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Carisa Armstrong (Co-Artistic Director) holds a M.F.A. in Dance from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH and a Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science with Teacher Certification from Southwest Texas State University. She has been honored to perform works by Erick Hawkins, Kathy Dunn Hamrick, Peter Dimuro, Louis Kavouras, Richard Dickenson, Kista Tucker, Karen Potter, and Diane Gray. Carisa's teaching experience includes Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland School of Dance and NonSolo Danza Studio (demonstrator in Milan, Italy). While in school she received several awards including the Connie Webb‑Brown Scholarship in Choreography & Performance (SWTSU) and the Graduate Dean's Instructional Excellence Award (CWRU). After graduate school, Carisa moved to the New York Metropolitan area where she studied with the Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation and received a scholarship to attend the Paul Taylor Summer Intensive. Carisa currently works in the dance program at Texas A&M University as a Clinical Assistant Professor. | ||
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Christine Bergeron (Co-Artistic Director) received her BA in Dance from University of Akron and her Master of Fine Arts in Choreography and Performance from Florida State University. She is certified in Pilates Matwork 101 and 201 and is an Associate Instructor of the Equipment work. While attending graduate school, she acted as rehearsal director for Jawole Willa Jo Zollar of Urban Bush Women in her works, Shelter and Soul Deep. Christine has danced with Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company, Women’s Dance Project, Dance Repertory Theatre and K403. She has been honored to perform Martha Graham's, Acts of Light (staged by Myra Woodruff), Shelter by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Preludes and a Song by Peter DiMuro of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. She has taught at Florida State University, University of Akron, Palm Beach County School of the Arts, Café Dance and several dance studios in Florida and Texas. Choreographically, her work has been reviewed in the New York Times, The Star Ledger, The Dallas Morning News, The Star Telegram, The Eagle, Tallahassee Democrat, Chronicle, Ovations and Florida Flambeau. Her work has been described as quirky, athletic, daring and clever. |
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