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City In Motion Faculty: Summer 2008 Melissa Brewer Haley Cherveny Lillian Francis Jane Gotch Amanda January Kat Kimmitz Susan Rieger Ann Shaughnessy Andrea Skowronek Stephanie Whittler School Director: Regina Compernolle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artistic Directors Andrea Skowronek
Photo: Mike Strong - www.kcdance.com Andrea Skowronek received her B.F.A. in Dance from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. After graduation, Andrea performed in Paris, France with “Free Dance Song” (Katherine Dunham technique) under the direction of Christine de Rougemont. A native of Seattle, Washington, Andrea settled in Kansas City in 1984 and apprenticed with The Susan Warden Dancers. She has danced with City in Motion Dance Theater and taught at the City in Motion School of Dance since it was founded in 1986. Andrea became Co-Artistic Director of City in Motion and Director of the Children’s Dance Theater in 1995. She has produced choreography for the Country Club Christian Church, American Heartland Theater and the “Broadway at Baker” summer program at Baker University for Musical Theater for Young People. Her choreography has been performed with the Kansas City Symphony at the Lyric Theater for their Family Series in conjunction with Musical Theater for Young People. Andrea has been on the dance faculties of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory and Saint Mary College in Leavenworth, Kansas. She has performed with the Missouri Repertory Theatre, Missouri Chamber Orchestra, the Soni Ventorium Wind Quintet, and aha! dance theatre. Penelope Hearne Penelope Hearne is enjoying
her second season as Co-Artistic Director and company member of City
in Motion Dance Theater.. She received her B.F.A. in Dance in 2006
from the University of Kansas in Lawrence and has trained at the University
of Missouri-Kansas City, The Alvin Ailey School in New York City,
and Middlesex University in London. She also has studied Balinese
dance from the Kansas City Gamelon Genta Kasturi. Penelope began her
training at the City in Motion School of Dance and grew up performing
in the Children's Dance Theater. She has taught dance at Penn Valley
Community College, the City in Motion School of Dance, Kansas City
Young Audiences, and The Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas
City. In the spring of 2007, she also performed as a guest artist
with The 940 Dance Company in Lawrence, Kansas. Penelope has directed,
produced and collaborated on several independent performances with
visual artists, musicians, aerialists and dancers from Lawrence, Kansas
City, Chicago and New York. Penelope is continuously amazed by, and
curious about, all the many exciting avenues of modern dance, and
wants to thanks City in Motion for all their support and generosity
from day one. Dale Fellin
Dale Fellin began his career in movement at age of 14, teaching gymnastics and trampoline. By age 18, he was promoted to head coach of a competitive gymnastics team in Springfield, Missouri, and at age 23 he became a certified United States Gymnastics Federation judge. Dale received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from Missouri State University in 1991. While in college, and coaching gymnastics, Dale performed in various stage productions with Springfield Little Theater and Springfield Ballet, including A Chorus Line, 42nd Street, Peter and the Wolf, and The Nutcracker. Dale has worked as a dancer for the city of Springfield, Missouri and its city-wide First Night-New Year’s Eve Celebration, for the Jimmy Rodgers Theater in Branson, Missouri, and for Central Dance Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. Dale also worked as a Dancer and served as Dance Director for the well known Shoji Tabuchi Theater in Branson, Missouri from 1992 to 1999. In addition to his dance study with Springfield Ballet and Missouri State University, Dale has studied with The Joel Hall Dancers, Hubbard Street Dance, and River North Dance, all of Chicago, Illinois, as well as the Chi-Town Jazz Dancers of Evanston, Illinois. Dale joined City in Motion Dance Theater in January of 2004 and became a Co-Artistic Director in January of 2007. YouTube link to: Illuminata - City in Motion Dance Theater - 2008 Choreography: Dale Fellin
Artistic Development Director Stephanie Whittler
Stephanie Whittler began her dance training in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of two. She has attended various schools, where her studies included the teachings of the Royal Academy of Dance, the American Academy of Ballet, Cecchetti, Horton, Ailey, and Graham, to name a few. She has worked with local choreographers, such as Harlan Brownlee, Karah Abiog, and David Ollington, and has performed with the Gateway Ballet of St. Louis, Kansas City Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, and Body Cartography Kansas City. In 1999, Stephanie received a scholarship to the Conservatory of Music at UMKC, where she studied extensively with Paula Weber, Mary Pat Henry, DeeAnna Hiett, and Katherine Plavcan, to obtain a BFA with an emphasis in ballet performance. Her musical theater credits include performances in Gypsy, The King & I, Seven Brides for Seven Bothers, Jesus Christ Superstar, and choreographer for Little Shop of Horrors. Stephanie has been a professional dancer with City in Motion Dance Theater for the last five years and is in her second season with Reach…A Movement Collective Inc. In addition, she is an instructor at Penn Valley Community College, City in Motion, a member of the the City in Motion Board of Directors, and teaches Canine Freestyle and Doga at The Dogs' Spot.
