidel graduated from New
World School of the Arts High
School, and is now at Emerson
College in Boston studying
Television Production. She is also
dancing with the Emerson Dance
Company
Ashley Anduiza graduated from NWSA High School, and is in her third year at Florida State University in the
Dance program.
Stephanie Cardona graduated from South Miami High School and is in her third year studying Dance at NWSA
College.
Addyson Fonte is currently attending Miami Dade Community College and is
planning on transferring to a University after receiving her associates in Interior
Design. She now works at the Thomas Armour Youth Ballet as an administrative
assistant, and at the Coral Gables Congregational church in the childcare
department.
Stephanie Fuentes will graduate from New
World School of the Arts College with a BFA
in dance this year. Among the highlights of
2012 for Stephanie was performing a Martha
Graham piece at New York City’s Joyce
theater, and attending the Martha Graham
Intensive on scholarship this past summer.
Marta Hogstead is a pharmacy tech trainee, and will
graduate from the State College of Florida, ManateeSarasota in 2013
Nicholas Losada apprenticed
at San Francisco Ballet before
joining the Bavarian State
Ballet II in Munich this year as
a winner of a Heinz-BosiFoundation scholarship.
Thryn Saxon is beginning
her third year at Florida
State University majoring in
Dance. This summer she
performed her own
choreography at FSU Arts
Week in New York City,
and danced at Kennedy
Center as part of the
ACDFA. She also spent six
weeks at the American
Dance Festival in North Carolina.
Sabrina Spaminato is studying at the University of
Central Florida this year.
Chelsey Alvarez is beginning
her Senior year at Florida
International University,
majoring in hospitality
management. Her goal is to
become an event planner in
the tourism industry. She
continues to dance, and
currently teaches several
dance forms at three Miami dance studios.
Camila Escobar graduated from
the University of Miami, with a
degree in International Studies
and Political Science. She is
working towards her Master’s
Degree in Global Governance
and Public Affairs at Florida
International University with a merit
scholarship. She is also the Outreach Programs
Administrator for Thomas Armour Youth Ballet.
Janelle Arias is attending New World School of the Arts College, pursuing her BFA in Dance.
Julia Headly is beginning her
fourth year at the Julliard School,
and has had the opportunity to
study in several national and
international programs with a
myriad of choreographers in
many techniques. She has
participated in a number of
community service and outreach
programs, including New Orleans
Project and Project Maru-a Pula,
both student initiated trips with
the Julliard School.
Bruno Jacques-Louis graduated from
NWSA High Schol and is studying
dance at NWSA College.
Nathaly Prieto studied dance
at New World School of the Arts
College and with the Joffrey
Ballet trainee program, both on
full scholarship. She begins her
first season with the Dayton
Ballet this year.
Leslie St. Jour will graduate in
December, 2012 from New York
University with a double major in
Dance (Tisch School of the Arts)
and African Studies. This past
year she performed with Sean
Curran and Azzure Barton, and
is currently apprenticing with
Simone Sobers Dance. She is
Michelle Russell is attending Florida
auditioning for dance companies and exploring
State University, seeking a B.F.A.
various opportunities in anticipation of graduation.
degree in Dance with a minor in
business.
Melissa Wong is beginning her
Senior year at New York
University, completing
undergraduate degrees in
Economics, Marketing and
Psychology. She is also a
member of the NYU Varsity
Dance Team.
Ayla Weisz graduated from NWSA High
School and has since studied at the Boston
Conservatory, Carolina Ballet, Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago, the Nederlands
Dance Theater in Holland and the
Peridance Capezio Center in New York
City. She is beginning an apprenticeship
with Ballet Hispanico this year.
Shelby Buxton graduated from NWSA High School and attended Florida International University studying
criminal justice.
Jamal Campbell graduated from the American Musical Dramatic Acadamy in 2010, and has
appeared in numerous shows. Most recently, he was a featured dancer in Elton John and Billy
Joel's "Four Piano Men," and appeared in Hairspray and The Little Mermaid.
