Professional Modern Dancers of The Hannah Kahn Dance Company

The Hannah Kahn Dance Company

The Current Hannah Kahn Dance Company
	Theresa Anton joined the Hannah Kahn Dance Company in 2005. She grew up in the Washington D.C. area training at the Potomac Ballet. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography and Performance from the University of Colorado, Boulder as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet from the College – Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio. As co-owner of a multimedia design company, Cloudburst Design Studio, Theresa specializes in graphic design. Theresa has also enjoyed dancing with Interweave Dance Theater, 3rd Law Dance Theatre, Evolving Doors Dance Project, Opera Colorado and San Diego's Malashock Dance.
	Jessica Garcia began her dance training at age three in southern New Mexico. She continued her dance training in Modern, Ballet, and Flamenco at New Mexico State University where she earned her B.A. in Dance in 2005. She has danced with Debra Knapp, Lucilene de Geus, Paco Antonio, Bill Evans and Friends, Sol y Arena and Evolving Doors Dance Project. In addition to dance, Jessica enjoys teaching and is a certified Massage Therapist, receiving her degree from the Boulder College of Massage Therapy. Jessica joined the Hannah Kahn Dance Company in 2007.
	Jennifer Golonka , recently moved to Denver from NYC for the beautiful weather and picturesque surroundings. While still residing in NYC, she performed with the Jessica Lang Project, freshblood Productions and Pick of the Crop Dance, where she performed works by David Parsons, Gail Gilbert, Colin Conner and Laura Dean. She has also had the opportunity to perform with Battleworks Dance Company, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Take Dance Company and Kristopher Weinstein Storey. Jennifer studied at the Martha Graham School, the Limon Institute and Peridance Center. As a staunch activist for both the environment and politics, Jennifer joined Nimbus Dance, a company that presented multi-media dance concerts dealing with current events. She was the resident choreographer. Since her move to Denver, Jennifer has performed with Kim Robards Dance Company, co-directed the Threshold Project and is currently dancing with 3rd Law Dance/Theater and The Hannah Kahn Dance Company.
	Lara Hayes-Giles returned to Denver after ten years of dancing in New York. Lara received her BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. While in New York, Lara performed with many choreographers & companies including Ann Carlson, Yasmeen Godder, Faye Driscoll, JoAnna Mendel Shaw, Gus Solomons Jr., Treehouse Shakers, Mudpuppy and Doug Varone. She was a founding member of an educational dance company and also choreographed for productions at The 13th Street Theater and The Producers Club. Besides being a member of the Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Lara has enjoyed dancing with Speaking of Dance, 3rd Law Dance/Theater and Morapovida Contemporary Dance.
	Tiffany Forester moved to Denver in 2009, but proudly claims the cowboy state of Wyoming as her home. Growing up in the small town of Albin, Tiffany sought training at En Avant Dance Studio & furthered her training with Canyon Concert Ballet & Colorado State University. She has also trained with the Colorado Ballet, Cleo Parker Robinson, Peter Pucci, Alonzo King, & David Dorfman. Tiffany graduated from the University of Wyoming with a BA in Dance & a BA in Psychology.
	Jennifer Hightower grew up in Fort Collins, CO, where she began her dance training at the at the Mountain Dance Center. She went on to study at the Canyon Concert Ballet school, the American Dance Festival, Bates College Dance Festival, Oberlin Dance Festival, and the Glenwood Springs Dance Festival. In 2004, she graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. While attending school, she worked with David Capps, Toby Hankin, Nada Diachenko, Michelle Ellsworth, Onye Ozuzu, as well as Gabe Masson and Shelly Senter. She also had the opportunity to travel to Albuquerque, NM and Bellingham, WA to perform at the American College Dance Festivals. Jen went on to choreograph and perform for the Boulder International Fringe Festival and "Separation Anxiety" with Boulder/ Denver dancers and artists. After graduation, she moved to Seattle and studied at the Velocity Dance Center, danced and performed with Andre Bouchard and Walrus Performance Productions, Contact Improvisation artist Alia Swersky for the Northwest New Works Festival, and Juliet Waller-Pruzan. Jen moved back to Colorado in 2007 and joined the Hannah Kahn Dance Company. She has also enjoyed dancing with the Evolving Doors Dance Project and Ascential Dance Theatre.
	Marisa Hollingsworth, joins Hannah Kahn after dancing four and a half years with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, where she served as both performer and assistant rehearsal director. While at Cleo's, Marisa was featured in several pieces including the lead role of Granny in Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum, as well as the company's signature piece, Raindance. Prior to this she spent five years with Ballethnic Dance Company in Atlanta. She has worked closely with several well-known choreographers, including Milton Myers, Donald McKayle & Christopher Huggins. Beginning her training in her home-town of Detroit, she later graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in History. Summers were spent in New York City at Dance Theatre of Harlem's Summer Intensive Dance Program.
