COMPANY l Dancers Ashley Duncan Hassler is a native of Pensacola, Florida and is in her second season dancing with Fuzion Dance Artists. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a degree in Dance Education and has also studied at Florida State University and the Laban Centre in London. While living in Tampa, she had opportunities to dance with Moving Current and Dance, Music, Design, as well as teach at USF's Summerplay. Ashley currently enjoys teaching a variety of dance styles and choreography at Electa Lee Magnet Middle School in Bradenton. Carolina Garcia is a native of Miami, Florida where she attended PAVAC, New World School of the Arts and received her BFA in Dance. She has toured nationally and internationally as member of the Urban Bush Women (NYC). She has been an artist in residence with public schools through the southeast including the 92nd Street Y and the Clark Center City Center in NYC. She now lives in Tampa teaching at USF, St. Pete College and PRODIGY. She is also an actress and has played leading roles in Denis Calandra's Cuban Bread (USF) and Federico Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding (Riverfront Theatre). She hopes to keep furthering herself as an artist, mother, and a human being through opportunities that are full of love, light and hope. This is her first “official” season with Fuzión but has been working with Artistic Director, Leymis, since 1996. Sayward Grindley is a graduate of East Carolina University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Dance Education. She has performed in choreography by Tere O'Connor, Brunilda Ruiz, Paul Sutherland, Elie Lazar, Galina Panova and many others. Before moving to Florida, Sayward has performed throughout North Carolina, and in South Carolina, Maine, Maryland, and Virginia. Since becoming a member of Fuzión, she has had the opportunity to also perform in Chicago, New York City and throughout Florida. She is currently the Director of Dance at Booker Middle School, on the faculty at the Sarasota Ballet, and is the Primary Dance Adjudicator for the Walker’s Rising Stars Scholarship Competition for the Pinellas County Education Foundation. This is Sayward’s second season as a Company Member and Costume Mistress with Fuzión. Keely Sullivan-Henry, born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, began her dancing with the Florida Ballet Arts School. After graduating from Booker Visual & Performing Arts High School, Keely attended the American Dance Festival in the summer of 1999. In August 2004, Keely graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Performance and Choreography from Columbia College. While attending Columbia College, she performed two pieces at the American College Dance Festival 2003 in Miami, one of which made its way into the Gala Performance. She is currently performing with Fuzión Dance Artists and Moving Ethos. Keely is blessed to be back at Booker teaching and choreographing as well as teaching for Beyond Dance. Angela Rauter has had a life long love affair with dance beginning with ballet at the age of five. Since then she has come to know and love many different forms of dance including; jazz, African, Horton, Limon, Duncan, Flamenco, Salsa, and Middle-Eastern to name a few. She studied at Pinellas County Center for the Performing Arts, Alvin Ailey, SUNY Purchase, and the Jose Limón Institute. Professionally she danced with EBA Dance Theatre, the Ellen SInopoli Company, Eva Dean Dance, Jenny Roche and Vanessa Paige. Dedicated to the health and happiness of her fellow human beings, she teaches Pilates and Yoga and is a Licensed Massage Therapist in both New York and Florida. This is her first season dancing with Fuzión Dance Artists. Courtney Smith's passion lies in the world of modern dance and she is determined to perpetuate its existence via her 5’2’’ frame through performing, teaching and choreographing. She got her BFA in Dance from UF and has worked with Mark Haim, Nicholas Leichter, Pam Pietro, Moving Current, Michael Foley and Elsa Valbuena, among others. She also started a dance company in Sarasota, Moving Ethos. This is her second season with Fuzión. Jahrel Thompson started dancing ballroom in 1997 in his senior year at Riverview High School in Sarasota.  Shortly after he began teaching at Wilson's Dance Sport and Purple Tiger for Wilson Barrera and Margaret Burns.  In 2002, he attended the New World School of the Arts College in Miami for training in Ballet and Contemporary dance.  During his time there he worked with several choreographers and companies including Fredrick Bratcher and Co., Momentum Dance, Katie Marlow’s Danceation, and Sobepac. In 2006, he continued his tanning with Billie Fajardo and later performed for Celebrity Cruise Lines.  He is currently dancing with Fuzión Dance Artists, West Coast Civic Ballet, and acting for the Players Theater in Sarasota. Pedro Batista received a BA in dance from James Madison University and has performed with the Roanoke Ballet Theatre, Florida Dance Theatre, and worked with Artistic Director Carol Krajacic-Erkes on several occasions. Recently, Pedro has been working with the Westcoast Civic Ballet, Sarasota’s Players Theatre, and Manatee Players Theatre.  This is his firstseason working with Fuzión Dance Artists on a project basis. Sarah Caldabaugh is a recent graduate from the University of Florida receiving a BFA in dance and graduating Suma Cum Laude. She promptly moved down to Sarasota, Florida with her husband Kevin to join Fuzion as her first experience with a professional modern dance company. Her day job includes beach lifeguarding in Sarasota County.  Sarah considers herself an athlete as well as an artist! Gaby Soto-Lemus attends Booker High School. She has created many works of her own through Booker's VPA Dance program. In 2007, she co-founded the pre-professional company for aspiring choreographers known as Fuzion 2. She is a full blown American Dance Festival addict. During her four summers at ADF she has worked with many renowned choreographers and has also shown her own work. She is very grateful for the opportunities Booker and Fuzion Dance Artists have offered her. Her main goal in life is to one day provoke thought. Project Based Dancers Timothy Murray (NYC)

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