MEet our Dancers
American Sign Language Dance
Gallaudet Dance Company
Choreographers:
Sue Gill-Doleac with Bridget Metzger
Lexine Brooks, Teresa Dominick, Chelsea Hilaire, Benjamin Llamas, Bridget Metzger, Briana Ogunmokun, Brooke Roberts, Rachel Tozzi
(Location: Gallaudet University Campus, Washington, D.C. USA)
India
Suhasini Muthukrishnan
Choreographer and Soloist (Bharatanatyam)
(Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Lanham, MD, USA}
Fiji
VOU Dance Company
Choreographer: Navi Fong
Ratu Rusiate Rokilibau, Akuila Tuivaga, Sevuloni Lule, Edwin Saladoka, Ta’arei Weeks, Rosie Weeks, Bernadette Suiqa, Evangeline Kumar
(Nadi, Fiji)
Botswana:
Mophato Dance Theatre
Artistic Director: Andrew Letso Kola
Project Director: Kealeboga Motsumi
Karabo Mpai, Tumisang Daiker Mophosho, Lacey Lesego Molefi, Lone Thabang Motsomi, Kealeboga Motsumi, Edward Onkabetse Mphakelosa, Letlhogonolo Nyatshane, Isaac Hasan Surtee, Lesedi Oitshepile, Alfred Tshephe, Basetsana Joyce Santo, Kerabo Mpai, Tumisang Mophosho, Tumelo Motihagodi, Lone Thabang Motsomi, Stephanie Keitumetse Keabetswe, Andrew Letso Kola;
(Moritshane Estate, Gabarone, Botswana)
Ballet
Hope Garden Ballet
Choreographer: Fran Ichijo
Charlotte Vogel, Maddie Durmowicz, Charlotte Gularson, Elizabeth Vinokurov, Abby Hanson, Anna Porch, Christina Zhang, Aubrey Dorman, Michael Stokes.
(Church of the Holy City, Washington, D.C., USA)
Scotland
West Virginia Highland Dancers Choreographer: Katy Dillon
Eliana McCutcheon, Charlotte Layman, Daisy Stemple, Ally Simon, Mollie LeMasters, Evelyn Anne Bennett
(Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV, USA)
Bulgaria
Zharava Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble Choreographer: Desi Jordanoff
Desi Jordanoff, Miroslava Papinova, Ina Kovacheva, Tania Giozova, Kathryn Mitchell, Zlatomira Simenova, Alla Dvorkin, Nadia Karamcheva, Adriana Parvanova, Todor Hinov, Krum Rangelov, Borislav Dimitrov, Rick Speer
(Meridian Hill Park, Washington D.C., USA)
Greece
Caryatids Ancient Greek Dance Company of Dora Stratou Dance Theater
Choreographer: Anahit Saribekyan
Anahit Saribekyan, Svetlana Volkova, Chrysoula Kleisiari, Katerina Tsaga,
Vicky Kryiakopoulou, Sara Toscano,
Nataliya Dovhopol
(Academy of Athens, National Library of Greece, Athens, Greece)
Japan
Minbuza: The Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York
Choreographers: Momo Suzuki, Kevin Suzuki
Maria Yabunaka, Rieko Takamiya, Ryo Shiba, Krystelle Diaz, Yoko Kato,
Sarah Bolander, Kevin Suzuki
(Mount Hope Pond, Wharton, NJ; Cao Residence, Rockaway, NJ, USA)
Nepal
Namaste Dancers
Choreographer: Rochak Ramjee Thapa
Sunil Tamang, Jigme Samdup Tamang, Lakpa Dorje Syantan, Pradip Gole, Dil Bahadur Blon, Purna Bahadur Syangtan, Mukesh Rai, Srima Sunuwar, Om Rai, Namrata Tamang, Asmita Khadka, Renuka Tamang, Monika Gurung, Migma Sherpa, Ramila Shahi, Kritika Magar
(Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Nepal)
Ireland
Foy School of Traditional Irish Dance
Choreographer: Geraldine Foy
Brigid Bolz, Leah Brier, Lydia Foy, Kiera Fraim, Abbey McBride, Anya Moore, Emma Pergams, Colleen Richardson
(Menomonee Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Korea
Hyun Dance Troupe
Choreographer: Ji-Hye Lee
Eun Byeol Cho, Ah Ra Sung, Joo-Yeon Kim, Chuly Kim. Ji-Hye Lee
(Okranjae, Hwaseong, Republic of Korea)
Honduras Grupo Folklórico Raíces Hondureñas
Choreographers: Roger Alberto Flores Madrid, Blanca Mikesell Ariana Michelle Flores Moreno, Paula Salome Moreno Ochoa, Rene A. Cruz Velasquez, Eva R. López Estrada, Kenia Quintero, Dixy Caballero, Claudia Caballero, Sofia Alejandra Torres López, Javier Alfredo Pineda Paredes, Nelsy Mariela Hernandez Martínez, Eduardo Jose Funez Campos, Farith Carrasco, Jose Noel Cedillo, Oscar Isaí Osorto Aguilera, Sulema Pacheco Tehan, Zoe Tehan Pacheco, Ciana Tehan Pacheco, Gabriela Dayana Lemus, Roger Alberto Flores Madrid, Blanca I. Mikesell
Indonesia
Pekalongan Menari
Choreographers: Cahya Ari Safira, Arif Rahman Haki,
Undang Diki Destiawah, Anggi Widya Hutami, Arif Rahman Hakim, Cahya Ari Safira, Iftidah Dwi Anjasari, Ahmad Khanafi, Fadia Mitsalia, Genta Ari Syafa’at, Aulia Rizqi Apriliani, Afadia Menasa Tiara Putri, Dewi Salsabila, Arofah (Surya Budhaya), Imam Choirul Huda (Imam Suma Budaya)
Rwanda
Jacques Nyungura
Choreographer and Soloist
(Meridian Hill Park, Washington D.C., USA)
Hawai’i
Maluhia Ke Aloha (Peace of Love) Choreographer: Mahina Rylee Cracknell Celeste Mosqueda, Leilani Soon, Mahina Rylee Cracknell
(Kualoa Regional Park, Kane’ohe Bay, Oahu, Hawai’i
Ballroom
Ballroom Blitz NI Choreographer: Deborah Worsley
Russell Johnson, Scott Kennedy, Patrick Anderson, Simon Maynard, Cheryl Hoy, Deborah Worsley, Uel McCrea, Linda Rathzell, Marilyn Scourfield, Helen Doey, Kelly Morris, Stephen Henderson, Stuart Bradford, Claire Mulvenna, Allister Parke, Michelle Miles Cardwell.
(Belfast Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Anishinaabe
(Ojibwa: Original People)
Close to the Earth Dancers
Choreographer:
Summer Sky Cohen
Summer Sky Cohen, James Cohen, Rose Track, Tessa Diamond, Marla Mahkimetas, Dakota Whitewater, Constance Danforth, Dona Yahola
(Norbert Hill Center and Powwow Grounds, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin)
Flamenco
Tablado Dance Company
Choreographer: Solange Gomes
Katie Brown, Lucia Fitisemanu, Ashton Snelgrove, Solange Gomes
(Uinta Wasatch Cache National Forest, Utah)
Appalachia
Appalachian Ensemble
Choreographer: Will Roboski
Laurie Goux, Carmensita Woodward, Nina Stump, Tiffanie Toler, Dove Butler, Richard A. Evans, Amy LaFollette, Will Roboski
(Location: Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia, USA)
