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Instructor Bios
Melodee Lutgring (Lafayette, LA)
received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and teacher's certification
from Dance Masters of America in the styles of Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. While at the University of Louisiana she was a
choreographer and teacher for DeLarue Dance Centre and the Universal Dance Association as well as choreographer and coach
of the nationally ranked Lafayette High Dance Team. In the summer of 2004 she received a scholarship to attend the American
Dance Festival. Melodee just moved back from New York where she was continuing her dance education and performing at various
venues including Judson Church, New York City Center, and Alvin Ailey. Melodee is currently the Head Dance Educator
at L.J. Alleman in Lafayette, LA.
Terrance Morgan (Lafayette,
LA) began his training as a self-taught dancer doing mostly freestyle. Then he was introduced
to B-Boying and became a member of a breaking crew named Kabuki Kru. Terrance began traveling throughout the U.S. to participate
in underground battles, and later he was introduced to other urban dance styles such as clubbin' (house), funk, video
fusion, and tap.Terrance has also studied dance in New York City at Alvin Ailey, Broadway Dance Center, BreakLyfe,
Peridance, and Steps on Broadway. Terrance is a featured dancer in the upcoming movie Spring Break
83, featuring Jamie Kennedy, John Goodman, and Sophie Monk. Terrance's most recent performance was being featured
on America's Best Dance Crew Season 2 Live Auditions in Houston, TX, with the dance group Rhythm/Soul
(dance style was lockin'.) He was also a featured dancer in Atlantic Recording artist Cupid's music video which has
been featured on MTV and BET. He has choreographed for the Exposure Entertainment Showcase in Hollywood, CA, as well as the
Exposure Talent Showcase held at The Apollo Theatre in NYC. His work has also recieved callbacks from Sony Music. Terrance
is currently a touring artist for Young Audiences in New Orleans, LA, and also for the Acadiana Arts Council, in Lafayette,
LA, with the urban dance group, Rhythm/Soul. His teaching experience includes 5 years as an urban dance teacher at June's
Dancers of Lafayette, LA. Terrance states " I always consider myself a student of dance - always learning and growing
every day."
Nicole Wolcott (New York, NY), the Associate Artistic
Director and co-founder of KEIGWIN + COMPANY (larrykeigwin.com), is a choreographer, teacher and performance artist based in New York City. She is also the director of MUX (muxlove.com), a multi-disciplinary performance art collective that interweaves video, live music and movement. Together MUX creates site
specific performances and video environments for numerous venues around the New York metropolitan area and South America.
In addition to her work with KEIGWIN + COMPANY, Nicole has performed at the Metropolitan Opera House under the direction of
Mark Dendy, worked with site-specific choreographer Noemie Lafrance, appeared in music videos and concerts with FischerSpooner,
and is a featured dancer in Across the Universe, an Oscar nominated film by director Julie Taymor. She is presently
an adjunct professor at Hunter College and continues to teach in private studios in New York City as well as traveling the
country as a guest artist. "...the marvelous Ms. Wolcott. Her fierceness underpinned by an affecting fragility, she slipped toward and away from a powerful floor fan, lashed out into gorgeous aerial kicks or curled into a tight ball. Ms. Nicks sang ''Stand Back,'' and you couldn't decide whether to obey or offer comfort." Claudia la Rocco, New York Times, Nov. 11, 2006 "The always wonderful Nicole Wolcott, trapped in Burke Wilmore's follow spot, keeps passion's flame burning." Deborah Jowitt, Village Voice, August 12, 2008
Artistic Director - Rachel Domangue (New Orleans, LA) is a dancer and choreographer who is happy to be at home in New Orleans. While earning her BFA in Performing Arts from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Rachel got to work with artists such as Dorrell Martin and Urban Bush Women. She also premiered her own choreography at the Louisiana Dance Festival and was the dance team coach for Notre Dame High School in Crowley, LA. Rachel lived in New York for 3 years where she showed original work at HATCH and The Exchange. She also choreographed and performed for The Journey's Worship Arts Team, worked with Larry Keigwin for Dancing in the Streets, and her choreography was featured in the independent film Victoriana. Rachel's first project upon returning to New Orleans was choreographing for the Jefferson Parish Talent Theatre Program's production of Willy Wonka, Jr. This fall she choreographed Riverdale High School's production of Fame, and she'll be choreographing Haynes Academy's production of Bye, Bye Birdie in the Spring of 2009. Rachel premiered two new original dance works in 2008. Encountering Will premiered at the Louisiana Dance Festival in Baton Rouge, LA, and Moving...Forward premiered at Cangelosi Dance Project's Artist Showcase in November. |
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