Syncopated Ladies at Mattie Kelly Arts Center

FIERCE FOOTWORK TAP DANCE SENSATIONS FEMALE FORCE

presents:

THE TEAM DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER | Chloé Arnold EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Chloé and Maud Productions PRODUCERS | Cherish McDowell, Kaleena Rallis WRITERS | Maud Arnold, Cherish McDowell, Chloé Arnold MUSICAL DIRECTOR | Channing Cook Holmes CO-PRODUCER | Leigh Jonte PRODUCTION MANAGER | Jeremy Granger A S S O C I A T E C H O R E O G R A P H E R S | Ava B e r n s t i n e - M i t c h e l l ( L i ke A B oy ) , Olivier Horeau (Mona Lisa) BEYONCÉ ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY | Jaquel Knight & Chris Grant (Formation, Everybody Mad) VICTORIA MONET ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY | Sean Bankhead (On My Mama) DANCE CAPTAIN | Gisele Silva ORIGINAL MUSIC | Channing Cook Holmes, The C.Holmes All-Star Squad V I D E O P R O D U C T I O N | C h l o é a n d M a u d P r o d u c t i o n s , Wa l k e r U c h e r e k , 3 7 L a i n e s , R i o N o i r, H i t m a k e r s M e d i a , B u c k e t ’ s M o v i n g C o m p a n y, Rebecca Nelson V I D E O E D I T O R S | R i o N o i r, C h a r l e s R e n a t o , L i z C a r r o l l , L a u r e n Winton, Cherish McDowell GRAPHIC DESIGN | Liz Carroll Designs PRODUCTION COORDINATOR | Liz Carroll CREATIVE CONSULTANT | Melinda Sullivan F I T N E S S T R A I N E R | Ta d e o A r n o l d w w w . c u e r p a s o . c o m

MUSICAL NUMBERS DREAM MEET THE LADIES L I K E A B OY ( C I A R A ) MASK OFF (FUTURE) ABOVE IT (TABI BONNEY) JAM SESSION AGAINST ALL ODDS END OF TIME (BEYONCÉ) L E T ’ S G O C R A Z Y/ K I S S / W H E N D O V E S C R Y ( P R I N C E ) I WA N N A D A N C E W I T H S O M E B O DY ( W H I T N E Y H O U S T O N ) ROLLING IN THE DEEP (ADELE) SISTERHOOD SHE (CRYSTAL STARR) WE ARE THE MUSIC MONA LISA (CHRIS BROWN, LOJAY, SARZ) BREAK MY SOUL (BEYONCÉ) HOPE RISE UP (ANDRA DAY, CRYSTAL STARR, JUDITH HILL, KYRA DACOSTA) GLORY (COMMON, JOHN LEGEND) FREEDOM: I AM A SYNCOPATED LADY FREEDOM (BEYONCÉ FT. KENDRICK LAMAR) E V E RY B O DY M A D ( O . T . G E N A S I S ) ON MY MAMA (VICTORIA MONET) F O R M AT I O N ( B E Y O N C É ) SHOW ORDER SUBJECT TO CHANGE

ABOUT SYNCOPATED LADIES F o u n d e d b y E m m y - n o m i n a t e d C h o r e o g r a p h e r, C h l o é A r n o l d , S Y N C O P A T E D L A D I E S i s t h e m o s t v i e w e d F e m a l e Ta p D a n c e b a n d i n h i s t o r y . K n o w n f o r their viral self-produced content, they were recognized by Beyoncé, who not only shared their work saying “They Killed It”, she then transformed the homepage of Beyoncé.com to feature Syncopated Ladies, and invited t h e m t o p e r f o r m l i v e i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y.

Beyoncé’s support catapulted them onto a Global platform, and since then, Syncopated Ladies’ trajectory has skyrocketed, amassing over 100 MILLION VIEWS online and sold-out tour dates across the United States, Canada, and United Arab Emirates. They also have received praise from W h o o p i G o l d b e r g o n T h e V i e w, J a n e t J a c k s o n , C i a r a , L u p i t a N ’ y o n g o , as well as many other celebrities and news outlets. Live performance c r e d i t s i n c l u d e B e l A i r o n P e a c o c k , C N N ’ s N e w Ye a r ’ s E v e L i v e , G o o d Morning America, The Late Late Show with James Corden, The Kelly C l a r k s o n S h o w , S o Yo u T h i n k Yo u C a n D a n c e , T h e E l l e n D e G e n e r e s S h o w , G l o b a l C i t i z e n W e e k , N e w Yo r k F a s h i o n W e e k , E s s e n c e F e s t , I m a g i n e J u s t i c e ( f e a t u r i n g C o m m o n , J . C o l e , a n d A n d ra D a y ) , G l a m o u r Wo m e n o f t h e Ye a r A w a r d s , B i l l i e J e a n K i n g L e a d e r s h i p I n i t i a t i v e a t t h e U . S .

