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2009-10 Dance Team Bios

Name: Jillian Clarke (Captain)
Years on Team: 4
Major/Minor: Exercise Science
Hometown: Lindenhurst, NY
Dance Background: Jillian has been dancing for 15 years, doing everything from jazz to hip hop and lyrical. She was on her high school kickline team all four years and was captain her senior year.

Name: Laura Bence (Asst. Captain)
Years on Team: 4
Major/Minor: Communication Sciences & Disorders
Hometown: S. Setauket, NY
Dance Background: Laura has been dancing for the past sixteen years. She is trained in jazz, tap, ballet and lyrical. She trained at Port Jefferson Dance Academy, where she competed in group and solo routines since the age of eight. She has been a member of the AU dance team for four years.

Name: Nora Barmawi
Years on Team: 4
Major/Minor: Biology
Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria
Dance Background: Has danced in Bulgaria previously, with experience in ballet & gymnastics.

Name: Alyssa Glaittli
Years on Team: 3
Major/Minor: Speech-Language Pathology
Hometown: Valley Stream, NY
Dance Background: Alyssa has been dancing since she was two years old. She danced on her high school kickline team and in her high school dance program. She taught at her dance studio for two years and currently coaches the Junior Varsity kickline team at her high school. This is Alyssa's third year on the team.

Name: Lauren Falkowski
Years on Team: 2
Major/Minor: Nursing
Hometown: Farmingdale, NY
Dance Background: Lauren has been dancing for 13 years. Has danced at Long Island Ballet Centre, where she performed in shows such as The Nutcracker and Snow White. For the past 5 years she has danced at Step by Step, while also teaching ballet there.

Name: Nicole Lesniak

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: English/Education

Hometown: Elmont, NY

Dance Background: Nicole has been on a nationally competitive dance team since she was 9. She teaches dance to children ages 3-15 at Ms. Edie's Dancin' Feet. She was captain of her high school kickline team for two years.

 

Name: Michele Treadwell

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Undecided

Hometown: Glendale, NY

Dance Background: Michele has been dancing for 15 years and has danced competitively from age 6-17. She's had extensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, hip-hop, modern, acro, and ballroom. She majored in dance for her four years of high school at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts and choreographed multiple pieces for her senior dance show.

 

Name: Julie O'Lansen

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Biology

Hometown: Ridgewood, Queens

Dance Background: Julie has been dancing for 15 years and has been competitive for 6 years. She attended Frank Sinatra School of the arts for 1 year, and was on her High School dance team for 3 years.

 

 

Name:  Heather Pergola

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Communications

Hometown: Mahopac, NY

Dance Background: Heather has been dancing for 13 years. Classes she has taken include: ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, pointe, lyrical, and Hawaiian.

 

Name: Michelle Forni

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Psychology/Education STEP

Hometown: East Longmeadow,  Ma

Dance Background: Michelle has been dancing for 14 years and competitively for 10 years. She was the highest level at her studio (Company A).  She is trained in tap, ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical. She has won regional competitions all over New England and danced at the Academy of Dance in East Longmeadow,  Ma

 

Name: Michele Montana

Years on Team:  1

Major/Minor: Speech Pathology/ Dance

Hometown: Massapequa,  NY

Dance Background: Michele competed at a studio on Long Island. She has been trained in tap, ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and acro. She placed top 10 at regional competitions.  She has been competing for 8 years and now teaches at the same studio.

 

 

Name: Sarah Hill

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Nursing

Hometown:  Port Jefferson, NY

Dance Background: Sarah has been dancing for 10 years at Long Island Academy and competed. She received high scores in National Competitions.

 

 

Name:  Arianna Georgiadis

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor:  Accounting

Hometown:  Malverne, NY

Dance Background:  Arianna has been dancing for 14 years at Tap to Pointe dance school. She was on the Kellenberg varsity dance team.

 

 

Name: Shannon Wojszynski

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Dance

Hometown:  New Hyde Park, New York

Dance Background: Shannon has danced for 14 years and is trained in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, acrobatics and lyrical. She was part of her studio competition team and has performed group and solo routines at competitions since the age of 13. She has also done the Rockette Experience Summer Intensive.

 

 

Name: Raven Jelks

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Dance

Hometown: Huntington, NY

Dance Background: Raven has been dancing for 13 years. She is trained in all forms: tap, ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop.

 

 

Name: Devon Fitol

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor:  Dance

Hometown: East Hampton, CT

Dance Background:  Devon has been dancing for 10 years doing tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, modern, acro, and hip-hop. She danced at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Rockettes's Intensive, and was on a competition team.

 

 

Name: Tania Weremeychik

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Dance

Hometown: Wantagh, NY

Dance Background: Tania has been dancing for 15 years. She has been trained in tap, jazz, ballet, acro, modern, and lyrical, and pointe.

 

 

Name: Kristin D'Andria

Years on Team: 1

Major/Minor: Undecided

Hometown: Huntington Station, NY

Dance Background: Kristin was on her high school JV dance team for 2 years and on the varsity team for 2 years. She also danced 15 years at a studio where she competed for 8 years.