Dawn Cargiulo
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Dawn Cargiulo Berman studied at the University of the Arts and the Laban Centre for Dance and Movement in London, England, where she received a BA with Honors in Dance Theatre.
She began her professional dance career with Transitions Dance Company, a London based collaborative group where she performed and taught throughout Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. Dawn joined internationally acclaimed MOMIX Dance Company, performing throughout the US and Europe, as well as teaching master classes at the university level. Additionally, she performed with NYC-based companies Neo Labos, Shoestring, and Isadora Dance Legacy and also collaborated with Vienna-based Blue Moon Productions performing in Vienna, Belgium, and NYC. Dawn created and directed the dance program at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, NJ, for two years and then went on to direct the dance program at Middlesex Vocational and Technical High School. During this time Dawn continued her performance work with Philadelphia-based Junk Dance Company and Scrap Performance Group, creating and performing dance works throughout the Philadelphia area, including the Philadelphia Fringe Festivals and Princeton Arts Council galas. Dawn continues to collaborate with The Hopewell Valley Arts Council, The Princeton Ballet School, Rider University, and The Lawrenceville School. |
Bridgette Gan
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Bridgette Gan, acclaimed soprano, voice teacher and fitness professional is thrilled to be joining the faculty at The Pennington Studio! Ms. Gan has been singing, acting and dancing professionally for over two decades. Making her start in music theatre at only eight years old, Bridgette played leading roles in countless professional venues across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and beyond. In high school Bridgette was an arts week major prize winner for The National Foundation of Advancement in the Arts (NFAA.) Since completing her Masters in Opera Performance from the Maryland Opera Studio and her Bachelors in Music from Westminster Choir College, Bridgette has enjoyed an active and diverse career performing a variety of leading and supporting roles for professional opera houses, theaters, and orchestras around the world.
As a voice instructor, Bridgette has a strong background working with children of all ages. Ms. Gan was a guest voice teacher for the Palm Beach Opera high school residency program and acted as an Education Outreach Ambassador with the same company, teaching in elementary schools throughout the tri-state area of South Florida. More locally, Bridgette was a Charlie Choo Choo enrichment instructor, teaching both Music and Drama curriculums at various Learning Experience daycares throughout NJ and a performing artist specializing in children entertainment with “Beauty and the Beast” NJ Party Entertainment. Bridgette is also an accomplished fitness instructor and presenter holding certifications in Zumba Fitness , STRONG by Zumba and AFAA. She has taught all over the country and currently maintains an active following in the Central New Jersey area, particularly at Pennington Ewing Athletic Club and New Jersey Athletic Club. |
Gabriella Proffitt
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Gabriella Proffitt graduated from University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2014, with a BFA in dance education, specializing in ballet performance, and a minor in musical theater. Since graduation, she has been performing and teaching throughout the area. Ms. Proffitt is originally from the San Francisco Bay area, where she studied intensively throughout high school, including work with Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Sacramento Ballet School, and as part of the apprentice program at Diablo Ballet in San Diablo. While attaining her degree at University of the Arts, Ms. Proffitt was a peer tutor in ballet, for which she was acknowledged with an Excellence in Tutoring Award and an Outstanding Student Teaching Award. Since graduation, she has taught for Mill Ballet School, Penn Ballet at the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton Ballet School, The Rock School in Philadelphia, and Studio 180 in Paoli, Pa. She has appeared as a dancer with Ballet Fleming in Philadelphia, Ballet 180 in Paoli, and Roxey Ballet in Lambertville. Additional interests are music, alternative somatic modalities, and multidisciplinary collaboration, all of which inform her work as an artist and arts educator.
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Brandon Joshua Jones
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Brandon J. Jones– is a professional dancer and teacher who has performed internationally, and is currently dancing for the Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company. His broad-based training in seven different dance styles led him to great success in dance competitions in his early years of training. Brandon then attended the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh on a full artistic merit scholarship, receiving a B.A. in dance. Brandon’s performing career has included appearing in works by choreographers Ron DeJesus of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Cleo Mack; Michele DeLaReza and Peter Kope; and NYC choreographers Kim Gibilisco and Obediah Wright. He also toured internationally with dance music artist Crystal Waters, with appearances in Amsterdam, Belgrade, Brisbane, Bucharest, Moscow, Tel Aviv, and Vienna. Since 2012, Brandon has been collaborating with Mod Arts Dance Collective and Tiny Starr Productions Theatre Group, both in New York City. Brandon lives in central NJ and teaches jazz, funk, lyrical, and modern dance. He is also an Adjunct Teaching Artist through NJPAC’s Arts Education Department.
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Aymara Carpenter
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Aymara holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Montclair State University where she was the recipient of the MSU Alumni Association Undergraduate Citation award in 2003, as well as the MSU Theater and Dance Department’s Artistic Achievement award in both 2003 and 2004.
During this time, she performed the work of Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis, Sean Curran, Alexandra Beller, Sara Hook, AXIS Dance Company and Doug Varone. In 2004, she was invited to perform at Hunter College in NYC for the Alwin Nikolais Legacy Dance Forum, and in 2005, she joined Freespace Dance for their summer season at St. Mark's Church Danspace Project in New York City. In addition, her choreography was selected for informal adjudication at the 2005 American College Dance Festival at Virginia Commonwealth University. Aymara has worked as a dance instructor for over 15 years at a number of private studios throughout the Bergen, Essex, and Morris counties of NJ, Missouri City and Houston, TX, and as a teaching artist in Boonton, NJ public schools. Aymara has lived in Pennington with her husband and two children since 2013 and is thrilled to be dancing again at The Pennington Studio! |