DANCEWORKSwouldliketointroduceyoutoourinstructorsfor2017:

SimonBall—BALLETSimonBallbeganhistwenty-yearperformingcareeratBostonBallet.Hewaspromotedtosoloistin1996,thentoprincipalin1999until2003.In2003hejoinedHoustonBalletasaprincipaldancerwhereheperformeduntil2015.Mr.BallhasperformedleadingrolesinSwanLake,DonQuixote,LeCorsaire,Onegin,TamingoftheShrew,TheNutcracker,TheMerryWidow,Cinderella,SleepingBeauty,LaFilleMalGardee,andindiverserepertoirebyworldrenownedchoreographers.SimonBallhasalsoreceivedprestigiousawardsincludingtheMargariteAmelitaHoffmanscholarshipattheinternationalballetcompetitioninJackson,Mississippi(1990);thegoldmedalattheFirstInternationalBalletCompetitioninmemoryofRudolfNureyev(1994)inBudapest,Hungary;and

thegoldmedalattheinternationalballetcompetitioninJackson,Mississippi(1994).HewasinvitedtoperformnumerousgalasworldwideincludingtheBenoisdelaDanse.SimonjoinedCentralPennsylvaniaYouthBalletin2015asMen'sProgramCoordinatorandFacultyMember.Mr.BallhasalsobeenontheteachingfacultyofHoustonBallet’sBenStevensonAcademy,BostonBalletSchool,PittsburghYouthBallet,PittsburghBalletTheatreSchool,KansasCityBallet,HopeStoneDance,RiceUniversity’sOperastudiesprogram,VailValleyDanceIntensive,andtheSaratogaSummerDanceIntensive.JacobBrent—MUSICALTHEATRE

JacobBrentcomestoVirginiaviaNewYorkCitywherehespenttenyearsasaBroadwayperformer,aprofessionaldirectorandchoreographer,andateacher.JacobisbestknownforhisportrayalofMr.MistoffeleesintheBroadway,LondonandVideoproductionsofCats.Heistheonlyperformertohaveappearedinallthreeandtheonlyactortohaveperformedinbothrecord-breakingperformancesofthelongestrunningBroadwayandWestEndshow.HealsohadtheprivilegeofworkingwithSirAndrewLloydWebberwhileintheoriginalcastofStarlightExpressinLasVegas.BeforedancingonBroadway,JacobgraduatedfromtheNorthCarolinaSchooloftheArtsasaballetmajorandwentontostudyattheSchoolofAmericanBalletandtheJoffreyBallet.Asadirectorandchoreographer,hebringsacommitmentandpassionfortheatertocreateproductionssuchasLysistrataJones(PACE

University),FiddlerontheRoof,AllShookUp,XanaduandAvenueQ.HeservedasthechoreographerforWestCoastregionalpremiereofTheProducersandhasdirectedandchoreographedCATSatmanyregionaltheaters.Overthelastfewyears,Jacobhasworkedwith

MusicTheatreInternationalandiTheatricstodevelophighschooleditionsoficonicshowssuchasRent,ChicagoandAChorusLine,workingcloselywiththeoriginalcreatorsortheestates.WheninNewYorkCity,JacobteachesatbothBroadwayDanceCenterandStepsonBroadway.HerecentlygraduatedfromSanDiegoStateUniversitywithaM.F.A.inMusicalTheaterandiscurrentlyonfacultyatShenandoahUniversity.GeneralHambrick—JAZZ

GeneralMcArthurHambrickisanativeofFortWorth,Texas.HeisagraduateofTexasChristianUniversity,withaBachelorofFineArtsdegreeinDance.ProfessorHambrickhasstudieddanceatAmericanBalletTheatre,DanceTheatreofHarlem,andtheAlvinAileyDanceTheatre.School.HewasasoloistwiththeFortWorthBallet,andHartfordBalletCompanies,DancersUnlimitedinDallasTexas.Hewasalsotherecipientofthe2001NatalieSkeltonAchievementAwardandthe2001WyomingArtsCouncilPerformingArtsFellowship.MusicaltheatrecreditsincludeBroadwayandNationaltouringcompaniesofCats,MissSaigon,andAndrewLloydWebber’sPhantomoftheOpera.Off-BroadwayheappearedintherevivalofMarthaClarke’scriticallyacclaimed,GardenofEarthlyDelights.Generalalsotouredwith25thAnniversaryTourofAChorusLine.RegionalcreditsincludeSwing,OnceOnThisIsland,JesusChristSuperstar,TheKingandIand

manyothers.MostrecentlyhereceivedhisMasterofFineArtsinDancefromtheUniversityofWashington,wherehedancedwithChamberDance.ProfessorHambrickjoinedthefacultyofWestVirginiaUniversity’sSchoolofTheatre&Danceinthefallof2012.JosephLaneza—HIPHOP

