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Seneca Lawrence

Seneca Lawrence received her BFA in Dance Performance from SUNY Purchase. Having studied at the Boston Ballet school, she’s been trained rigorously in ballet and modern. Performance credits include works by George Balanchine, Matthew Neenan, Gabrielle Lamb, Stuart Loungway, Ori Flomin and Bettijane Sills. She has taught ballet, pointe and jazz in New Hampshire, where she is originally from and currently performing freelance work around NYC as well as teaching recreational dance in after-school programs through Manhattan, including The School of Chen Dance Center.

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Dian Dong

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Dian Dong studied with Shirley Ubell, Vladimir Doukodovsky, Alfredo Corvino and Doris Rudko.

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Elisabeth Archer

Received foundational training at Alabama Ballet School and Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive, then a BFA from SUNY Purchase.

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Stephanie Chun

Received her BA from Dartmouth College, MFA in Dance from NYU, and is an ABT® Certified Teacher.

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Elizabeth Douglas

Received her B.A. from the University of Buffalo, a Masters in Dance Education from NYU, and is certified in Dance K-12.

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Hannah Garner

Received a BFA in Performance/Composition from SUNY Purchase.

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Ayaka Kamei

Received her B.F.A from SUNY Purchase. She has danced principal roles in ballet such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake.

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