Masha Ciampittiello completed 2 years of the FSU Dance BFA program, before chronic injuries
made it impossible to dance. She graduated from FSU with a BA in Art History in 2011.
Gentry George graduated from NWSA High School,
and from the Julliard School this year. He is now a
member of Ailey II.
Caroline Ho graduated from Coral Ridge Senior High
School, and was a finalist in the National Foundation
for Advancement in the Arts Art and Talent Search.
She graduated from University of Florida with a
degree in finance, and is now working for a financial
firm.
Anastasia Grand-Pierre graduated with
a BFA in Dance from New World School
of the Arts in 2011 and is currently
teaching dance at the African Cultural
Arts Center in Miami.
Benicka Grant studied dance at Southern Methodist University. She recently
finished performing with iLuminate, from America’s Got Talent, and is now an
entertainer at Six Flags Over Texas.
Rony Lenis spent three
years in the Joffrey Ballet
Trainee Program in New
York City, and recently
accepted a position with
the Colorado Ballet Studio
Company in Denver.
Jessica Quintana graduated with a BFA in Dance
from New World School of the Arts in 2011, and is
currently dancing with Peter London Global Dance.
Brittany Oliver graduated Magna Cum Laude from the
University of Miami with a degree in Health Science.
She is in her second year of the
Doctor of Physical Therapy
program at UM. She is
specializing her Physical Therapy
work on Pediatrics and Dance
Medicine, and is a graduate
research assistant studying Pilates
intervention for mulitple sclerosis.
She plans to become certified in
Pilates Rehabilitation, and has
been teaching ballet and other
dance forms at Danceworks
Miami.
Sapeeraw Wright graduated from NWSA High School and attended Miami-Dade College.
Darryl Abraham graduated from NWSA High School and
has attended NWSA College and Miami-Dade College.
Tyquan Barnard graduated from NWSA High School,
and studies at Florida State University with a dual
major in Accounting and Finance. He continues to
perform, most recently as a guest artist with the
Tallahassee Ballet and FSU’s Dance Department.
Caroline Betancourt graduated from
the University of Cincinnati's College
Conservatory of Music in June of 2010,
and danced as a trainee with the
Louisville Ballet for their 2010-2011
season. She begins her second season Angela Carrodeguas studied Psychology at Florida
there as a Company member this year. State University, and plans to attend Nursing School.
She was a guest artist for Thomas
Armour Youth Ballet’s Spring Concert in
2012, and will return as the Sugar Plum Fairy in the
TAYB/NWSA production of the Nutcracker in December.
Lauren Delgado graduated with a
Rivkins Christopher is starting his third
B.A. In Psychology from Duke
year at New World School of the Arts
University in 2009. She is in her
College, pursuing a BFA in Dance. He
second year of medical school at
has performed this year with Deeply
the Philadelphia College of
Rooted Dance Productions and Peter
Osteopathic Medicine, and was
London Global Dance. He has been
selected as the Student Assistant for
fostering his talent for choreography by
Anatomy.
submitting works to various emerging
choreography competitions.
Hasaan Ingraham graduated from NWSA High School, and achieved his BFA in Dance
from the Julliard School of the Arts in 2012. He has traveled the globe, hosting a series
of dance master classes, and is currently teaching at the Harlem Children Zone. He
continues to perform as a free-lance guest artist.
Andrea Murillo graduated
from New World School of
the Arts College in 2009,
and immediately joined the
Martha Graham Dance
Company where she
remains as a company
member.
Justin O’Ferall graduated from
NWSA College with his BFA in
Dance and has performed with
Dance Now!
Andrew List graduated from NWSA High
School, and earned a B.S. In Engineering
from Florida State University.
Sasha Caicedo-Polo graduated from
NWSA High School and studied Dance at
NWSA College.
Gary Rawls graduated from NWSA
High School, and was a member of
Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble
for several years.
Florencia Pradere
graduated from Florida
State University with a
major in Psychology and
a minor in child
development. She is
now studying dance at
Marygrove College in
Detroit.
Dayme Sanchez graduated from the University of Florida
thisw year and has begun studying law at Harvard University
on scholarship.
