Category Archives: Alumni

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Alumni News: Class Notes from March 2024

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Samantha Lewis ’20 Teaching and performing with Evolving Doors Dance Company Safia Vanterpool ’20 Mark Morris Dance Group Teaching Artist Program Franny Komperda ’21 Payton Lauer ’21 authenticgrooves.com Alayna Maddocks ’21 Taryn Santeramo ’21 […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from February 2024

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Chloe Milton ’17 Dance instructor at Immersion Dance Center, Fort Collins, Colorado Ashley Shute ’17 Company member of Ormao Dance Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado Hannah Finnegan ’18 Ashleyliane Dance Company Shannon Gerney ’18 YouTube Julianna Williams […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from January 2024

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Emma Kimball ’14 Company member with Canyon Concert Ballet, Fort Collins, Colorado; Company member with Built for Collapse, Brooklyn, New York Kayla Banks ’14 Formal dancer of Dancing Earth Dance Company, San Francisco; IMPACT Dance Company, Fort Collins, […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from December 2023

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Jenna Smith (Spengler) ’12 Company member with IMPACT Dance Company and Canyon Concert Ballet, Fort Collins, Colorado; Formal dancer with FALL Aerial Ballet Company, Nashville, Tennessee Cecillia McNeel ’12 Annessa Kohlhardt ’12 Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from Colorado […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from November 2023

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Megan Meehleis ’10 High Country Conservatory of Music and Dance (Family-owned dance school); appeared on America’s Got Talent, 2014 Les Laura Martin (Siem) ’10 Dance faculty at Performance Dancer, Aurora Dance Arts, and Avatar Movement […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from October 2023

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Shari Callear ’08 Founding dancer with Life/Art Dance Ensemble, Denver, Colorado Ariane Ruprai ’08 Formal dancer of Louder Than Words Dance Theatre, Denver, Colorado Andrea Palesh ’08 Performed with Eyes of a Blue Dog Dance […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from September 2023

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Erin Warner Prange ’06 Dancer and Executive Director of Big Muddy Dance Company Erica Bow-Gottschalk (Jurgens-Bow) ’06 Performed with Diavolo Dance Theatre Dance Company, Los Angeles, California Jessica Riggs (Olin) ’07 Artistic Director of Life/Art Dance Ensemble, […]


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Alumni News: Class Notes from August 2023

Colorado State University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance is proud to share the latest news and achievements from our Alumni. Becky Kendall ’04 Artistic Director of Momentum Dance Collective, Anchorage, Alaska, a non-profit corporation; momentumdance.org Carrie Demo ’04 Teaching artist at New York City Ballet Education Center, 2015-present Kristin Howe (LeLoup) ’05 Owner/Teacher at Creative Kids Movement; Co-Founder/Artistic […]


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CSU Dance alum Denna Thomsen in the new movie, The Turning

CSU Dance alum, Denna Thomsen (’07) attended the premiere of the new move, The Turning on Tuesday January 21, 2020. Thomsen plays the role of Jessel. In the new horror drama, directed by Floria Sigismondi, a young governess is hired to look after an orphaned girl, but the return of the girl’s problematic brother uncovers secrets […]


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Alumni Class Notes 2019

Madison Martinek (B.A. in Dance, 2018) Madison Martinek has accepted a position dancing with Hannah Kahn Dance Company, located in Denver, Colorado. Madison grew up in Loveland, Colorado. She began her dance training at the age of three at Loveland Dance Academy, studying ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and contemporary during her time there. During her […]