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Choreographers & Dancers

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Wilfredo Rivera

Cofounder, Artistic Director & CEO

Wilfredo is a co-founder of Cerqua Rivera, Artistic Director since 2007

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Katlin Bourgeois

Choreographer

Katlin graduated from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program in 2014.

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Michelle Manzanales

Choreographer

Michelle is Director of Ballet Hispánico’s School of Dance

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Ruben Andrés 
Castillo Gomez 

Dance Ensemble

Originally from Mexico City, graduate of SUNY Purchase Conservatory

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Caitlin Clark

Dance Ensemble

Caitlin (she/her) earned a BFA in Dance from Western MI University

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Yui Nakatani

Dance Ensemble

Alumnus of a professional Jr. ballet company & trained at The Ailey School

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Caitlin Yatsuhashi 

Dance Ensemble

2021 graduate of Ailey/Fordham BFA program

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Kylea Canada

CRDT II

Trained with Deeply Rooted, Giordano Dance, & Eisenhower Dance Detroit

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Lauren Ciccolini 

CRDT II

Graduate of George Mason University and Interlochen

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Brianna Samuda-Walker 

CRDT II

Alumna of The Ailey School, Hubbard Street, & Tisch School of the Arts

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Natalie Elizabeth

Company Class Instructor

She has danced with Columbia Classical Ballet, Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Lucky Plush Productions and many others

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Kim Sagami

Company Class Instructor

Kim danced with The Joffrey Ballet and has a degree in architecture 

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Shannon Alvis

Choreographer

Shannon is a  performer, teacher, and choreographer.

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Monique Haley

Choreographer

Monique is an accomplished dancer, teacher, and choreographer

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Brennen Renteria

Rehearsal Director & Dance Ensemble

He has danced with Elements Ballet and in various Chicago productions.

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Bennett Cullen

Dance Ensemble

Bennett has danced for Big Muddy Dance Co., & Visceral Dance Chicago.

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M’Shiari Gonzales 

Dance Ensemble

Trained at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre & Peridance Capezio Center

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Bruno Salgado

Dance Ensemble

Bruno is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin- Steven Point

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Alyssa Alber

CRDT II

BFA from the University of Iowa and  finished the Pre-Physical Therapy track

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Lilia Ambler Castillo Gomez

CRDT II

Graduated from the SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance

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Mikee Ellis

CRDT II

Graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts

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Ji Hae Yepa-Pappan

CRDT II

Trained with Chicago Ballet Arts,  Chicago HS for the Arts, & Western MI Univ.

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Lucas Greef

Company Class Instructor

Dancer, choreographer, and circus artist

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