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| Who We Are
Director, Jennifer Gamache-Dubilo Jennifer Gamache-Dubilo is the President of the Artistic Dance Conservatory Corp., a non-profit corporation dedicated to the proliferation of the Performing Arts and dance education in the community of Western Massachusetts. Through her school, Jennifer teaches both recreational and pre-professional students. Dancers under her study have received numerous awards and honors, including invitations to dance with the Alvin Ailey Dance Company, MOMIX, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Boston Ballet and the American Academy of Ballet. Mrs. Dubilo’s community outreach efforts develop through the Kinetic State Youth Ballet and Eclipse Dance companies, for which she is both director and a choreographer. Jennifer is also a sought after choreographer in Musical Theater, creating memorable dances for the Theater Departments of the Loomis Chaffee School and the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School. Her musical theater credits include 11 original productions, most recently of which are Peter Pan, Wonderful Town, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes. Jennifer also had the privilege to be a coach for the American Team at the IDO World Dance Competition in Poland where her dancers won the overall gold medals for Male Solo Jazz and Contemporary Duet performances. She is continuously educating herself in dance and is excited to share her expertise with your dancers. Krista Brueno Krista began her dance education at Shelley's Dance Unlimited in Chicopee, MA and continued her studies in ballet and modern technique at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter High School, graduating in 2000. She went on to attend The University of The Arts in Philadelphia, PA and in 2004 received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Performance. Currently she choreographs original works for the entertainment department at Six Flags New England. Krista also teaches at The Dance Center of Chicopee, MA and performs with Magical Entertainment.
Raven Cauthon Raven started dancing at the age of 2. First at the Beller Dance Studio in Kansas City, Kansas and then onto the Lionville Dance Academy located just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, she went on to attend college at Penn State University and became a member of the Penn State University Dance Company. The University Dance Company (UDC) organized numerous performances throughout her 4 year career. Not only was she a member of the company but she also was the Public Relations Representative for UDC. While she was a company member, she performed at many venues, colleges, and events including the ACDF (American College Dance Festival) located in different cities each year, along with the annual UDC Spring Show. She graduated in 2007 from Penn State, earning a B.S. in Global and Strategic Management along with 3 minors including International Business, Communication Arts and Science, and Dance. Raven moved from Pennsylvania to Connecticut 4 years ago for her present job in Inside Sales at Alstom Power Inc. located in Windsor. Currently, Raven is an apprentice for Jennifer Dubilo and the Eclipse Dance Company and was, and is, excited to join them to continue her dancing career.
Nicole Fuller
Nicole Fuller is a dance instructor, performer, and a mother. She has over 10 years of teaching experience and is currently an instructor for The Dance Factory and West Side Dance Center specializing in Hip Hop and Ballet. She has had ten years of professional performing experience at Six Flags New England where she is also a Choreographer for their stage shows. In her spare time she seeks performance opportunities in the local area. She has been performing with Eclipse for over 3 years.
Janeen Murray Janeen Murray has been dancing since childhood. She has studied a variety of dance styles including ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, African as well as gymnastics. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA where she studied musical theater and dance. She also studied under Roberta Mathis at Steps on Broadway. Her many stage performances include West Side Story, Chicago, Guys and Dolls and Aida. She has taught and choreographed for several studios and ensembles in the New York and Los Angeles areas. Janeen currently resides in Northampton, Massachusetts with her son and husband. Since the birth of her son she has become a licensed Kindermusik educator, teaching music classes to children ages newborn to seven.
Amy Parks
Amy Parks started dancing at the age of four. She has studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Acro, Pointe, Modern, Salsa, East Coast Swing, Waltz, Argentinean Tango and Foxtrot. Amy began teaching dance at the age of fifteen. She has been the owner/artistic director of the Huntington Dance Centre since 2001. There she started the Floralia Children’s Company a musical theater company and Inspired to Dance a contemporary liturgical dance troupe. She has also worked as the choreographer for Gateway Regional High School’s Show choir since 2006. Amy received her Associate’s degree in Theater from Holyoke Community College in 2008 and will graduate form Smith College with a Bachelor’s in Arts degree in dance this May.
