Marisa is a choreographer, performer, and puppeteer living and working in Brooklyn NY. She founded white road Dance Media in 2003 and since then has been fortunate enough to have her dance works presented by WAX, the 92 Street Y, Mulberry Street Theatre, and the Joyce SoHo and produced by DNA, Triskelion Arts, the Hoover Dam Collective, and the Hudson River Summer Series. Marisa is a former member of Boston's hoi polloi under the direction of Sara Sweet Rabidoux and has performed in NYC for Abby Bender, Steven Koplowitz, and Cirque This; in Austin she has performed in Trouble Puppet's The Jungle and Frankenstein under the direction of Connor Hopkins. She is currently working on a new media project, adapting wrDM's latest dance piece Night Thing to a film, as well as making new movement for Evergreen, her tenth evening length work for wrDM.

Megan is a Florida native and holds a BA with Honors in Dance Studies, focusing on dance injury and prevention, from the University of South Florida. Her earlier years consisted of apprenticing and performing for Dance Alive National Ballet. Megan currently dances with white road Dance Media, with whom she is a founding member, and with Kendra Portier. She has also had the pleasure of performing in the works of Tara Burns Dance, Jeanne Travers, Michael Foley, Kelly Drummond Cawthon, Danny Buraczeski, Moving Current Dance Collective, Doug Varone, and others. Megan is the Artistic Director of Megan Bascom and Dancers, a NYC based company, with work presented at The Clemento Soto Vélez Center, Green Space, WAX Works, Amalgamate Artist Series, Movement Research, and produced by The Rover SoHo and Triskelion Arts. She currently works as a freelance teacher, is co-writing a book on movement and learning for preschoolers and is a certified Pilates instructor working around the greater NY area.

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. He quickly moved to New York City in pursuit of dance, and continued his training at the Limon Institute in the Professional Studies Program. Jonathan is currently a member of white road Dance Media, Jessica Gaynor Dance, and Abby Bender Schmantze Theatre. He has performed for From the desk of Sarah Seely, Elojes Dance Theatre, and Catlin Cobb, among others. He has collaborated with theatre director, Roger Benington, as the choreographer for productions at Bard College and the University of Rochester. Jonathan has also shown his own modern dance work at several festivals throughout the city, and as a reoccurring guest artist at his high school.

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Brigette received a BFA in Technical Theater from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2006. She has been working in Austin as a lighting and costume designer for the past 5 years. Her lighting designs for theater and dance include Warpedstar Sexy Squad, Human | Animal, Fear & Desire, Temple, Up, Down, Under, & Through and most recently 69 Love Scenes. Brigette has also designed costumes for Late May Be Dark, Fear & Desire, Defiant, I Witness, and the U.S. premiere of Wallace Shawn's A Thought in Three Parts. She is the resident designer for Ready | Set | Go! Dance. Handcrafting accessories and tutus from home, Brigette has started her own company called Gette's Garments & Goods.

Miranda Lyon grew up in Erie, PA, as the product of musical parents. She attended SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance and received her BFA in 2004. Here in New York, she has danced with NOA Dance/Nelly van Bommel, Jessica Morgan, Sidra Bell Dance NY, Charlotte Gibbons, Keila Cordova, and others. Miranda is currently pursuing her Master's in Physical Therapy at Columbia. She is happy to be dancing in her eighth season with white road.

Emily Maurer is a dancer and Pilates instructor who resides in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of Southern Mississippi. In 2009, Emily and fellow dancer, Julie Turner formed Make/Pause, a collaborative choreographic project which has performed at WAXworks, 60x60, and Collaborations in Dance. Emily is also the Williamsburg Community Lead for the BEAT Festival 2012, a new performing arts festival featuring Brooklyn-based artists. She is very happy to be in her fifth season with white road Dance Media.

Hanna is a native of Finland. She holds a dance teacher's degree which was completed in Finland and Iceland. She has taught Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and creative movement. Hanna has been working with a variety of independent choreographers and been a part of KPO showdance crew and Ko-Ryo dance theater. She also holds a certificate in Thai Massage and is dreaming about going to Thailand for further studies one day. Hanna is thrilled to be back dancing with white road.

(Composer) Justin Sherburn is a musician, composer, and musical director based in Austin, Texas. He has produced scores for award winning theater, dance, film, and television. Justin currently records and tours with the rock group Okkervil River and Glovertango, a traditional Argentine tango orchestra. If you enjoyed the soundtrack for North Country, you can download it for free at Montopolismusic.

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Over the past nine years, Marisa and white road Dance Media have had the honor of working with some truly amazing performers and creative minds. Many thanks and much love to Alli Alemi, Laura Arrington, Julian Barnett, Gabriella Barnstone, Abby Bender, Julie Bordonaro, Brynne Billingsley, Tara Lee Burns, Leah Curry, Marlena Duncan, Jessica S. Finn, Allison Harmer, Jen Kosky, Glen Meynardie, Patrik Phalen, Kendra Portier, Dana Reed, Shana Simmons, Ashley Singletary, Julie Turner and Sara K. Visser.

North Country
October 27-30 - Boyd Vance Theatre, Austin TX

Deer, To Me
October 20-23 - Boyd Vance Theatre, Austin TX

Deer, To Me (excerpt)
September 17 & 18 - Hudson River Summer Series, New York NY

North Country (excerpt)
August 19 - Hoover Dam Collective, Brooklyn NY

Mick Jagger Sings Judy Garland's Hits!
April 15-17 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

North Country
April 1-3 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

Deer, To Me
March 18-21 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

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

Anna
March 28-30 - Triskelion Arts, Brooklyn NY

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

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

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

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

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

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

High Tide
June - DNA, RAW Material, NYC

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

Exile from the Party
February - 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
February - WAX, WAXworks, Brooklyn NY

We'll Wear White After Tonight
September - 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.

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.