2014-590-E Arts - Triangle Youth Ballet for 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $1,430

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DocuSign Envelope ID: FB3E15D4-0551-47E1-B8EF-3FB7211C37F0 Triangle Youth Ballet Staff Roster 2014-2015 Lauren Lorentz de Haas,Artistic Director Lauren, a North Carolina native, began her training in Fayetteville with Josephine von Strasnicsak. She studied ballet with Constance Hardinge at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA and North Carolina School of the Arts. An anthropology graduate of UNC, she received her MA in dance from UNC-Greensboro with recognized credits from American Dance Festival. Ms. Lorentz de Haas has been teaching ballet for over 35 years. She founded the Triangle Youth Ballet to serve the needs of young aspiring dancers and has served as director since 1995. Sharon McClellan,Director of Children's Curriculum Sharon studied Ballet and Musical Theater at Jacksonville University, Children's Theater and Choreography at the University of Kansas and South Indian Classical Dance at the University of Washington. Performed and choreographed for Dansync Performing Arts Ensemble. She has taught continuously in the area for 25 years. Christiana Barnett-Murphy,Facilitates our partnership with the Durham Arts Council Christiana has been a part of the Triangle Youth Ballet family since 2002. She began dancing professionally while in high school with 2 Near the Edge Dance Company in the ongoing production"Night of Renewal", which was performed throughout the North Carolina region including First Night Raleigh, Duke University, and The University of North Carolina. She also has performed with the Duke Repertory Company in works by Andrea E. Woods and Ava Lavonne Vinesett and with Dendy Dance Theater at the grand re-opening of the North Carolina Museum of Art. Christiana has attended the American Dance Festival for six summers and has had the opportunity to learn from and perform with some of the best in Modern dance. During the summer of 2012, Christiana was the personal assistant to ADF faculty member, Jesse Zaritt. She is currently a company member of Andrea E. Woods/SOULOWORKS and works as a freelance dancer, choreographer and teacher. William Commander,Faculty and Guest Artist William a dancer,teacher, and choreographer based in Durham,North Carolina. William graduated from Elon University in 2011, where he earned a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. In 2013,he, along with Stephanie Blackmon Woodbeck, started Tobacco Road Dance Productions,with the goal of helping North Carolina choreographers create and improve dance in this incredible state.He currently teaches at the ADF's Samuel H. Scripps studios and Triangle Youth Ballet,and dances for Renay Aumiller Dances, VECTOR-a dance and multimedia company-Diego Carraso Dance, and Sara Tourek. In the past, William has worked with Lauren Kearns, Gaspard Louis,Adrienne Clancy, Jon Lehrer, and Killian Manning. William believes strongly in artistic collaboration, and is constantly striving to improve those around him as much as himself. Kate Currin,Registrar, Faculty and Community Outreach Director Kate is a graduate from the Walnut Hill School of Performing Arts with a major in Dance. Kate studied at Fordham University in the Fordham/Alvin Ailey B.F.A. dance program. She continued her dance training at Steps on Broadway and graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude with a B.A. in Religious Studies in 2007. She has performed with Sweet Enuff Dancers and Jette Performance Company in New York, and was a member of Sidelong Dance Co. 2008-2009. Kate's choreography has been performed by Sidelong Dance Co. and was selected to appear at the Southeastern Regional Ballet Association Festival in May 2009. She taught Ballet and Jazz at Dance Cavise in Mamaroneck,NY throughout college and is currently teaching in Chapel Hill, NC at the Triangle Youth Ballet. As of May 2009, Kate is the newest member of world-renowned acrobatic dance company Galumpha.