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"Prelude" a Concert by Holly Logan
The Dancers
Meet the artists who will be making this production beautiful on stage.
Ashleigh Claire Miller
Ashleigh Claire Miller is a dancer, visual artist, and musician based in Seattle, Washington. In April of 2013 Ashleigh received her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Dance from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she received multiple scholarships and graduated with honors. In her time at Tisch she performed in over 35 shows which included works by Andrea Miller, Alex Ketley, the Tisch faculty, her peers, and many other artists. She has also been a performer and collaborator with Carol Mendes and Artists, a New York City based modern dance company. Ashleigh's choreography has shown in New York and the greater Seattle area and has been often accompanied by her visual arts and musical compositions.
Ciara McCormick
Originally from Burlington, VT, Ciara grew up with roots in the Northeast and Midwest. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stephens College in 2011 with a BFA in Dance and a minor in creative writing. Her training draws heavily from ballet and modern techniques, and includes many forms of world dance. She has performed works by choreographers including Martha Graham, August Bournonville, and Seattleites Amy Johnson and Umami Performance. In 2012, she worked with Daniel Kubert and OmniArts nebraska on their first season, serving as rehearsal director and performing the title role in an original evening-length adaptation of the Red Balloon. In the rest of her life, Ciara is a dance teacher, preschool administrator, and writer of dance review.
Samantha Weissbach
Before Samantha could even walk, she began to dance. She has taken dance classes since the age of two, & continues to further her dance education. Samantha has trained at several different establishments; however, her main training was received at Cornerstone Studio, Ballet Bellevue, Reflections School of Dance, and Emerald Ballet Theatre.
Nutcracker has been an annual part of her life since December 2000; the roles she has played include: Sugar Plum Fairy, Arabian, Marzipan/Flutes, Clara, Snowflake, Snowflake Soloist, Russian, Spanish, Mouse Queen, Flower, & Doll. She has also had the privilege of being a part of Emerald Ballet Theatre's production of “The Mermaid”. Samantha spent one year apprenticing for Cerulean Dance Company (presently known as “Emerge”), & became a member for the three years following.
While dance is her first passion, Samantha is also a photographer, business professional, hopeless romantic & red wine enthusiast. Her ultimate, driving ambition is to live a life founded in abundantly rich & overwhelming love.
Elizabeth Voiles
Elizabeth Voiles, born and raised in Bend, OR. started her classical ballet training at age 6, with Central Oregon School of Ballet after seeing their production of The Nutcracker and thinking to herself, "Clara is such a good role! She gets to keep all the presents!" She continued her study at Boston Ballet School, Kirov Ballet Academy, Cornish College of the Arts, and Ballet Chicago (on full scholarship). Her professional stage experience includes dancing with Northwest Ballet Theater (Waiting on the Next), Ballet Bellevue (Childish Things; Velvet Romance; Flow Bear Waltzes), INCEPTION Dance Theater (Grin; Other; Diptych; Two Hearts), Sixthday Dance Company (Waiting Place; I Had a Dream That You Left; A Day in the Life of a Butterfly), Poetry + Motion (My America) along with other various dance projects and collaborations. She also performs with her tango partner (Nathan Smith) at various events and recently competed in the 2014 Argentine Tango USA Championship. This is her first time performing at Velocity, and very excited to represent the work of the very talented and innovative Holly Logan.
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