O p e n , J . P. M o r g a n C h a s e W o m e n o n t h e M o v e a t R a d i o C i t y M u s i c H a l l , C F DA / Vo g u e F a s h i o n F u n d , Wo m e n i n t h e Wo r l d S u m m i t a t L i n c o l n C e n t e r, D e m o c r a t i c N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n , a n d m a n y m o r e .

MEET THE LADIES Chloé

Arnold

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( D i r e c t o r/C h o r e o g r a p h e r )

choreographer

Chloé

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choreographed over 70 episodes of The Late Late Show with James Corden featuring A-list actors from Will Smith and Hugh Jackman to pop superstars Ariana Grande and BTS. Her work can also be seen o n o t h e r h i t T V s h o w s S o Yo u T h i n k Yo u C a n D a n c e , G o o d M o r n i n g A m e r i c a , t h e E l l e n S h o w , T h e Ta l k , A B l a c k L a d y S k e t c h S h o w, H e l l o , J a c k ! a n d J o h n L e g e n d a n d C h r i s s y Te i g e n ’ s A L e g e n d a r y C h r i s t m a s .

Chloe most recently choreographed the Apple TV+ musical

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i n c l u d e C N N ’ s N e w Ye a r ’ s E v e L i v e , M a r i a h C a r e y ’ s M e r r y C h r i s t m a s t o A l l a t M a d i s o n S q u a r e G a r d e n , G o o d M o r n i n g A m e r i c a , G l o b a l C i t i z e n W e e k , N e w Yo r k Fa s h i o n We e k , E s s e n c e F e s t , I m a g i n e J u s t i c e ( f e a t u r i n g C o m m o n , J . C o l e , a n d A n d r a D a y ) , G l a m o u r W o m e n o f t h e Ye a r A w a r d s , B i l l i e J e a n K i n g L e a d e r s h i p I n i t i a t i ve a t t h e U S O p e n , J P M o r g a n C h a s e Wo m e n o n t h e M ove a t R a d i o C i t y M u s i c a l H a l l , C F DA / Vo g u e F a s h i o n F u n d , Wo m e n i n t h e Wo r l d S u m m i t a t L i n c o l n C e n t e r, D e m o c r a t i c N a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n a n d m a n y m o r e . C h l o é w a s n a m e d o n e of LeBron James’ “The Strongest,” a campaign featured in Essence to celebrate his 16th Nike Sneaker release, was on The Root 100 List, and was featured in Shonda Rhimes and Microsoft’s “Language of Leadership” panel discussion.

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U n i v e r s i t y. S h e a n d h e r s i s t e r M a u d p r o d u c e d t h e a w a r d - w i n n i n g d o c u m e n t a r y Ta p W o r l d , a r e t h e c o - d i r e c t o r s o f t h e c r i t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d D C Ta p F e s t i v a l , a n d c o - p r o d u c e t h e H o l l y w o o d Ta p F e s t i v a l w i t h D e b b i e A l l e n a n d t h e D e b b i e A l l e n D a n c e A c a d e m y. T h e y h a v e b e e n r e c o g n i z e d b y C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y a s R i s i n g Stars, by the US House of Representatives as arts preservers and ambassadors a n d wo n t h e 3 3 rd A n n u a l M ayo r ’s A r t s Awa rd fo r E xce l l e n ce i n Pe r fo r m i n g A r t s .

Through the Chloé and Maud Foundation, they give back to the community by creating equal opportunity access to dance programming and education for underserved communities. During the pandemic, they gave free classes to over 25,000 students worldwide online, and continued their after school programs in South Central LA, and Favelas in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

