About Lunge Dance Collective

Lunge Dance Collective is a new dance ensemble created by Billy Bell in

2010. Billy’s goal is to create not a dance performance, but a dance experience in which the audience can be moved and function as an integral

part of the art. Lunge Dance Collective focuses on giving exposure and experience to young artists transitioning into the professional field.

To find out about upcoming performances,

see videos, and donate to Billy Bell’s Lunge Dance Collective visit:

www.lungedance.com

For booking information, General inquiries and Press Opportunities please contact, Ryan Faleska – General Manager ryan@lungedance.com or 646-265-1186

Special Thanks:

Gil Stroming at Break The Floor Productions Dreyfoos School of the Arts & Jan Hanniford-Goetz

Connie, Bill, and Tiffany Bell Dance Spirit Magazine

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Lunge Dance Collective. Upon graduation he hopes to move to Los Angeles, to continue to pursue his career in dance. Chelsea Thedinga (Collective Member) grew up training at Inspire Dance Company in Las Vegas, Nevada under Robert Contreras and ballet mistress Tara Foy. Recently, she began dancing for Tayeh another show with the company over the summer in Chicago. More recently, Chelsea danced in the 82nd Academy Awards for Adam Shankman. She has danced with Billy Bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010.

Ryan Faleska (General Manager) Ryan is thrilled to be working with Lunge Dance Collective. Ryan started his management career with Dodger Stage Holding in 2001 and two years later he joined the staff at Jay Binder Casting. Ryan has held various administrative management positions with Broadway and touring productions, Credits include, Broadway: WICKED, Wonderful Town, 42nd Street, Urinetown the Musical, Lion King, Sweet Charity. Off- Broadway; Altar Boyz, Fame on 42nd Street, BARE. National Tours; WICKED and Altar Boyz. Ryan Co-Directed the NYC debut of Twenty Fingers, Twenty Toes with Jay Binder, and as Performer was seen on the Broadway Stage twice in BC/EFA benefits. Currently employed with WICKED and The Book of Mormon, Ryan continues to enjoy working with Broadway productions. Many thanks to family and friends for continued support, to the dancers of Lunge for constantly inspiring me to think bigger, and finally to Billy, for inviting me to be a part of this incredible journey!

Aaron Leahy (Lighting Designer) Aaron is excited to continue his career with Lunge Dance Collective. Billy and Aaron have worked together for the past four years in a unique artistic collaboration and he has been LDC's resident lighting designer since their beginnings in May of 2010. His credits include Lighting Designer at Harriet Himmel Theatre, Ashley's Performing Arts Center, and staff Lighting Director for the brand-new multi-million dollar facility, the Borland Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. His Theatre credits include Lighting Designer for Palm Beach Principal Player's production of Bye Bye Birdie, and several Dreyfoos productions including Our Town and West Side Story. He has also designed for world-renowned choreographer Margo Sappington on several occasions. He would like to thank the entire Lunge Dance Collective, his family, friends, and the hard working crew who made it all possible.

Ariel Martin (Master Electrician) Ariel is delighted to have joined the Lunge Dance Collective Team. She began her technical career at A.W. Dreyfoos Jr., School of the Arts in the Communications Department as Television Lighting Director her sophomore year. Over the course of her final three years, Ariel's artistic talents became more prominent in Theatre and Dance. She first worked with Billy in 2009 when he was a guest choreographer for the Dreyfoos Dance Department Spring Show. Since then, she was worked on many dance productions in a variety of venues. She has been recognized for her dedication and attention to detail by such prestigious names as Margo Sappington. She wants to thank her family and friends for this amazing opportunity and looks forward to continuing with Lunge Dance Collective in the coming years.

“Burgeon” (2009) Choreographed by: Billy Bell

Danced by: Conner Bormann, Ali Castro, Jeremy Coachman, Shelby Colona, Alex Cottone, Christopher D’Ariano, Rachel Donev, Tara

Langdon, Brooke Naylor, Sammie Otano, Gage Self, Ryan Spencer, Chelsea Thedinga

Music: Pimmon, Max Richter, Sigur Ros, Balkan Beat Box, Lo Cor

de la Plana, Yann Tiersen Arranged by: Billy Bell

“Burgeon” is about a girl who lives in complete structure and wants nothing more than to defer. This is the story of her thoughts, her

daydream, her world.

