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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Aliyah
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Banerjee
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Indian
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Gandharva is a Hindustani classical music + dance collective founded by young artists Sidhant (flute), Dhruv (tabla), Shruti (vocals), and Aliyah (Kathak). As dedicated artists and students in the Indian performing arts, Gandharva conceptualizes and performs original work to bring Indian music, culture, and art to a variety of audiences.
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Amy
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Ell
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Contemporary
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Long time modern dancer/creator working anywhere within the performance arena, up, down, on a wall, in a tree, anywhere.
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Andee
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Scott
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Modern
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Andee is a dancer, teacher, and maker, and her interest in dance as public art has led to her creating, curating, and producing site-specific dance performance events including Dance in the Time of Coronavirus, Our Town, and Our Trail in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County, FL. Andee was a member of Sharir+Bustamante Danceworks and Blue Lapis Light (founding member) in Austin, TX, as well as Deja Donne in Italy and is presently touring Jeanine Durning's The Invitation Situation with Clare Croft, Heidi Brewer, and Mary Williford-Shade. Scott was a resident artist at Djerassi in 2011 and is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University.
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Andrea
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Gonzalez
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Flamenco
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ANDREA GONZÁLEZ is an inspired and skilled Flamenco dancer, choreographer, and instructor based in Houston, TX. As a native of San Antonio, TX she commenced her studies of Flamenco and ballet folklórico de Mexico at the age of 3 years old. Her passion and studies extended to classical ballet and pointe, jazz, tap, modern, Afrikan dance, and contemporary dance. Andrea has performed on stages and tablaos across the United States. Andrea has toured nationally as an artist of Solero Flamenco since moving to Houston in 2021 and enjoys every opportunity to collaborate and present works with artists of all genres.
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Andrew
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Smith
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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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Andrea
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Vazquez Aguirre
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Multidisciplinary
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Group of crossdisciplinary artists
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Ashley
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Horn
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Modern
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Ashley Horn is a Houston-based choreographer, dancer, costume and set designer, video, and installation artist. Her work has an immersive quality exemplified by her unique and highly detailed production elements paired with athletic, innovative, and intensely human movement vocabulary.
Ashley began choreographing in Houston in 2004 and has since deepened the audience experience of her work by becoming skilled in costume and set design, video, alternative lighting techniques, and installation art. Her work is often sight specific and has been performed in Houston locations such as The Orange Show, Smither Park, Blaffer Gallery, and on a Metro Lightrail station as well as traditional performance venues. Ashley has costumed noted Houston Dance Companies such as Karen Stokes Dance, Open Dance Project, The Pilot Dance Project, and Houston Metropolitan Dance as well as many independent choreographers.
Ashley is a committed arts educator and is a teacher and dance education specialist at Hope Stone, Inc.
Ashley began choreographing in Houston in 2004 and has since deepened the audience experience of her work by becoming skilled in costume and set design, video, alternative lighting techniques, and installation art. Her work is often sight specific and has been performed in Houston locations such as The Orange Show, Smither Park, Blaffer Gallery, and on a Metro Lightrail station as well as traditional performance venues. Ashley has costumed noted Houston Dance Companies such as Karen Stokes Dance, Open Dance Project, The Pilot Dance Project, and Houston Metropolitan Dance as well as many independent choreographers.
Ashley is a committed arts educator and is a teacher and dance education specialist at Hope Stone, Inc.
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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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Brittany
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Kirschner
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Dancer, Choreographer, and Educator
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Bronte
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Hopkins
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Based just north of Houston, Bronte Hopkins is a dance educator (BA K-12 Dance Education) and researcher currently pursuing an MFA in Dance at Sam Houston State University and working as a graduate teaching assistant.