Alumni
Isabelle Orozco: Class of 2019
Isabelle is a member of the SBCC Dance Company. This company is a 15-20 member student dance company under the direction of Tracy R. Kofford at Santa Barbara Community College. The company offers dancers the opportunity to perform and travel as a pre-professional dance company. The company has a fall season at the New Vic Theater and a spring season at the Garvin Theater, along with touring California and neighboring states. SBCC Dance Co. partners with San Pedro Festival of the Arts, SpectorDance, The PGK Project, and The Ensemble Theatre. The SBCC Dance Company also participates in lectures and demonstrations in elementary schools, high schools, and community colleges, as well as choreography festivals. Each year the company features works by guest choreographers, faculty, and students.
Hanna Eidson: Class of 2016
Hanna graduated from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. While at Point Park, she had the opportunity to perform works by Jason McDole, Tyce Diorio, Kiesha Lalama, Kiki Lucas, and Joshua Manculich, as well as trained under the school's esteemed faculty including Garfield Lemonius, Mark Burrell, Pearlann Porter, and Matthew Powell. She also had the opportunity to perform at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Opening Gala, working under the direction of Eileen Grace and performing alongside Broadway performer Tony Yazbeck. She is currently sailing around the world as a dancer on Holland America cruise line as a part of Step One Dance Company!
Kayleigh Eidson: Class of 2013
Kayleigh is a 2017 graduate of Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance. Kayleigh is a current member of 6 o'Clock Dance Theatre in Dallas, Texas, and she has performed both nationally and internationally with Dallas Black Dance Company: Encore! and B. Moore Dance. She has performed at the Fintdaz Dance Festival in Chile-South America, in the Dallas Opera’s Samson and Delilah, and has been a Mary Kay performer. Kayleigh has performed works by José Limón, Jennifer Archibald, Christopher Huggins, Takehiro Ueyama, Zach Ingram, AndyNoble, Levi Marsman, David Norsworthy and Ruben Graciani. In her youth she has trained at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and San Francisco Conservatory summer programs. Additionally, Kayleigh teaches dance to students in grades Pre-K through high school.
Taylor Williams: Class of 2013
Taylor attended University of California San Diego, where she graduated from in 2018. During her five years there, Taylor was on their award winning Dance Team. She performed at athletic events and competitions in Los Angeles and Orlando. During her final two years on the team, Taylor was also captain and assisted with choreography.
Jenna Purcell: Class of 2007
Jenna Purcell is currently pursuing a professional dance career in New York and is a company member with Third Rail Productions NYC, performing weekly in their immersive dance show "Then She Fell" based off the story of Alice in Wonderland. She is also a dancer with the Brooklyn based company Donofrio Dance Company, and in the past, she has spent summers interning at Jacob's Pillow.
Courteney Rosemont: Class of 2007
Courteney Rosemont is currently living in Los Angeles pursuing a career as an entertainer. She was most recently a dancer at Universal Studios Hollywood, where she was dance captain of the Beauxbaton performers in Harry Potter World. During her time at Universal, Courteney also performed in many of their other shows such as Grinchmas and Bill and Ted's. In the past, Courteney was also a dancer and performer at Tokyo Disneyland.
