Dancer, 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 performs and choreographs original works for the entertainment department at Six Flags New England. Krista also teaches at The Dance Center of Chicopee, MA and has guest taught at the National High School dance festival in Baltimore, MD.
Dancer, Beth Hayden
Beth is a graduate of Artistic Dance Conservatory and a member of Eclipse Dance Company. As a student at ADC, Beth studied intensively and was a member of the Kinetic State Ballet Company and the ADC Performance Teams. She received numerous awards and accolades for her solo and group performances in Jazz, Ballet, Modern and Contemporary dance styles, while also taking the time to study Acrobatics and Tap. She has traveled to New York City to study at such renowned schools as Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. She is currently studying Physical Therapy at Springfield College and is happy to teach the wonderful students at ADC.
Dancer, Jennifer Peterson
Jen Peterson started dancing in 1982 at the age of two and a half at Carol Butler's School of Dance and stayed there until 1993. She
has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Acrobatics, Tap, Modern, Pointe, Acting, Musical Comedy and even Clogging. She has also
competed in various dance and modeling competitions throughout the New England area. Jen performed with Pioneer Valley Ballet
from 1993 through 1999. She also studied with various instructors in Regional Dance of America workshops across the country. She
performed in PVB's, The Nutcracker, from 1988 through 1999 and also assisted classes, choreographed routines, and helped run
rehearsals for The Nutcracker. Jen was a member of the Westfield State College Dance Team from 2000 through 2002. She
graduated from Westfield State College with a BS in Business and a Minor in Psychology in 2002. Jen taught at Hampshire Performing
Arts for three years. She was born and raised in Florence and currently lives in Southampton. Aside from owning and teaching at the
dance school, Jen is also an Insurance Underwriter for Trident Insurance Services of New England in Greenfield, MA. She also
obtained her MBA last summer. Jen teaches Ballet, Lyrical, Lil Tykes, 5&6 and Zumba as well as the NSD Ballet and Lyrical
Companies.
Dancer, Brenden Silbaugh
In 2001, Brenden met Jennifer Gamache-Dubilo at Holyoke Catholic High School where she instructed him as a member of the dance club. He has since served as an apprentice to Gamache-Dubilo and won numerous awards for his hip hop performances in national competition. In the past few years, Brenden has been a featured dancer in such shows as Le Cirque at the Hippodrome and Dead Man's Party at Six Flags New England. He currently is in his sixth year as an instructor at Artistic Dance Conservatory and has most recently established hip hop classes at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School and American International College . Since 2009 he has been the lead choreographer for the NCAA Elite Eight Dance Team and his work has been featurd at NCAA championship games televised on CBS, and ESPN-U. Brenden thrives in always expanding his dance knowledge through new and creative educational outlets, and is thrilled to be a member of the Eclipse Dance Co.
Dancer, Noel St. Jean
Noel brings with her a diverse background in dance and fitness. Ms. St. Jean holds her BA in Dance and Biology from Goucher College (2003) and is a nationally certified Personal Fitness Trainer (NPFT 2006). Noel has studied at Broadway Dance Center, Steps and The Dance Space in NYC, Dance Mission in San Francisco, as well as The Place, The Laban Institute and Pineapple Studios in London, England. She has danced for Sara Pearson, Patrik Widrig, Kim Epifano, Amy Marshall, Kathleen Hermsdorf and Miguel Gutierrez while also creating original choreography for performances at Goucher College, the First Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD, the Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Parade and the NCAA Elite Eight Dancers. Performance credits include The ProBowl Halftime Show with N*SYNC (1999), Six Flags New England's American Rock (2000) and Radioactive (2001), Goucher College Dancers in Action (2000-2003), Baltimore Blast Haltime Show (2003), Middlesex University's Choreography Showcase-London (2002) NCAA Elite Eight Dancers (2009/2010), and The Armorettes Dance Team (2009/2010).
Dancer, 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 the 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. Most recently Ms. Gamache became deeply involved in Community outreach while working with local dancers to produce performances of “The Nutcracker” and “Sleeping Beauty”. Her original choreography debuted at the Broadbrook Opera House in 2005 and was also seen at public schools in the Western Massachusetts area. Rebecca received her level III certification from Dance Educators of America in 2004. She is very excited to be making her professional performance debut with Eclipse.
Dancer, Alexandra Tillotson
Alex graduated from the Artistic Dance Conservatory in the spring of 2007. She was introduced to modern dance by Gamache-Dubilo after nine previous years of study in Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Lyrical. As a student of ADC, Alexandra performed many solo and group modern pieces created by Jennifer. Currently, Alexandra is enrolled in the Journalism program at UMass, Amherst and is thrilled to join the Eclipse Dance Company.
Dancer, Amanda Wagner
This is Amanda's 4th year with Eclipse Dance Company. She grew up competing and dancing in Westfield, MA and has enjoed expaning her studies to modern dance. Amanda currently works at Baystate Medical Center where she is able to devote the same amount of committment to helping others as she does to persuing her love of dance.
Alexandra Dudek
Alexandra has been dancing with Eclipse Dance Company for 4 years. She's a well-rounded individual with interests that range from dance and psychology to painting and cosmetology. Eventually, she aspires to work as a makeup artist for Cirque du Soleil and is excited to continue dancing with the company.