Brittany Diaz is currently attending James Madison Univeristy with a focus in Dance. She studied this past Summer in London taking professional level classes at the Laban Institute, Greenwich Dance, Siobhan Davies Dance, and other dance centers.This fall Brittany is working with the pre-professional contemporary dance company, Virginia Repertory Dance Company, where I'll be working with professional choreographers like Gesel Mason (Mason/Rhynes Producitons), Kelly Bartnik (BAXco, Cora Dance, GK1 Productions), Laurie Eisenhower (Pilobolus, David Parsons) and more.

Devin Jennings is currently attending Coker College in Hartsville, SC working on my BA in Dance with a double concentration in performance/choreography and movement therapies with a business minor. She is also on the Coker Elites Dance Team and performed in many musicals the past two years. Devin has had the opportunity to perform pieces choreographed by Twyla Tharp, Amy Marshall, Eric Blair, Julie Mulvihill, Terrance Henderson, and this fall will have the opportunity to work with Doug Varone. She has attended the American College Dance Festival in Murfreesboro, Tennesse and Richmond, Virginia. She also teaches at Thornwell School of the Arts in Hartsville, SC and teaches at Kelley's Fine Arts in Camden, SC l. Devin has been performing with the The Wanda Project contemporary company in Charlotte, NC and the Coker Repertory Dance Company the past two years. She recently went to Paris in order to continue her studies in dance by taking classes at the Centre De Danse Du Marais and had the opportunity to perform with Anou Ska, a modern dance company in Lyon, France.

New Dance Company Takes Form
Collide Dance Collaborative is a dance group dedicated to bringing dancers together to create and work in an environment that is nurturing to their self growth. We hope to give dancers a chance to teach, perform, and choreograph while learning from each other. At Collide, we value a sense of community and
strive to unite dancers of the Richmond community and abroad. We value diversity and incorporate all elements of dance, fusing them together in an effort to bring new and exciting events to the Richmond area. Visit us at www.collidedancerva.com!

Congrats to Jordan McDonald as she joins the Columbus State University Dance Conservatory Staff. Click on the link to see her bio.

Anna Hudgins makes her THEATER debut in
A Wonderful Life-Musical - John W. Engeman Theater at Northport, NY. The show runs November 25, 2011 - January 15, 2012

Adapted from the Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life" Book and Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Music by Joe Raposo Frank Capra's film classic has been brought to vibrant theatrical life through the remarkable collaboration of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Sheldon Harnick and Grammy and Emmy Award-winner Joe Raposo. The story of George Bailey and his wonderful life in Bedford Falls remains a timeless fable of dreams, disillusionment and the power of love. An uplifting chronicle of the extraordinary lives of ordinary folk, A WONDERFUL LIFE exhilarates the mind and heart as it celebrate the innate goodness in us all.