MynameisJoseph"KidCuba"Llaneza.Iam37havebeenlivingandpracticingHip-HopcultureanditsdanceForms(Popping,Locking-andBreaking)forover20years.IalsohaveabackgroundinLatindancing.Ihaveworkedalongsidelocalandnationalorganizationssuchas:RockandRollHallofFame,Truth,Verb"itswhatyoudo",BoysandGirlsClubofAmerica,Y.M.C.A,ProgressiveArtsAlliance,andHip-HopCongress.Justtonameafew.IalsosuccessfullycoordinatedandpromotedmanyHip-Hopshowcasesandcompetitions.In2004Iwas

responsibleforbringingHip-HopDancetothelargestactionsportscampintheworld.CampWoodward.MygoalistoprovidemystudentswiththenecessarytoolsandtechniquestohelpdevelopafoundationinHip-HopDance.Wewillexploresocialdancesfromthe70's,80's,90'sand2000'sIhopetocontinuetoinfluencepeopleofallagestobecreativeanddancefreely.Hip-Hopcultureallowsmetopullfromothergenresofdancetocreatesomethingnewandunique.Ican'twaittomeetmystudents!

SarahBethOppenheimSarahBethOppenheimgrewupinthegoldenCalifornianfieldsofcowgirlsandCanneryRow.Nowshedancesbywildandliterarystandards.She'staughtfortwentyyears,self-producedsite-specificchoreographyforelevenyears,andaddeduptheimportanceofdancetimesinfinity,butshehatesmath.Shedoes,however,lovebigmovementinsmallspaces.Andshe'salwayssearchingforadeliciousburrito,orawindowsillseatwithagoodviewofthecrescentmoon.Oppenheimmakesdancethatbrawls,balls,andbegetsthesortofunfurledtruthsyouwanttohold.ShehasalsoledtoursatSachsenhausenConcentrationCamp,cleanedhouseforagenerously-

tippingeveningdancer,performedforBaryshnikovwithkaleinherincisors,anddancedonaNoahBaumbachfilmset.Sincelandinginthemiddleofthecountry’sworsttraffic,shehaslovinglydriventorehearsalsforStephanieMiracle,TzvetaKassabova,SharonMansur,RobinNeveuBrown,andOrangeGroveDance.SheiscurrentlypursuingherMFAatUMDwhileservingasAssociateDirectorofGreaterWashingtonDanceCenter.HercompanyHeartStückBerniecanoftenbefounddancinginsomethinglikeastairwell,whilepushingplayonsomethinglikeaboombox.ButrecentprosceniumcommissionsincludeDanceMetroDC’s2015Choreographer’sCommission,TheKennedyCenter’s2016LocalDanceCommissioningProject,andanupcomingseasonatDancePlacein2018.ShelivesinTakomaParkwiththeloveofherlifeandabonafideconstructionpaperbearrug.Mayshehavethenextdancewithyou?sarahbethoppenheim.comMonicaPoulos—TAP

MonicaPoulosIsaninternationallyrecognizeddancer,choreographerandproducer.OriginallyfromWashingtonCounty,MonicaattendedOklahomaCityUniversity,graduatingCumLaudewithaBachelorofperformingartsdegree.Fromthere,shemovedtoNewYorkCity,livingfor14yearsasaworkingdancerandchoreographer.She’sperformedthroughoutEuropewithrenownedBroadwaychoreographerWayneCilento,aswellaswithWashingtonDC-basedtapcompany“TapperswithAttitude,”alongsideBakkariWilderof“BringinDaNoise,BringinDaFunk”fame.ShewasalsoanoriginalmemberofthehousecompanyatSimonHammerstein’sacclaimedvenue“TheBox”inNewYorkCity.Asachoreographer,Monicahastackledavarietyofformsandshows.Including“RedDelicious’(NYC),“TheBurlesqueShow”,and“RedHots”(AtlanticCity).Shehasalsoproducedandchoreographedherown“Tapperlesque”,a

groundbreakingriffonconventionaltapping,featuringanallemailcastandpromotingthemesofstrength.ItpremieredinNewYorkCityin2016.

LisaPulse—PIYO

LisaPulsewasbornandraisedinBerkeleyCounty.Afterspendingmostofherlifeinaballetstudio,bothteachinganddancing,shediscoveredapassionforfitnessandhelpingpeoplereachtheirhealthgoals.Sheisowner,groupfitnessinstructor,andpersonaltraineratSculptFitnessStudioinMartinsburg.HerclassesrangefromCardioKickboxingtoAdultBallet.LisaandherSculptbusinesspartnerhaverun8halfmarathonsin8differentstatesoverthelast2years.Inhersparetime,she,andherhusbandAlan,enjoyspendingtimewiththeirfurchildren,ParkerandOsborn.

MichaelStiles—ACTING

MichaelStilesistheinstructoroftheaterartsatMusselmanHighSchool.HealsodirectsandperformsattimeswiththeOldOperaHouseinCharlesTownandtheApolloCivicTheatre.HestudieddirectingatRooseveltUniversityandmusicatFairmontState.ManyofhisstudentshavesetofftoNewYorkandothertheatrecenters.MichaelprovidesthesupportthatmakesDanceWorksperformancestruly“Gala”.