IN-UTERO

Ana Cristina Arellano is currently pursuing a BFA in dance at UTEP with an emphasis in classical ballet and is graduating in the Spring of 2018. She is a Ballet teacher at LAT Studio and plans on opening her own studio in the future. Ana began dancing Ballet when she was 3 years old in Cd. Juarez with Liliana Martines, and gained much more experience with Camelu at Coupe Studio, and Liliana Medina at Petipa Academy. She has participated in numerous shows, including The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Carmen, A Midnight Summer’s Dream, Firebird, Sugarplum (UTEP performance), and more. Ana is planning on staying with the company as long as she can to gain more experience and opportunities in the local dance community. She will like to give a special thanks to all her artistic mentors, Liliana Martinez, Camelu, Liliana Medina, Lisa Smith, Myron Nadel, Leanne Rinelli, and Christina Mitchell. Also would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support.

Jessica is currently pursuing a BFA in Dance at UTEP. She previously studied contemporary dance at the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL) Monterrey, Mexico. She is currently teaching at Universal Dance Center and Academia Expresión in Cd. Juarez. She would like to thank her directors, Brandon Ray Alba and Oliver Dominguez, for the opportunity to be part of this company. She would also like to thank her family and friends for their love, patience, and support.

Katie Harding is a senior at the University of Texas at El Paso, pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance and a BA in Communication studies, and plans to graduate in fall 2018. She has studied jazz, contemporary, and ballet since she was 4 years old, and has also pursued music theater and tap in college. This past summer she studied in London, where she explored various forms of theater and dance, where she worked with instructors from all parts of the world. Her passions also include writing, including an ongoing blog, and she hopes to intern with Dance Magazine next summer. She will also appear in the UTEP Dinner Theater’s production of A Chorus Line at the end of January.

Rebekah began her training at British Ballet Academy when she was 7 years old. She continues to train at British under the direction of Kristy O’Connell and Erica Salazar. Rebekah recently graduated with a BA in Dance Education from the University of Texas at El Paso in May 2017. She was a part of many UTEP productions throughout her college years and spent 6 months training with the El Paso Youth Ballet, where she performed in their production of Cinderella in 2013. Rebekah has attended conventions such as TATD where she was asked to be a prodigy for the ballet instructor Libby Lovejoy, and is working towards her certification.

Skye Adams is a 2016 UTEP graduate, where they received a BA in Psychology and a BFA in Dance Performance with a minor in Liberal Arts Cum Laude. They have been dancing for 20 years, and received training from Ms. Vivian Youric, British Ballet Academy, Desert Eagle Productions, Isaac Williams, Andrea Vazquez, Lisa Smith and Myron Nadel. Skye would like to thank Oliver and Ray for presenting this amazing opportunity to explore dance and perform with this amazing company.

Stephanie Rangel holds a BFA in Dance Performance, which she earned from the University of Texas at El Paso in 2016. At UTEP, she performed in the main stage show Carnaval de Danzas and In Between. During the summer of 2017, Stephanie was given an opportunity to study abroad with the Alambrazo Danza in Florence, Italy. Stephanie also assisted in inclusive creative dance program for children organized by the Institute for Improvisation and Social Action in 2017. She is interested in integrating her education with border culture, and to share this with the surrounding community.