Throughout the year, Kanopy Dance Academy offers students an exceptional learning experience with renowned guest artists in residence and Kanopy Dance Academy’s exceptional faculty.
Robert E. Cleary
Robert E. Cleary (Cleary) joined his partner, Lisa Thurrell, as a co-artistic director of Kanopy Dance in 1995.Cleary has toured, performed, choreographed, and taught throughout the United States and Denmark. Mr. Cleary received his Bachelor of Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography and a Bachelor of Arts in History, 19th Century Europe, from the University of Minnesota. He trained intensively at American Ballet Theatre and with Susan Klein in Klein Release Technique in New York. Influenced by ballet, modernists as well as post- modernists, Cleary is in constant exploration of relevant dance expression. An exceptional movement artist, the medium of physical theater suits him like a second skin.
Critics hail Cleary as “fiery and riveting, inspired, wicked dancing…astonishing…”. As a choreographer, his work has been widely praised as “classic, gut centered 20th century modern dance”, and “riotously pleasurable, intense, richly satisfying”. Cleary’s choreography has been featured by numerous presenters including at several Arhus and Copenhagen Dance Festivals and in Chicago at the Ruth Page Center. His most recent commission was for the choreographic work, This is Not America, performed in March 2019, by the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble in New York City.
He was soloist in Nini Theilade’s Ballet Schubert, created originally for Massine’s Ballet Russe (1997) Copenhagen, Denmark. He annually performs as guest soloist for Ballet Minnesota in Nutcracker (1994 to date), as well as High Brahmin in La Bayadere (2008), and most notably, the lead role created on him for Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (2008, 2018).
Cleary has served on the guest faculty in dance at Idrætshøjskole, Oure, Denmark (1997); Illinois State University, Normal, IL; Mankato Ballet, Ballet Minnesota, Southwest Texas State, Texas (1998), among others.
Lisa Thurrell
Lisa Thurrell, co-artistic director, Kanopy Dance Company since 1995, trained and danced with Martha Graham Dance Company from 1987-1995. Honored to be among those who reconstructed some of Martha’s early works, she performed in Graham’s NYC City Center Gala Season, and at the Spoleto Festival Italy and USA from 1991-1994.
Embracing modern founders’ philosophies, Thurrell’s choreography has been described by critics as “…a Hieronymus Bosch painting, spilling onto the floor of the theater . . . stresses fragility of the human body and self-reflection.” As a performer, critics call her “…pure power and vulnerability at once”.
Her choreographic works have been presented in New York City at Jazz at Lincoln Center (2013-2016), Next@Graham (2018), NUVU Festival (2018), and Modern Rebels (2018). Thurrell choreographed for Kanopy as part of the Lamentation Variations Project, and the Martha Graham Center (2013). Her commissions for the opera include Madison Opera’s Florencia en el Amazonas (2018), Seven Deadly Sins (2023), as well as Wozzeck (2019) and Bluebeard’s Castle (2023), the latter two presented at the Des Moines Metro Opera international summer festival.
Thurrell holds a certificate Professional Trainee Program (3yr), Martha Graham Dance Company, NYC, and an MFA-Dance & Asian Theater from University of Wisconsin-Madison (1987).
She has served as Chair of Dance at Idrætshøjskole, Oure, Denmark (1997), faculty at University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE (1991, 1994), among others. In addition, Thurrell regularly teaches as at The Martha Graham School in NYC.
Ms. Thurrell received her certification from the Professional Trainee Program, Martha Graham School, NYC and her Master of Fine Arts in Dance and Asian Theater from the University of Wisconsin. She served as Chair of Dance at Idrætshøjskole, Oure, Denmark (1997), faculty at University of Nebraska (1991, 1994), among others. In addition, Thurrell regularly guest teaches as at The Martha Graham School in NYC, and is guest faculty at the University of Wisconsin.
