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Thank You!

The EHS Dads Club and Parents Association, EHS Food Services, Jessica Morales, Diana Mumford, Charlie Holt - Communications

Special thanks from the Dance Program Coordinator Kristina Burgess: Karen Pfeifer, Garmon Ashby, Mary Catherine Holliday, Peter Hutcheson, Robin Owens, and Paul Revaz for their unending support and who are an amazing team!

And special thank you to Dr. Jay Berckley for all his support of EHS Dance. We will miss you terribly!

Parent Volunteers: Lucy Anderson, Shelly Blalock, Rose Carlyle, Nicole Choi, Susan Dickson, Isabel Garcia, Sandy Haddad, Jennifer Hendricks, Taucha Hogue, Debbie Horn, Alexandra Marshall, Allison Miller, Amy Pincu, Kim Proler, Anna Scholtes, Cherie Schoppa, Valerie Sonsino, Tracy Weeden

Dance Angels: Taucha Hogue and Cherie Schoppa

And thank you to all others: Parents/faculty/dancers who contribute time, patience, and help in making the dance program run smoothly and help produce the best dancers EHS can develop. Thank you for supporting EHS Dance!

EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL

PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT

THANK YOU TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS!

PRODUCER LEVEL

A Friend of EHS

Catherine and David Crabtree (Brooke and Andrew)

Julie and Robin Goytia (Harrison)

Allyson and Jason Kinzel (Meredith)

Lauren and John Suttle (Kenna)

DIRECTOR LEVEL

Joanie and David Andrews (Catherine, David, Sarah)

Cynthia and Mark Hazard (Taliana Stoy)

Kimberly Bell and Brent Schnitzius (Avalon)

PERFORMER LEVEL

Madonna and Brad Bauch (Grace)

Vanessa and Sergio Garza (Carina)

Jana Grauberger and Samuel Gay (Mathieu)

Heather and James Reardon (Alexander)

Congratulations Seniors!

Don’t forget to take time to dance.

Kaleidoscope

Vogue

Choreographer: Alexandra Sonsino

Lighting Designer: Paul Revaz

Artist: Madonna

Cast: Kendall Blalock, Ashley Bloome, Lauren Bohn, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Alexa Choi, Raigan Clay, Isabelle DeGrange, Jillian Greely, Abby Maltby, Anna Claire Otto, Emma Schoppa

I’m Tired

Choreographer: Berkeley Deutsch

Lighting Designer: Tessa Twiford (Class of 2016)

Artist: Labrinth and Zendaya

Cast: Ella Bennett, Scarlett DuBose, Hannah Hicks, Hadley Holmes, Abby Horn, Sophie Marshall, Olive Martin, Mattie Pincu, Mary Katherine Schulz

Fabulous

Choreographer: Margaret Ellison

Lighting Designer: Cami Gibbons ’24

Artist: C.U.T.

Cast: Kendall Blalock, Kamille Bishop, Isabelle DeGrange, Kate Hendricks, Mali Hogue, Meredith Kinzel, Catherine Miller, Libby Scholtes, Emma Schoppa, Lizzy Weeden

Ransom Notes

Choreographer: Grace Bauch and Lili Shore

Lighting Designer: Cami Gibbons ‘24

Artist: SOHN

Cast: Ella Bennett, Lauren Bohn, Alexa Choi, Asael Dickson, Carina Garza, Mischa Haddad, Hannah Hicks, Olive Martin, Aileen Paredes, Izzy Proler, Annie Wareing, Jules Weinstein

When We’re Old

Choreographer: Sophie Marshall

Lighting Designer: Peter Hutcheson

Artist: James Blake

Cast: Ashley Bloome, Scarlett DuBose, Alexa Choi, Mischa Haddad, Kate Hendricks, Abby Maltby, Mary Martha Rabalais, Annie Wareing

Back to Black

Choreographer: Ella Bennett and Emma Schoppa

Lighting Designer: Paige Naughton ‘23

Artist: Amy Winehouse

Cast: Grace Bauch, Kendall Blalock, Elizabeth Cabes, Raigan Clay, Asael Dickson, Gracie Garcia, Daisy Hall, Hadley Holmes, Abby Horn, Olive Martin, Aileen Paredes, Izzy Proler, Alexandra Sonsino, Jules Weinstein

