THE DANCERS

Courtney Peix

Courtney, the founder and artistic director of Contrapose Dance, began her training under the supervision of Russell Chambers and later performed with the Chambers Ballet Company under the direction of Anthony Williams and Wayne Stewarte. She has performed with the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble and Margot Parsons Dance Company in such shows as Dancers at the Robsham and the noted Dance on the Top Floor. In 2009, she was named an Emerging Artist, receiving a space grant from Green Street Studios. She also had the pleasure of returning to her alma mater, Stonehill College, to set the first section of benchmark on the Stonehill College Dance Company. Courtney is currently a member of Sokolow Now!, the Anna Sokolow Archival Company. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Stonehill College and teaches ballet at several area schools in Massachusetts.

Ruth Bronwen

Ruth is originally from the Boston area and received her early training and performance experience with the Boston Ballet. She graduated from UMASS Boston with a B.A. in English and Dance, where she began exploring and performing her own work. Ruth has since performed for a number of companies and individuals including Kinodance, Lorraine Chapman The Company, Marcus Schulkind, Northern Ballet Theatre, and Jose Mateo’s Ballet Theatre. Important teachers and influences include Tatiana Legat, Cosmin Marculetieu, Marcus Schulkind, Mary Thompson and Anne Tolbert. Ms. Bronwen is a member of Contrapose Dance, Lorraine Chapman: the Company, and teaches ballet at Wilmington Dance Academy.

Jenny Lustig

Originally from Rochester, New York, Jenny received her ballet training from MaryKay Touris. She attended Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, completing a BA in Dance and Art. While at Goucher, Jenny participated in many artist residencies performing in works by George Balanchine and August Bournonville. She performed at the American College Dance Festival and expanded her modern dance training at Middlesex University in London. Jenny has also performed with Northern Ballet Theatre, Anna Myers, Boston Dance Company and Ruth Bronwen as part of the Green Street Grant Space program. Jenny is ecstatic to be part of Contrapose Dance.

Lindsey Ridgeway

Lindsey is originally from Heidelberg, Germany. She began her formal dance training at Atlanta Ballet Center for Dance Education and then continued her training at Boston Ballet School with Carol Roderick, Franco DeVita, and Kathleen Mitchell. Lindsey has had the opportunity of dancing with Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre, EgoArt, Inc., Marcus Schulkind, Atlanta Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Contrapose Dance. She is happy to be a member of Contrapose Dance.

Lucy Warren-Whitman

Lucy began her classical ballet training with her parents, Rachel Whitman and Skip Warren. Her study continued with Larissa Luvischuk in the Russian method and as a full scholarship student at Walnut Hill School for performing arts. Lucy has performed with North Atlantic Ballet, and choreographed/performed for Spindle City Ballet and Boston Dance Company. She is in her second season with Contrapose Dance and is a faculty member at Jeanette Neils Dance Studio.

Nina Brindamour

Nina received her early dance training from Carl Thomsen and Gene Murray, and for the past five years she has studied with Marcus Schulkind at Green Street Studios. She has performed with The Windhover Dance Company in works by Doris Humphrey and Ina Hahn, and with Lida Winfield, Marcus Schulkind and Gabrielle Orcha.

Carise Baril - Guest dancer

Carise began her training with Pittsburgh Performing Arts Theater before entering the pre-professional dance program at Point Park College (now University). For two summers, she attended the performing arts program at La Roche College. Carise has been a member of the Boston Dance Company for eight seasons and has performed various original works by James Reardon, Clyde Nantais, and Erika Wolf. She also has performed extensively with Slavjane Folk Ensemble, gaining experience in Slavic, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Serbian, and Croatian folk dancing. Carise holds a BS in Biology from Penn State University, and a doctorate in Physical Therapy from Simmons College.