Staff Bios
SAMANTHA LEE ENGLISH
eMail: samantha@gervaisdancestudio.com
Samantha is a lifelong dancer, with a BFA in dance theatre from Emerson College. Her teaching credentials which include working at several Massachusetts based dance studios. She regularly choreographs performance and competition dances for various shows and expositions in the New England area, where her students have been awarded top honors. In her dance career, she has performed with professional dance companies based in Boston and New York and has had the pleasure of working with choreographers such as Sean Curran, Marlena Yannetti, Daniel McCusker, Janet Craft, Tommy Neblett, and Cheri Opperman. Samantha has also directed shows in and around the Boston area including “Last Night…” a contemporary modern dance show using aerial dance, and recently choreographed a music video for Koch records hip hop artist C-Luk. In addition to her work as a dancer and choreographer, Samantha is also one of the co-founders and directors of “Wingin’ It” Dance Company, a Boston area based Modern Dance troupe. Samantha also regularly participates in dance conventions across the nation to expand her repertoire and increase her dance technique (a dancers work is never done). Aside from the dance world, Samantha lives in Newton with her husband Dave and their new puppy, Copper.
monique dorian
eMail: monique@gervaisdancestudio.com
Monique Dorian has been dancing and performing for over 17 years, and teaching since 2001. She studied dance, training in modern, jazz, hip hop, Latin/Ballroom, salsa, ballet, and lyrical techniques, at UMASS-Amherst where she attended master classes by Paul Taylor, Parsons Dance, Mark Morris, The Martha Graham Company, and more. Monique has studied with U.S. Latin/Ballroom champions and renowned coaches Jose DeCamps, Diana MacDonald, Marianne Nicole, Edward Simon, and Chris Johnston. She continues to study in the Boston area and attends annual teacher training conventions with Tremine Dance. Monique has performed with troupes including WIC, Tracy Varga, Harper Piver, Hips on Fire, and The Russell Jackson Formation Team. She is a former Amateur Open Gold Competitor and has placed in several National Dance Council of America Championship Finals in the United States.
COURTNEY ROMANOWSKI
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