Daniel Fetecua Soto
Daniel Fetecua Soto, A New York based Colombian dancer, choreographer, educator and producer, Fetecua was soloist member of the Limón Dance Company for ten years, (2006-2016), dancing lead roles in Jose Limón’s master pieces and has appeared as guest artist in Pina Bausch’s “Rite of Spring” and “Tannhäuser”. Fetecua is a master teacher of the Limón technique, reconstructor of Limón’s repertory and Director of the Limón Professional Trainee Program. He is the founder and artistic director of two dance companies: Pajarillo Pinta’o, a dance company that preserves and promotes the Columbian traditional dances through dance performance, workshops and classes; and D-Moves, a contemporary dance project that combines Columbian traditions, Modern Dance and German TanzTheatre. Fetecua is a longtime collaborator of Columbian composer and musician Pablo Mayor. Together, they have created Amalgama and El Barrio Project, and the educational residency Cumbia for Kids/Cumbia for All. Since 2008, Fetecua has worked with Native Choreographer Daystar/Rosalie Jones for her work “Wolf: A Transformation”, from whom Fetecua has the rights to the piece for its performance, preservation and promotion. Fetecua is a member of Movement Migration an international collective of seasoned dance artists directed by Kim Jones. He is the producer and artistic director of Latitudes Dance Festival, a NYC based platform that promotes and presents Latin American and Indigenous companies and choreographers from around the world. His most recent project, C.A.V.E.S with world renowned dancer Blakeley White-McGuire, is touring internationally in collaboration with local dance companies and artists. Fetecua is currently resident choreographer and board member of ID Studio Theatre a not-for-profit organization led by Colombian actor German Jaramillo. Fetecua is also a resident choreographer at Teatro SEA directed by Manuel Moran for which he has choreographed “Sueno”, a Caribbean take on Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”, and “La Gloria: A Latin Cabaret”. He won a HOLA award for Best Choreography and an ATI award for “The Crazy Adventures of Don Quixote”.
Colin Connor
Colin Connor is the award-winning choreographer of over sixty works and was the Artistic Director of the American legacy Limón Dance Company from 2016 to 2020. His choreographies have been presented across the Americas, Europe and Africa, including New York’s Joyce Theater, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, the Momment’Homme Festival in Montreal, The Holland Festival, and the Festival Internacional de Danza Contemporanea in Mexico. He was the winner of Sarasota Ballet’s International Choreography Competition, Charleston Ballet Theatre’s Fountainhead Choreography Competition, best experimental film at the California Womens’ Film Festival and best music video at Silent River Film Festival. His work draws from a large range of influences – musical, literary, social and scientific – all used to bring attention to the communicative power of the human body. Major collaborations include: Solea and the Winds, a radical Contemporary / Flamenco evening which toured to critical acclaim for three years across Europe and Secondhand Sofawith bluegrass band The Biscuit Boys for the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He has mounted works on the Limón Dance Company, Atlanta Ballet, Finland’s Damaru Dance Company, Hartford Ballet, The Juilliard School, Richmond Ballet, the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, Kanopy Dance Company, sjDANCEco and Island Moving Company among many others. As Limón’s Artistic Director he revitalized the Company and School and nurtured a new generation of leaders in the tradition. Mr. Connor has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School, NYU, City College of New York, and the California Institute for the Arts, where he is a Professor Emeritus. He has also taught and choreographed at many major international dance centers including Rotterdamse Dansacademie, London’s The Place, Israel’s Rubin Academy, and Dresden’s Palluca Schule. colinconnor.org.
Sandra Kaufmann
Sandra Kaufmann serves as the founding director of the Dance program at Loyola University Chicago with extensive experience as a dancer, director and educator. Sandra toured widely as a member of the renowned Martha Graham Dance Company, served on the faculty of the Martha Graham School an as Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Ensemble. She also danced with celebrated choreographers, Pearl Lang and Richard Move. With MOMENTA and Silo Chamber Dancers, Sandra danced many works by influential choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. A prolific choreographer, Ms. Kaufmann has created work for concert dance, musical theatre productions, aerial dance, opera, protest dances, video and site-specific works. Her choreography has been honored with awards from Dance Magazine Foundation, Tidmarsh Arts Foundation, The American College Dance Festival, Bossak/Heilbrun Foundation and The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts.. Sandra’s activism through dance culminated in an invitation from the Library of Congress in Washington DC to curate and perform a distinctive dance program “The Legacy of the New Dance Group”, a historic group of artists who dedicated themselves to social advocacy through performance. Sandra has served on the faculty of Barnard College, New York University, The Academy of Movement and Music and Loyola University Chicago.