M a u d A r n o l d ( C o - E x e c u t i v e P r o d u c e r, W r i t e r, D a n c e r ) R e c o g n i z e d a s o n e o f “ Ta p ’ s L e a d i n g L a d i e s ” b y D a n c e S p i r i t M a g a z i n e , M a u d i s a s o u g h t o u t t e a c h e r, j u d g e a n d performer worldwide. Some of her credits include: Apple TV+ musical film Spirited starring Will Ferrell, Ryan R e y n o l d s , a n d O c t a v i a S p e n c e r , C N N ’ s N e w Ye a r ’ s E v e Live, Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas to All at Madison Square Garden, Good Morning America, The Late Late S h o w w i t h J a m e s C o r d e n , T h e L a t e S h o w w i t h S t e p h e n C o l b e r t , T h e K e l l y C l a r k s o n S h o w, T h e E l l e n S h o w , S o Yo u T h i n k Yo u C a n D a n c e , B l a c k L a d y S k e t c h S h o w , B o a r d w a l k E m p i r e , S w i t c h e d a t B i r t h , a n d S e c r e t Ta l e n t s o f t h e S t a r s w i t h M y a . M a u d h a s a p p e a r e d i n n a t i o n a l c o m m e r c i a l s a n d p r i n t a d s f o r To y o t a , G A P , a n d C A N T U a n d h a s w o r k e d w i t h B e y o n c é o n s e v e r a l c o m m e r c i a l s a n d m u s i c v i d e o s . A s a c h o r e o g r a p h e r, s o m e o f M a u d ’ s credits include Theater Camp, the comedy film that premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Good Morning America, American H o r r o r S t o r y , T h e G e t D o w n , a V I S A c a m p a i g n , a s w e l l a s c o m m e r c i a l s f o r Ta r g e t , M a c y ’ s and Aldo and was the Associate Choreographer on Breaking Brooklyn. Most recently she c h o r e o g r a p h e d t h e u p c o m i n g f i l m F r e a k y Ta l e s p r o d u c e d b y M a c r o a n d Y 2 K p r o d u c e d b y A 2 4 . A s a d i r e c t o r, M a u d ’ s c r e d i t s i n c l u d e C o n d o l a “ D o l a ” R a s h a d ’ s S p a c e D a u g h t e r S e r i e s a n d S o p h i a N o e l ’ s To n a r i . M a u d i s a l s o a f e m a l e e n t r e p r e n e u r w h o h o l d s a d e g r e e from Columbia University in Film. She was a producer of the award-winning documentary Ta p W o r l d a n d w i t h h e r s i s t e r C h l o é s h e f o u n d e d t h e C h l o é a n d M a u d F o u n d a t i o n , a 5 0 1 © 3 t h a t p r o d u c e s t h e D C Ta p F e s t i v a l a n d H o l l y w o o d Ta p F e s t a s w e l l a s C h l o é a n d Maud Productions, pioneering new experiences for dancers and artists worldwide.

G i s e l e S i l v a ( D a n c e r, D a n c e C a p t a i n ) i s a p e r f o r m i n g artist, instructor and choreographer from São Paulo, Brazil. As a Brazilian native, she has forged her path in the United States and made a name for herself as a l e a d e r i n t h e t a p d a n c e c o m m u n i t y. W i t h S y n c o p a t e d Ladies she has graced stages all over the U.S. with a national tour and various performances at the Apollo T h e a t e r, L i n c o l n C e n t e r, E s s e n c e F e s t , B E T A w a r d s , C N N N e w Ye a r ’ s E v e L i v e a n d m o r e . M s . S i l v a i s a f o u n d i n g m e m b e r o f t h e a c c l a i m e d N e w Yo r k b a s e d t a p c o m p a n y M u s i c F r o m T h e S o l e , t h e b r a i n c h i l d o f f e l l o w B r a z i l i a n d a n c e r , L e o n a r d o S a n d o v a l . S h e h a s p e r f o r m e d a t m a n y p r e s t i g i o u s v e n u e s i n c l u d i n g N e w Yo r k C i t y C e n t e r, G u g g e n h e i m , J a c o b ’ s P i l l o w, Va i l D a n c e F e s t i v a l a n d t h e J o y c e T h e a t e r.

Gisele was selected as an ambassador for Brazilian based dancewear brand, So Dança. As a teaching artist, Gisele has taught for tap festivals and conventions all over the world.

S h e i s a f a c u l t y m e m b e r o n Tu r n i t U p D a n c e C o m p e t i t i o n a n d S h a k e t h e G r o u n d . B e y o n d tap dance, Gisele is a member of the Afro-Brazilian Dance Company Viver Brazil, where she serves as both a performer and teaching artist. Some of her commercial credits include S c H o o l b o y Q a n d T r a v i s S c o t t ’ s m u s i c v i d e o “ C h o p s t i x ” , D a n c e O n c h a n n e l o n Yo u T u b e , T h e J o n e s P r o j e c t , R o c k i n R i o a n d m o r e . Yo u c a n a l s o s e e G i s e l e i n t h e A p p l e T V + m u s i c a l f i l m , S p i r i t e d s t a r r i n g W i l l F e r r e l l , R y a n R e y n o l d s a n d O c t a v i a S p e n c e r. I n t h e 2 0 2 3 holiday season, Gisele was part of the cast of Dorrance Dance’s production, “Nutcracker Suite” choreographed and conceptualized by tap dance phenom and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Michelle Dorrance. Gisele performed the lead role of Clara.

