BIOGRAPHIES

RONI KOSMAL-WERNIK  ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
has spent the last ten years traveling, studying and teaching dance in various places including Israel, Boston and San Francisco. In 2001-2003, she lived in Jerusalem where she had works performed at both the Jerusalem Festival and the 34th World Zionist Congress. She also taught at the Jerusalem High School for Performing Arts and Mechola Dance Academy. In 2004, Roni founded "Artists for ATZUM" a collective group of local, Los Angeles artists who raise money for Israeli victims of terror. This is Roni's third time working with Dance Company since her graduation in '94. Roni was a Dance Company member and choreographer all four years at Beverly. She is honored to return this year as artistic director and would like to thank Liz, Kerry-Ann and the students for all of their hard work.

LIZ SROKA  ASSISTANT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER
has worked professionally in film, television, commercials, animation and on stage. She graduated early with honors from NYU Tisch School of the Arts' Experimental Theatre Wing with a BFA in acting. In New York she performed in various venues as both an actor and dancer including Urban Stages, The Ensemble Studio Theatre, Jewish Rep., HERE, Dancespace, University Settlement and P.S.122 as well as creating many original works including her one-woman show Grounds For Tantrum. Since returning to LA she has performed with Blue13 Dance Company at Highways, The Electric Lodge, the Fowler Museum, and Dancescape. She is a current member of Blue 13 Dance Company and Dance Theatre of the World. Most recently Liz worked on MTV's Celebrity
Death Match and Comedy Central's The Showbiz Show with David Spade. She plans to continue creating her own work in a variety of mediums. Liz worked as the Assistant Artistic Director and choreographer of "B" for The Company '05; she was a Company member and choreographer from 1997 to 1999. She is happier than she's ever been and is honored to once again be a part of this program.

KERRY-ANN BROWN  PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
a native New Yorker, Kerry-Ann is a proffessional working actress with a life-long love of the performing arts. Kerry-Ann has appeared in numerous film, television, theater, commercial and print projects. She can be seen in the recently released independent feature film The Hollywood Ladder and in several currently and soon to be running National commericals for Chili's Restaurant, Subway, Miller Brewing, AT&T and a National print campaign for HewlettPackard. Most recently Kerry-Ann completed a run at the tearter production of the Dance Real Slow In Jackson at the Phoenix Theatre and as Tess in Cracks in the Pavement at the Pasadena Playhouse. A graduate of Boston College, Kerry-Ann is thrilled to be a part of the BHHS Advance Dance Company for the first time and is honored to work with and call friends the talented directors, Roni and Liz and the amazing student dancers. But most of all she would like to thank the Ladies of Production for their energy, spirirt, and dedication. Production Rocks!

JENNIFER JESSUM  GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER
holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where she did work in dance, film and music. Currently a graduate film student at USC school of Cinema & Television, she has choreographed, performed and taught throughout the United States and has won numerous awards and grants as a film maker, choreographer and dancer. She is the Artistic Director of Flying Limbs Inc, Productions and was Co-Founder, Director and Producer for the Denver based Off Center Dance Collective. Her choreography has been produced and commissioned from many venues and companies throughout the US including: Evolving Arts and The Cunningham Studios in NYC, On The Boards and D-9 Dance Collective in Seattle, and The Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Theater in Denver. Commissions include: the national T.V. commercial In The Spirit of Women, The Off Broadway musical It Must Be Love, City University of New York Queens College, The Company at Beverly Hills High School, Between the Bones Dance Company, and the Manchester Dance Festival where she was the recipient of a Choreographic Fellowship and a Meet The Composer joint grant. Her choreography and fight choreography has been featured in numerous independent films and videos and she has been the recipient of three Artist in Residence Fellowships from Sian Ka`an Artistas in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Performing credits include: Elizabeth Streb, Bebe Miller, Robert Battle, Hannah Khan Dance Company, and Maedee Dupres. Jennifer has taught at many fine institutions including: Princeton University, New York University, City University of New York Queens College, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Manchester Dance Festival. Jennifer was a four year member of The Company from 1982-1986. This year marks her fifth return to The Company as a guest choreographer.

