Photo by Diane Ingino |
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TED THOMAS, Artistic Director
A native New Yorker, former rapper and graffiti artist, Ted
Thomas attended the High School for Performing Arts before receiving
his B.F.A. from the State University of New York at Purchase.
He went on to earn a Masters degree in dance and higher education
from New York University. He danced with Ballet Hispanico, Elisa
Monte, and the Murray Louis and Nikolais Company prior to joining
the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1996. While choreographing
and continuing to perform with Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Mr. Thomas
was for two years Artist-in-Residence at Barnard College. He
currently teaches dance at the New England Academy of Dance
and at New Canaan High School in New Canaan, CT. |
Photo by Diane Ingino |
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FRANCES ORTIZ, Artistic Director
Moving to New York from her native Puerto Rico, Frances Ortiz
studied at The New World School of the Arts in Miami FL, prior
to earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance at the
State University of New York at Purchase. While studying for
her Masters degree at New York University, she performed with
Kevin Wynn, Tim Martin, and Carl Paris. Ms. Ortiz has taught
dance and has been a guest choreographer at Yale University.
Frances and her twin sister Ginna Ortiz are co-owners of the
New England Academy of Dance in New Canaan, CT. In addition,
Frances is Artistic Director of the New England Dance Theater
and currently teaches dance at Greenwich High School in Greenwich,
CT. |