Faculty Biographies Malinda Crump Malinda Crump is a graduate of Webster University where she received a BFA in Dance and a BA in psychology. She has had additional dance training from Nora Reynolds-Daniels, Gabe Masson and Kim Epifano. Malinda danced with aha! dance theatre for two years before joining the Prairie Wind Dancers. She has also worked with local chorographer Michelle Diane Brown and recently co-directed an independent dance performance with Penelope Hearne in Kansas City. Her choreography has been performed by the CIty in Motion Apprentice Company and Ballet North. She currently teaches at the City in Motion School of Dance and the Classical Ballet School.
Lillian Francis
Ms. Francis began her dance training in Tampa, Florida with Frank Rey. She was a member of the Florida Ballet Theatre and danced roles in several ballets, including the Nutcracker, Scintilla, The Emperor’s New Clothes, and Russian Suite. Ms. Francis also spent three seasons as a dancer for Busch Entertainment, appearing daily at Busch Gardens in Tampa. Ms Francis continued her dance studies while pursuing a business degree at the University of Illinois. Ms. Francis has been teaching since 1990 and is certified by the Chicago National Association of Dance Masters in ballet, jazz and tap. She built a ballet program from the ground up for a local studio and helped dozens of students to develop as dancers. At City in Motion, she currently teaches ballet and jazz and brings laughter and learning to her classes.
Kathleen Kingsley
A dancer all her life,
Kathleen Kingsley has been a dance educator for over twenty years,
performing and conducting dance residencies in schools and communities
throughout the US. In 1985 she co-founded City in Motion Dance Theater
in Kansas City, Missouri. As co-artistic director she developed the
children’s program and directed the Children’s Dance Theater
for six years. Kathleen's early training was with the Minnesota Dance
Theatre. She later performed with companies in Colombia, South America.
She was a soloist with the Tampa Ballet, and danced and choreographed
for several companies before founding and touring with City in Motion.
She is a lecturer in the Department of Education at Highlands University,
currently teaches dance classes and workshops at the United World
College, conducts residencies and teacher workshops throughout the
state, and is involved in developing the dance program at the new
Rio Gallinas Charter School in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Her current
directions have been influenced by her studies with Anne Green Gilbert
of the Creative Dance Center in Seattle, and with Sandra Dillon of
the Multisensory Language Training Institute of New Mexico. Kathleen
resides in Tecolote, New Mexico. Jennifer Otto
Samantha Putthoff Samantha Putthoff began her dancing career with City in Motion's Children's Dance Theater. She then joined City in Motion's Apprentice Company. Samantha has been performing with City in Motion for eleven years. She has been a member of City in Motion's faculty since the 2003 summer session, and is pleased to continue teaching this year.
M. Suzanne Ryan
Photo: Michael Manley M. Suzanne Ryan began
dancing professionally at the age of 19 under Neil Hess, director
of the Lone Star Ballet. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance from the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We
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