Dance Alumni
Below is a list of where dance students have gone upon graduating from Belhaven University. While it is not an exhaustive list of graduates, it provides examples of dance department alumni who have gained employment as dance company members, instructors, choreographers, administrators, and scholars.
2012
| Erik Sampson | BFA Dance | Uptown Dance Company in Houston, TX |
| Rachel Kurtz | BFA Dance | Ad Deum II Dance Company in Houston, TX |
| Rebecca Seelhorst | BFA Dance | Apprentice at Petra Ballet Company in Springfield, MO |
| Amanda Bravo | BA Dance | Director of modern dance program at Lake Arrowhead School of Dance in Lake Arrowhead, CA |
| Melissa Wenhold | BFA Dance | Instructor at Pennsylvania Classical Ballet in Allentown, PA and Schuberts School of Dance in Quakertown, PA |
| Hannah Johnson | BFA Dance | MFA candidate at Belhaven University; Intersect Dance Collective in Jackson, MS |
2011
| DeMarcus Suggs | BFA Dance | Dayton Contemporary Dance Theatre in Dayton, OH |
| Michael Bishop | BFA Dance | International Tour of West Side Story; Deeply Rooted Dance Theater |
| Scarlett Wynne | BFA Dance | Georgia Ballet |
| Michelle Sipes | BFA Dance | Inlet Dance Theatre in Cleveland, OH |
| Lindsey Carson | BFA Dance | Anastasis Christian Ballet Company, CA |
| Sarah Miller | BA Dance | Intersect Dance Collective in Jackson, MS |
| Joanna Tan | BA Dance | Ad Deum II Dance Company in Houston, TX |
2010
| Jamie Thompson | BFA Dance | Dallas Black Dance Theatre in Dallas, TX |
| Lauren Small | BFA Dance | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Fellowship Program in New York, NY |
| Tiffany Schrepherfman | BFA Dance | Ad Deum Dance Company in Houston, TX; Production Manager for American Dance Festival in Durham, NC |
| Leah Martin | BFA Dance | Front Porch Dance Company in Jackson, MS |
| Michelle Boutros | BA Dance | Adjunct Instructor in Hinds Community College Dance Department |
| Benji Tompkins | BA Dance | Dance instructor at Kennedy Dance Theatre in Webster, TX |
| Amy Morrow | BFA Dance | Pursuing teachers certification for Gaga technique in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Michal Christian | BA Dance | Ballet Concerto in Fort Worth, TX |
2009
| Brittany Nunes | BFA Dance | Performer with TALK Dance Company; Adjunct Instructor in Hinds Community College Dance Dept. |
| Audrey Lowry | BFA Dance | Administrative work for American Dance Festival, Meredith Monk, and Dancewave |
| Kathleen Norberg | BFA Dance | Storling Dance Theater; Choreograher and Teacher at The Culture House School of Dance in Kansas City, KS |
| Julia (Start) Fletcher | BA Dance | MA in Worship Arts from Calvin Theological Seminary; Adjunct Instructor at Calvin College and Kuyper College in Grand Rapids, MI |
| Elissa Srulevich | BFA Dance | Braided Light Dance Project and East Coast Ballet Company in Jacksonville, FL |
| Naomi (Talbot) Hanvey | BFA Dance | Instructor at Ballet Academy of Moses Lake and Today's Generation Dance Studio in Moses Lake, WA |
| Ginger Wachter | BFA Dance | Instructor at To The Pointe Performing Arts in Hartland, WI |
2008
| Elizabeth (Deder) Gordon | BFA Ballet | Performer with Ballet San Antonio and TALK Dance Company; Adjunct Instructor of Dance at Belhaven University |
| Mary Grace Phillips | BFA Dance | Dance instructor at Georgia Academy of Dance; Founding board member for Katy Hagelin Dance Project |
| Amelia Pullen | BA Dance | Teacher, choreographer, and performer with The Dance Center and Adroscoggin Dance Company |
| Sarah Carey | BFA Dance | Adjunct Professor of Dance at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, OH; Co- founder/coordinator of Cleveland Dance Network |
| Amanda Parsons Browning | BFA Dance | Ad Deum Dance Company; Kim Robards Dance; The Dance Center of Colorado Springs and Ormao Dance Company |
| Katy Hagelin | BFA Dance | Artistic Director and founder of Katy Hagelin Dance Project in Seattle, WA |
| Ashly Hanson Braden | BA Dance | Instructor at La Grande School of Ballet in La Grande, Oregon |
| Kathleen Fenn | BFA Dance | Neos Dance Theatre in Masfield, OH |
Victoria McConnell |
BFA Dance | Dance Curator and Teaching Artist at Fremont Abbey Arts Center in Seattle, Washington; Performer with Katy Hagelin Dance Project |
2007
| Courtney Dressner | BFA Ballet | Principle Artist with Montgomery Ballet; Ballet San Antonio |
| Alli Beams Leatherman | Dance Minor | Performer with MegLouise Dance; Adjunct Dance Faculty at Cuyahoga Community College |
| Michael Morris | BFA Dance | Pursuing PhD in Dance Studies at Ohio State University |
| Andy Leatherman | BFA Dance | Inlet Dance Theatre in Cleveland, OH; adjunct instructor of dance at Belhaven Unviersity; co-founder of Intersect Dance Collective |