Miki Orhihara
Miki Orihara is best known for her work as a principal dancer in the Martha Graham Dance Company, which she joined in 1987 and earned a Bessie Award in 2010. She has performed on Broadway and with Elisa Monte, Martha Clarke, SITI Company, PierGroupDance, Lotuslotus. Her solo concert series, “ Resonance” has been enthusiastically received by audiences and critics around the world. “Resonance” traces the lineage of some of today’s most imaginative dance makers through earlier innovators like Martha Clarke, Lar Luvobitch and back to the masterworks of Martha Graham and José Limón. In Resonance II, Orihara premiered Shirabyoshi as part of a CUNY Dance Initiative 2016-17 residency at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center (LPAC). She premiered “Resonance III” in May 2019 at LPAC, focusing on works of American and Japanese modern dance pioneers. This production received Japan Foundation’s Tour Grant 2018/2019.
In 2019, in addition to her own concert series, she started to work in Berlin with DanceOn Project. Orihara has presented her choreography in New York, Amsterdam and Tokyo/Nagoya. She is a sought after teacher and coach, working with the Kirov Ballet, Nakamura/Shuto Project(Japan), Japan’s New National Theater Ballet School, The Ailey School, New York University, The Hartt School, L’ete de la Danse(Paris) , Henny Jurien Studio (Amsterdam) and is Dance Director for Mishmash＊Miki Orihara. Orihara was featured in the Inaugural performance of “Peace is…” at the United Nations as a part of the Permanent Mission of Japan in April 2017. Orihara is the Dance Director for Martha Graham Dance Technique Level 1 DVD, documenting Graham technique with Dance Spotlight and Martha Graham Centre.
Tadej Brdnik
Tadej Brdnik, guest faculty is a program director, educator, regisseur, curator, choreographer, and former Principal Dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company. He began his career in Slovenia and has danced with Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Robert Wilson, Battery Dance Company, and in works by Maurice Béjart, Nacho Duato, Lucinda Childs, Yvonne Rainer, Susan Stroman, Anne Bogart, Doug Varone, Andonis Foniadakis, Larry Keigwin, among others.
He appeared in the feature film “Noah.” Tadej choreographed works on Battery Dance Company, Graham 2, Teens@Graham, and Milwaukee Dance Theater, among others as well as for Slovenian National TV. He was Assisting Choreographer to Susan McClain’s “Ardent Song (Redux)” and Luca Veggetti’s “The Tempest Songbook,” both for the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Tadej teaches internationally, at the Graham School and for “Dancing to Connect.” He is currently a full-time modern faculty at the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and a regisseur for the Martha Graham Dance Company. Formerly he held positions such as Education Director for the Downtown Dance Festival and Programs Director for the Martha Graham Dance Company. He is a recipient of The Benetton Dance Award and the Eugene Loring Award and is a BAM/DeVos Institute Performer in Transition Fellow.
Blakeley White Mcguire
Blakeley White Mcguire (b. South Louisiana, USA) lives and works in Manhattan, New York. She is an interdisciplinary artist and dancer working in contemporary performance and creation, and historical documentation through writing, filmmaking, and teaching. She has received international critical acclaim, including the prestigious Positano Premia La Danza Award for Contemporary Dance, as Principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company where her repertory included Lamentation, Rite of Spring and Errand into the Maze.
Blakeley has received commissions from: The Museum of Arts and Design, Dancing Human Rights (Oxford University, U.K.), Danza en Arte Pietrasanta, Italy, Jacob’s Pillow’s INSIDE/OUT Festival, The Ailey School, Movement Migration, and the Martha Graham Dance Company among others. Her collaboration C.A.V.E.S. with Daniel Fetecua Soto has generated choreographic commissions from Buglisi Dance Theater (embodying the International Declaration of Human Rights), Ballet Metropolitano de Medellín and the New York Office of Art and Special Projects. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College and is an official stager of Martha Graham’s masterworks. Blakeley’s first book, The Martha Graham Dance Company: House of the Pelvic Truth, was released by Bloomsbury Publishing UK in 2022. She is currently a faculty member of The Ailey School/Fordham University, Hunter College, City College of New York, LaGuardia High School, and a Lincoln Center Teaching Artist. She was appointed Artist-in-Residence at Loyola University Chicago in 2021 and is currently a Fulbright Specialist in Dance.
