Todd Rosenlieb Dance | Hampton Roads' Premiere Dance Academy

Tamika Burks-Steeley was born in Buffalo, New York. She earned her BA degree from Old Dominion University, and is a graduate of the Governor’s School for the Arts. She performed for the James Brown concert, the Umoja Festival, and Jamsfest 99. She teaches dance at Old Dominion University, Norfolk Academy, the Academy of Dance and Gymnastics in Newport News, and has had her choreography commissioned by the Governor’s School for the Arts. Tamika was the 2000-2001 recipient of the Eva May Morris Gregory Scholarship in Dance at Old Dominion University. She is a choreographer and dancer with the Old Dominion University Dance Theater and also dances with Second Wind Dance Company.

Philip Deal was the silver medallist at the 8th Concours International de Danse de Paris in France and became the first American of his age to medal in this prestigious competition. A native of Virginia Beach, Philip trained intensively with the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC and toured with the Kirov Ballet of St. Petersburg, Russia, under Oleg Vinogradov. He has performed with the Komische Oper Tanztheater in Berlin, Second Wind Dance Company in Virginia, and has toured throughout the USA and abroad in both classical and modern dance genres. He directs his own company, The Philip Deal Dance Project.

Meredith Fages was born in Charleston, SC and traveled throughout the United States as the daughter of a naval admiral. She graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1999 with Pre-Medical Concentration in English. Miss Fages has performed with Virginia Ballet Theatre, Adams Company Dance, Eidolon Ballet in Concert, and ViewPointe. She has been featured in the works of such choreographers as Sir Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine, Lew Christensen, Anthony Tudor, Mark Morris, Todd Rosenlieb, Donlin Foreman, Helen Heineman and Ginger Thatcher. Miss Fages studies in New York with Nancy Bielski, david Howard and at the Mark Morris Dance Center. She received her formative training at the Joffrey Ballet School and the Governor's School for the Arts.

Ricardo Meléndez is the former Artistic Director for Ballets de San Juan in Puerto Rico, a company and school whose purpose is to develop a dance culture and audience in Puerto Rico, and to train Puerto Rican dancers, choreographers, composers and designers. Mr. Meléndez holds a BA degree in Dance Pedagogy from Butler University, Indiana and was awarded an MFA in Theatre from Brooklyn College, New York where he also served as part of the Theater Department’s faculty. In New York he danced with the Alvin Ailey Dance Ensemble, Ballet Hispanico, and the Omega Dance Company, and before serving as director for Ballets de San Juan, he danced with Calichi, the first professional modern dance company Puerto Rico. He was also principal dancer and rehearsal director for Dance Kaleidoscope in Indiana where he dedicated his efforts in developing arts in education programs. He has also performed as an actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the American Cabaret Theatre, Theatre 22 in New York City, the HERE Festival, and MadDog Productions. Ricardo now teaches and choreographs for Todd Rosenlieb Dance, and the theatre and dance departments of The Governor's School for the Arts.

Jacqueline Patch received her BFA in theater and performing arts from Old Dominion University, and her MFA in dance performance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She has performed with the Second Avenue Dance Company and Newsteps with the Mulberry Street Theater in New York, as well as with Kim Whittam and Company at New York City’s Cunningham Studio. Other credits include Virginia Ballet Theatre, ODU’s Students in Motion, and the Todi Music Fest as a principal dancer. She is a graduate of The Governor’s School for the Arts and is now on the GSA dance department faculty as well as on the faculty of the TRDance Center and Tidewater Community College. Jackie regularly teaches for Young Audiences for Virginia.

Jennifer Somers is originally from Randolph, Massachusetts. She began her formal training at the age of seven with Russell Chambers at Chambers Ballet Theatre in Randolph. Since then she has trained with the Boston Ballet and the Cape Ann Academy of Art and at Boston Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, Southwest Ballet School, and with the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company. She has performed with the Lake Erie Ballet, Ballet Concerto in Fort Worth, Texas, and with Virginia Ballet Theatre. She is a graduate from Mercyhurst College with a BFA in dance and a minor in Dance Movement/Art Therapy. Jennifer also dances with the Virginia Opera.

David Sonné began his formative training with Elbert Watson, Melody Ruffin-Ward and Patricia Sorrell. He is a graduate of the Governor’s School for the Arts and received a full scholarship to attend the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, FL. He also received a full scholarship to the School of American Ballet in New York City where he studied with Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Peter Boal and Jock Soto. He has performed with Carolina Ballet, Miami Contemporary Dance Company and Virginia Ballet Theatre. David is a springboard diving instructor/lifeguard with Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation.

Jason Williams began his dance training at the Dance Theatre of Norfolk. He currently studies at In the Spotlight School of Dance in New York City and is in the BA Dance program at Old Dominion University. He has performed with Chamber Ballet, The Hurrah Players, the Miss Virginia Pageant and Second Wind Dance Company.

Krista Zomar trained with Allison Burgwin for nine years before joining the Washington Academy of Performing Arts in the Seattle area under the directorship of Deborah Hadley. She joined the Nashville Ballet Trainee Program in 1998 and danced with Virginia Ballet Theatre from 2000-2004. Krista is on the faculty of the TRDance Center and The Governor’s School for the Arts, as well as a regular teacher for Young Audiences of Virginia and dances with the Virginia Opera.

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