	Gina Jacobs Thomas moved to Denver from New York City in 2006. While in New York, she spent six years making dances with MOB Productions, directed by Mollie O’Brien. She has performed the works of Tere O’Connor, CompanyAmyCox, Jennifer Allen, Drastic Action/Aviva Geismar, and Laura Staton, among others. In addition to performing with Hannah Kahn, she also dances with 3rd Law Dance/Theatre in Boulder. Gina received her MFA in Dance from the Ohio State University and her BFA in Dance from the University of Texas at Austin.
	Jacob James Mora was born and raised in the Mile High City, Denver. Jacob received a BFA from the University of Northern Colorado. He has danced for Alaska Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, David Taylor Dance Theatre, Toronto based Mohawk choreographer Santee Smith Group, and Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre. Jacob has had the pleasure of working with master choreographers Donald McKayle, Milton Myers, Betty Jones, Bill T. Jones and Eleo Pomare among others. Jacob teaches and choreographs using a unique blend of contemporary techniques and ideas that fuse modern, jazz, hip hop, poetry and ethnic dance. He is currently director of the dance project MORAPORVIDA, a company based on urban experiences and human emotions.
	Chandler Pace is originally from Fort Worth, TX where she began her dance training at a young age and continued to pursue dance at the University of Oklahoma, where she then received her BFA in Modern Dance Performance. She has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Christopher Huggins, Helen Simoneau, Austin Hartel, Derrick Minter, Mark Dendy, Kathleen Ridlon, and has had master classes with Betty Jones and Fritz Ludin. Chandler has participated on a tour to Shanghai, China, Past/Forward at the American Dance Festival, and performed at the Lincoln Center in New York. Her choreography has been presented in various shows at the University of Oklahoma and has won many awards as well. Chandler loves living in Denver and hopes to continue her dancing for many years. She joined the Hannah Kahn Dance Company in 2010.
	Michael Richman is originally from Omaha, Nebraska. Michael studied dance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He has previously performed with Ruth Davidson-Hahn and Company, Kim Robards Dance, Oracle Winterguard, Fragments of Divine, The Rob Billings Performance Ensemble, David Taylor Dance Theatre, and Dance Consort with Carol Mezza Cappa. Michael joined the company in 2005. In addition, Michael currently teaches and choreographs for The Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps colorguard and dances with 3rd Law Dance Theatre.
	Brittany Roney originally from Cody, WY, graduated from the University of Wyoming with her BFA in dance in May 2008. She has studied modern, ballet, jazz, tap and contemporary dance and has worked with such choreographers as John Pennington, Cleo Parker Robinson, Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Richard Havey, Jacob Mora, and Theo Jamison. She recently performed with Opera Colorado for their spring 2009 production of “The Pearl Fishers”, and is currently dancing with Moraporvida Contemporary Dance and Hannah Kahn Dance. She loves to travel and experience new things. Brittany is very thankful for the support of her family, friends and teachers and the opportunities and talents that she has been blessed with!
	Tiffany Stone graduated with a BA in Dance at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. She has danced ballet her entire life and was trained at the North Carolina Dance Theatre under the direction of Patricia McBride and Jean Pierre Bonnefoux. In high school, she moved to Minneapolis, MN and trained at Ballet Arts MN under the direction of Bonnie Mathis. She has attended numerous ballet intensives including North Carolina School of the Arts, Charleston Ballet, State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara, CA, and Ballet Regent in Saratoga Springs, NY. She has been trained by David Howard, Patricia McBride, Bonnie Mathis, Melissa Hayden, Lirena Branitski and Mark Diamond. She found a love for jazz, contemporary, hip-hop and modern dance while attending CU. She has also been introduced to ballroom dance while dancing with Bluemoon Dance Company in Boulder and absolutely adores it.
	Lori Wyatt grew up in Sandy, UT where she started dancing at the age of three. Lori studied dance at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT and graduated with a degree in Dance Education in 2007. This degree enabled her to teach and run the dance programs at two public schools for the past two years. While studying at BYU she performed with the University's Dancers' Company for four years where she was able to work with many different guest choreographers and perform and teach in countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Lori joined the Hannah Kahn Dance Company in 2010 and is very grateful for this opportunity to dance. She is blessed to have a very loving and supportive family, without them this would not be possible!
	Craig Bushman (lighting designer and stage manager) has been designing lights for dance since 1992. He is the technical director of the Dairy Center for the Arts. He was production manager of the Colorado Dance Festival and Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp in Steamboat Springs. He has also been part of the production staff of Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and technical director for Doug Varone and Dancers. He has helped Hannah with more than twenty shows in Denver.