Dance Makers 2023 Program
This year, “Dance Makers” features new, imaginative dance pieces created by nationally acclaimed contemporary choreographers. Their eclectic STORIES will be embodied by our fierce and versatile dancers. “Dance Makers” promises to be a season favorite by highlighting a range of works from the aesthetics of jazz dance performed to Miles Davis and syncopated, athletic Afro-Cuban movement, to more dramatic solo and duet works. The featured artists include Gilliane Hadely (Orlando, FL), Lisa del Rosario (Austin, TX), Melissa Cobblah Gutierrez (Miami, FL), and Tania Vergara Perez (Sarasota, FL).
This year, “Dance Makers” features new, imaginative dance pieces created by nationally acclaimed contemporary choreographers. Their eclectic STORIES will be embodied by our fierce and versatile dancers. “Dance Makers” promises to be a season favorite by highlighting a range of works from the aesthetics of jazz dance performed to Miles Davis and syncopated, athletic Afro-Cuban movement, to more dramatic solo and duet works. The featured artists include Gilliane Hadely (Orlando, FL), Lisa del Rosario (Austin, TX), Melissa Cobblah Gutierrez (Miami, FL), and Tania Vergara Perez (Sarasota, FL).
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Jordan Leonard (<strong>Dance</strong>r) grew up in Michigan<br />
where her love for the performing arts developed.<br />
Through her training, she discovered the endless<br />
possibilities dance offered in exploration and storytelling.<br />
The idea that she would never stop learning<br />
intrigued her, and she began her journey at Point Park<br />
University earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in <strong>Dance</strong>,<br />
Bachelor of Science in Pre-Medical and Pre-Professional<br />
Studies, and Minor in Chemistry. While at the<br />
conservatory, she had the privilege of performing works<br />
by Larry Keigwin, John Heginbotham, Mark Burrell, Jess<br />
Hendricks, Garfield Lemonius, Kiesha Lalama, Jason McDole, Robert Priore, and<br />
others. She furthered her training at Keigwin & Company, Sarasota Contemporary<br />
<strong>Dance</strong>, and chuthis. summer intensives. Youth education is an important part of<br />
her life and she strives to promote healthy, positive ways of movement and selfacceptance.<br />
When she is not dancing or teaching, Jordan enjoys working in the<br />
field of clinical research and spending time with family. This is Jordan’s second<br />
season with SCD. She is honored to be a part of the SCD family!<br />
Gabrielle Henry (<strong>Dance</strong>r) began her dance training<br />
with Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company & School under<br />
Jean Gedeon, at the age of three. She furthered her<br />
dance education at Slippery Rock University with Nola<br />
Nolen-Holland, Ursula Payne, and Teena Custer. Her most<br />
notable performances while at SRU, were the repertory<br />
works of Nora Ambrosio and Helen Simoneau. In just<br />
three years, she graduated Suma Cum Lade with her<br />
Bachelor’s of Arts degree in <strong>Dance</strong>. Professionally she’s<br />
danced with Vivid Ballet, Exhalations <strong>Dance</strong> Theatre and<br />
now Sarasota Contemporary <strong>Dance</strong> Company. Her other<br />
passions include teaching and choreographing. She loves<br />
to motivate students to reach their full potential and to create works that stimulate<br />
and captivate performers and audience members. Gabrielle has also completed<br />
her RYT200 Yoga certification along with her Lagree Fitness certification. Both of<br />
which she loves to practice in her free time to help keep her grounded and strong<br />
mentally and physically. This is her 1st season as a company member with SCD.<br />
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