The Legacy Project: Community Performance

Dominique Dobransky, from Leominster, Massachusetts, is an American-Belgian dancer currently based in New York City. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from The Ailey School/Fordham University with a BFA in Dance and Creative Writing. Dominique apprenticed with Didy Veldman’s London-based company Humanoove, and performed in Mumbai, India for an international production by Nikos Lagousakos. She performs and collaborates with companies including Yoshito Sakuraba’s Abarukas, Lane Gifford’s LaneCoArts, and Kristen Klein’s Inclined Dance Project. She has also performed works by choreographers including Cayetano Soto, Ronald K. Brown, Alvin Ailey, Gregory Dolbashian, Earl Mosley, Adam Barruch, Levi Marsman, and Jacqulyn Buglisi. Dominique has furthered her training with the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Program, BODYTRAFFIC, Alexandra Damiani, GALLIM, The DASH Ensemble, and VIM VIGOR. Her choreography has been presented at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, where she received the Suzanna Cohen Legacy Foundation award for The Compass (You Are Here). Her writing has appeared in The Dance Enthusiast, (un)common sense, and CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action. Dominique is certified to teach the Horton Technique and is a guest teacher/choreographer at several dance studios in New England. Dominique is a bilingual, dual citizen of the USA and Belgium, and is passionate about cultural exchange, writing, travel, interdisciplinary collaborations, teaching, and storytelling. Dominique joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2021.

Khalid Dunton was born and raised in Washington, DC/MD. He began his training at Ngoma Dance theatre at 18 before receiving a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business from Montclair State University. He has had the privilege of performing works by Martha Graham, Bill T. Jones, and Maxine Steinman, among others. He was a backup dancer for gospel artists such as Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, and more. Khalid has performed in venues like the Joyce Theater, Alexander Kasser Theater, Bryant Park, and New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Khalid joined Carolyn Dorfman Dance in 2021.

Hannah Gross grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she trained at Nolte Academy of Dance. She graduated with a BFA in Dance and BA in Health and Human Physiology – Exercise Science from the University of Iowa, where she performed works by Martha Graham, Dr. Rennie Harris, Autumn Eckman, Mindy Myers, and many other acclaimed choreographers. Her professional experience includes performing with EMERGE125, formerly Elisa Monte Dance, New Territory Dance Company, the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, the Working Group Theatre, and the Classical Theatre of Harlem. Hannah has had the privilege of performing at NYC’s Fashion Week for designer Paola Hernandez, Martha Graham’s Helios at the Joyce Theatre, Victory Dance at the New Victory Theater, and at The Amph, Little Island for National Dance Day. This is Hannah’s first season with Carolyn Dorfman Dance.