DASSdance

Christina Cooley grew up in Auburn and trained with Wade Wathall at Evergreen City Ballet. She also studied at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Summer Dance Labs, The Rock School in Pennsylvania, and Joffrey New York. She continued her training at Joffrey, New York before joining Spectrum Dance Theater and then DASSdance. Christina is in her sixth season with DASSdance.

Dade Glaser started tap dancing at British Dancing Academy when he was four and started ballet when he was in 7th grade. In high school he trained at the Evergreen City Ballet in ballet, modern, and hip-hop preforming in many roles such as Russian, Arabian, and Caviler in The Nutcrackerand Benno in Swan Lake. He also performed in Cinderella, and Giselle as well as other works created by Wade Walthall, and Kevin Kaiser. In 2006 he attended a summer intensive at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. Dade is in his fourth season with DASSdance. 

Mia Monteabaro is from Santa Barbara, California where she trained with the West Coast Ballet under the direction of Ellen Schipper. She spent summers at Joffrey, New York, IBC, Mississippi, and ConfiDance, Amsterdam. She graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA in ballet. She danced with Spectrum Dance Theater under the direction of Donald Byrd in 2009/10. Mia is currently teaching at Spectrum Dance Theater and in her second season with DASSdance.

Bojohn Diciple is a native to Portland Oregon and received his early training at the Jefferson Performing Arts High School in Portland, the Oregon Ballet Theater School, and Northwest African America Ballet Theatre. He received a BFA in dance in 2006 from one of the Northwest’s top performance arts schools, Cornish College of the Arts, as a Kreielsheimer artistic merit scholarship recipient. He has performed with Spectrum Dance Theater, Fusion Dance Theatre, Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, and the Intiman Theatre, and has performed set pieces by Andrea Woods, Luis Garay, Nicholas Leichter, and Bill T. Jones. Diciple currently serves as Assistant Choreographer for Black Nativity. His original works of choreography have also been featured at American Dance Festival, Cornish New Moves Concert, and Anonymous Dance Company in Portland. Bojohn is in his second season with DASSdance.

Katelyn Candelario grew up on beautiful Whidbey Island where she received her early training at Island Dance and performed 6 seasons with Whidbey Island Dance Theatre.  She spent her summers at several intensives including Boston Ballet’s DanceLab, and American Ballet Theatre.  Katelyn recently graduated from the University of Arizona School Of Dance where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree and performed with the UA Dance Ensemble. Although she misses the Arizona sunshine, she is excited to be back in the northwest enjoying her second season with DASSDance.

Graham Vanderwood grew up on Whidbey Island, Washington and studied tap, jazz and hip hop. He has performed across the west coast with groups including Potion, Cruz Control, Butch Queens Entertainment Group, and is founder and choreographer of his own group Solid. Graham performed in Whidbey Island Dance Theater’s The Nutcracker as the Nutcracker and the Prince. He has worked with choreographers such as Cameron Lee, Daniel Cruz, and Ivan Koumaev. Graham has taught since age fifteen at Island Dance, Omeara's Dance Studio, Westlake Dance Center, and the HUB. He choreographed for the Nutcracker, the Rocky Horror Show, Island Dance Competition Team, and directed and choreographed Other Moves in 2009. Graham is in his second season with DASSdance.

Brittany Falso grew up on Whidbey Island where she discovered her love of dance. She danced for 14 years at Island Dance and was a company member of Whidbey Island Dance Theatre for 7 seasons where she performed in the Nutcracker and in Choreographic Showcases. At WIDT she also participated in Regional Dance America festivals featured in original works by Daniel Wilkins and Susan Campbell Sandri. In Seattle, Brittany has worked with choreographers such as Sonia Dawkins, Timothy Lynch, Pat Hon, and Wade Madsen. She is currently a junior at Cornish College of the Arts and an apprentice with DASSdance.