“Used Fade” (2010) Concept by: Billy Bell

Danced by: Billy Bell, Shelby Colona, Chelsea Thedinga

Music: Pimmon "Used Fade" is a structured improvisation based on the idea of using as much material that each dancer has previously done or has seen in

the past.

“You’ll Never Be Alone” (New York Premier)

Choreographed by: Billy Bell in collaboration with Channing Cooke

Danced by: Conner Bormann, Billy Bell, Ali Castro, Shelby Colona,

Tara Langdon, Sydney Lotuaco, Ryan Spencer, Chelsea Thedinga

Music: The Books

“You’ll Never Be Alone” is a look into awkwardness, how we associate it with a negative connotation, and how it defines our

character.

student at NYU as a dance major. Rachel has been with Billy Bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010.

Tara Langdon (Collective Member) Born and raised in Palm Beach, Florida, Tara trained at Dreyfoos School of the Arts and has had the privilege of working with choreographers such as Joan Miller, Jan Hanniford-Goetz, Stacey Downs, Troy Powell (Ailey), and Margo Sappington. She has also attended The Rock School and ABT in Austin and NYC. Tara placed in the YAGP 2009 Semi Finals in Contemporary in Orlando as in the 2008 Group Contemporary division. Currently she attends The Juilliard School in the class of 2015. She has danced with Billy Bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010.

Sydney Lotuaco (Collective Member) was born and raised in Virginia Beach, VA. She has been studying dance for 16 years. She began her training at Denise Wall’s Dance Energy under the direction of Denise Wall and Vicky Cooke. During her training she has worked directly with choreographers such as Travis Wall, Jason Parsons, Tara Foy, and Chloe Arnold. She currently attends Marymount Manhattan College as a BFA dance major. She is very excited to have the opportunity to work with Billy Bell’s Lunge Dance Collective.

Brooke Naylor (Collective Member) currently lives in New York, NY. She has trained from a young age in classical ballet, as well as contemporary and jazz. She attended Dreyfoos School of the Arts as a dance major and continued her studies after school daily at Atlantic Art Academy. She currently attends the Fordham/Ailey program in order to attain a BFA in dance. She has danced with Billy Bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010.

Sammie Otano (Collective Member) was born in Loxahatchee, Florida and has studied dance locally for the past ten years. She has trained with Jan Hanniford-Goetz and Jeff Satinoff at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts and had the opportunity to work with choreographers Margo Sappington and Kathy Posin. She currently attends Marymount Manhattan College to continue her training.

Gage Self (Collective Member) Gage first joined Lunge Dance Collective in April 2011 with “Origins” in Florida. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Gage began dancing at the age of 4. He graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts this past spring. He was recently seen performing in Houston with Hope Stone Dance Company. This fall Gage will begin classes in pursuit of his BFA at The Ailey School. Ryan Mark Spencer (Collective Member) Born and raised in Minnesota, Ryan has been dancing since the age of three. Training with numerous studios around Minnesota, but recently has become independent and starting traveling around the US for multiple dance opportunities. Ryan has set pieces for competition stages, and teaches classes at studios as well. He works closely with founder/choreographer of collidEdance company, Erica Sobol, and has done works for Nickelodeon, the Carlson Company, and America’s Got Talent. Now, at 16, he attends Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, and is part of

“Prowl” (2011) Choreographed by: Billy Bell

Danced by: Conner Bormann, Ali Castro, Jeremy Coachman, Shelby Colona, Alex Cottone, Rachel Donev, Tara Langdon, Brooke Naylor,

Sammie Otano, Gage Self, Ryan Spencer, Chelsea Thedinga

Music: Aphex Twin, Pimmon, Sleigh Bells, Tim Hecker, ediT, Atlanta Symphony, Eskmo, Gaby Kerpel, Boston Symphony

Orchestra Arranged by: Billy Bell

“Prowl” examines the instinctual human quality of desire for

affection

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"Dokus" (2010)

Choreography: Billy Bell in collaboration with the dancers

Danced by: Conner Bormann, Jeremy Coachman, Shelby Colona, Alex Cottone, Rachel Donev, Sammie Otano, Gage Self, Ryan

Spencer, Chelsea Thedinga

Music: Bhavani Lorraine Nelson, Apparat Arranged By: Billy Bell

"Dokus" is a physicalized step by step process of solving a sudoku.

