PARSONS DANCE HIRES 3 NEW DANCERS!
IAN SPRING is originally from Middletown, OH where he began his training under the direction of Phyllis DeWeese-Morgan. After graduating from high school, Ian attended Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. While at Point Park, he had the honor of performing pieces by Robert Battle, Martha Graham, and Kate Skarpetowska among others. Ian graduated with summa cum laude with his B.A. in dance. Ian has spent the last year working with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. Ian will join Parsons Dance in August 2010.
JASON MACDONALD, an Orlando native, began his dance training with Melissa Stokes and later with Alberto Alonso and Sonia Calero at Santa Fe College. He has performed with the New York City Opera and Alabama Ballet Company under Artistic Director, Wes Chapman. His repertoire includes Cinderella, Don Quixote, Firebird, and George Balanchine's The Nutcracker and Serenade. Mr. Macdonald recently graduated with a BFA in Dance and a BS in Finance from The Florida State University.
CHRISTINA ILISIJE graduated summa cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College in 2007 with a B.F.A. in dance. Her choreographic work, Naked Branches, was bestowed the Alpha Chi award. Upon graduation she became a company member with Buglisi Dance Theatre where she performed and instructed company outreach. Christina also danced with Maxine Steinman & Dancers and as a guest artist with Take Dance and Shen Wei Dance Arts. Her choreographic work has been presented at St. Mark’s Church and The Hatch. She writes about her passions on her blog Living Dance (www.christinailisije.com). Christina is ecstatic for her first season with Parsons Dance!
