Alumni

Living Fountain Alumni
 
  • Leslie Nielsen, Co-founder
  • Kathleen Greer, Co-founder
  • Anita Artzner-"I'm currently teaching Pilates at my Studio on Fulton and at Kent State Stark Campus, and I'm Barbara Smith in the comedy, "Run for Your Wife," for the Canal Fulton Players."
  • Andrew Draime
  • Antwon Duncan-"I'm back in the Cleveland area after doing holland america cruise lines. I teach a lot at Lisa's School of dance in Streetsboro. I have danced for a lot of the companies in the Cleveland area and will be dancing with Verb Ballets for the upcoming season. Currently looking at master programs...and relocating....somewhere warm maybe."
  • Darci Filler
  • Chelsie Griffith-Chelsie is currently attending 24/7 Ministry Leadership Academy.  After completing her first year in Colorado Springs, she returned as Cadre to do her second year in Birmingham, AL.  Based out of Church of the Highlands, the program is close to the heart of Senior Pastor, Chris Hodges, as he seeks to develop leaders for the growing church in America.  Chelsie will be in a hands on leadership position as she leads a team, serves at the church and sits under the teaching of the pastors.  As the academy focuses four pillars, spiritual, physical, social, mental, the goal is to grow as Christ did in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man.  www.247birmingham.com
  • Sarah Hall-"I'm currently working as a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Moldova in a small village.  The goals of Peace Corps are to promote peace by the exchange of life experiences and cultures with my community (by working here) and with America (through cards, letters, WorldWise Schools, etc...) and to enable communities around the world by bringing each person's unique experience to a community to work with the community and thereby hopefully empowering and sustaining the community with long term improvements and results.
        I'm working in Community Development with the Mayor's office here in my village writing and facilitating different projects and trainings, and I will be doing many secondary activities such as working with the youth in my village teaching English lessons, and facilitating a youth leadership club which promotes community service and volunteerism. In my community I will also be teaching dance classes: 2 creative movement classes at the preschool and 2 hip hop/modern classes at the high school.  If there is enough interest I'm thinking about starting an adult dance/exercise class as well.
        I'll also be working in Moldova as a whole doing awareness campaigns, Model UN, summer camps, women and child life skills and empowerment, and volunteering in orphanages and transition homes. I also hope to continue to partner with the deaf outreach team to promote deaf rights in Ukraine during this time.While I'm here in Moldova, I'm interested in exploring the themes of advocating human rights, people with disabilities' rights, anti-trafficking, at-risk
    youth, non-formal education including arts education and therapy, and maternal health.
        My current plan after Peace Corps is one of three options: to go to grad school to get my master's degree in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergancies or Regional Comparative Studies with a concentration in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to go straight to work if I can find a good job with an international organization in Eastern Europe, or to take the FSO exam and work for the State Department.  So, I'm currently not sure exactly what my future will look like after Peace Corps, but I'm excited to find out, and I'm super excited to see what God has planned for my life and my future."
  • Lisa Hassing
  • Joseph Haymon
  • Katerina Larson-"I just moved to North Canton, OH. We are expecting our first child the end of July--Sofia Grace. I am looking forward to being a stay-at-home mom!"
  • Kate Leishman-"I finished my masters degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Ohio State University in June 2008 and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where I am the Assistant Director of Student Activities at Kalamazoo College. Though still very active (yoga, pilates, and running), I sadly find little time for dance in my hectic life."
  • Shananne Lewis-a one year member of Living Fountain Dance Company in 1999-2000, is currently a dance instructor at Nan Klinger’s excellence in Dance in Cuyahoga Falls and a Zumba instructor in Green, Canton, and Firestone Park YMCA. She is the founder, choreographer, and director of Move and Groove Birthday Parties (www.MoveandGrooveBirthdayParties.com), a party business which specializes in themed dance routines for parties of all ages. Shananne was one of the original Living Fountain members who rehearsed in an office space in Canton and trained under Kimberly Payne for modern technique. She also has two active children ages six and three.
  • Jessa (Morris) Mandat-owned Rising Star Dance center for 7 years, which is located in Lakemore, OH and has around 150 students.  She has been married for four years to Jim Mandat, who works at Aultman Hospital.  She has a two year old son, Landon and a new Baby Boy on the way in July.  She currently lives in North Canton.  Life is going great and busy.
  • Nina Marchone
  • Brad Mowery
  • Ashanti Murdock-"I'm studying dance at Ohio University and moved in Thursday afternoon, I'll be starting my classes Monday and I can't wait. Here at OU we focus on mostly modren dance, jazz, ballet, dance history, production and african dance. I'm so excited to start this crazy adventure! Thanks so much for all of you support and prayers."
  • Dodi Nahas
  • Allison Prucha-After leaving Living Fountain in 2004, Allison continued to teach for Kent State University until the birth of her son, Nathan, in 2006.  She joined Inlet Dance Theatre in 2004 as a Company Member.  While with Inlet, she performed and choreographed collectively with the Company and served as Inlet's Summer Dance Intensive Coordinator, as well as taught many of Inlet's outreach programs.  She choreographed new works on SDI students and Inlet trainees.  Allison retired from Inlet in 2008.  She most recently finished choreographing "A Year With Frog and Toad" for the Magical Theatre Company in Barberton.  Allison currently works for Solon Center for the Arts as a dance instructor and Hudson Fitness and Pilates as a trainer and pilates instructor.  Allison and her husband, Michael, are looking forward to the birth of their second child in March 2009.
  • Diane Revay
  • Rachel Robitz
  • Julie Robertson-"I am living in Summit County Colorado (the most beautiful place ever!) with my husband and three kiddos. I teach at Summit School of Dance a few hours a week, but mainly I stay at home trying to control the chaos of life!"
  • Rochelle Roebuck-" I am currently teaching in Wooster, but after graduation in May, from the University of Akron, my husband and I will be moving to Colorado Springs. I will be teaching and taking class, and hopefully auditioning to dance with one of the companies in the area."
  • Tosca Rolf
  • Tammy Stafford
  • Chloe Tinne-"Since leaving Canton in 2004, I have been living in Salisbury in the UK, where I quickly found out just how British I am.  I have been working as a Teaching Assistant helping young people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and in my free time I teach line dancing. (You wouldn’t believe how popular it is here!)  I am currently preparing to return to the States for a time and I’m look forward to dancing with Living Fountain again."
  • Terry Lee Wagner
  • Heath Warner-www.pvtheathwarner.com