Ki’Leigh Williams (Dancer), a midwestern native from Indiana began her professional dance career at the age of 10 performing and touring with the offB r o a d w a y s h o w , Ta p K i d s . A f t e r t o u r i n g f o r 8 y e a r s , she graduated from Marion High School and began h e r s t u d i e s a t P o i n t P a r k U n i v e r s i t y. K i ’ L e i g h p l a y e d f o r t h e P o i n t P a r k Wo m e n ’s s o c c e r t e a m , m a j o r e d i n Forensic Science with a minor in Chemistry and Biology a l l w h i l e t e a c h i n g Ta p & H i p - H o p f o r t h e i r c o m m u n i t y c l a s s e s a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l Summer Dance Intensive. The big move came in 2014, when she left for the west coast. Once moving to Los Angeles, Kileigh began teaching tap & hip-hop industry s t y l e s a t M o v e m e n t L i f e s t y l e , M i l l e n n i u m D a n c e C o m p l e x & M o t u s T h e C o m p a n y. S h e is also the founder and creative director of the all-female dance collective, The G e n t l e L a d i e s . S h e ’ s f e a t u r e d a s a d a n c e r o n p r o j e c t s w i t h U s h e r, A d a m L e v i n e , B i g Boi, Jesse McCartney and AlunaGeorge. Ki’Leigh also worked with Cirque Di Soleil, and has been seen on Disney+: “Encore”, “Spirited” on Apple TV+ and in the short l e n g t h R e m y M a r t i n f i l m , “ Te a m U p F o r E x c e l l e n c e ” . S h e ’ s s u p e r e x c i t e d t o b e a l o n g for her second Syncopated Ladies tour!

Delaney Prescott (Dancer) An OC native Dancer and I n s t r u c t o r, D e l a n e y i s t h r i l l e d t o b e o n e o f t h e n e w e s t members of Syncopated Ladies. She can be seen in some of their recent viral videos covering “On My Mama” and “ F l o at ” . Pe r fo r m a n ce c re d i t s i n c l u d e t h e E m my Awa rd s Governors Ball, Pasadena Dance Festival, Laguna Dance Festival along with countless other dance festivals and c o m p e t i t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y.

Allison Semmes (Songstress), a Chicago native, was born into a musical household hearing jazz, blues, classical and world music. She received her B.M. at University of Illinois Champaign Urbana as a coloratura s o p r a n o a n d h e r M . M . a t N e w Yo r k U n i v e r s i t y i n M u s i c a l T h e a t e r. S h e h a s g r a c e d B r o a d w a y s t a g e s p l a y i n g Josephine Baker in Harmony: A New Musical, Diana R o s s i n M o t o w n t h e M u s i c a l , a n d N a b a l u n g i c o v e r/ s w i n g i n B o o k o f M o r m o n . B r o a d w a y N a t i o n a l To u r s i n c l u d e D i s n e y ’ s T h e L i o n K i n g , a s S a r a b i a n d N a l a u /s a n d D i a n a R o s s i n M o t o w n t h e M u s i c a l 1 s t & 2 n d N a t i o n a l To u r s ( N A A C P T h e a t r e A w a r d n o m i n a t i o n , C h i c a g o B r o a d w a y W o r l d A w a r d w i n n e r f o r Female Lead Actress). Other favorite theatre credits include: Little Shop of Horrors ( K e n n e d y C e n t e r ) , O o B l a D e e ( D i r. R u b e n S a n t i a g o ) , S h o u t S i s t e r S h o u t ( S e a t t l e Rep). Some of her favorite concerts include Kurt Elling’s “The Big Blind” (Jazz at L i n c o l n C e n t e r & D e t r o i t J a z z F e s t i v a l 2 0 2 1 ) , Te d H e a r n e ’ s “ Yo u ’ r e C a u s i n g Q u i t e A Disturbance” (featuring Erykah Badu & Brooklyn Philharmonic) & “Songs in the Key o f L i f e ” ( S t e v i e W o n d e r - To r o n t o ) a n d r e c o r d e d f o r S t e v i e W o n d e r ’ s s o n g “ C a n ’ t P u t It In the Hands of Fate.”

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