Mia Monteabaro
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 currently teaches for Isiquah Dance Theater and is a member of Whim W'him. Mia is in her third season with DASSdance.
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Dade Glaser
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 fifth season with DASSdance.
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Rachel Randall
Rachel Randall has been dancing professionally for over ten years with performances in the Northwest, California, New York, London, Vancouver BC, & Ghana West Africa. In addition to performing, Rachel currently teaches circus arts at SANCA, & manages her own dance company: RandAll Dance. Check out www.randalldance.com to see what the company is up to. Rachel holds a Professional Diploma in Dance Studies from Laban in London, & a BA in dance & anthropology from the University of Washington where she received a full tuition academic scholarship & the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography. She has performed with over ten companies including The National Theater of Ghana Dance Ensemble, Khambatta Dance Company, & The Seattle Opera. Rachel is in her second season with DASSdance.
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Bojohn Diciple
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 has served as Assistant Choreographer for Black Nativity and 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 third season with DASSdance.
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Britany Falso
Brittany Falso was born and raised on Whidbey Island. She danced at Island Dance from age three through her senior year in high school. She graduated in 2008 from Bayview High School. After high school she studied dance at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She is a mother to one year old son Leo who inspires her every day to live and dance with a full, loving, and open heart. Brittany is in her second season with DASSdance.
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Graham Vanderwood
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 third season with DASSdance.
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