Cedric Walker is working in public relations in New York City
with St. John Knits.
Velune Rene is currently attending Barry
University as a biology pre-med student. She is
also a Manager of a Sports Authority retail
store, and is raising a four year old son.
Josh Winzeler trained with
School of American Ballet,
Miami City Ballet and Joffrey
Ballet, and received his BFA
from New World School of
the Arts in 2011. He is
dancing with Ballet
Hispanico.
Debra Bazile graduated from NWSA College in 2008, and danced for four years in Texas with
Dallas Black Dance Theatre 2. She worked with Teachers of America, and is celebrating the
recent receipt of her K-6 Teaching Certificate.
Liony Garcia graduated from NWSA College in 2008, and has since been an active fixture in
the local and national dance community. As a dancer, he appeared this year with the
Rosie Herrera Dance Theater, both locally and at the American Dance Festival, and as a
member of Bodytraffic. He was a cast member of “The Donkey Show” at the Arsht Center
this year, where, for the second year in a row, his choreography was featured in the
Dranoff Fo0undation’s “Piano Slam,” (commissioned by TAYB).
Nadege Green is a staff writer at the Miami Herald, where she covers the cities of North
Miami, North Miami Beach and the Haitian community. She is honored to have been part of
a team of reporters to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 for the paper's coverage of
the devastating Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Noticing a void in media for dancers of
color, online and in print, Nadege created the blog www.helloiamadancer.com in January
2011 to empower and inspire dancers of color. She is the proud mother of baby Noah.
Rashad Igraham studied at Julliard, and is
now dancing on the Starz Network series
“Magic City.
Jamin Jackson graduated from Carol City
High School and then joined the Navy
and traveled the world. He aided in the
Gulf oil spill clean up in 2010, and is now
working in Savannah, Georgia.
Alexandria Love graduated with a BFA in
Dance, with a minor in Theology, from
Fordham University in 2008. She is
represented by Wilhelmina Modeling
Agency for Fashion and Fitness, and has
appeared in numerous ad campaigns.
She was also a featured cast member of
the BET television show “Harlem Heights.”
She currently operates her own Health
Coaching business which can be found at
http://www.LiveFitLove.com
Giselle Lopez is currently the school social worker for
the Georgia School for the Deaf. She attended
both Florida International University (FIU) and Barry
University, where she obtained her Bachelor of
Social Work degree in 2006, and was a member of
the Alpha Phi Sorority. She then went on to
Gallaudet University in Washington, DC to earn her
degree Master of Social Work degree. She is also a
soccer coach, cheerleading coach and dance
instructor for the step team. She is engaged to be
married in 2013.
Charity Metzger is in her second season dancing with
the Garth Fagan Dance Company.
Behroz Nowrojee graduated with
honors and awards from the
University of Florida with a Masters in
Special Education, Bachelors in
Elementary Education, and a minor
in Dance. She is now teaching first
grade in Tampa.
Catalina Rey graduated with a
Masters Degree in Behaviour Analysis
from Florida Institute of Technology in
2010, and is now providing behavior
analysis services to children with
autism. She also holds a BA in
Women's Studies from Florida State
University.
Trenard Mobley worked
for several years as as a
performer on Royal
Caribbean Cruise Line
ships, and was part of the
National Tour of CATS. He
is now working with
Company Stefanie
Batten Bland CSBB, a
French and American
contemporary dance
Company founded in
2008.
Colleen O'Malley is living in
Washington, DC, and will
graduate from the George
Washington University School of
Nursing this fall with a Bachelors of
Nursing degree. She volunteers at
the Children’s National Medical
Center. She earned a BA in
Philosophy from the University of
Denver in 2008.
Lourdes Rodriguez is in her fifth
year as a member of the
Dance Theatre of Harlem.
Inger Rivas graduated from NWSA High School and is
a Registered Nurse Anesthetist at Baptist Hospital.
Shadae Smith graduated
from Fordham university
with a BFA in Theater in
2008. He is in his second
year at the University of
California Los Angeles
studying film direction in
the MFA program.
