On the Verge 2009 Photo Gallery

Alaina Lucido

Alaina is from Nordhoff High is performing her solo to music with Afro-jazz roots.  Her modern movement moves from floor to air as she uses momentum and release in a highly physical piece about repression and freedom.

Photo credit : David Bazemore

Armando Cervantes - 17

Armando has choreographed an all boys hip-hop dance that includes break-dancing, pop, locking and stunts. He is a member of the performance group D-Boyz at Santa Barbara High School.

Photo credit : David Bazemore

Aryanna Aronson - 13

Aryanna dances with Santa Barbara Dance Arts and she has created a hip-hop duet with extreme attitude and intricacy.

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Corrie Jiminez and Cari Helchuis

Corrie and Cari are performing a flamenco duet with props, a hat and a fan, and amazingly quick footwork.  Their beautiful costumes in blue and green compliment their smooth style and captivating charisma. Both choreographers dance with Linda Vega Dance Studio.

Photo credit : David Bazemore

Jessica Soto, Luke Dennett, Juliana Godinez

Micheal Carbajal, Lupita Vargas, Tara Acuna

Kaci Yamanaka - 18

Everybody Dance Now is a group of young dancers being taught dance by teen teachers in an after school program. The program was designed by Jackie Rotman, who is a teen herself.
Kaci brings together a group of talented at-risk youth who perform with the organization Everybody Dance Now!. The 14 dancers are dancing in a high-energy hip-hop routine. These are the Everybody Dance Now performance troupe.

Photo credit : David Bazemore

Gianna Burright

Gianna, from Nordhoff High in Ojai, is working on a piece that brings elements of release and tension together through her movement in a contemporary lyrical solo.

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Maria Avila - 15

Maria is a first time teen choreographer from San Marcos High and she is presenting a piece with both salsa and merengue styles in it for two couples.  She is with her partner Diego.

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Nikki Pfeiffer

Nikki is a student at SB Dance Arts and will go on to Cal Arts next year in the Dance Dept.

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Robin Zelko - 16

Robin has created a solo about her Grandfathers shirt. She wears the shirt he left her when he passed away. Robin has choreographed for the last 3 or 4 Teen Concerts, increasing her skill yearly.

Photo credit : David Bazemore

Robin Zelko - 16

Robin develops her own theatrical hip-hop style to the stage for the 3rd year.  Her ensemble of 11 dancers showcases a fluid style of feminine inspired hip-hop moves with a sassy twist.

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Taylor Fisher - 16

Taylor has choreographed for ON THE VERGE for the 4th year.

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Taylor Fisher - 16

Taylor is choreographing a modern quartet which she describes as quirky, feminine and uncomfortable.  Costumes are based on 1920’s era lingerie and the piece is set to an alternative folk ballad.

Photo credit : David Bazemore