Gregory DeArmond
Hometown:
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Lake Forest, CA |
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Dancing Since:
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Age 5
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2 |
If he weren’t dancing hhe would be:
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A civil engineer |
Favorite thing to do on a day off:
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Relax, cook, and go to the beach |
Favorite Charlotte restaurant:
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Lang Van |
Most embarrassing dance moment:
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Ducking from a choreographers remote in rehearsal. |
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Gregory DeArmond, from Lake Forest, CA, studied dance at Golden State Ballet, Saddleback Dance Center, Ballet Pacifica and the University of California, Irvine. While at the University of California, Irvine, Gregory was honored as a William J. Gillespie Scholar in ballet studies and as a Gregory Osborne Memorial Scholar. In 2010, Gregory graduated from University of California, Irvine Cum Laude with a BA in Dance and a BS in Civil Engineering. Gregory had the honor of participating in the 2010 National Choreographers Initiative in Corona del Mar, CA.
Christina LaForgia
Hometown:
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Summerville, SC |
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Dancing Since:
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Age 11
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Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre 2:
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1 |
Favorite thing about Charlotte is:
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It’s a versatile and modern city yet it still has its special Southern charm |
Favorite Charlotte restaurant/menu item:
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The Penguin – Polly Prince black bean burger |
Never miss an episode of:
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Toddlers and Tiaras |
If I weren’t dancing I’d be:
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A zookeeper |
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Christina started dancing at the age of 11 in Summerville, SC under the tutelage of Terry-Ellen Shields at the Classical Ballet Centre. After spending 3 years there, Christina went off to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. While spending the next 3 years at UNCSA she studied under Nina Danilova, Warren Conover, Fanchon Cordell, Nigel Burley and Ethan Stiefel. Upon graduating from UNCSA, Christina spent a year in the graduate program and the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre studying under Marjie Grundvig, Dennis Marshall and Janet Popeleski. Christina has spent her summers at Houston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre NYC, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and North Carolina Dance Theatre. This is her first season with the second company.
Irene Przywara
Hometown:
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New York, New York |
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Dancing Since:
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Age 5
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Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre 2:
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1 |
Favorite thing about Charlotte is:
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The people. I’ve found complete strangers here to be extremely helpful and friendly. |
Favorite thing to do on a day off:
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Go to the park or somewhere beautiful where I can simply enjoy nature. |
Favorite movie:
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Avatar |
If I weren’t dancing I’d be:
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Acting, writing and drawing |
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Irene was born in San Francisco, CA, was raised in southern Oregon and lived and trained New York City for 11 years. Upon arriving to New York City, Irene was accepted into the School of American Ballet where she studied for 3 years on a full scholarship. She then attended Ballet Academy East on a full scholarship for 4 years and then the Professional Training Program of Dance Theatre of Harlem for an additional 3 years. She has performed with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble, Dances Patrelle, Eglevsky Ballet and Lumiere Ballet as well as, summer programs with American Ballet Theatre, Orlando Ballet and Joffrey Ballet. This is Irene’s first season in NC Dance Theatre 2.
Elizabeth Stack
Hometown:
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Greensburg, PA |
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Dancing Since:
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Age 4
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Seasons with North Carolina Dance Theatre 2:
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1 |
Favorite Charlotte restaurant:
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Cabo Fish Taco |
Favorite thing to do on a day off:
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Read, go to the pool and hot yoga |
Favorite vacation spot:
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Anywhere with rollercoaster’s and a beach |
If I weren’t dancing I’d be:
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A meteorologist |
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Elizabeth grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania where she trained for 10 years with the Laurel Youth Ballet. In addition, she spent one year training with Mansur Kamaletdinov and Kwang-Suk Choi. At age 14, she attended The Rock School for Dance Education in Philadelphia for two years, which was followed by one year in the pre-professional program of BalletMet Columbus. Summers, some on merit scholarship, were spent at The Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, D.C., Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell at Cedar Islands, The School of American Ballet, The Harid Conservatory, BalletMet, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, and Chautauqua. In 2010-2011, she was a trainee with Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, where she studied with Alexei Kremnev and Anna Reznik. Adding to the variety of styles and roles studied and performed in these programs, Elizabeth is thrilled to learn and perform new repertoire with NC Dance Theatre 2, after her wonderful experience with NCDT and its artistic staff as an apprentice during summer 2011 at Chautauqua.
Gregory Taylor
Hometown:
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Cumming, GA |
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Dancing Since:
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Age 7
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Never miss an episode of:
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Arrested Development |
Favorite music:
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U2 |
Advice to aspiring dancers:
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“Don’t hold anything back but also be calculated.” |
If I weren’t dancing I’d be:
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A cook |
Gregory began his dance training at the Sawnee School of Ballet at the age of 7, under Joan Kall Stewart. In 2009, he was accepted to the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, where he danced for two years under Stanislav Issaev. He has performed many roles and ballets including Siegfried from Swan Lake, Bluebird from Sleeping Beauty, Raymonda, Pequita, Esmeralda, La Fille Mal Gardee, and Balanchine's Serenade. In 2011, Gregory won 1st place in both Classical and Contemporary at Youth American Grand Prix Regionals.
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