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Photo of dancers rehersing at the Ballet Center

Touring Ensemble 2005

Ensemble Members

Katherine (Kat)
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Buckhannon, WV
Favorite color: Lavender
Favorite dance style: Jazz
Favorite production: Chicago the Musical. This show has really simple costumes and classy, elegant movements. The simplicity of the sets and costumes challenges the audience to use their imaginations to fill in the details of the story.
  Kat
Myisha
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Columbia Station, OH
Favorite color: Orange
Favorite dance style: Tap
Favorite production: STOMP! I like this production because it uses a variety of tools and items from around the house to make music. It's amazing to see a big group of people using different tools and different rhythms to make a song.
  Myisha
Rachel
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Nimitz, WV
Favorite colors: Blue and Silver
Favorite dance style: Ballet
Favorite production: The Nutcracker. I enjoy the music and dancing in this production; it all seems so magical. It is also meaningful to me because I performed in my old dance studio's production of it for three years, and I have great memories from that.
  Rachel
Bunny
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Louisville, OH
Favorite color: Hot Pink
Favorite dance style: Ballet
Favorite production: The Lion King Broadway Musical. The animal costumes are very real looking and colorful. There is so much going on throughout the production; you don’t know where to look because you don’t want to miss anything!
  Bunny
Kaylalee
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Rochester (Canandaigua), NY
Favorite color: Yellow
Favorite dance style: Hip-Hop/Jazz/Tap
Favorite production: The Lion King Broadway Musical. It was choreographed by Garth Fagan, who is from my hometown. I think the production is brilliant, captivating, very original, and entertaining.
  Kayla
Courtney
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Barberton, OH
Favorite colors: Lavender & Light Green
Favorite dance style: Lyrical
Favorite production: My favorite production is Fosse because I really like the style of dancing and the music in the show.
  Courtney
Tory
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Austintown, OH
Favorite colos: Blue
Favorite dance style: Tap
Favorite production: 42nd Street is my favorite musical; I enjoy the tap dances and the dance style.
  Tory
Erin
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Parma Heights, OH
Favorite color: Red
Favorite dance style: Lyrical
Favorite production: Cinderella. It is so beautiful and such a classic story that it appeals to everyone. It is also a little humorous
  Erin
Katherine
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Parma, OH
Favorite color: Turquoise
Favorite dance style: Jazz
Favorite production: My favorite production is Swan Lake because I like the classical music and the way it inspired me when I was younger. Looking at beautiful dancers portraying swans gave me the hope to be a dancer one day.
  Katherine
Mary
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Cambridge, OH
Favorite colors: Blue, Pink, & Green
Favorite dance style: Jazz & Ballet
Favorite production: My favorite ballet is Romeo & Juliet because it has a very romantic storyline. My favorite show is the musical Movin' Out because I like the music. I want to be a performer in that show some day.
  Mary
Karen
Age/class: 18, freshman
Hometown: Parma Heights, OH
Favorite color: Lavender
Favorite dance style: Modern and Hip-Hop
Favorite production: Chicago the Musical. It has a captivating storyline, great acting and singing, and exciting dance performances.
  Karen
Jackie
Age/class: 19, freshman
Hometown: Akron, OH
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite dance style: Hip-Hop
Favorite production: Chicago. I like this show because the performers sing and dance with a lot of energy. It is also a very funny production and has an interesting storyline.
  Jackie