Lilli Tai graduated from NWSA High
School and was awarded First Prize in
Contemporary Dance at the Seoul
International Dance Competition in 2008.
She received a BFA with honors from
Ailey/Fordham University in 2009. She
danced for four years with Evidence
Dance Company, and is now in the
national touring company of “The Lion
King.”
Matthew Leddy graduated from NWSA High School, and received a Bachelors of Music
degree in Musical Theater with a minor in Motion Pictures. He is currently a freelance
producer, and produces “Hindsight,” a history podcast in California.
Mariya Dashkina-Maddux joined the Martha
Graham Company
after graduating as
valedictorian from
NWSA College in
2006. She was
promoted to soloist
last year, and was
featured in Dance
Magazine’s “Favorite
Things” column in
2012.
Maggie Mejia is a surgical technician at Jackson
South Community Hospital, specializing in
robotics and bariatric surgery.
Tyrell Rolle is currently peforming in "The Lion King"
in Las Vegas While in Las Vegas he has produced
his own show, and presented his choreography in
the City and elsewhere. He also received the 2010
Dance
Trendsetter
recognition from
Gendance. A
graduate of
Miami
Northwestern
Senior High
School, he has
performed with
numerous dance companies, including Ailey II and
Philidanco, and produced “Dance in the Inner
City” at Miami’s Little Haiti Cultural Center this year.
He invites fans to visit www.tyrellrolle.com.
Sparkle Malone is pursuing her PhD in Biology from the
University of Alabama. She had previously earned her
Masters in Forest Biometrics from the University of
Florida in 2010.
Anya Talbot lives in Washington D.C. as the Assistant to
the CFO of the Democratic National Committee. She
had previously interned for
Congresswoman and DNC Chair
Debbie Wasserman Shultz. She
received her BFA in Dance from
NWSA College in 2005, and a Masters
in International Administration from
the University of Miami in 2009. She
has worked for Thomas Armour Youth
Ballet and Tigertail Productions, and
served on the Boards of the Girls
Coalition of Miami-Dade County and
New World School of the Arts
Foundation. While in Miami she was an active political
advocate for the arts with the Arts Action Alliance, and
a member of the task force for the Miami Emerging Arts
Leaders.
Karell Williams is a demi-soloist
with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens
de Montreal, the company he
joined five years ago. He
graduated from the Julliard
School in 2007 after graduating
from NWSA High School, and
winning a Modern Dance
scholarship from the National
Foundation for Advancement in
the Arts, in 2003.
Raymond Alvarez graduated from Palmetto Senior High and earned a degree from Penn State University in
2005. He works as a psychologist at Family Counseling Services of Greater Miami.
Gina Tiffany Alemán lives in Orlando.
She completed her Master's Degree
program in Instructional Design and
Diversity Education at Nova
Southeastern University in 2010, and
has started a statewide event
planning business, Array Event
Design www.arrayeventdesign.com
Diego Blanco and partner Ana
Padron each graduated from
NWSA High School and College,
and are well known Tango
performers and instructors in New
York City. They also founded the
Tango outreach for the blind
program at Miami’s Shimmy Club.
They performed as guest artists in
Thomas Armour Youth Ballet’s
Spring Concert in 2012. Visit
www.tangoforall.com for more
information about Ana and Diego.
Ina Charles is living in New York City
and working in vocational
testing/planning and future care
needs analysis. She is planning to
become certified in event and
wedding planning and then open
her own business. She toured
nationally in the Twyla Tharpe/Billy
Joel musical “Movin’ Out.”
Jessica Dandridge received a
Bachelors Degree from Florida A &
M University with a double major in
Spanish and Education in 2006.
She currently teaches pre-school,
and also teaches ballet at the
Performing Arts Center of
Tallhassee.
Tyler-Taylor Barker received
a degree in Theater from
Florida State University, and
graduated from NWSA
College with a BFA in Dance
in 2011. She lives with her
husband in Virginia, where
she dances with the Virginia
Opera and is going to school
in a Nursing/Physician’s
Assistant program.