Each dancer is assigned a number and phrase and acts as that number to complete a puzzle.

“Passenger: Turbulence” (2010)

Choreographed and Danced by: Billy Bell

Music by: Max Richter and Dinah Washington

Arranged by: Billy Bell

opportunity to be part of such an innovative vision.

Jeremy Coachman (Collective Member) Born and raised in Riviera Beach, Florida. He began his training at Palm Beach Ballet Center under the direction of Joan Miller, where he worked with an performed with members of the company Ballet Florida. He has had the privelege of attending Alvin Ailey Summer Intensive. During his training at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, he worked with many choreographers such as Troy Powell, Margo Sappington, and Kathering Posine. Jeremy is now a student at The Juilliard School in the class of 2015. He has danced with Billy bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010.

Shelby Colona (Collective Member) is a senior dance major at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX. She began her dance training at the age of 3 at Rowlands School of Ballet where she continues to take class and performs with Kingwood Jazz & Company. Shelby has also attended several summer dance programs including Alonzo Kings LINES Ballet, New York City Dance Alliances Summer Intensive, Perry-Mansfield, the Edge Performing Arts Center as a select member of the LA Dance Force Dance With the Force ensemble, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. This past summer, she was honored with the opportunity to perform at the Capezio A.C.E. Awards in Peter Chus award-winning piece, titled This Thought. She has been blessed to have trained and perform in pieces choreographed by many inspirational educators such as: Peter Chu, JT Horenstein, Jessica Hendricks, Joe Celej, Lisa Ballo, Travis Wall, Leslie Scott, Jason Parsons, Linda Kent, Nicholas Villeneuve, and Tamara Dyke-Compton. Shelby looks forward to continuing her dance training at The Ailey School in the fall.

Alex Cottone (Collective Member) is from Boca Raton, Florida and has been training locally for the past 8 years. He trained at Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts under Jan Hanniford-Goetz and Jeff Satinoff. During his years of training, alex has been able to work closely with choreographers such as Troy Powell and Margo Sappington. Alex now attends Marymount Manhattan to continue his studies in the art of dance.

Christopher D’Ariano (Collective Member) is a native of NYC and is currently a student at Ballet Tech . He has been training in ballet under the direction of Elliot Feld for the past 4 years. He has competed in numerous regional and national competitions as well as participating in great conventions such as Jump, Nuvo, Pulse and GenerationIV. In 2008, he took the gold medal for Team USA in the World Showdance in Germany for his Jr solo. The last 3 years he has been training in all styles of dance, specializing in contemporary with Billy Larson, Angelica Stiskin, and Jason Luks. He is excited to be working with Billy Bell’s Lunge Dance Collective, as an opportunity of a lifetime. Rachel Donev (Collective Member) is from Boca Raton, Florida. She began her training at the Boca Ballet Theatre under Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. Rachel trained at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts under Jan Hanniford-Goetz and Jeffrey Satinoff. She has worked closely with choreographers; Margo Sappington, Katherine Posin, Christopher Fleming, Paul Young David, Dawn Scanell, Martine Van Hammel (ABT), and Glenn Edgerton (Hubbard Street). She currently is a

“Amber” (2009)

Choreographed by: Billy Bell

Denial: Chelsea Thedinga & Gage Self Isolation: Tara Langdon

Anger: Shelby Colona & Ryan Spencer External Depression: Sammie Otano & Sydney Lotuaco

Internal Depression: Brooke Naylor & Jeremy Coachman Bargaining: Ali Castro & Alessandro Cottone

