(Director, Choreographer) Originally from south Mississippi, Marisa was raised in Charleston SC and graduated in 2003 from the University of Southern Mississippi with her BFA in Dance and BA in English. She has been fortunate enough to have her work with wrDM presented by WAX, 92 St Y, Mulberry Street Theatre, and the Joyce SoHo and produced by DNA and Triskelion Arts. Marisa is a former member of hoi polloi under the direction of Sara Sweet Rabidoux and has danced in NYC for Abby Bender and Steven Koplowitz. Here in NYC, she works teaching dance to kids and Vinyasa yoga to adults. Marisa's first love is making movement; a close second is music.

(Lighting Designer) Douglas graduated from the Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago where he studied such arcane things as lightbulbs, 35mm cameras, and drawing by hand. In his spare time he enjoys running into stationary objects and Friday night bingo. He has vowed to use his BFA for good and not for evil. Previously, Douglas has designed the lighting and sound for The Chrysalis Stage for the NY Film Festival.

Megan grew up in the sweet sunshine of Florida and is a true Florida native. In her home state, she danced at Pofahl Studio and apprenticed with the resident ballet company Dance Alive National Ballet. Megan graduated with honors from the University of South Florida with a BA in Dance Studies focusing on dance injury and prevention. While in college she performed with Moving Current Dance Collective. After moving to NY she was certified by the Kane School of Core Integration as a Pilates instructor. Megan spends her time teaching Pilates to grown-ups and teaching kiddies of all ages to love dance! She has been a member of wrDM since its inception in 2003.

Julie has been dancing with wrDM since its inception in 2003. She has also danced with projectLimb, Notes in Motion, Heidi Latsky, Amii Legendre, and Full Force Dance Theater. Julie is lucky enough to spend her days teaching creative movement, yoga and modern dance to students at Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. She is certified as a kids yoga teacher through Karma Kids and currrently persuing her 200 hour certificate through Vajra Yoga.

Jonathan Ciccarelli hails from Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he began dancing and acting in high school. He received his B.A. in Dance from Bard College in 2005 and was the recipient of the Don Parker Prize in Dance Performance. Shortly after graduating, he moved to New York City and was a student of the Professional Studies Program at the Limon Institute. Jonathan has performed for Catlin Cobb and Elojes Dance Theatre, and is also a member of Abby Bender’s Schmantze Theatre and From the desk of Sarah Seely. He has collaborated with theatre director, Roger Benington, as the choreographer for Serious Money (for the Theatre Department at Bard College) and A Family Affair (for the University of Rochester International Theatre Program). He most recently joined white road Dance Media, as well as Jessica Gaynor Dance. Jonathan has begun showing his own modern dance work, and has been a participating choreographer in the 2008 DUMBO Dance Festival, the Williamsburg Performance Alliance’s FREE Fest, and the 2009 Cool New York Festival.

Jessica Finn was born 1984 in San Francisco, California. Jessica was a part of the Artquest program at Santa Rosa High School, double majoring in dance and visual art. Jessica has attended the California State summer school for the Arts, and Boulder jazz dance workshops. She majored in Dance with an emphasis on choreography at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington and graduated in 2008 with a bachelor of fine arts. This is her first season with wrDM!

Hanna is from Finland. She holds a dance teacher's degree which she completed in Finland and Iceland. Hanna has been working with a variety of independent choreographers as well as pursuing her own work in Europe. She has extensive performing and teaching experience with ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz; she recently moved to New York to explore American dance. Besides white road Dance Media she is a dancer with Ko-Ryo Dance Theater.

Miranda grew up in Erie PA as the product of musical parents. After the normal educational years, she attended Suny Purchase Conservatory of Dance and received her BFA in 2004. Here in New York, she dances with NOA Dance/Nelly van Bommel, Charlotte Gibbons, and Syren Modern Dance.

(Sound Designer) Patrik makes beats and grooves for dance, and also composes electronically with his band Hosey. Hear it!

Kendra graduated from Ohio State University with a BFA in Dance. She has danced in New York with David Dorfman Dance, wrDM, fivefour, and in Boston with hoi polloi. She is currently working with Nicole Wolcott and creating work with Rachel McKinistry/Launch Movement. Kendra teaches dance at the Monroe Dance Academy in Connecticut, at Hunter College, and every Saturday at Triskelion in Brooklyn!

Shana is a graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Dance. Since moving to NYC, Shana has performed with Noemie Lafrance, Alexandra Beller, Tome Cousin, and Shelley Poovey. She presented her own choreography at the Jennifer Muller Studios in November and teaches with the National Dance Institute, and recently returned from teaching dance to children in Uganda with 'Be the Change'. Shana is currently pursuing her MFA at the Laban Institute in London.

Julie graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a BFA in Dance in 2004. She is a Pilates Instructor as well as a Social Dance Instructor. She has been living in NYC for five years and dancing with wrDM ever since. Her other company affiliations include: Experience Vocal Dance and from the desk of Sarah Seely. Julie is thrilled to be in her fifth season with wrDM and would like to thank Marisa for keeping her around.

I Want My 90s!!!
Mar 19-22 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

Anna
Mar 28-30 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

Anna (excerpt)
June - BOS Festival, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Anna (excerpt)
Aug - WPA Free Fest, Brooklyn NY

You're Coming With Me Young Lady
Feb 7-9 - Joyce SoHo, NYC

Late May Be Dark
June - BOS Festival, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Anna (excerpt)
Aug - WPA Free Fest, Brooklyn NY

Character Assassination
Mar 30, 31 - Apr 1 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

High Tide
June - DNA, RAW Material, NYC

High Tide (excerpt)
Aug - WPA Free Fest, Brooklyn NY

Exile from the Party
Feb - Mulberry St Theatre, NYC

Peach Dream
May - Hoi Polloi Studios, Boston MA

You'll Need Arms For That
June - BOS Festival, Martha's VY MA

White Room
Feb - WAX, WAXworks, Brooklyn NY

We'll Wear White After Tonight
Sept - WAX, Brooklyn NY

Students will learn fresh new approaches in an encouraging environment on how to create movement for and structure a solo work. Conceptually driven and musical methods will be explored in detail as students work to express themselves within new ideas.

Utilizing wrDM phrasework and movement vocabulary, students will be led through an energetic, musical and dynamic modern technique class. A thorough yoga based warm-up will be followed by basic weight shifting, upside-down work, and easy across the floor partnering before culminating in a large repertory-based movement phrase.

Traditional ballet for the modern dancer.

Gone are the days of just boys lifting girls, and this class will help students shed those traditional views. Using repertory duet material, students will work in pairs exploring the super exciting world of sharing weight, making time and generally dancing with another. Emphasis will be placed on keeping your partner safe and learning when and how to take risks. Class will culminate in a mini-performance of the material.

Traditional African movement communicated in an easygoing, rhythmic environment. (If available, wrDM requests a drummer from the community).

Modern jazz for the modern dancer.

New York-style pilates from certified instructors.

Vinyasa flow style yoga from a certified instructor. Emphasis placed on healthy alignment, breathwork, and listening to the body.

Basics of the ballroom dance big six: waltz, tango, foxtrot, chacha, rhumba, swing. Taught by a certified instructor, come with or without a partner.

Geared for college students who want to dance professionally in NYC. Topics like auditions, living in Brooklyn, where to take class, obtaining certifications, and survival will be covered with time for Q&A.