Jacqueline Bulnes is working
as a freelance artist in
Europe after dancing for
eight seasons with the
Martha Graham Dance
Company,
Kasandra Crook studied dance at
both NWSA and Florida State
University, graduating with a BFA
in Dance from FSU. She currently
lives in Memphis, Tennessee where
she is a Rental Sales Manager for
a truck leasing company.
Selina Terpsichore Hall is a ninth
grade English teacher in Houston,
TX. She is also beginning her third
year as an apprentice dancer with
Houston City Dance.She received
her BFA in Dance from NWSA
College and a Masters in English
Education at Florida A & M
University.
Zach Law Ingram danced four seasons with
Alvin Ailey American Dance Company, two
years with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and in
the Las Vegas production of the Lion King.
Michelle Mendez-Youell graduated from
NWSA High School and received a BA in
Psychology in 2005 from Florida State University.
She works in Asheville, North Carolina as a
Recovery Clinician and is the mother of a baby
boy.
Lloyd Knight
graduated from
NWSA High School
and the NWSA
College with a BFA in
Dance in 2005. He is
now in his seventh
year as a member of
the Martha Graham
Company where he
is a soloist. Lloyd was
named one of
Dance Magazine’s
“25 Dancers to
Watch” for 2010.
Randall Pollard dances professionally on Celebrity Cruise Lines, and has worked at Walt Disney
World.
Miguel Angel Quiñones III is currently a guest
artist, most recently appearing
with Nicholas Andre Dance
Theater and The Dash
Ensemble in New York City.
He is also working as a graphic
and visual artist, designing
company logos as well as his
own gallery show. He was a
company member of David
Parsons Dance for six years,
and was recognized as
outstanding alumnus of New World School of
the Arts at the 2010 Rising Stars event in Miami.
Candace RJ Twiggs has
a BFA in Dance and an
MS in Communication
from Florida State
University and currently
lives in Atlanta, GA. She
is in her second season
with Zoetic Dance
Ensemble, and also
dances with T. Lang
Dance.
Andrew Taft returned to Ballet Idaho last
season after a year of multiple guest
appearances in and around New York
and Pittsburgh. He was previously a
Company member at Ballet Idaho, and
a guest artist with Ballet Hawaii, among
others.
Randolph Ward is currently living in
Germany, where he is a member of the
contemporary ballet company Donlon
Dance Company/Saarlandisched
Staatstheater. He trained at NWSA,
Miami City Ballet School and with the
San Francisco Ballet.
Robert Battle is the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He is a
graduate of the New World School of the Arts and holds a B.F.A. in dance from The
Juilliard School. He was a member of the Parsons Dance Company from 1994 to
2001, where he began setting his work in 1998. He founded Battleworks Dance
Company in 2001. Mr. Battle was honored in the Masters of African-American
Choreography program at the Kennedy Center, and in 2007 he received the
prestigious Statue Award from The Princess Grace Foundation.
Rachel Carroll is a founding member of Rosie Herrera Dance Theater with
which she has appeared locally and at the American Dance Festival. After
a botched knee procedure in 2011, Rachel has enjoyed a quieter, more
introspective year away from dance. While still working as a model for figure
drawing classes and performing with CircX entertainment, she also took a
job as a first mate on yacht charters out of the Miami Beach marina. Yet the
bulk of the year has been devoted to the subtleties of transition, the practice
of patience, and learning the art of being graceful in life. Rachel is happy to
be taking dance classes again and looking forward to returning to the stage
in the future. Thank you Dance, for reminding me to transition with patience
and grace...even when nobody is looking.
Eduard Forehand has
danced as a company
member with the Richmond
Ballet, Charleston Ballet,
August Ballet and Dayton
Ballet. He is in his fourth year
with the Louisville Ballet in
Kentucky.
Ronald Duncan graduated
from NWSA High School in
1997, and from DePaul
University in 2002. He
danced with Hubbard
Street Dance in Chicago,
and from 2007-09 he was in
the Las Vegas cast of
Mamma Mia!. He was in
the national touring
company of Dreamgirls,
and appeared in Hairspray
at Actor’s Playhouse in Coral Gables last
season.
