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Dylan BakerTap
NYC based dancer and choreographer, Dylan Baker can be seen tapping toes with David Parker and The Bang Group, jumping across the stage with Matthew Westerby Company, and in live works and films by Boink Dance and Film. When he’s not in rehearsal or on stage Mr. Baker can be found teaching a wide range of classes including tap and modern dance to art and science after school classes and workshops. He currently teaches as part of The School at Peridance in NYC and Steffi Nossen School of Dance in White Plains, NY. He is excited to come and dance with everyone at Rivertown Dance Academy. |
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Angelo La RocheHip Hop
Angelo is a Trinidadian native and graduate from Cornell University (Masters of Business Administration) with a degree in business management, and Manhattanville College (Bachelors of Arts) with a double degree in Dance & Theatre and Communication. He is experienced in Hip Hop, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Lyrical and Contemporary. Angelo utilizes his afro-Caribbean roots to spread love of Soca music and his culture. Angelo danced with Hypnotized Dance Company, a NYC hip hop company led by Jona Biddle. In 2015, Angelo performed at the Career Transition for Dancers 26th Annual Jubilee at Lincoln center in a modern piece and shared the stage with famed celebs such as the Judith Jamison, the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe, a notable judge on So You Think You Can Dance). Angelo has been resident director of hip hop for Allegra Dance Studio, Armonk Dance, Cinzia's Dance and Central Park Dance. In addition to teaching, Angelo has performed in several Nutcrackers. Angelo also works for MasterCard Worldwide in Purchase NY as a Product Leader in Digital Payments and mentors young students throughout NYC. Angelo played professional basketball for the American Basketball Association (ABA) on the Staten Island Vipers. |
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Therese WendlerBallet, Pointe, Ballet Repertory
Ms. Wendler was born in Honolulu Hawaii. Therese received her ballet training from Nina Marlow in Phoenix, AZ. The Joffrey Ballet Program brought her to New York City. Since then she has worked with Ballet Metropolitan of Caracas in Venezuela, Ballet International, Ballet Concierto of Puerto Rico, Ballet Jorgen Canada in Toronto, Thomas/Ortiz in NYC and as Principal with Connecticut Ballet. She has been intensely coached by Elena Kunikova, Diana Cartier, and Irina Koplakova. She is a Principal dancer with Dances Patrelle, Covenant Ballet Theater of Brooklyn and Rebecca Kelly Ballet in NYC. This fall she will be dancing the role of Lady MacDuff in Francis Patrelle’s production of MacBeth. Therese taught this summer in the Character and International Dance program with the Joffrey Ballet School. She is currently on staff at Alvin Ailey Dance Theater in the Ballet Junior Division Department and is the Department Chair of Ballet at the Rivertown Dance Academy in Tarrytown, NY. |
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