tion to the city. He toured ORFEO in Europe. He has choreographed and taught for Compania Andaluza de Flamenco in Spain and has participated in numerous flamenco festivals and programs such as Flamenco viene del Sur in Seville and La Fiesta de la Buleria in Jerez, as well as The Flamenco Festival in Jerez with the company of Kojima from Japan. Domingo tours performing, teaching and choreographing in Brazil, Israel, Canada, Spain, the US, Japan and Polony. Amy Mutarelli Taylor began dancing in Ocala, FL, where she studied ballet and various dance forms. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Auburn University, and an MFA in Dance from Florida State University. With emphasis on performance and choreography, she created work that was selected for the Florida State University concert series, Days of Dance, in 2008 and 2009, and danced as a member of Dance Repertory Theater. While at FSU, she had the privilege to study with Anjali Austin, Lynda Davis, Suzanne Farrell, Tim Glenn, Gerri Houlihan, Sheila Humphreys, Rick McCullough, Anthony Morgan, Dan Wagoner and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar. She enriched her training through participation in summer intensive programs at the Orlando Ballet, The Washington School of Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theatre. Before relocating to NC, Amy taught ballet and modern dance at Darton College in Albany, GA. She was the co-coordinator for the 2012 American College Dance Festival Association Southeastern Conference, hosted by Darton. Her choreographic work has been accepted into Dumbo Dance Festival (NYC), and most recently been presented at the Marion Ballet Theater Choreographic Festival, ACDFA Informal concerts and the New Grounds Emerging Artists Festival (Tampa, FL). Loretta Vinson’s career, like most singers, began at an early age where she was a member of the Lily Missionary Baptist Church’s Junior Choir. She was known as the “little girl with the big voice.” With encouragement from her husband and daughter, she attended, and is now a graduate of AMTC 2010 (Actors, Models and Talents for Christ). After AMTC, Loretta was blessed to have a principle role in the movie Stand Your Ground that opened in theaters January 17, 2014. She was a cast member in Langston Hughes’ stage production Black Nativity with The Justice Theater Project for 20132012 and a principle in the stage play The Red Envelope in 2011. With over 30 years of singing experience, Ms. Vinson was nominated for Independent Artist Music Award in Fayetteville, NC (2011). She has been a guest soloist for the Sisters With Voices conference in Houston, TX (2011), the Going into Battle women’s conference in Woodbridge, VA (2011), the Worthy Women of God conference in Sharpsburg MD (2011), the Caring for The Troops luncheon in Hyaatsville, MD (2011), the Precious Pearls conference In Kansas City, MO (2009) and Gospel Fest in Fayetteville, NC (2008). She has also sung for the John P. Kee New Life Fellowship Music Showcase and was the Christian 107.3 FM My 15 Minutes winner in 2008. In 2005, she was featured in the Loretta Vinson concert in Woodbridge, VA. Ms. Vinson has also been a performer for Donnie McClurkin’s Back to Holiness new artist showcase in Nashville, TN as well as the Hezekiah Walker’s Gospel Workshop new artist showcase; PSALM 34:8. Ronald West began his intensive study of dance in 2005 with a full scholarship, under Kirstie Spadie of North Carolina Dance Institute, while simultaneously attending North Carolina State University. There he received a Bachelor’s Degree of Environmental Design from the College of Design at the School of Architecture. He has studied and danced as an adjunct company member at the Dance Exchange in Washington D.C. led by artistic director, Cassie Meador, has studied at The PULSE student and teacher workshops in Atlanta and New York under The PULSE faculty master teachers and various workshops across North Carolina. A natural study, Ronald began assisting six months into his training and went on to teach
by the end of his first year of training. He continues to explore a vast range of dance movement in his classes, in which cutting edge contemporary hip hop and jazz styles are explored. To add, he has danced professionally in modern dance works, both locally and nationally, under choreographers Kate Davis, Courtney Greer, Killian Manning and Michelle Pearson in association with Kate Davis Dance Company, Dance Exchange and Black Box Dance. He has become one of North Carolina’s most sought after choreographers and master teachers within the University System, dance studio circuit, public and private school systems, dance organizations, such as Kodachrome, and he continues to broaden his palette by branching into the commercial music video scene, including choreography for the videos and tour of the premiere album Beauty in the Breakdown for upcoming edgy lyricist and vocalist Jean Morisson of Nerv Records. Beyond choreographing for the previously mentioned, in 2011, Ronald founded the BLACK IRISH contemporary hip hop company which is focused on the generation of strong and creative movement, with the simultaneous intent of bringing the dance and greater community together through the love of dance, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion. Ronald West continues to grow both as a student and teacher and is excited for his future movement research. The things that make you different are not weaknesses, but strengths. Exploit your differences, be a monster! Ronald West
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Student and Alumni Bios Rebecca Anderson is a junior from Asheboro, North Carolina studying Psychology. She has been dancing since age 3, and is currently a hip-hop instructor at Studio J Dance Center. Rebecca has been trained in ballet, lyrical, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. She was America's Teen Miss Dance 2010 for Dance Machine Productions and has also won various awards for her accomplishments in dance. This is her third year in Panoramic Dance Project, and she loves the wide variety of styles this program has to offer. Leslie Barber is a sophomore majoring in Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Fashion Development and Product Management. She received her modern dance training from 2 ½ years of dancing in the Holly Springs High School dance program in Holly Springs, NC. She also enjoys African dance, and this is her second year with the Panoramic Dance Project. Jamie Barbuto is a sophomore in Textile Engineering. She has been dancing since four and is excited to explore new and different dance styles. This is her first year with the Panoramic Dance Project. Corinne Canavarro is a junior at NCSU and is pursuing a BS in Chemistry. She has been dancing for eight years with experience in modern, contemporary, jazz, and Hip Hop. Corinne is also a member of NC State's Just Cuz Crew and is proud to be a part of PDP this year. Euijin Alley Choo is a Ph.D student studying computer science at NCSU. She is proud to be a member of PDP since Spring 2010 and a member of Fusion since Fall 2011. Euijin was a hip-hop dancer as a member of dynamic girls since 2003. She was also a main dancer in several Korean commercials including Casio electronics and was a backup dancer for famous Korean singers including Vibe. Euijin has won awards in several performance contests, including The Girl and Underground Jam.
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