BRADFORD ROBINSON  AP POSSE CHOREOGRAPHER
is currently the assistant director of the dance production group at West Los Angeles College. Brad
has created hip-hop choreography for the hip-hop group Karmacy and M.A.D. Degrees Production's instructional dance
videos, "Hip-Hop Habit 4 and 5 and has had his work performed at the Mayan with "Hot Property", a choreography
showcase for the KSA Agency. He has personally danced in "Carnival", a monthly hip-hop based production held at the Key Club, Dance Spectrum at the Ivar Theater, Art Wallah, the Palm Desert Choreography Festival and a number of
shows for Karmacy. In 2001, Brad helped create and was co-director of the hip-hop performance group "Dimes and Dubs
Dance Connection". This is his eighth year choreographing for The Company.

BEN LEVY  GUEST CHOREOGRAPHER
Levy's choreography has been presented at The Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater, the American Dance Festival, Zellerbach Playhouse,ODC Theater, the Cowell Theater, Dance Place, the Joyce SoHo, and the Galvin Playhouse. Levy was born and raised in California and gained his BA in Dance and Marketing at the University of California, Berkeley. He has studied and worked with Chris Dolder, Janice Garrett, Joe Goode, Miguel Guiterrez, John Jasperse, Ellie Klopp, Robert Moses, Carol Murota,Martha Myers, Douglas Neilson, Janet Roston, Jeff Slayton, Ellis Wood, and Marni Wood. Levy has been in residence at the Beverly Hills High School, University of Utah, George Washington University, and San
Francisco State University. He has been a company member of the Joe Goode Performance Group and he has toured
regionally and nationally with Lula Washington Dance Theater, Frit and Frat Fuller's KIN Dance Company,and the Bay Area Repertory Dance Company.
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GINGER BROUSSARD  AP POSSE CHOREOGRAPHER
Before moving to Los Angeles, Ginger was the owner and director of Company One Dance Studio in Baton Rouge, La, for five years. In 1998 she became the coach and choreographer for the Louisiana State University Tiger Girls, where, in her first year, they won the Universal Dance Association National Championship. Ginger has danced for twenty
five years and has studied ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip hop, and musical theatre, to name a few. She has toured extensively throughout the country and taught master classes for the past ten years throughout the south. Her choreography continues to win national titles for several dance studios in the south. As a versatile and talented choreographer and director, she has staged, directed and produced five Revues in Louisiana. For the past two years, she has been invited to teach downtown at the Music Center, where children and adults have the oppurtunity to explore many forms of dance and the arts. She has choreographed for and performed at Dancescape, a benefit helping arts programs around Los Angeles. Ginger currently teaches jazz and hip hop at Santa Monica Dance Studio.

CHRIS RUTLEDGE  CHOREOGRAPHER
was 19 when the world of dance invaded his life. He has always danced freestyle in his own style but tradition of training was introduced,and the porthole was opened. Chris moved to L.A. in 2000 to open the tap show "La Feet" at Disney's California Adventure, where he performed for a year and a half. He has performed both hip hop and tap nationally and internationally with the professional touring group 10foot5. Both styles of dance, for Chris, are about organic movement, unique phrasing, and the ability to hear music. You can find him teaching all around Los Angeles and Orange Co., so bring your tap shoes and an open mind, because as he says, "music and dance are universal."

BENN MENDOZA  AERIAL FABRIC CHOREOGRAPHER
is a graduate of The San Francisco School Of Circus Arts, where he specialized in Aerial Fabric and Aerial Hoop as well as studying Aerial Rope, Handbalancing, Contortion, Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic), Voice and Dance. He went on to get his Masters in Aerial Fabric from La Caserne in Montreal and is now currently the director of the aerial arts program at the Josephson Academy of Gymnastics in Culver City (www.jaggym.com) where he is also a coach. Benn started his circus career after 10 years of Dance and Gymnastics left him wanting more. Aerial Acrobatics provided a creative and intellectual outlet while still feeding his need for athletics, originality and individuality. Through his work, Benn has traveled all over the continent performing for national tours (Lollapalooza) and circus troupes (Circo Zero), music videos (TLC), special events (SF MOMA Benefit Gala), private parties (Marciano), clubs (Key Club LA) and festivals (Burning Man). For more information please visit his website at (www.bennmendoza.com)

DARRIN M. WRIGHT  CO-CHOREOGRAPHER OF "FALLING AFTER TOO"
a professional dancer in New York City was fortunate enough to learn many great things while
he was at BHHS. Darrin sends his love and thanks all the wonderful teachers who have made him the person he is
today. To all you Beverly kids, enjoy while you have it!