Shannon Quirk
Shannon Quirk, a southern California native, began her training with Orange County Regional Ballet and continued her studies at UC, Irvine earning a BFA in Dance Performance – performing featured parts in William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite and In The Middle Somewhat Elevated and have original works created on her by Jodie Gates and Molly Lynch. Upon graduation, she joined Madison Ballet.
Ms. Quirk has performed lead roles in Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations, Peter Anatoas’ Midsummer Night’s Dream, George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Elegié, Four Temperaments, Rubies, Serenade, Tchaikovsky’s Pas De Deux, Who Cares?, Diana and Acteon Pas De Deux, Christopher Wheeldon’s The American, This Bitter Earth, and W. Earle Smith’s Cinderella, Dracula: A Rock Ballet, and The Nutcracker.
She has had the pleasure to be a performer with Avant Chamber Ballet, Ballet Tucson, Detroit Dance City Festival, UW Madison’s Dance Department 90th Anniversary Celebration and Summer Solstice Invitational, and ICMOVEMENT Project based in Washington D.C.
Samantha Geracht
Samantha Géracht, MFA, Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, Artistic Director. Directing the Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble since 2017, Ms. Géracht performed with Anna Sokolow’s Players’ Project for 11 years and was a founding member of the Ensemble performing with the company for 13 years. She has toured and taught Sokolow internationally and reconstructs Sokolow repertory on professional companies and in college and university dance programs. Ms. Géracht served as a panelist for the Library of Congress opening of the New Dance Group archives and presented her own research on her reimagination of Anna Sokolow’s 1938 Slaughter of the Innocents at the Library for the opening of the Sokolow archives. Her recent choreographic endeavors include, for Shadowbox Theatre’s, “The Earth and Me”, a climate-change puppet/dance opera for school-aged children, and “Benched,” for which she received Jersey City Arts and Culture award. She is also a recipient of the New Jersey Arts Council Individual Artist Finalist award.
Ms Géracht received a BS in dance from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, spent three years in the professional studies program at the Nikolais/Louis Dance Lab, and earned an MFA from Montclair State University. She has studied with and been mentored by Jim May, Betty Jones, and Fritz Ludin, and has performed the Humphrey/Weidman repertory with Deborah Carr Theatre Dance Ensemble, and with Gail Corbin. With Jim May, she worked with Rae Ballard’s Thoughts in Motion. A devoted educator Ms. Géracht is committed to the preservation of early American Modern Dance, and to making the works of modern dance pioneers more accessible to dance education programs, young artists, and new audiences. She currently is adjunct dance faculty at Queensborough Community College.
Anne Marie Loesch
Anne Marie Loesch grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. There her first job was as an assistant at the local dance studio. Ever since, Anne Marie has been teaching and sharing her love for dance. She began studying Humphrey-Weidman’s modern dance technique under Mary Ann Mee, dancer, and demonstrator for Charles Weidman
Katharyn Horne provided her with a solid ballet background in Cecchetti. It was under these two talented women that she began her professional dance career with Dance Central, Kinetyx Dance Ensemble, and Moving Poets Theatre of Dance. Since settling in Chicago, she has performed with MOMENTA, Joel Hall Dancers, Paul Sanasardo, Zephyr Dance, and various independent artists. Ms. Loesch has served as the Ballet Mistress for the Joel Hall Second Company and Noumenon Dance Ensemble. It is with great joy that Anne Marie teaches on the faculty of Kanopy Dance.
Miye Bishop, Company Dancer
Miye Bishop began her dance journey in her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan, and continued her training in the United States under the guidance of her father, John Bishop, at Northwest Ballet Academy. She furthered her studies at Ballet Bellevue with Victoria Titova, International Ballet Academy under Vera Altunina, summers at American Ballet Theatre, and Dance Open in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In her 7 years with Kanopy Dance Company, Bishop has performed leading roles in a wide range of contemporary and classical works. Her repertoire includes Moonlight in Views of the Fleeting World by Pascal Rioult, the Bride in Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring, and Weather in the Room by Colin Connor. She has also been featured as a soloist in several premieres, including Lloyd Knight’s Commune, Blakeley White-McGuire’s These Worlds in Us, Daniel Fetecua Soto’s Rejoice, and Tadej Brdnik’s The Moment.
