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THE COMPANY

Virginia Freeman Dupont has been a member of the Van Dyke Dance Group since 1995. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from UNCG with a BFA in dance and a BA in English, and in 2003 earned an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. She is performer and Associate Director with the John Gamble Dance Theater; additionally, she choreographs, performs and teaches throughout North Carolina. Virginia also serves as the Ballet Program Director for the Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts.

Rhian Jaques has been a member of the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group since 1996. She also performed with the John Gamble Dance Theater from 1996-2003. Rhian received her MA in Dance Performance from UNCG in 2004. In the summers of 2002/2003 she trained in Ashtanga yoga with David Swenson. Currently, she teaches Ashtanga and Power yoga at O2 Fitness Club in Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill Bikram yoga studio.and primarily at the Carrboro Yoga Co. For the Winter and Spring terms 2007 she was adjunct faculty at Elon University.

Carrie Plew is dancing with the company for her fifth year. She has also performed with XFactor, Centennial Station Dinner Theater, Theater West Virginia and Horn in the West. In addition, she is currently dancing with the John Gamble Dance Theater and Moving Liturgy. She teaches and choreographs locally and has had her own massage therapy practice in Burlington since Fall 2006.

Amanda K. Smith graduated Cum Laude from UNCG n 2003 with a BFA in Dance. She is a classical Pilates instructor, comprehensively certified through Power Pilates, NYC and owns a Greensboro based studio, Core Integrity Pilates, established in 2005. Amanda also teaches dance at Salem Academy in Winston Salem, NC. She has worked with numerous choreographers including David Dorfman, Gerri Houlihan, Karola Luttringhaus, Neta Pulvermacher, Lisa Race, and Sean Sullivan, among others. This is her fourth season with the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group.



		THE COMPANY Virginia Freeman Dupont has been a member of the Van Dyke Dance Group since 1995. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from UNCG with a BFA in dance and a BA in English, and in 2003 earned an MFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. She is performer and Associate Director with the John Gamble Dance Theater; additionally, she choreographs, performs and teaches throughout North Carolina. Virginia also serves as the Ballet Program Director for the Burlington Academy of Dance and Arts. Rhian Jaques has been a member of the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group since 1996. She also performed with the John Gamble Dance Theater from 1996-2003. Rhian received her MA in Dance Performance from UNCG in 2004. In the summers of 2002/2003 she trained in Ashtanga yoga with David Swenson. Currently, she teaches Ashtanga and Power yoga at O2 Fitness Club in Chapel Hill, the Chapel Hill Bikram yoga studio.and primarily at the Carrboro Yoga Co. For the Winter and Spring terms 2007 she was adjunct faculty at Elon University. Carrie Plew is dancing with the company for her fifth year. She has also performed with XFactor, Centennial Station Dinner Theater, Theater West Virginia and Horn in the West. In addition, she is currently dancing with the John Gamble Dance Theater and Moving Liturgy. She teaches and choreographs locally and has had her own massage therapy practice in Burlington since Fall 2006. Amanda K. Smith graduated Cum Laude from UNCG n 2003 with a BFA in Dance. She is a classical Pilates instructor, comprehensively certified through Power Pilates, NYC and owns a Greensboro based studio, Core Integrity Pilates, established in 2005. Amanda also teaches dance at Salem Academy in Winston Salem, NC. She has worked with numerous choreographers including David Dorfman, Gerri Houlihan, Karola Luttringhaus, Neta Pulvermacher, Lisa Race, and Sean Sullivan, among others. This is her fourth season with the Jan Van Dyke Dance Group.