A wide range of artists contribute to the The DanceWright Project - some on a regular basis and others for unique events. All of these artists become the perfect ingredients for any DanceWright Project work they are a part of.

Here are the artists who have made The DanceWright Project what it is, since 2004.

Current Dancers

Alyson Abriel-Salomon

Ms. Abriel-Salomon recieved her early training in New England under the Royal Academy of Dancing syllabus. She has danced with José Mateo Ballet Theatre (Cambridge, MA), Labayen Dance/SF, the DanceWright Project, and the Santa Clara Ballet. She has taught ballet to toddlers through adults and has designed and constructed costumes for Shan-Yee Poon Ballet School, the DanceWright Project, and PUSH Dance Company. She is the proud mother of two young children. This is her eleventh year with The DanceWright Project.

DanceWright Project Performances: Savannah Scenes, Sacred Femme, Enveloped in Blue, Great Scott, BellaDonna, Olympus Rising, Alter Egos - Reduex, Sacredly Secular, Divine Journey, Model Behavior, Quartet, Solid Rock, Beauty, Tutu, Alter Egos - Trois

Léna Alvino

Beth Lim

Beth first began dancing with the Decker School of Ballet in Norwich, NY and continued training while studying engineering at Cornell University. After a long hiatus, she returned to dance after moving to the Bay Area. Beth has danced with Labayen Dance/SF, the Dancewright Project, and Peninsula Ballet Theater.

Jen Mayekawa

Jen's love for dance began in her hometown of Overland Park, Kansas. She received her early training from Sharon Romine of DanceWorks Conservatory and later continued studying ballet with Joyce Yagerline at Kansas State University. In addition to dancing in a variety of performances, she was also a 3 year member of the K-State cheerleading team. After graduating, she shifted her focus to modern dance and trained at Kansas City Ballet under Suzanne Ryan Strati. Jen moved to San Francisco in 2014 and has since been working with local choreographers in various projects, including Stephanie Golden, artistic director of Doré Dance Company and Victor Talledos. In March of 2017, she appeared in a TEDx event with Mr. Talledos in a contemporary duet that explored the theme "Connect." When she isn't dancing, she works as a labor & delivery nurse at UCSF. Jen is thrilled to be a company member of The DanceWright Project and would like to thank her family for their endless support and love.

Emily Shoop

Emily Shoop, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania started her training at age three. For fifteen years she attended the Maryen Lorrain Dance Studio, under the direction of Abby Lee Miller. Her studies took her all over the United States attending numerous conventions and competitions. Emily went on to continue her training at Point Park University, where she studied under Peter Merz, Cynthia Ridler, and Jason McDole. During her time in school, Emily had the opportunity to perform in various show cases choreographed by faculty and guest artists. While attending Point Park University, she had the privilege of performing with rEvolve Dance Theatre directed and founded by Marissa Balzer. After graduating cum laude with a B.A. in dance, she accepted a summer program with Nashville Ballet. Following her short stay with Nashville Ballet, she moved to the Bay Area to keep her dance passion alive. Emily teaches, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Contemporary, Gymnastics, and Preschool classes across the Bay Area.

Suzi Slavik

Special Guest Artists

Landry Burrows

DanceWright Project Performances: Olympus Rising

Annabelle Henry

Annabelle was born in Los Gatos, CA. She began training as a child at Fabulous Feet Dance Studio in Sonoma, CA and later at the Rohnert Park City Ballet under Tamara Grose and Academy of Ballet California under Keith Martin. She has also studied with Mary Dilillo, Susan Matthies and Tamara Statkoun. She has previously worked with Ross Dance Company, Moving Arts Dance and the San Francisco Opera Ballet. Annabelle is currently dancing with Napoles Ballet and Peninsula Ballet Theatre.

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos, Suite for Otis, Great Scott

Lauren Ann Marcogliese

DanceWright Project Performances: Old School, New School

Karen Myers

A native of the East Coast, Karen Meyers started her intensive ballet training at the Dance Theater of Florida under the direction of Sean Musselman at age 7. She was accepted into and attended various summer dance programs including American Ballet Theatre in New York City, Chautauqua Institute for the Arts with Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride in New York and was a scholarship participant for the Miami Dance Festival. In 1997, she danced professionally with Bay Ballet Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL for two seasons while finishing high school. Since graduating Indiana University with an English degree in 2002, she has worked professionally in both New York City and the Bay Area and currently manages the marketing and branding for a design company in Oakland. Upon her move CA in 2008, she performed with On-3, a modern/hip-hop performance group and joined LabayenDance/SF in 2009. She was a guest artist for Dance Wright's 2011 Season.

