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Stephanie Heroux Victoria Fraza Kickham Lisa Sanchez Nikki Sell |
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Stephanie Heroux (Creative Intro to Dance; Junior Dancers)Stephanie Heroux has toured internationally as Dance Captain for Royal Caribbean International cruise line, and performed locally with the The Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Lorraine Chapman The Company, and as a principal dancer for ACE Entertainment. She studied under the instruction of Matt Mattox and Chet Walker at The School at Jacob's Pillow, and holds a B.A. in English Literature and Business Administration from Boston University. In 2005 Stephanie founded Jazz Inc., a production company specializing in contemporary dance and commercial theatre. Clients have included 28 degrees, Pearl Vodka, Bacardi, the Boston Bruins, The Webster Company, the Latin Pride National Awards, and several local theatre companies and dance festivals. She has choreographed regional theatre productions of Fiddler on the Roof, The Wiz, Fame, and On the Town, and worked for the Lowell House Opera Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She teaches company class and choreographs for Harvard University's Mainly Jazz dance company, in addition to teaching master classes across New England. Currently, Stephanie is on faculty at The Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, Ballet Arts Center of Winchester, and Emerson College. Back to top of the page |
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Victoria Fraza KickhamThe mother of two young dancers, Victoria aims to instill in her students an appreciation of music and movement while developing their self-confidence and technical skills. She began dancing at age three, focusing on ballet throughout her early years. She went on to study ballet, jazz and modern techniques while at the University of New Hampshire, where she earned a bachelorŐs degree in English. She has studied dance throughout the Northeast, and for the last 15 years has studied exclusively at the Jeanette Neill Dance Studio where she has been influenced by Jeannette Neill, Sue Casey-Murray, Nicole Sell and Lillian Carter. Victoria is also a freelance writer and editor and received her masterŐs degree in English from Northeastern University. Back to top of the page |
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Lisa Sanchez (Young Dancers)Lisa Sanchez has been teaching and choreographing since 1989. She is a graduate of the Dance Teacher's Club of Boston, where she was the recipient of the New Image Scholarship and the Elsa Kemp award for teaching aptitude. Lisa has been a guest teacher at the Walnut Hill summer dance program and the Dance Collective Intergenerational Summer Outreach Company, which she also co-directed. She has long enjoyed her association with The Jeannette Neill Dance Studio, performing with ACE Entertainment and teaching for Boston Youth Moves. Whether teaching future dancers "as old as two and a half or as young as eighty," she strives for her classes to move with energy, imagination and strong technique. Back to top of the page |
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Nikki Sell (Junior Dancers)Nikki Sell began her pursuit of dance at the age of 3 at a
small studio in Western Nebraska. As a teen, she spent her summers studying dance at the
Ballet/Aspen program in Colorado and at the Dupree Studios in Los Angeles. She completed
her high school years at the Idyllwild School of Music and Performing Arts in California
and graduated Valedictorian of her class. She then studied at The Boston Conservatory,
earning a BFA in Dance and graduating Summa Cum Laude and Salutatorian of her class. |