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2009-10 Dance Team Bios Name: Jillian Clarke (Captain) Name: Laura Bence (Asst. Captain) Name: Nora Barmawi Name: Alyssa Glaittli Name: Lauren Falkowski 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.
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