Park Concert Program

Park Concert Program

See. Feel. Experience.

Dancer’s Bios Kylie Aversman started dancing at two years old. She danced at Shapes Dance and Acro for sixteen years, was a competitive dancer for twelve years, an assistant teacher for six years and a competitive dance choreographer for two years. She has studied in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Improv, and Tap. She has also been a member of the STAR Leadership program. Kylie is majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in dance. At Missouri Valley she is a member of the Dance Team and Repertory Dance Ensemble. Jenasyn Baker began dance and gymnastic classes at age 8 in Richmond, MO at Shapes Dance and Acro. From ages 11 to 18, she danced competitively at competitions such as Groove, Talent on Parade, Bravo, and Stage One. During these years, she studied in the styles of acrobatics, ballet, contemporary, improv, jazz, lyrical, and modern. She performed in numerous recitals and attended many outside workshops. Jenasyn was also a member of the STAR Leadership program. Her favorite memory was performing on a Carnival Cruise ship in July 2016. After high school, Jenasyn took a hiatus from dance to study Journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In her junior year of college, she transferred to Missouri Valley College in Marshall, MO to study English, and she is now a part of the Dance Team as well as the Repertory Dance Ensemble. Chloe Campbell is a freshman this year at Missouri Valley College and she is doubling majoring in Dance and Special Education. She has been dancing for 12 years and was a competitive dancer for 6 years. Besides being a part of the Repertory Dance Ensemble, she is a part of the Valley Dance Team and also a part of the Dance Team Show Group. Chloe recently started teaching hip hop at Broadway Bound in Marshall. In the future she hopes to open her own dance studio and be a special education teacher. Abbi DeLuca is an elementary education major at Valley and participates in the dance team along with the dance company. Abbi also teaches acro at Broadway Bound Dance Studio in Marshall. Abbi was a gymnast for ten years and loved to tumble. Abbi has around two years of dance experience and enjoys learning new skills and techniques. Abbi’s favorite style of dance is lyrical. She is excited to grow in dance throughout her four years here at Valley.

Choreographer: Janie Morgan and Dancers

Music: A Sense of Symmetry by Ludovico Einaudi Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson

Music: Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds Dancers: Jenasyn Baker, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom

Music: In the Morning Light by Yanni Dancers: Miyu Shito

Music: Running by Max Richter Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: Experience by Ludovico Einaudi Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: Satisfied (From “Hamilton”) by Music Lab Collective Featured Dancers: Abbi DeLuca Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: Forces of Attraction by Jóhann Jóhannsson Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: Eyes Shut by Ólafur Arnalds Featured Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Alison Wilson Dancers: Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito Music: Brotsjor by Ólafur Arnalds Featured Dancers: Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: She Was Running by Max Richter Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker, Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson Music: Experience (Starkey Remix) by Ludovico Einaudi Dancers: Kylie Aversman, Jenasyn Baker. Chloe Campbell, Abbi DeLuca, Tori Heglin, Amber Newsom, Miyu Shito, Alison Wilson

Tori Heglin is a freshman this year and she is from Des Moines, Iowa. She has danced at Ashlee’s Creative Arts Academy for 7 years. Tori has been a competitive dancer since she was 13 and has attended many regional and national competitions. She came to Missouri Valley to major in dance and also be a part of the dance team. After college she hopes to one day become a dance teacher. She loves both choreographing and performing in many styles but her favorite is lyrical. Amber Newsom is a sophomore, originally from Des Moines, Iowa. She is majoring in Dance with hopes of becoming a dance teacher in the future. This will be Amber’s second year being a part of the Missouri Valley Dance Team and Repertory Dance Ensemble. She has been a studio dancer since the age of two and has competed in many regional and national award winning dances. She has practiced a variety of styles of dance but loves performing Lyrical and Jazz most of all. In addition to dancing, she also likes to tumble. Amber has also assisted in teaching dance classes to a variety of ages. She is excited to continue her passion for dance here at Missouri Valley College. Miyu Shito has trained in classical ballet for 15 years in Fujiwara Meiko Ballet Studio in Japan. She performed the lead, “Oddett” in “Swan Lake” there. After graduating from the studio and high school, Miyu left the country and moved to Missouri Valley College to seek a college education in America. She joined in the Repertory Dance Ensemble during her freshman year and learned lots of dance styles such as Modern, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary. She has performed a solo in Florida Disney World (Freshman year) and the lead, “the girl” in REP “Brave” concert (Sophomore year). Miyu became the first official member on the brand new Dance Team here at Valley (2018) where she learned competitive Jazz, Poms and Hiphop. Junior year Miyu became the first All-American Dancer at Missouri Valley College (2020). Regarding academics, she is majoring in Psychology and minoring in Dance. As she maintains focus on school as well as dance, Miyu became a member of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. After graduating from MVC, she’s planning to go to a graduate school in I/O Psychology and establish her own dance studio in the future. Alison Wilson is the daughter of Glen and Julia Wilson. She is from Hunnewell, MO. She has been dancing since she was 3 years old at Fabulous Feet Dance Company in Monroe City, MO. Alison graduated from Monroe City High School in Monroe City, MO. She is a Dance major at Missouri Valley College.

Artistic Director Janie Morgan is a Professor of Dance, Artistic Director of Repertory Dance Ensemble and choreographer for the theatre productions at Missouri Valley College. She received her MFA in Dance from Arizona State University (ASU) and her BFA in Related Arts/Dance from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. Janie has trained, taught, choreographed and performed throughout TX, PA, NY, AZ, MO, London and Namibia, Africa. She has taught and presented choreography at the American College Dance Association Conferences, where she currently serves as a Board Member, and has presented her research at National Dance Education Organization Conferences and the Council for Exceptional Children Conferences. She happily resided in Marshall, MO with her wonderful husband, beautiful daughters and silver labs.

Special Thanks Indian Foothills Parks for letting us have our performance this evening!! And to the skaters who’ve skated around us the last 7 weeks of rehearsal, thank you for sharing the space!