Teen Jazz Company 2020-2021
Co-Directors: Rosemary Leach and Isadora Snapp
Louisa Braun (she/her) is a Junior at Montpelier High School. She loves working with kids, and currently assists Primary Ballet. Outside of class, Luisa likes reading books, eating ice cream, and spending time with her friends. She has been dancing at CD&FS for eight years, and loves getting to explore different styles of dance with Teen Jazz.
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Nora Chase-Tatko (she/her) is a sophomore at Montpelier High School. She has been dancing at Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio for 5 years. This is her second year as a member of the Company. "My favorite styles of dance are ballet and pointe, though I enjoy modern, contemporary, and jazz as well. I've been dancing since I was 3 years old and hope to continue dancing throughout high school and college."
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LaurieAnne Fournier (she/her) is a freshman at Montpelier High School. This is her fourth year dancing at CD&FS, and her first year in Teen Jazz. When not taking her own classes, she assists ballet conditioning and pre-primary ballet. Her favorite styles of dance are currently ballet and musical theater. Other than dance Laurie-Anne loves to read, snowboard, and play the piano.
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Sophie Gustafson (she/her) is currently a sophomore at Montpelier High School. She has been dancing at CD&FS for 8 years and this is her 2nd year in Teen Jazz. "I have taken many styles of dance over the years like Hip Hop, Jazz, and Musical Theater but my favorites as of now are Ballet, Pointe, and Modern. I have always loved music and dance has been a huge part of my musical identity throughout my life. I love CD&FS and Teen Jazz and can't wait to continue dancing here for the next few years!"
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Diya Kulkarni (she/her) is a freshman at Montpelier High School and a first year member of Teen Jazz. She has been dancing for over 12 years and has tried a variety of styles including: Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop and Modern. "Dancing had always been a huge part of my life and allowed me to express my emotions through movement. I am excited to share all of our hard work with you and hope you enjoy our shows!"
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Anna Luhr (she/her) is a Junior at Montpelier High School and this is her third year in Teen Jazz. "I take ballet, pointe, contemporary ballet, and jazz. Even though I'm not taking it this year, hip-hop is also one of my favorites. One of my favorite dance experiences was attending the three week Bates Dance Festival in Lewiston Maine. I learned so much and met a lot of really cool people."
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Juliet Rapaport (she/her) is a junior at Montpelier High School. This is her third year as a member of Teen Jazz. "My favorite styles of dance are hip hop and jazz, I enjoy my ballet and modern classes as well. After being in Teen Jazz for three years I have learned about the balance between the styles that the company has to offer, and the importance of joy to drive my dancing. This is something I greatly appreciate."
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Nitya Sharma (she/her) is a junior at Montpelier High School. She has been dancing for 13 years, but at CD&FS for 11 years. She assists Jr. Jazz 1-2 and has danced a variety of styles. Outside of dance, she is passionate about pursuing a career in medicine, eating good food, and exploring the outdoors with her friends.
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I’m Elizabeth Wilson (she/her), but I commonly go by Lizzy. I’m a 16 year old junior at U32, and this is my third year in teen jazz. Along with teen jazz I take ballet, pointe, contemporary ballet, and jazz, and I assist Jr. tap and jazz. I usually take hip hop, modern, tap, and sometimes fusion along with these styles but due to Covid things didn’t work out this year. Outside of dance I enjoy hanging out with friends and scuba diving.
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Photo by Shannon Alexander