Acceptance: Rachel Donev

Music: Pimmon, Elvis Presley, Chopin, Philip Glass played by Kronos Quartet, Strigall, Jim Brickman, Golijov played by Atlanta

Symphony, Rugla, Sigur Ros Arranged by: Billy Bell

"Amber" is a piece about loss and the stages of grief. The inspiration for the work was developed from personal writings provided by each performer about their own experiences with loss. "Amber" plays with

extremely exaggerated emotion by taking each performer back to their personal moment of loss, delving into it, and recreating initial reactions. The piece takes the performers from their initial reaction

through each stage of grief and ends with the acceptance of loss. The setting is that of a dinner party for a child. As the guests arrive one by

one, the news is brought to their attention that the child has gone missing. The title, "Amber," comes from the organization "AMBER

Alert," which is a child abduction alert service that operates in several countries throughout the world. The organization issues alerts about suspected child abductions in order to increase the likelihood of the

child returning.

Those interested in subscribing to receive AMBER Alerts in their area via SMS (text) messages can visit WirelessAmberAlerts.org,

which are offered by law as free text messages.

There will be one 15 minute intermission

Billy Bell (Artistic Director/Choreographer) was born in raised in West Palm Beach, Florida. Billy has danced with Broadway's Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey in "Back to Back to Broadway," toured with Broadway arts as Baby John in West Side Story, and was on Season 6 and 7 of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance. He has trained at Alvin Ailey, Joffrey Jazz and Contemporary, and participated in Springboard Dance Montreal. After graduating from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Billy continued his training at The Juilliard School. He has worked in many different areas of dance from dancing with Britney Spears in her “Hold It Against Me” video, to appearing on FOX’s “HOUSE,” choreographed by Mia Michaels. He is currently a demonstrator/faculty member on JUMP Dance Convention, and a member of Jose Navas’ Company Flak (Montreal, QC). Having set works on ballet companies from Los Angeles to New York, Billy is starting his transition from dancer to choreographer. A recent 2nd runner-up recipient of the 2011 Capezio A.C.E. award, Billy has set works on multiple professional companies including Westside Dance Project (Los Angeles, CA) and DeMa Dance (Brooklyn, NY). He is also the founder of two ensembles, the Dreyfoos Dance Ensemble (created in 2007) and Billy Bell’s Lunge Dance Collective (2010) with which he is focusing his work currently. Most recently, Billy and LDC have been commissioned to lead a residency in the spring of 2012 at Michigan State University.

Conner Bormann (Collective Member) is currently in his junior year of high school at the Academy for Visual and Performing Arts. He is a major in Dance Arts with a minor in Theatre Arts. He was recently inducted into the Technical Honor Society and the National Honor Society for Dance Arts. In the past Conner has worked professionally at Madison Square Garden as a New York Knicks and Liberty dancer, and has performed for Ne-Yo and Lady Sovereign in Times Square, NYC for a game release performance. He has been training at several dance studios for the past eleven years, and regularly attends dance conventions and intensives. Recently Conner has been doing a lot of charity work such as performing in two pieces at the Joyce Theatre in New York City for Dancers Responding to Aids for the third year in a row. Over the past year Conner has been teaching Contemporary and Hip-Hop classes around the New Jersey and New York area. Conner is currently a company member of the New Jersey Theatre Dance Ensemble under the artistic direction of Nancy Turano.

Ali Castro (Collective Member) was born and raised in South Florida and has been dancing since the age of three, and is well trained in a variety of styles. She trained under Jan Hanniford-Goetz and Jeff Satinoff at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida and was a company member of Performance Edge 2 School of Dance. She has had the privilege of working with renowned choreographers and dancers from all over the country, performing repertoire set by Christopher Huggins, Troy Powell, Rick McCullough, Margo Sappington, Solomon Dumas, Davis Robertson, and Max Stone. She has attended summer programs such as Joffrey Jazz and Contemporary, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She currently is a student at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU as a dance major. Ali has danced with Billy Bell's Lunge Dance Collective since its inception in 2010, and is very grateful for the