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1996 - Dance

Jessica Jennings
300 E 40th St #6B
New York, NY 10016
Home Phone: 212.867.7095
Work Phone: 267.235.91569
Email: jessica@elojes.org

What I'm doing now: After graduating from UArts I moved back to my native NYC and have recently founded my own dance company, Elojes Dance Theater. We built a small studio in a loft space in Williamsburg Brooklyn where we create and choeograph for our upcomming season.

Comments
: NYSSSA helped me refine my craft. It gave me the directive needed to succeed in a difficult profession by providing a wealth of knowledge, opportunities, & connections. Years later, many NYSSSA friends reappear in the NYC dance scene.

Rachel Kalinowski 
515 Benjamin SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Home Phone: (616)742-0540
Email: rkalin45@calvin.edu

What I'm doing now: I am currently a junior at Calvin College in Michigan. At school I run track and still dance a lot. I plan to be a bilingual child/school psychologist, incorporating my dance knowledge into my psychology practice with the use of dance therapy.

Comments: My NYSSSA memories are some of my best. I not only learned so much about dance but about life and friendships as well. I still keep in touch with many NYSSSA friends, and have so many awesome memories

Dinita ( Rufus) Nicole 
46 Vernon Pl
Buffalo, NY 14214
Home Phone: 716-837-7758
Email: dinitarita@yahoo.com
What I'm doing now: Finishing my final year of college at the University of Minnesota. I will receive my BFA in dance this May.

Comments: Looking back I always wish I knew what an incredible program I was a part of.

Adrienne Westwood
NCSA Box 205 A
1533 S. Main St.
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Home Phone: (336)577-8969
Work Phone: (336)761-6343
Email: afw_dancer@hotmail.com
What I'm doing now: Dancing! I am a junior Contemp. dance major at NCSA. Studying, performing, choreographing -- The program is very performance oriented, but we take comp. every term of every year as well. I am planning to attend ADF for the second summer in a row.

Comments: I can't emphasize enough that my attending NYSSSA made an enormous impact on my life. I always knew I wanted to dance, but NYSSSA really channeled my focus and opened my eyes to a possible career.

Elizabeth Owen

What I'm doing now: working at the ACW, dancing for "The Pandorci Project",volunteering as an English tutor for immigrants

Brett Garfinkel 
68 Briarcliff Road
Westbury, NY 11590

What I'm doing now: I'm currently an upper freshman at Hunter College, living at home in Long Island, working for an entertainment company and dancing for an upcoming vocal artist named Angelica Deno.

Comments: It was a great program, teachers were great, I have great memories and I'm still waiting for a copy of the end of summer performance-->please send me a copy!

Erin Cowley
126 Kenefick Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14220
Home Phone: (716)822-8597
Work Phone: (716)845-5100
Email: EEC81@aol.com

What I'm doing now: I am going into my senior year at the University @ Buffalo as a BFA Dance Major with a concentration in Performance. I am also a part of the dance company in residence at School call the Zodiaque Dance Company.

Comments: NYSSSA influenced me in ways so deep that I don't even have the words for how it did. I know that I would not feel that way I do right now about myself and the world of dance if it weren't for the NYSSSA school of dance and Carolyn Adams.

Debbie Campbell Email: campbell_debra@hotmail.com

What I'm doing now: I am the dance teacher at Aberdeen High School in Harford County, MD, and will be creating the curriculum for the county. I also teach and choreograph in the Baltimore area.

Comments: Coming to NYSSSA was always my favorite time of the year. What I learned in that short month was enough to keep me going until the next summer! The performing opportunities were incredible, and the teachers were the best I've ever had.

Jessica Brozyna Email: jbrozyna@middlebury.edu
What I'm doing now: I am a senior at Middlebury College majoring in International Studies, focusing on Eastern Europe and Russian with a discipline in Russian Literature and Culture. I am also an art history minor. I plan to study art history at the graduate level. 

Comments: While dance is no longer a great part of my life, my experience at NYSSSA and other involvement with the arts has lead me to want to pursue a career in the arts industry.

Alana Kalinowski 
 8033 Hummingbird Lane Unit A
 San Diego, CA 92123

Home Phone: (616)581-8680
Work Phone:  (858)492-4400
Email: alanakalinowski@gmail.com

Kate Vallee Email: dancewithmebabe@hotmail.com
What I'm doing now: I just recently toured internationally and nationally as the dance captain/ swing/ assistant choreographer of 42nd Street. I have done many musical theater shows, and I also judge competitions, and teach.
Comments: This program was just another step to making me a more diverse dancer. The teachers were inspirational, and guided me in making critical college decisions.
 
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