| Rachael Hellmuth-Watson | BFA Dance | Performer with Bosma Dance, Next Reflex Dance Collective and Crossroads Dance Project in VA |
| Jamie Scott | Dance Minor | Performer and choreographer for Project:Motion Dance Collective in Memphis, TN |
2006
| Krista Bower | BFA Dance | Managing Director of Front Porch Dance, Specialty Instructor of Dance at Belhaven University, Owner of Yazoo City School of Dance |
| Beth Ingram Bilyeu | BA Dance | Kim Robards Dance, Denver, CO |
| Susie Poythress Long | Dance Minor | Front Porch Dance; Sanspointe Dance Company; instructor at the Briarwood Ballet and the Children’s Dance Foundation in Birmingham, AL |
| Lauren Garey | BFA Dance | Performer with Groundwork Dance Company in Chicago, IL |
| Carly Detweiler | Dance Minor | Mission to the World in Codlea, Romania; dance instructor at Many But ONE Christian Performing Arts in Boca Raton, FL. |
| Kyrie Oda | BFA Dance | Austrian Ballet Company in Tokyo, Japan; freelance performer and choreographer; Pilates instructor |
2005
| Cheryl Newman Barnard | Dance Minor | Associate Producer of Impact Productions in Tulsa, OK |
| Olivia Mullins Hansford | BA Dance | Director of Dance Program at First Presbyterian Church in Kosciusko, MS |
| Rebecca (Cumberlidge) McNeill | BA Dance | Music and movement insructor to special needs preschool children at the Little Light House in Jackson, MS |
| Danielle Horochowski | BA Dance | Director of The City Ballet School in Hagerstown, MD |
| Keith Williamson | BA Dance | Production Manager at Mataleap Creative in Atlanta, GA |
2004
| Shannon Brege | BFA Ballet | Storling Dance Theatre Apprentice in Kansas City |
| Debra Cross | BFA Ballet | Polarity Dance Theatre in Jackson, MS |
| Stephanie Miracle | BA Dance | Ella Ben-Aharon/YelleB Dance, Laura Peterson Choreography, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange; pursuing MFA in Dance at University of Maryland |
| Elizabeth Stratton | BFA Dance | Inlet Dance Theatre Intern in Cleveland, OH |
| Jessica (Tracy) Jacob | BA Dance | Creative Arts ministry in La Coruña, Spain; Aslan Performing Arts Center in Madrid, Spain; performer with Luminarium Dance Company |
| Megan Manuel | Dance Minor | Trainee with Ballet Magnificat! In Jackson, MS |
| Noelle Williamson | BFA Ballet | Refuge Dance Company; Instructor at the Atlanta Ballet |
2003
| Kandia S. Allen | Dance Minor | Director of Creative and Performing Arts with Youth with a Mission; leading international art outreach programs |
| Jill (Kille) Weaver | BFA Ballet | Polarity Dance Theatre, instructorr at Yoko's Dance & Performing Arts Academy and Lana's Dance Studio in CA |
| Valerie Pope Nicholson | Dance Minor | Tulsa Contemporary Dance Theatre, OK; Front Porch Dance Company in Jackson, MS |
| Michele Painter | BFA Dance | MFA in Dance from University of Hawaii |
| Vanessa Steverding Van Wormer | Dance Minor | Ballet Spokane; MFA in Choreography and Performance from State University of New York at Brockport |
| Catherine Gordon Gunawan | BA Dance | Director of dance company and outreach ministry in Japan |
2002
| Andrea Brubaker | BFA Ballet | Polarity Dance Theatre in Jackson, MS |
| Naphtali Gunther | Dance Minor | Ad Deum Dance Company in Houston, TX |
| Emily Henderson Wright | BFA Dance | Co-founder of Front Porch Dance; Associate Professor of Dance at Belhaven University; MFA in Dance from Arizona State University |
| Lauren Morris Goodman | BFA Dance | MA in Dance Education from UNC Greensboro; Kinetic Dance Works; Adminstrative Assistant to the Arts at Belhaven College |
| Tapley Seaford | BA Dance | Dance Ad Deum II, TX |
| Maranda VanStraten | BA Dance | Tulsa Contemporary Dance Theatre, OK |
2001
| Courtney Gurley Hogue | BA Dance | Polarity Dance Theatre, Dance Instructor at Mississippi Ballet Theatre, Xpress Dance Company, Ballet Magnificat, Applause Dance Factory |
| Katherine Krepper Savage | BA Dance | Jeanne Ruddy Dance, PA, At Marah Dance Theatre, PA |
| Suzanne Niess Sanders | BA Dance | Co-Director/ Instructor for Center Pointe Dance Academy |
| Sarah Niewola | BFA Ballet | Dance Ad Deum II, TX |
2000
| Karen Hamm Castleman | BA Dance | Hubbard Street Dance Company, MOMIX, At Marah Dance Theatre, Dance Ad Deum |
| Yvette Koonce | Dance Minor | Polarity Dance Theatre, MS, Instructor of Dance at Belhaven University, MS, taught for Ballet Magnificat, MS |
| Susan Olivo | BA Dance | At Marah Dance Theatre, PA |
| Shawn Sparlin | Dance Minor | At Marah Dance Theatre, Trainee Program, PA |
1999
| Jill Pelhan Day | BA Dance | Director of Laurel Ballet Academy in Laurel, MS |
| Shannon M. Smith | BA Dance | Project Dance, NY |
