2018 Fall Season Company Dancers
Jennie BegleyCompany Member, Ballet Inc
Former company member of Complexions and Dawson/Wallace Dance Project Jennie has previously danced with Zikr Dance Ensemble and returns to us this year for our Fall 2018 tour. |
Zac Bigbee Zac Bigbee was born and raised in New Mexico. A series of coincidences influenced him to take his first ballet class as a senior in high school. He went on to study Russian Language and Mathematics at the University of Arizona, while continuing his dance training in the U.S. and abroad. Since then he had worked as a dancer, aerialist, choreographer, and producer on several small projects across the Midwest and is in his first season with Zikr Dance Ensemble.
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Darwin BlackDarwin is a company member with Jennifer Owens & Cox Dance Group.
Danced with TU Dance - Toni Pierce-Sands and Uri Sands; performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Greg Dolbashian, Uri Sands and Kyle Abraham. This is Darwin's first appearance with the Zikr Dance Ensemble. |
Sam CrouchSam has danced with Lyric Opera of Chicago, working under John Malashock; Aerial Dance of Chicago, and Emily Ashburn & Dancers.
This is his first season with the Zikr Dance Ensemble. |
Madison EwingMadison was raised with her eight siblings in beautiful Colorado where she began dancing when she was nine years old at the Ballet Society of Colorado Springs. During her time there, she had the honor of performing roles such as a Bridesmaid in Coppelia, Paquita 2nd Soloist, the Fairy of Eloquence, and the Sapphire Fairy from Sleeping Beauty. She continued her training at A Time To Dance Colorado when she was 17 and also began her career there as a dance teacher.
In competitions, she has received awards from theDenver Ballet Guild and Youth America Grand Prix, placing as a top finalist in both. In 2014, she joined State Street Ballet on scholarship as a trainee where she trained under Megan Philip and had the opportunity to perform the parts of the Paquita Principal, and the Symphony in C Soloist. In 2015, Madison joined Nevada Ballet Theatre. Highlight’s of her time at Nevada Ballet Theatre have been collaborating with Cirque Du Soleil annually in A Choreographer’s Showcase; working with renowned Balanchine repetiteurs in Nevada Ballet Theatre’s performances of Serenade and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue; portraying one of the Evil Stepsister in Cinderella; performing in the role of Spring Fairy in James Canfield's Nutcracker; and performing in the swan corps in Swan Lake, staged by the legendary Cynthia Gregory. |
Photo by Michelle Reid
Marian FaustinoMarian began her career in the Philippines, training and performing with the country’s two premier dance organizations: Ballet Manila (2002-2007) and Ballet Philippines (2008-2010). She has danced soloist & principal roles in full-length classics which include The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, La Bayadere, Giselle, Swan Lake and Le Corsaire; and has been a part of the creative process for a number of original neo-ethnic Filipino works that have been showcased across the Philippines, South East Asia, Russia, and the United States. As a representative of the Philippines, Marian was also awarded semi-finalist and finalist certificates respectively from the Moscow and Nagoya International Ballet Competitions. After relocating to the United States, Marian danced for Dance Theater of Tennessee (2010-2011), Ballet Nouveau Colorado (2011-2013), and was a pioneering member of the collaborative contemporary ballet company, Wonderbound (2013-2016). Marian is a recipient of the Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee Arts Commission (2011), and was a finalist for the Denver Art Museum Creative-in-Residence Grant (2016). Recent freelance work includes Farewell,My Lovely for choreographer Kevin Jenkins and The Pearlfishers at The Lyric Opera of Chicago, choreographed by John Malashock.
Kindly sponsored by Peter Gilbert*** |
Elliana FliederElliana Flieder is a native of Colorado, who discovered her passion for dance at the age of three. Elliana has explored many styles and genres of dance and has especially enjoyed the cultural basis of many of the Zikr works, as well as the classics. She has been training at Denver Ballet Theatre for the past four years, where she is currently enrolled in the Pre-professional program. While at DBT, Elliana has been fortunate to have the opportunity to perform soloist and demi-soloist roles in many full length productions, including Coppelia, Paquita, Don Quixote, Nutcracker, and is currently rehearsing for Sleeping Beauty, in which she will perform the role of Lilac Fairy. In addition to her dancing, Elliana enjoys Musical Theater and has performed in more than 15 musicals. Elliana is grateful for the opportunity that she has had to train under many great masters and especially enjoyed her summer intensive training with many fine programs including Bolshoi Ballet, State Street Ballet, Denver Ballet Theatre and others.
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Téa HinchleyTéa Hinchley is began dancing at the age of 2. Experiencing many genres and styles of dance, her love for the art form continues to grow. For the past two years, she has trained on the East Coast at The Kirov Academy of Ballet with excellent teachers such as Marianna Lobanova and Marianna Rozanova. She aspires to dance abroad as a professional dancer and to continue increasing her knowledge of dance. She is honored to have the opportunity to dance with David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble for the first time on their Fall Tour.
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Kelly MarshKelly is currently with Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
He trained at University North Carolina School of the Arts-where he received his Bachelors Fine Arts Degree. Prior to that he wasThe Ailey School-Fellowship Student 2008-2009. This is Kelly's first season with Zikr Dance Ensemble. |
Kaylee SkeltonKaylee was a company dancer with American National Ballet this past year. She was previously in the Professional Division at Pacific Northwest Ballet under Peter Boal, as well as a company dancer with Nevada Ballet Theatre, and then City Ballet of San Diego for 3 years.
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