Intermission

Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers

Choreographer: Raigan Clay

Lighting Designer: Mathieu Gay ‘24

Artist: Kendrick Lamar, Young Thug, Flo Milli, Rihanna

Cast: Ella Bennett, Kendall Blalock, Ashley Bloome, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Raigan Clay, Scarlett DuBose, Margaret Ellison, Mali Hogue, Abby Horn, Olive Martin, Izzy Proler, Emma Schoppa, Lili Shore, Alexandra Sonsino

Skyfall

Choreographer: Lydia Berckley

Lighting Designer: Paul Revaz and Hayes Dodson ‘24

Artist: Adele, Daniel Caesa

Cast: Ashley Bloome, Lauren Bohn, Ashlyn Collings, Isabelle DeGrange, Mathieu Gay, Hadley Holmes, Julia Lang, Abby Maltby, Mattie Pincu, Elaine Qin, Alex Sonsino, Lizzy Weeden

Hometown Glory

Choreographer: Olive Martin

Lighting Designer: Paul Revaz

Artist: Adele

Cast: Ella Bennett, Kendall Blalock, Alexa Choi, Berkeley Deutsch, Asael Dickson, Scarlett DuBose, Mali Hogue, Abby Horn, Emma Schoppa

Judas

Choreographer: Ashley Bloome and Izzy Proler

Lighting Designer: Mathieu Gay ‘24

Artist: Lady Gaga

Cast: Ella Bennett, Kendall Blalock, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Raigan Clay, Jillian Greely, Daisy Hall, Hannah Hicks, Sophie Marshall, Anna Claire Otto, Mattie Pincu, Mary Katherine Schulz, Lili Shore, Alexandra Sonsino

Somebody Else

Choreographer: Asael Dickson

Lighting Designer: Paige Naughton ‘23

Artist: Flora Cash

Cast: Alexa Choi, Berkeley Deutsch, Scarlett DuBose, Hadley Holmes, Abby Horn, Olive Martin, Emma Schoppa

Movement

Choreographer: Aileen Paredes

Lighting Designer: Peter Hutcheson

Artist: Hozier

Cast: Grace Bauch, Asael Dickson, Gracie Garcia, Kate Hendricks, Hadley Holmes, Abby Horn, Abby Maltby, Sophie Marshall, Olive Martin

Dangerous

Choreographer: Kendall Blalock

Lighting Designer: Paul Revaz and Coco Martin ‘24

Artist: Michael Jackson

Cast: Ella Bennett, Ashley Bloome, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Alexa Choi, Raigan Clay, Scarlett DuBose, Margaret Ellison, Jillian Greely, Mischa Haddad, Daisy Hall, Izzy Proler, Libby Scholtes, Emma Schoppa, Lili Shore, Alexandra Sonsino, Annie Wareing, Jules Weinstein

Time of Our Lives

Choreographer: Kendall Blalock

Lighting Designer: Paige Naughton ‘23

Artist: Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull

Cast: Lydia Berckley, Kendall Blalock, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Raigan Clay, Margaret Ellison, Jillian Greely, Daisy Hall, Olive Martin, Mark-Anthony Mey, Aileen Paredes, Mattie Pincu, Lizzy Weeden

Dads Club and Parents

Aileen,

Wherever life leads you, nothing will stop you from changing the world if you go with all your heart and dance along the way.

Love always, Mami, Lilita & Tata

Kaleidoscope 2023

Student-Choreographed Spring Dance Concert Production Staff

Dance Faculty..........................................Kristina Burgess, Karen Pfeifer

Dance Producers........................Mary Catherine Holliday, Robin Owens

Technical Director.......................................................................Paul Revaz

Production Coordinator ........…............................................ Tessa Twiford

Sound Engineer………........................... Peter Hutcheson, Jack Anderson

Stage Manager……………………….………...................………Paige Naughton

Run Crew …….......................................…… Sophia Berumen, Stella Frank