Alexis Graber is the Artistic Director and company member of the New Orleans-based
burlesque troupe "Fleur de Tease", which puts a modern twist on a classic vaudeville
show. The troupe consists of dancers, magicians, fire eaters, comedians and aerialists.
Special guest artists include sword swallowers, singers, and other circus acts. Fleur de
Tease has toured locally, nationally, and internationally with its edgy programming.
Chevon Haswell graduated from Harvard
Medical School in 2007, and completed her
internship in Internal Medicine in Philadelphia.
She is currently an Endocrinology Fellow at
Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Paunika Jones is dancing
with Brooklyn based
dance company Ballet
Noir. She is a former
Principal Dancer with
Dance Theatre of Harlem
and Complexions Dance
Company.
Ebony Haswell Frazier is pursuing a degree in Physical Therapy at UNC, after several
years with the Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey American Dance Company and
Complexions. She also teaches at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.
Ty Hodges is working as an actor and film director in Los Angeles. He wrote, directed
and starred in the films “Miles From Home” and “You, Me and the Circus.” He has also
directed the film “Video Girl,” and starred in the 2010 film “Blues” with Sidney Poitier. He
can be seen in the soon to be released “Dance Fu” with Cedric the Entertainer.
Sarah Lozoff graduated from New World School of the Arts in 1998. She danced
professionally with Ballet Rosario Suarez, while teaching for Thomas Armour Youth
Ballet, until 2005. Sarah has taught ballet in Miami and Los Angeles for private dance
schools, public schools, and outreach programs. She is currently in charge of the
ballet program at Dancing People Company in Ashland, Oregon. Sarah is also a
mother, trained birth doula, childbirth educator, and mothering mentor. She
volunteers with several organizations and advocacy programs to help normalize
and validate mothering, birth and breastfeeding. Sarah is a proud mother to two
daughters, and is happily partnered with their father, fellow NWSA graduate,
Rodney Gardiner, who is a member of the acting company at Oregon Shakespeare
Festival.
Tarell Alvin McCraney graduated from New World School of the Arts High School
before receiving his BFA in Acting from the Theater School at DePaul University. In
2007 he graduated from Yale School of Drama's play writing program, where he
received the Cole Porter Playwriting Award. He is currently the international
Playwright in Residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and a member of the
Steppenwolf Theater Ensemble. His plays “Wig Out,” and the trilogy known as the
Brother/Sister plays, are among his most celebrated works. “The Brothers Size,”
written and directed by Tarell, was presented at GableStage, where his adaption of
“Hamlet” will be performed for 30,000 public school students in 2013.
Dawhone Perry is a teacher and choreographer in Oviedo, Florida. Among his most accomplished students
are those who have gone on to the School of American Ballet, appeared on national television, been
accepted into professional companies and have toured in national Broadway shows.
Quashone Perry is teaching Physical Education and Dance at Beckford Richmond
Elementary School in Miami-Dade County. He has been a member of the TAYB Board of
Directors since 2003, and was featured in a TIME Magazine profile in 2005.
Chris Rudd is freelancing as
a guest artist in New York
City. He produced an
evening of his
choreography in 2011
entitled "No Relation," as a
precursor to starting his own
dance company next year.
He invites those who are
interested in his new
venture to visit www.fracturedatlas.org, where he is
a sponsored artist.
Yusha Sorzano has been a
member of Complexions and
Ailey II, and was a member of
Alvin Ailey American Dance
Company for three years.
She also inaugurated the
Ailey Camp at the Adrienne
Arsht Center for the
Performing Arts in Miami in
2010, and is currently working
as a freelance artist in New York City.
Nate Stokes is working in maintenance in the City of South Miami and has a son.
Kevin Whitaker can be seen in numerous music videos and commercials, and is currently editing music videos,
including those of Jennifer Lopez. He is the proud father of one-year-old Kayla Rose.
