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Emily Blaine is 20 years old and has been dancing since she was five years old. She is currently attending Wichita State University to attain her BFA in Dance Performance. With Wichita State University she has had the opportunity to travel to the American College Dance Association and perform in the regional gala. She was a member of Ballet Wichita for six years and was promoted to soloist after her first two years. Emily has also performed with The Wichita Grand Opera. As well as dancing in the Wichita area, Emily has traveled within the United States to further her studies. She has traveled to St. Louis to partake in The Big Muddy Dance Company’s Summer Intensive, as well as traveling to Salt Lake City to study with local companies there.
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Shannon McCon, originally from Bellevue, Nebraska, received her ballet training at Heartland Youth Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Rachel Vickrey and Robin Welch. She then continued her training at Friends University and Wichita State University as a dance major. In 2015 she received a scholarship to dance at The Glenda Brown Choreography Project. In 2017 she danced in New York City at the American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive. During December of 2018 she performed in Metropolitan Ballet Wichita’s The Nutcracker, under the direction of Jill Landrith. This year will be her senior year at Friends, as well as her first year dancing with Wheat State Dance Collective.
Virginia Sauter began her dance training at the age of six in the small town of Oneonta, NY. She had a difficult time communicating because she was partially deaf when she was younger and found a way to express herself through dance. Virginia’s training consisted of tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, lyrical, modern, mime, flamenco and African from various teachers across the United States. She has studied with choreographers such as Jacey Lambros of the Rockettes, Frank Hatchett, Savion Glover and Jammie Walker from Jessica Lang Dance Company among others. Virginia’s performance experience includes traveling internationally with Wichita Contemporary Dance Theatre, being a member of The Terpsichorean Dance Company back in her hometown, and was a part of an African Dance Troupe based in Brooklyn. She has also done numerous workshops, intensives and musical plays.
Currently Virginia is in her final year in the BFA Dance Program at Wichita State University. She is extremely excited to be one of the first members of Wheat State Dance Collective, and cannot wait to share her creativity and the passion she has for dance.
Currently Virginia is in her final year in the BFA Dance Program at Wichita State University. She is extremely excited to be one of the first members of Wheat State Dance Collective, and cannot wait to share her creativity and the passion she has for dance.
