DIRECTOR
Annie Parr, proprietress of RoCo Dance, is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and mother of two. She is a native of Mill Valley, California and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from New York University’s Tisch (more…)
Emily Daly grew up in Connecticut and has trained at the American Academy of Ballet, Boston Ballet, the School at Steps NYC, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and the Ailey School. Emily graduated from Muhlenberg College with a B.A. in Dance and was awarded the Baker Award for
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BREAKING PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Jeff “Ark” Wong is an accomplished performer and contender in the B-boying circuit worldwide. Hailing from Hawaii, he has represented his hometown and nationality for over seven years across North America as well as abroad in Australia (more…)
John Speed Orr trained at Dance Theatre Seven in Fairfax, CA, with David Roxander. Following his training, he was invited to become a trainee with Ballet Memphis, where he received the Emerging Artist award (more…)
Sadie began her lifelong passion of dance at the age of three. By 19, she was teaching Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern and Creative Movement to all ages 3-Adult. In 2002, Sadie became a principle company member with the 3rd Ave. Dance Company. (more…)
My name is Ainsley Elizabeth Tharp (she/they). I am a Bay Area based alchemist, artist, and teacher. I have performed and shown work internationally in Berlin, Brussels, and the Bay Area. (more…)
Jasen found his love for dance at the age of 13 and has been training ever since. He has deep passion for all forms of movement and is currently getting his bachelors at Sonoma State in Theater Arts with a dance concentration. (more…)
Kyle “Yurok” Mitchell has been dancing hip hop for 7 years. He has been all over the Bay Area dancing for crews such as The UNIT, Academy of Villains, and 1up Fam. (more…)
Lilly Hunter is a high school student at Tam High. She has been dancing at RoCo since 2009, and has been taking classes in the Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop and Breaking programs ever since. (more…)
Originally from the Midwest, Ellie Goudie- Averill is a dance artist and educator who works with dancers of all ages on technique and performance. Since graduating with her MFA in Dance Performance from the University of Iowa in 2007,
Sasha Gologorskaya, originally from Kiev, Ukraine, is a freelance dancer based in the Bay Area. Sasha trained at the San Francisco Ballet School as well as numerous intensive programs around the United States and abroad, including Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Arts Umbrella, and Springboard Danse Montreal. (more…)
Maxine Flasher-Düzgüneş is a choreographer, writer, and filmmaker from Mill Valley, CA currently researching the intersections of language and movement through interdisciplinary collaborations with designers, animators, coders, poets, and dancers. (more…)
Terez Dean Orr, originally from Hudson Valley, New York, received her training at the prestigious School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. In 2005, she joined the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara, dancing a wide range of contemporary and classical works. (more…)
Ashley Gayle graduated from UC Irvine with a B.F.A in Dance Performance and minor in Business Management in 2012. After moving back home to the Bay Area, she has performed with Alayo Dance Company, (more…)
Madison grew up around Minnesota’s Twin Cities where she received a diverse dance training at TU Dance, Out on a Limb Dance Theater Company and School, and St. Paul Conservatory for the Performing Artists. It wasn’t until Madison attended the Alonzo King LINES Ballet (more…)
Annalise Constantz is a performer, dance maker, and teaching artist based in San Francisco. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Annalise has always been captivated by the magical, ephemeral nature of dance, as well as the healing power that physical embodiment holds. (more…)
Aura Tantadel is a loving, magical, inclusive and fun human, born and raised in Mexico City. Graduated from Limón Institute (NYC) and London Contemporary Dance School (UK). Founder and Artistic Director of Müuval Investigation of Movement (M.I.M). (more…)
Ayana Yonesaka was born and raised in Sapporo, Japan and began modern dance at age seven. In 2009, she moved to San Francisco to pursue her career as a dancer. Since receiving her B.A in Dance (summa cum laude) from SFSU in 2013, (more…)
Lou Lou Caddis Parr is the daughter of RoCo Dance director, Annie Parr. has been studying dance at RoCo since she was two years old. She is pre-professional level in contemporary, ballet, hip-hop and jazz. (more…)
A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Tessa Barbour trained at the Alwin School of Dance before studying abroad in Warrington, England on a scholarship awarded to her at the Cecchetti International Competition.
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Prince Ali began his journey with popping in 2005. Since then he has been given the opportunity to become a part of Playboyz Inc (est. 1981) and Renegade Rockers (est. 1983). Ali looks to carry on the tradition of his crews by (more…)
Ashley received her pre-professional training from Marin Ballet and Marin Dance Theatre (Artistic Director, Margaret Swarthout). In 2009, she received her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from California Institute (more…)
Chelsea is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, nature-enthusiast, and activist who recently moved to the San Francisco Bay Area from Maryland. She has worked with PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, Heart Stück Bernie, and creates her own work.
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Margaret has been teaching dance at Roco since 2010! As a teen, she studied at Dance Theater Seven in their Pre Professional Program where she danced 30-40 hrs a week while she went to independent study high school, so she (more…)
Bridget Bartholome has been a dance instructor for over ten years. She danced professionally with the New Orleans Dance Collective, 940 Dance Company, and was the dance critic for REVIEW Magazine in Kansas City. Bridget was trained (more…)
Becca Rozell was born in Juneau, AK where she began dancing and continued at Skidmore College where she graduated with honors in dance. Since college she has lived in Boston and NYC, teaching at studios including; Peridance in NYC and (more…)
David Fox has been dancing at Roco continuously for 12 years. He is a member of Roco’s youth companies, Body Language and New Constitution. (more…)