Lighting Board Op ...……………………................…………………… Mia Tribble

EHS Dance President ……………….......................……………… Olive Martin

EHS Dance Vice-President …………........…….…………….. Emma Schoppa

EHS Dance Liaison ………………..…….……….…..........…….. Kendall Blalock

Elevate Dance Captains………...............… Berkeley Deutsch, Mali Hogue

Kaleidoscope Cast:

Grace Bauch, Ella Bennett, Lydia Berckley, Kamille Bishop, Kendall Blalock, Ashley Bloome, Lauren Bohn, Bella Bourlon, Elizabeth Cabes, Alexa Choi, Raigan Clay, Ashlyn Collings, Isabelle DeGrange, Berkeley Deutsch, Asael Dickson, Scarlett DuBose, Margaret Ellison, Gracie Garcia, Carina Garza, Mathieu Gay, Jillian Greely, Mischa Haddad, Daisy Hall, Kate Hendricks, Hannah Hicks, Mali Hogue, Hadley Holmes, Abby Horn, Meredith Kinzel, Julia Lang, Abby Maltby, Sophie Marshall, Olive Martin, Mark-Anthony Mey, Catherine Miller, Anna Claire Otto, Aileen Paredes, Mattie Pincu, Izzy Proler, Elaine Qin, Mary Martha Rabalais, Libby Scholtes, Emma Schoppa, Mary Katherine Schulz, Lili Shore, Alexandra Sonsino, Annie Wareing, Lizzy Weeden, Jules Weinstein

Mattie,

You’ve grown into a beautiful young woman, ready to meet the world head on! We look forward to watching you dance all the way to the top.

We love you…. Mom, Dad, and Mary Clare!

Love, Mom, Dad, London and Cole Alex, Watching you dance through the years has brought us nothing but joy. Your smile lights up the stage.

We love you! Mom, Dad and Chloe

Izzy you have always danced your way into everyone's hearts.

We love you and are so proud of you.

EPISCOPAL CHOIRS AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

JOHN

RUTTER

BENITEZ CHAPEL

TUESDAY APRIL 18, 2023 6PM

ALL WELCOME

Choreographer Bios

Grace Bauch ’25 Sophomore Grace Bauch is a member of the Impact dance team at Episcopal High School. At the age of four she began her ballet training, and has con�nued to expand her knowledge of varying styles since. This is her second �me performing in the Spring concert, but her ﬁrst year choreographing in collabora�on with Lili Shore.

Ella Benne� ’25 is a member of the Elevate compe��on team and Impact. She began dancing at the age of three. Her favorite styles of dance are hiphop, jazz and contemporary.

Lydia Berckley ’23 is thrilled to choreograph her second piece at EHS! She is a proud member of Impact and has par�cipated in all dance concerts throughout her four years. Apart from the dance program, Lydia is very involved with the theatre and music programs, most recently playing Donna in Mamma Mia. She is also a part of Theatre Under the Stars in their Pre-Professional Company, and most recently has been in their mainstage produc�on of The Secret of My Success. She is so grateful for all the memories she has made in the dance program, and she is very excited to con�nue dancing for musical theatre in college!

Kendall Blalock ‘23 is a senior at EHS and has been dancing since age 3. Her favorite style is jazz and she loves to choreograph and dance in the spring dance concerts. She also serves as the varsity lacrosse manager and will be a�ending University of Texas at Aus�n next fall!

Ashley Bloome ‘24 is a junior at EHS. She started dancing when she was three and did compe��ve dance for ﬁve years. Her favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and jazz. Ashley is so proud of her dancers and can't wait to see them on stage!

Raigan Clay ‘23 is a senior on the Impact dance team here at EHS. In the EHS community Raigan is the president of the Choices Advocacy Commi�ee, a steering leader for DIA, and is a part of the Na�onal English Honor Society as well as Na�onal Honor Society. Raigan has been dancing since she was about six years old. She danced compe��vely at Designed 2 Dance and ﬁnished her compe��ve dance career at Dance Zone. Raigan has danced within Episcopal’s dance program for all four years and has been in each concert every year. Raigan’s favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and jazz. Aside from dancing Raigan has a passion for wri�ng and listening to music. A�er her senior year Raigan is oﬀ to the University of Missouri to pursue Journalism and con�nue her dance career and hopefully dabble in choreographing as well.

