DSH Member Directory
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Randall
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Flinn
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Adele
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Nickel
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Aidan
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Aloma
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Aidan Aloma is a student at Sam Houston State University, where he is working towards achieving his BFA in Dance. He has had the opportunity to take instruction from Terrill Mitchell, Lenorris Arnold, Travis Lake, Adele Nickel, Francisco Graciano, Takehiro Ueyama, Dual Rivet, Brandon Coleman, Christian Denice, Madison Hicks, Tammy Dyke Compton and many more. Aidan has had the opportunity to guest artist for WhirlWind Dance, under the direction of Joshua Manculich and with NobleMotion Dance Company, under the direction of Andy & Dionne Noble.
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Amy
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Elizabeth
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Contemporary, Modern
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Aimed Dance, a 501(c)3 performing arts organization, seeks to foster an awareness of and value for dance as a fine art within our community by providing educational programs, live performance events, and a professional network. Cultivating a sense of collaboration, Aimed Dance strives to engage, invest, and inspire our community while offering access and exposure to past, present, and future dance ideologies.
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Ajhay
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Jackson
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Artist & Cultural Worker
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Ama
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Udugamasooriya
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Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
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Ama is a dance choreographer, a Graduate of Traditional Sri Lankan Dances and fluent in both Sri Lankan and Indian classical dance forms with over 15 years of experience.
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Andrew
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Smith
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Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary, Latin, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Theatre Jazz
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Andrew Robert Smith is originally from Ingleside, Texas and received his BA in Dance Performance from the University of Texas-Pan American. While at UTPA, he performed with the UTPA Blazers Dance Team, UTPA Dance Ensemble, and UTPA Ballet Folklorico, with whom he performed with at the National College Dance Festival at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Professionally, Andrew has traveled the world and performed as a dancer and aerialist with Cedar Point Amusement Park, Carnival Cruise Lines, RWS Entertainment Group, Holland America Line, Regent Seven Seas, and Norwegian Creative Studios. Other credits include “Pepe" in West Side Story (AD Players at the George Theatre). In addition to dance, Andrew is a third generation comprehensive Pilates instructor under the mentorship of Tanya Swayze Miller. Currently, Andrew is a second year graduate teaching assistant at Sam Houston State University where he is a candidate for the Master of Fine Arts in Dance.
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Andrew
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Trego
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Ballet, Modern, Multidisciplinary
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Andrew Trego: At fourteen, native Texan Andrew began his training at Houston Ballet's Ben
Stevenson Academy and The High School for Performing and Visual Arts. He then continued training in Massachusetts at The Boston Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In New York City. Andrew has performed with The Paris Opera Ballet. The
Metropolitan Opera. The New York Baroque Dance Company. Boston Early Music Festival.
Philharmonia Baroque, Opera Lafayette, Ars Lyrica, and Four Nations Ensemble.
Stevenson Academy and The High School for Performing and Visual Arts. He then continued training in Massachusetts at The Boston Conservatory, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In New York City. Andrew has performed with The Paris Opera Ballet. The
Metropolitan Opera. The New York Baroque Dance Company. Boston Early Music Festival.
Philharmonia Baroque, Opera Lafayette, Ars Lyrica, and Four Nations Ensemble.
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Anyel
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Acevedo
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Hip hop, Modern, Musical Theatre
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Venezuelan artist, dancer and performer currently living in Houston. Pursuing a BFA in Dance at University of Houston
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Ashley
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Horn
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Stephanie
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Todd-Wong
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Vibrant cultures, diverse perspectives, shared future.
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Jill
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Reason
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Alexander
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Pandiscio
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Enriching lives through the beauty of classical ballet.
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Brian
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Buck
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Multidisciplinary
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Movement Based Media Artist
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Brittany
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Bass
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Caiya
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Velasco-Teters
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Multidisciplinary
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Caiya Velasco-Teters is a 24 y/o Houston native, seasoned choreographer and performer. She holds over 100+ performances under her belt as a dancer & circus artist and has produced 3 full length productions featuring contemporary and aerial arts disciplines. Caiya’s training dates back to age 3 when she began training Classical Ballet. She then went on to train in many other dance disciplines along with circus arts. With an emphasis on dance her whole life, she decided she wanted to pursue circus at the age of 16 hoping to create original productions that incorporated both dance and circus arts. After gaining knowledge and training in circus, it was time for her to set her dream of creating productions in motion; so she started Cai Circus. She did this not only help build the circus community in Houston, but to also bring both the Dance Industry and Circus Industry together, being an example of mixing performing arts disciplines to create something new and creative here in Houston.
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