Scott Heinrich
Scott has worked professionally for Ballet Michigan, The Netherlands Opera, the Kibbutz Dance Company of Israel, the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and as a soloist for Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Italy. He has danced both full-length ballets and contemporary works by choreographers Mats Ek, Rami Ba'er, Roland Petit, Joseph Russillo, Susana Linke, Loyce Houlton, Giuseppe Canale, Krystof Pastor and Agnes DeMille. Scott is also Co-Artistic Director of the Northeast Academy of Dance in Michigan.

Leslie Loop
Leslie is a licensed physical therapist with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Gannon University.   Her choreography has been performed by members of the Mercyhurst Preparatory School Dance Company and by Dafmark Dance Theater. Martin Guerre, which she choreographed for the 1997 International Thespian Society's Pennsylvania Conference, won first prize/best in state. She has performed and toured with The Children's Theatre Ensemble of Mercyhurst Prep and joined Dafmark Dance Theater in the Fall of 1998.   She is currently practicing at Twinbrook Medical Center and teaching for Dafmark Dance Academy.

Micheline Minnaugh
Micheline has studied at Dafmark Dance Academy for eight years and has been a member of Dafmark Dance Theater since 2002. She recently graduated from Mercyhurst Preparatory School where she was a member of its dance company. Micheline is currently attending Mercyhurst College.

Mark Santillano
Mark has performed with Indianapolis' Dance Kaleidoscope and the internationally acclaimed Pilabolus Dance Theatre. With Pilabolus, he was a soloist, dance captain and choreographic collaborator on five new works. As a choreographer, Mark received the Patrick Corbin Award for his work at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre. As a teacher, he has served as Artist in Residence at Southwest Missouri State University and is currently on the faculty at Mercyhurst College in Erie. Mark and his wife, Solveg formed SoMar Dance Works, which premiered at the Missouri Fine Arts Academy. He has been performing with Dafmark Dance Theater since 2002.

Megan Stuczynski
Megan received her dance training from Dafmark Dance Academy. She was member of the Mercyhurst Preparatory School Dance Company from 1994 through 1999 and joined Dafmark Dance Theater in 1996. She has been featured as a soloist in Dafmark's production of the Four Seasons and in operatic productions of the Erie Opera Theater.

Shelly Walker
Shelly has been principal dancer of Dafmark Dance Theater since 1991 and has managed the company since 1998. After earning her BA in Dance and Psychology from Mercyhurst College, she co-founded the Titusville Dance Conservatory and studied abroad as well as in New York City. Shelly has choreographed for Dafmark Dance Theater and teaches at Dafmark Dance Academy. She also conducts dance residencies through the PA Roster Artist program.

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