Her performance career also includes work with Northwest Ballet Theatre, Ballet Bellevue, Bellingham Repertory Dance, and appearances with Pacific Northwest Opera, Seattle Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Madison Opera, Dance Wisconsin, and Dance at Delafield.
She is a faculty member at Kanopy Dance Academy, teaching in both the youth and adult programs. In addition to her dance instruction, she is a certified yoga and fitness instructor, bringing a well-rounded approach to movement, strength, and wellness.
Meenakshi Ganesan
Meenakshi Ganesan is the founder & artistic director of Kalaanjali Dance Company in Madison, WI & San Jose, CA. She was conferred the prestigious title of Nritya Mayuri by the Ministry of Education of India and has performed at notable events such as the Cleveland Aradhana Festival. Ganesan has trained more than 100 students around the globe and has conducted 35 Arangetrams (student graduation recitals) under Kalaanjali. She was awarded a grant as a Master Artist by the Wisconsin Arts Board and is honored to serve as a WAB panelist 2022 to help preserve and support the community of artists.
Georgia Corner
Georgia Corner is a dancer and teacher with over twenty years of experience performing, teaching, and producing dance. She performed for five years with the Erik Hawkins Dance Company; for two years with Douglas Dunn and Dancers, and New York based companies of Lise Brenner, Kriota Willberg, and Karen Bernard. She also performed with Ballet Harren and performed domestically and internationally for eight years with Ballet Mink Colbert.
In 1998, she founded and went on to co-direct and dance in The Wellspring Project, a repertory company based in the Hawkins technique. Over six years, Wellspring commissioned and premiered over a dozen new dances, produced five New York seasons, performed throughout New England, and appeared in Toronto and Montreal.
Wellspring produced the Erik Hawkins Legacy Forum in conjunction with Hunter College, which drew teacher and students from across the country and abroad. While in New York, Corner taught modern technique at the Erik Hawkins School of Dance and at the 92nd Street Y, both cradles of modern dance.
She has been a guest artist at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and has taught workshops and master classes for groups of every age and experience level. Ms. Corner is now a Doctor of Physical Therapy and uses her movement expertise in falls prevention efforts with Falls Free Dane.”
Maya Finman-Palmer
Maya Finman-Palmer, studied at Kanopy Academy of Dance from age 6-19, and was a dancer in Kanopy2. During her years of intense training at Kanopy, studying under its artistic directors and faculty, she also studied under Kanopy’s guest artists: Martin Lofsnes, Sandra Kaufmann, Donlin Foreman, Pascal Rioult, Miki Orihara, Samantha Geracht, Virginie Mécène, Kevin Predmore and Lone Kjaer Larsen.
At Kanopy she was also fortunate to study under guest physical theater artists Amit Lahav, Gecko Theatre, UK, and Steve Wasson and Corinne Soum, Theatre de l’Ange Fou. At Martha Graham Center in NYC, she studied with Steve Rooks. She graduated from the Advanced 3-year Professional Program at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. At Alvin Ailey School she has trained under Amy Hall, Bradly Shelver, Matthew Rushing, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Judine Somerville, and others. She was a dance company member of Ailey II, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, NYC, where she toured US and Europe. While in Ailey II, she performed works by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, Francesca Harper, Judith Jamison and others. A highlight of this time was performing Judith Jamison’s solo piece, “Divining”. Maya was also a featured dancer in Dawn Richard and Atlantic Records Spoken Word Project by Ebonie Smith “Fantasy”. She has also danced with South Chicago Dance Theater 2025-2026 season.
