Carissa Bellando

Carissa Bellandoย is originally from New Jersey but she is currently based in Burlington, Vermont. She holds a MFA in Contemporary Dance from Case Western Reserve University and a BA in Theatre and Speech with a concentration in Musical Theatre and a minor in Dance from Wagner College. Before moving into teaching and choreographing full-time, Carissa [...]

Rachel Martens

Rachel Martens was born and raised in Illinois. She is in her first season with Ballet Quad Cities. She began her training in ballet and pointe at the Faubourg School of Ballet under the direction of Watmora Casey. After Faubourg, she performed and competed with the Visceral Studio Company in Chicago, Illinois. Rachel recently graduated [...]

Brynne Loberger

Brynne Loberger is from Fort Worth, Texas. She recently graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Dance. At UNT, Brynne received the Katherine Margaret Altermann Scholarship her Sophomore year, and the Jonathan Bostick Memorial Dance Scholarship her Senior year. She was also on the Dean's list and a member of the [...]

Emma Randall

Emma Randall is a professional dancer & choreographer based in Denver, Colorado. She has a B.A. in Dance and English from the University of Colorado Boulder. Emma began dancing when she was 10 years old at the Singapore American School. She moved to Marin County, CA when she was 13 and continued her dance training [...]

Dani Vernon

Dani Vernon is a professional choreographer and educator based in Maryland. She is Director of the competition team at District Dance. Dani began dancing when she was three years old in central New Jersey. She is trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop and Broadway. She started dancing competitively at age nine. Dani attended [...]