Elizabeth Mendana

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos

Ken Scott

DanceWright Project Performances: Suite Muddy

Sara Templeton

Sara Templeton is a freelance choreographer who uses the diversity of her background in hip-hop, modern, and ballet to create diverse, intelligent, and witty dance. She has been creating and presenting original work for the last 5 years, most recently at ODC and Dance Mission Theater. Sara currently teaches contemporary dance at Shoebox Studio, and spends her extracurricular time publishing chronicles in her Lulu book series, Memoirs of a Dance.

DanceWright Project Performances: Old School, New School

Zhen Wang

DanceWright Project Performances: Olympus Rising

Katharina Worthington (Sauder)

Katharina Worthington (Sauder) started her dance training in Switzerland where she received her first nationally recognized choreography award at the age of 16. After moving to Los Angeles she attended California State University Long Beach on scholarship and graduated with a BFA in dance. She performed the works of Neta Pulvermacher, Martha Graham, Douglas Nielson and Terre O'Connor, among others. In addition, Katharina studied intensively in NYC and received her Horton Pedagogy Certification at the Ailey School in NYC. Currently, Katharina is staff teacher at San Francisco Dance Center, Alonzo Kings Lines Ballet School and guest teacher for the SF School of the Arts (SOTA), ODC Dance Commons and Shawl Anderson Modern Dance Center in Berkeley. Before moving to San Francisco, Katharina worked as an active performer and choreographer in the New York City dance community.

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos

Past Members

Samantha Anton

Alissa Baird

DanceWright Project Performances: Enveloped in Blue, BellaDonna, Sacred Femme

Laura Berry

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos - Trois

Esther Cardona

DanceWright Project Performances: Talking Drums

Christina Chelette

DanceWright Project Performances: Savannah Scenes, Sacred Femme

Amber Cothran

DanceWright Project Performances: Old School, New School

Carol Colgate

DanceWright Project Performances: Suite Muddy; Mailbu

Sheryl P. Denker

DanceWright Project Performances: Mailbu

Libby Dye

DanceWright Project Performances: Sacred Femme, BellaDonna, Olympus Rising

Regan Fairfield

DanceWright Project Performances: Quartet, Solid Rock, Beauty

Christina Fenendael

DanceWright Project Performances: Malibu, Old School, New School

Kjersti Kjesbu

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos, Suite for Otis, Savannah Scenes, Sacred Femme

Nicole Krenitsky

DanceWright Project Performances: Quartet, Solid Rock, Beauty

Cailin LaValle

DanceWright Project Performances: Brazilian Holiday, Great Scott

Sara Love

DanceWright Project Performances: Savannah Scenes

Hilary Mimnaugh

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos - Trois

Caryl Multz

DanceWright Project Performances: Old School, New School

Leda Pennell

DanceWright Project Performances: Savannah Scenes, Sacred Femme, Enveloped in Blue, Great Scott, BellaDonna, Olympus Rising, Alter Egos - Reduex, Sacredly Secular, Nanette Ada, Divine Journey, Model Behavior, Quartet, Solid Rock, Beauty

Caitlin “Max” Perna

DanceWright Project Performances: Nanette Ada, Divine Journey

Svetlana Pivchik

DanceWright Project Performances: Brazilian Holiday, Great Scott, Sacredly Secular, Nanette Ada, Divine Journey, Model Behavior, Quartet, Solid Rock, Beauty

Leonore Ralston

DanceWright Project Performances: Brazilian Holiday, Great Scott

Romina Rodriguez

DanceWright Project Performances: Alter Egos - Trois

Aubrey Salvador

DanceWright Project Performances: Brazilian Holiday, Great Scott

Linnea Snyderman

DanceWright Project Performances: Olympus Rising, Alter Egos - Reduex, Sacredly Secular, Nanette Ada, Divine Journey, Model Behavior, Quartet

Lisa Tenorio

DanceWright Project Performances: Malibu

Jaidah Terry

DanceWright Project Performances: Olympus Rising, Alter Egos - Reduex, Sacredly Secular

Jessica Vandebroek

DanceWright Project Performances: Malibu

Sarah Wellman

DanceWright Project Performances: Savannah Scenes, Enveloped in Blue, Great Scott, BellaDonna, Sacred Femme