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Choreographer Bios

Ashley Bloome ‘24 is a junior at EHS. She started dancing when she was three and did compe��ve dance for five years. Her favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and jazz. Ashley is so proud of her dancers and can't wait to see them on stage!

Raigan Clay ‘23 is a senior on the Impact dance team here at EHS. In the EHS community Raigan is the president of the Choices Advocacy Commi�ee, a steering leader for DIA, and is a part of the Na�onal English Honor Society as well as Na�onal Honor Society. Raigan has been dancing since she was about six years old. She danced compe��vely at Designed 2 Dance and finished her compe��ve dance career at Dance Zone. Raigan has danced within Episcopal’s dance program for all four years and has been in each concert every year. Raigan’s favorite styles of dance are hip-hop and jazz. Aside from dancing Raigan has a passion for wri�ng and listening to music. A�er her senior year Raigan is off to the University of Missouri to pursue Journalism and con�nue her dance career and hopefully dabble in choreographing as well.

Berkeley Deutsch ‘24 is a junior in Impact and Elevate. She is a member of the Na�onal Honor Society and the president of the Jewish Heritage Club. Berkeley began dancing at West U Dance Centre when she was 2 years old and she began compe�ng at eight years old. When she is not dancing she enjoys computer science. This is her first �me choreographing and she is very excited to see her piece on stage!

Choreographer Bios

Asael Dickson ’24 is a junior at EHS. She began her dance training at the age of 2, and took ballet classes at Houston Ballet for the next 13 years. Asael now competes in group numbers and has a solo on the Elevate compe��on team and is a member of EHS Impact.

Margaret Ellison ‘23 is a senior in Advanced Dance at Episcopal High school. She is excited to showcase her first choreographed piece in this year’s spring dance concert. Her favorite part about dance is learning new fun combos with her friends. Along with dance she is in ETV, did Field Hockey all four years, and is a family chapel leader. Margaret would like to thank her family and friends for all their support.

Sophie Marshall ‘25 is a student and dancer at EHS. She started dance when she was 3, and loves contemporary and jazz dance. She has done compe��ons for 5 years, and loves being a part of EHS Elevate!

Olive Mar�n ‘23 is a senior at EHS and is so excited to be choreographing for the Spring Dance Concert this year. She is a member of the Impact Dance Ensemble, and has many years of dance experience under her belt. Olive not only danced at West University Dance Center and par�cipated in their Performing Company for several years, but she had also been a part of many other dance companies before moving to Houston. Olive would like to thank her cast for their amazing energy and enthusiasm throughout the past few months leading up to the Spring Dance Concert!

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Aileen Paredes ‘23 is a senior at Episcopal High School who is beyond excited to choreograph for the Spring Dance Concert this year. She par�cipates in EHS’s Dance Program as part of Impact and has choreographed for the Student Choreographed concert for three years in a row. She trained at the Houston Ballet Academy and was a student there from the �me she was three years old and now goes on to study Dance Science and Biology at Texas A&M. Aileen would like to thank her dancers for their tremendous effort and energy over the past few months. She can’t wait to see the outcome of all their hard work this semester.

Izzy Proler ‘24 is a member of Repertory Dance at EHS as well as a full-�me company member at Vdanse Academy. She began her dance journey at the age of two, and has loved dancing all styles ever since. Izzy found her love for teaching and choreographing from a young age and is so happy she has the opportunity do it here.

Emma Schoppa ‘24 is the Vice President of the Dance Program. She is a part of the Impact dance ensemble and Elevate, the EHS compe��ve team. Emma began dancing at the age of 2, and has never stopped since. Her favorite style is jazz. Emma is also on the varsity cheer team, and she is also a member the Na�onal Honors Society!

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Lili Shore ‘24 began her dance training at the age of four, and has con�nued to study various styles of movement ranging from modern to hip-hop throughout high school. Junior Lili Shore is a member of the Impact Dance Team and the Elevate Compe��on Team at Episcopal High School, commi�ng herself to dance during and a�er the school day, and on weekends. This will be her 3rd year par�cipa�ng in the Spring Concert and she is very excited to present her second choreographed piece, this year in collabora�on with Grace Bauch.

Alexandra Sonsino ‘24 is a junior at EHS and is a member of the Repertory Ensemble. Alex was previously on a compe��ve dance team outside of school and is now a member on the EHS Elevate dance team. This is Alex's second year choreographing and third year being a part of the spring dance concert. Alex has enjoyed the experience of choreographing this semester and wishes her dancers an amazing show!

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