Dance Houston 2006

Dance Force Productions
The Puppet Show
Choreographer: Robin Carlson
Assistant Choreographers: Jerry Foote, Samuel Alix, and Silas LaToison
Dancers: Anthony Pruitt, Samuel Alix, Jerry Foote, Adrian Thompkins, Michael Baerga, Steven Coleman, Alex Fierro, Robin Carlson, Amanda Gamel, Alana Smith, Jessica Bartley, Ashley Hallisey, Samantha Olafson, Hope Carter

Chucke’s Choreography
Crossing Borders
Choreographers: Ericka Pena and Jene Walker
Dancers: Veronica Cerda, Stephanie Esparza, Marlene Toral, Brittney Vega, Jacky Madrid, Crystal Yeppez, Jennifer Macias, Amber Correa, Erick Montante, Lauro Lopez, Luis Lopez, Jeremy Longoria, Jose Calvillo, Raymond Gonzales and Joshua Zaragoza.

Fred Astaire Dance Company
Grease Attacked
Choreographers: Steven Knight, Eddie Apolonav
Dancers: Art Wiley, Maurice Bonilla, Bryttany Hickman, Ben Seifert, Dinorah Gonzales, Kevin Prothro, Sabine Heydecker, Jessica Lail, Nicole Harford, Tommy Alejandro, Roman Mocharsky, Lisa Rae-Hernandez

Al Neshama Folkloric Dance Company
Debka
All company members participate in recreating these folkloric dances from Palestine and Lebanon
Dancers: Aseel Saqer, Rami Ashawa, Zaid Amin, Nour Amin, Ammar Selo, Rula Khoury, Yasmin Al-Zibdeh, Khalid Al –Zibdeh, Summer Al-Zibdeh Rock Music: Freddie Barette, Matt Frey, D. Rock, Jonny Striker
Music: Wayn A Ramallah & Dallounah

Marvelous Motion
The Come Up
Choreographer: Andrew Baterina
Asst. Choreographers: Jackie Lautchang, Brian Puspos
Dancers: Sara, Ria, Shanice, Jackie, Jil, Julie, Andrew, Moon, Brian P, Dee, Brian F, Pat, Ailyn, and Mark
Audience Pick Award

Barbara King’s Dance Company
Circle of Life
Choreographer: Barbara A. King
Dancers: Kevin King, Patricia Kaniowski, Ryan Lewis, Rebecca Avila, Carlos Solis, Verneal Morin, Maddie Kiley, Mayela Arends, Jessica Wang, Tracy Adams, Jeanine Stewart, William Alvarez
Dance Houston Award

Psophonia Dance Company
…devil’s playground
Choreographer: Sonia Noriega
Dancer: Lindsey McGill

Houston Metropolitan Dance Company
Tidal Intersections
Choreographer: Katarzyna Skarpetowska
Dancers: Dustin Crumbaugh, Lauren Garson, Jonnesha Hawkins, Karen Pfeiffer, Lindsay Lab, Dana Lester, Kiki Lucas, Marlana Walsh

Rednerrus Feil Dance Company
Sweet Lullaby
Choreographer: Amy E. Llanes
Dancers: Stephanie Beall, Lauren Cook, Audra Cowling, Amy E. Llanes

Urban Souls Dance Company
Scarlet Situation
Choreographers: Harry Guy & Walter Hull
Dancers: Walter Hull, Quincy Tolliver, Rachel Eckroth, Jadie Gill, Tiffany Hall, Jude Evans
Music: American Beauty Soundtrack, Lambrana, KEM
Best Artistic Achievement

Dance of Asian America
Winter’s Blossoms
An excerpt from “East Meets West IV: The Four Seasons”
Classical Chinese dance restaged by Janie Yao
Dancers: Christie Chen, Jessica Chen, Valentina Chen, Sutian Dong, Christina Dwan, Nova Hou, Linda Huang, Erica Hui, Amenda Lee, Hope Lee, Jocelyn Lo, Shirley Luong, Nicole Nguyen, Tiffany Pham
Understudies: Vinita Chen, Meilin Lee, Thy Nguyen

WyldStyL
The Urban Elements
Choreographer: Gary Connor
Dancers: Gary Connor, Duy Nguyen, Anthony Le, Richard Kim, Phuka Truong, Folake Bolatiwa, Taiwo Bolatiwa, Theresa Huynh, Chieko Sloan, Sharhonda Jones, Tracy Flores, Lauren Miller, Vanessa Casteneda, Amanda Suarez
Most Creative Concept

Easy Credit Theater
Under the Murky Water
Choreographer: Richard Hubscher
Dancers: Richard Hubscher, Greg Lacko, Andrew Kozma, Erika Martinez, Ashley Horn, Vivian Kalinov, Miss Bianca
Violinist: Addie Tsai
Poetry: Scarecrow by Jericho Brown, In the Sudden Flood by Andrew Kozma, City Underwater by Addie Tsai

Ad Deum Dance Company
Rainbows for the Fallen
Choreographers: Amy Cain, Dawn Dippel, Randall Flinn
Dancers: Harlan Alford, Melissa Brading, Amy Cain, Carla Carrizzoire, Dawn Dippel, Charlene Gibbs, Sarah Niewola, Tapley Seaford, Shizu Yasuda, Jennifer Yoh
Best Choreography

Sabor Mexico Theatrical Dance Company
Sones Antiguos de Michoacan
Classical Ballet Folklorico restaged by Patricia Astorga
Dancers: Patricia Astorga, Laurie Nash, Stefania Gorski, Adriana Figueroa-Jones, Vanessa Velasquez, Lucas Rountree, Julietta Sandoval, Yvette Maldonado

Shawn Welling’s Planet Funk
ELC – the Tragedy of Daniel
Choreographers: Shawn Welling, Liz Hewett, Tesia Truitt, Amber Thornton, Lindsay Slott, Oliver Osuna,
Dancers: Shawn Welling, Amber Thornton, Oliver Osuna, Tesia Truitt, Lindsay Slott, Jerome Hill, Liz Hewett, Courtney Paige, Cassye Horner, Elissa Wilki, Shaina Perry, Corey Fox, Nydia Reyes, Savannah Stein, Joel Martin, Colleen Stein, Renee Austin, Marielle Trevino, Nikki Ceparano, Ashlie Hamilton, Cecori Davis, Ronni Jenkins, Heather Twigg, Andrey Vinogradov, Caroline Sinclair, Desiree Chaver, Rachel McCracken, Cortney Hodges
Music: Original Music Score by Shawn Welling, Vocals by Westfeild Chamber Choir and Planet Funk Dancers, Vocal Samples from Korn.
Best Production

Photography by James Wiseman and Sarah Bernhardt