Edward Salas
Edward Salas (Covina, CA), began dancing at the age of 19 while earning his AA in Theater Arts from Mt. San Antonio College. He later earned his B.A. in Dance from California State University, Fullerton (2018). He trained in classical ballet and modern techniques such as Horton, Graham, and Limón under Muriel Joyce, Alvin Rangel-Alvarado, Lisa D. Long, and Debra Noble. He was part of CSUF’s Repertory Company and performed works by Mike Esperanza, Bryn Cohn, and Daniel Jaber. While at university, he also danced down Main Street USA in various parades at the Disneyland Resort. Edward has worked as a company member with Re:borN Dance Interactive, FUSE Dance Company, and Contemporary West Dance Theatre. In 2022, he joined Kanopy Dance Company, where his repertoire includes featured roles such as “The Husbandman” in Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring and soloist in Daniel Fetecua Soto’s Rejoice: Returning Home, as well as works by Pascal Rioult, Lloyd Knight, Tadej Brdnik, Colin Connor, and Blakeley White-McGuire.
Stormy Gaylord
Stormy Gaylord began her dance training at Laguna Dance Theatre in Mission Viejo, California. She graduated magna cum laude from California State University, Fullerton with a B.A. in Dance in 2018. While at CSUF, she studied Ballet, Horton, Graham, and Limón techniques. As a dancer in CSUF’s repertory company, Stormy worked with guest choreographers Bryn Cohn, Jessica Kondrath, and Colin Connor. Post- graduation, Stormy danced in Southern California as a freelance artist, company member in Re:borN Dance Interactive and FUSE Dance Company, cast member in numerous Disneyland parades, and performer in the Teatro Martini Dinner Theatre.
In 2021, she had the honor of joining the dance faculty at California State University, Fullerton teaching ballet. Continuing her education, Stormy earned her 200-Hour Power Yoga Certification, a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communication, and certificate in Web Design from University of Florida. In 2022, Stormy became a company dancer with Kanopy Dance Company.
Alex Trofka
Alex Trofka graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in Professional Communication in 2021. At UWSP, Alex trained with Joan Karlen, Michael Estanich, Jeannie Hill, Pamela Luedtke, and Sarah Olson. Additionally, Alex studied abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland training at the Irish World Academy. Additionally, Alex studied abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland training at the Irish World Academy. In addition, Alex has worked with esteemed choreographers such as Nick Pupillo, Pascal Rioult, Lloyd Knight, Tadej Brdnik, Colin Connor, and much more. While at Kanopy, Alex has had the wonderful opportunity to dance in Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring Suite, perform with Madison Opera, and train at the Martha Graham Center Summer Intensive in New York City. Recently, Alex has had the privilege of dancing the role of “Drosselmeyer” with Madison Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker.
Kendyll Hazzard
Kendyll Hazzard is thrilled to return to Kanopy as a company artist, where she trained and performed as an apprentice (2021-2024). At Kanopy she discovered her love for modern and contemporary dance, and was given the opportunity to perform in masterworks and repertory from artists such as Pascal Rioult, Lloyd Knight, and Martha Graham.
As a graduate of the Martha Graham School Pedagogy program (2026), she studied under the mentorship of Virgine Mecene and Lone Larson, with an additional Teaching Artist certification for K-12 students. She is also an alumna of the CLI Conservatory (2025), where she trained under Teddy Forance, Riley Watts, and more.
Beyond performing, Kendyll is a passionate educator and choreographer. She has presented work for film and stage, choreographing for Danceworks Chicago, Bucknell University, u.DL, Isthmus Dance Collective, and Kanopy’s own second company, K2. She has also served as guest faculty at the CLI Conservatory.
Madison Dabalos, Apprentice
Madison Dabalos has been immersed in dance and various performing arts since she was eight years old. She has training in commercial dance styles, competition dance, high school and community musical theatre, and modern dance. She graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a B.A. in Dance and a minor in Kinesiology in 2024, where she worked with guest choreographers Yoshito Sarkuraba, Jamila Glass, Bradley Beakes, Sadie Weinberg, and Boroka Nagy. Post-graduation, she achieved her Comprehensive Pilates and Mat Pilates Instructor certificates at Orange Coast College, following her mentor, Amelie Hunter, under the Kathy Grant lineage. When she isn’t dancing, you can find Madison teaching Pilates in the Downtown, Fitchburg, and Monona areas. She is excited to perform with Kanopy Dance for her second season!
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