Brenden Silbaugh In 2001 Brenden met Jennifer at Holyoke Catholic High School where she instructed him as a member of the dance club. He has since served as an apprentice to Ms. Dubilo and has won numerous awards for his hip-hop performances in national competition. Brenden has been featured in shows throughout the region including Le Cirque at the Hippodrome and at Six Flags New England. He is an instructor at Artistic Dance Conservatory, the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School, American International College and the Northampton School of Dance. Since 2009, he has been the lead choreographer for the NCAA Elite Eight Dance Team and his work has been featured at NCAA championship games televised on CBS and ESPN-U. Brenden thrives in always expanding his dance knowledge through new and creative outlets, and is thrilled to be a member of Eclipse Dance Company.
Noel St. Jean Noel spends most of her time at Artistic Dance Conservatory in East Longmeadow, MA. There she is a full-time instructor and part-time office assistant/staff nerd/internet dweller. She instructs classes in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Contemporary and Hip Hop styles for dancers of all ages and choreographs original work for recreational dancers and the ADC Performance Teams. She has also created dances for Goucher College Dancers In Action, the Baltimore Blast Halftime Show, The Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade, Westfield High School Dance Team, NCAA "Elite Eight" Dance Team... and more! Most recently, Noel was appointed as coach of the Elms College Blazers Dance Team, where she trains the team and choreographs halftime performances and for special student events. Noel is a graduate of Goucher College with a BA in Dance and Biology, and she is a nationally certified Personal Trainer. She is bitten by the travel bug and has had many the working-vacation, taking time to study at Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway and The Dance Space in NYC, Dance Mission in San Francisco and Pineapple Studios in London, England. Noel is a founding member of the Eclipse Dance Company and continues to perform throughout New England. She has danced for Sara Pearson, Patrik Widrig, Kim Epifano, Amy Marshall, and Kathleen Hermsdorf. Her performance credits include The Pro-Bowl Halftime Show with N*sync, Six Flags New England, Goucher College Dancers in Action, Middlesex University Choreography Showcase-London, NCAA Elite Eight Dance Team, The Armorettes Dance Team, and The Cher Extravaganza. Rebecca Sutter
Rebecca began her dance training at the age of five. As a young adult, she studied intensively with her sister Jennifer Gamache-Dubilo. After graduating, Rebecca traveled to New York to dance at Marymount Manhattan College and Broadway Dance Center. She has taken classes from Madam Darvosh, Frank Hatchett, Gus Giordano and Charles Kelly. Her performance credits include Albany Berkshire Ballet’s “The Nutcracker”, National tour with performance group, Power Pak, backup dancer with “N’Sync” at 1999 Pro Bowl halftime show as well as numerous awards, titles and high scores for her performances in all styles of dance. Rebecca is the choreographer and director for Kinetic State Youth Ballet. Her original choreography can be seen at the Artistic Dance Conservatory annual gala as well as public schools in the Western Massachusetts area. Rebecca received her level III certification from Dance Educators of America in 2004 and this is an original member of Eclipse.
Amanda WagnerAmanda has grown up with dancing. She attended New England Dance Center in Westfield, MA where she competed for many years. This is Amanda's 5th year in Eclipse Dance Company and is enjoying expanding her knowledge with modern dance. Amanda currently works as a registered nurse at Baystate Medical Center. Nicole ZaccariNicole grew up in Williamsburg, MA where she started dancing at the age of seven and studied Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz and Tap for eleven years. After graduating high school in 2006, she attended Dean College in Franklin, MA, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance in May of 2010. While at Dean, she was a member of the Dean College Dance Team for 2008-2010 and had the privilege of performing in various shows including "Dean Day" at Patriot's Place in Foxboro. Nicole performed in numerous student-choreographed shows throughout her four years in college and was chosen to perform her own choreography in the 2008 Dance Team show. She was a member of the Dean College Modern Dance Company for 2009 and 2010, where she performed the modern choreography of two of her professors. In 2010, Nicole was accept and attended the Ailvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Summer intensive where she studied Dunhan, Horton, West African, and Ballet for seven weeks. She currently teaches a variety of styles and ages at the The Northampton School of dance, and has her own handemade jewelry and accessory business, Handmade by Nicole. Kathryn KosKathryn began her dance education at the age of three in a variety of dance styles including Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical and Modern and graduating in 2008 from Artistic Dance Conservatory. She remained active in student-run and choreographed dance organizations in college, where she is working on her degree in Communications at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She currently enjoys sharing her passion for dance as an instructor at Dance Unlimited in Ware, Ma. This is Kathryn's first year with Eclipse and she is enthusiastic to expand her experiance and knowledge of Modern Dance with the company.
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