Natalie Wright is the owner and Director of the recently opened Ballet Conservatory West
(BCW) in Los Angeles, California. BCW believes that every student deserves high quality,
detail oriented training in an enthusiastic and nurturing environment. She is passionate
about teaching the art of classical ballet in a way that inspires the young dancer, and
impresses upon them the importance of art and culture in our society. Before moving to
California, she was the founding Outreach Coordinator at TAYB’s Morningside Dance
Center.
Our sincere appreciation is extended to the TAYB
2011-12 Honor Roll of Donors
(Reflects Donations received between May, 2011 & September, 2012)
$150,000+
The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County
$50,000+
The AEM Family Foundation
Miami-Dade County Dept. of Cultural Affairs
$25,000+
Sami Mnaymneh and Hala Elhabashi Mnaymneh
$500+
Donna Abood
David Evensky, Coral Gables Community Foundation
Seth & Liebe Gadinsky
Gulliver Schools
Hank Klein & Lisa Sloat
Paul & Beverly Mitchell
Prana Yoga, Richard Sherman
Travelsource Travel
Up to $500
$10,000+
Dance Plus
Kimberly Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy,
The Ethel & W. George Kennedy Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Polestar Pilates
Power2Give, The John S. And James L. Knight Foundation
$5,000+
Catarineau & Givens, P.A.
Charles Seitz, James Deering Danielson Foundation
Dr. Jerry Weiss & Donna Shulevitz Weiss
$2,500+
Ann & Robert Altman
Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg Foundation
Al & Priscilla Klomparens
Twenty Little Working Girls
Keith & Renata Ward Fund at the Miami Foundation
Carl H. & Mary Lynne Young
$1,000+
Anonymous
Rodney & Sandra Bell
Kiki Bochi
Citizens Interested in the Arts
Stephen Cypen
James & Tiffany Grippando
Marvin & Isabel Leibowitz
The Leichtling Family
Alexandria Love
Miami-Dade County Auditorium
Douglas Orth
Lois Rosen
Rotary Club of Key Biscayne
Dr. Harlan Selesnik
The Shepard Broad Foundation
Lisette Alvarez
Mariana Alvarez-Brake
Dale Andree & Kyle Saxon
Haim Benaudis &
Saskia Benegmos-Benaudis
Ramon & Sara Betancourt
Cybele Botran
Geannina Burgos
Linda Caffrey
Kareen & Fernando Camargo
Amy Casey
Erin Clancy
Masha Dashkina-Maddux
Adele De Los Santos
Lauren Delgado &
Jacqueline Calderin
Luis & Camille Diaz
Gerard Lee Ebitz
Camila Escobar
Abbey Felan
Carolina Friedhoff
Heather Fryxell
Stephanie Fuentes
Roselim Gallardo
Suan & David Galler
Saskia Galliano
Jeffrey Hodgson
Marina Illinskaya
Cathy Javech
Marjorie Katz
Barbara Kaufman
Gary & Linda Keller
Claudia Kitchens
William & Rita Levin
Alfred Allan Lewis &
Ralph Lutrin
Daniel Lewis
Ali Lozoff
Michael Lozoff
Rachel Lozoff
Zammy Migdal &
Jose Szapocznik
Mary Luft
Sparkle Malone
Susan Mau
Aelina Milhomme
Marilyn Millian
Elena Miranda
Gilda Mooney
Lara Murphy
Amanda Noboa
Catherine Pennekamp
Galia Pennekamp
Jose Luis Pere
Quashone Perry
Scott Provancher
Catalina Rey
Eric & Ada Richey
Lynn Roberson,
in memory of
Randolph Parrott
Jeff Ronci
Dayme Sanchez
Heather Sarafoglu
Marlissa Shaprio
Barbara Singer
Shadae Smith
Albert Sotolongo &
Mariaelena Miranda
Linda & Robert Spiegelman
Richard & Sheila Steinberg
David Strawderman
Carol Suchlicki
Terrie Temkin
Jean Velez
Irene Weinberger
Ruth Wiesen
Carman & Elaine Wenkoff
Marnie Wirks