Berkeley Deutsch ‘24 is a junior in Impact and Elevate. She is a member of the Na�onal Honor Society and the president of the Jewish Heritage Club. Berkeley began dancing at West U Dance Centre when she was 2 years old and she began compe�ng at eight years old. When she is not dancing she enjoys computer science. This is her ﬁrst �me choreographing and she is very excited to see her piece on stage!

Choreographer Bios

Asael Dickson ’24 is a junior at EHS. She began her dance training at the age of 2, and took ballet classes at Houston Ballet for the next 13 years. Asael now competes in group numbers and has a solo on the Elevate compe��on team and is a member of EHS Impact.

Margaret Ellison ‘23 is a senior in Advanced Dance at Episcopal High school. She is excited to showcase her ﬁrst choreographed piece in this year’s spring dance concert. Her favorite part about dance is learning new fun combos with her friends. Along with dance she is in ETV, did Field Hockey all four years, and is a family chapel leader. Margaret would like to thank her family and friends for all their support.

Sophie Marshall ‘25 is a student and dancer at EHS. She started dance when she was 3, and loves contemporary and jazz dance. She has done compe��ons for 5 years, and loves being a part of EHS Elevate!

Olive Mar�n ‘23 is a senior at EHS and is so excited to be choreographing for the Spring Dance Concert this year. She is a member of the Impact Dance Ensemble, and has many years of dance experience under her belt. Olive not only danced at West University Dance Center and par�cipated in their Performing Company for several years, but she had also been a part of many other dance companies before moving to Houston. Olive would like to thank her cast for their amazing energy and enthusiasm throughout the past few months leading up to the Spring Dance Concert!

Choreographer Bios

Aileen Paredes ‘23 is a senior at Episcopal High School who is beyond excited to choreograph for the Spring Dance Concert this year. She par�cipates in EHS’s Dance Program as part of Impact and has choreographed for the Student Choreographed concert for three years in a row. She trained at the Houston Ballet Academy and was a student there from the �me she was three years old and now goes on to study Dance Science and Biology at Texas A&M. Aileen would like to thank her dancers for their tremendous eﬀort and energy over the past few months. She can’t wait to see the outcome of all their hard work this semester.

Izzy Proler ‘24 is a member of Repertory Dance at EHS as well as a full-�me company member at Vdanse Academy. She began her dance journey at the age of two, and has loved dancing all styles ever since. Izzy found her love for teaching and choreographing from a young age and is so happy she has the opportunity do it here.

Emma Schoppa ‘24 is the Vice President of the Dance Program. She is a part of the Impact dance ensemble and Elevate, the EHS compe��ve team. Emma began dancing at the age of 2, and has never stopped since. Her favorite style is jazz. Emma is also on the varsity cheer team, and she is also a member the Na�onal Honors Society!

Choreographer Bios

Lili Shore ‘24 began her dance training at the age of four, and has con�nued to study various styles of movement ranging from modern to hip-hop throughout high school. Junior Lili Shore is a member of the Impact Dance Team and the Elevate Compe��on Team at Episcopal High School, commi�ng herself to dance during and a�er the school day, and on weekends. This will be her 3rd year par�cipa�ng in the Spring Concert and she is very excited to present her second choreographed piece, this year in collabora�on with Grace Bauch.

Alexandra Sonsino ‘24 is a junior at EHS and is a member of the Repertory Ensemble. Alex was previously on a compe��ve dance team outside of school and is now a member on the EHS Elevate dance team. This is Alex's second year choreographing and third year being a part of the spring dance concert. Alex has enjoyed the experience of choreographing this semester and wishes her dancers an amazing show!

Kendall Blalock

Congratulations Kendall! We are all so proud of you It has truly been a joy to watch you perform Keep on dancing!

Love, Mom, Michael, John and Gus

To our Tiny Dancer,

It is the twinkling of each little star that lets you know wishes are being granted, dreams are fulfilled and that hope still dances. ASAEL our wish is for your dreams to come true. We love you,

Momme & Dad