Heather Bulone-Umhafer
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Kristen Collins-Lee
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Victoria Fowler - -(Ballet, Modern, Hip-Hop)
Victoria Fowler is a professional dancer based in New York City. Upon graduating from Hofstra University with a BA in Dance, she was accepted into the prestigious Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center. During her program, she was able to train under world-renowned faculty. The choreographers she has worked with include, but are not limited to, Richard Hinds, Cat Cogliandro, Mike Esperanza, Derek Mitchell and Jared Jenkins. She has also performed with Catastrophe!Dance, KaKe Dance Company, Of Bones||Hollye Bynum, Robin Becker Dance Company, and Sosa Dance Company. Victoria has performed across New York in shows such as, NU Dance Festival, TRANLSLATE, Good Afternoon American (featuring Liza Minnelli), The Moving Beauty Series, Raw Dance Festival, Jared Grimes Feel, NYC Dance Parade, The Hatch and a featured section in ABC’s Columbus Day Parade. She was also a guest performer at the Young Choreographer’s Festival and the Pulse on Tour Showcase. Throughout her career, she has performed at some iconic venues, including the Riverside Church, Symphony Space, the 92nd Street Y, Dixon Place, BB King’s, The Secret Theather, The Tank, The Cutting Room NYC, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater and Peridance Capezio Center. |
Chazz Fenner-McBride - (Boys Class, Ballet)
Chazz Fenner-McBride is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. He began his training at The Peabody Conservatory, The Washington Ballet and The Baltimore School for the Arts. He received his BA in dance from Hofstra University in May 2010. While at Hofstra, he had the opportunity to perform works by Trisha Brown, Giada Ferrone, Nathan Trice and Maxine Steinman. Since then, he has showcased his work at Dixon Place and Jersey City's, "Your Move". In 2014, he attended Northwest Dance Projects "Launch" in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Fenner-McBride has performed for Iyun Harrison, Robin Becker Dance, and Amy Marshall Dance Company. In the Summer or 2015, he worked with 10 Hairy Legs. He is currently dancing with Lydia Johnson Dance. |
Linda Fitzpatrick - (Cheer Dance, Ballet/Tap Combo)
Linda has been dancing since the age of three and has been educating young dancers since 2005. She danced professionally for a New York based NFL team and performed in front of 80,000 fans at every home game. During her 5 year career, Linda performed along side with the Broadway casts of American Idiot and Rock of Ages as well as the rock band Lifehouse and Lenny Kravitz. Linda was a featured model in 2 NFL swimsuit calendars and was selected to be one of the 26 cheerleaders for the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. She performed numerous times on several live television morning shows, and was featured in the Samsung/NFL "That's How I See It” tv commercial. Linda has a B.A in Fine Arts from the Fashion Institute of Technology and is a proud mother of 2 daughters. |
Dr. Joseph Conger, PT, DPT.
A native of Seaford, Dr. Conger grew up dancing and performing with the Downstage Dance staff family and has had the pleasure of being a dance educator with them for many years. Joseph is a graduate of the Long Island High School of Performing Arts and continued on to receive his BFA in Dance Performance from the prestigious Southern Methodist University. After performing with over a dozen modern and ballet companies nationally, Joseph returned home to LI to attend the School of Health Technology at Stony Brook University earning his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Dr. Conger, is the co-owner of Silver Spring Wellness in NYC and is a physical therapist who specializes in dance medicine and the performing arts. He is currently working on the Broadway hit War Paint. Additional PT Broadway credits include Sweat, The Price, Fiddler on the Roof, American Psycho, Kinky Boots, Finding Neverland, and Pippin, Additionally, Dr. Conger provides PT for The Paul Taylor Dance Company. Dr. Conger is a certified Pilates Instructor and a frequent guest teacher. |