Intrepid. Innovative. Athletic.

Ms. Sullivan began her dance training in Anchorage with Lynda Lorimer and Steve Primis, earned a BFA from the prestigious University of Utah Ballet Department in 1975, performed with Ballet West, apprenticed with the First Chamber Dance Company in Seattle, and worked as a company dancer with the Minnesota Ballet for five years. 
 

Alice returned to Alaska in 1982 and led Alaska Dance Theatre to unprecedented achievements as its Founding Artistic Director. Under her stewardship, ADT received the Mayor’s Youth Arts Award (2004) and the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Arts Organization (2005). In recognition of her outstanding leadership within the community, Ms. Sullivan was named a finalist in the BP Women of Achievement Award (1990), and a finalist in the Athena Award (1996). Ms. Sullivan was awarded the Lorene Harrison Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mayor’s Arts Awards (2010) and honored with a Rasmuson Individual Artist award (2013). In 2007, the in-house theatre at ADT was named the Alice Bassler Sullivan Theatre to honor her legacy. 

She has instructed or choreographed for programs across the state, including the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, UAA Department of Theatre and Dance, Studio Pulse Center for Dance, Pulse Dance Company, The Alaska Club, and as guest instructor for the Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy. She launched Eagle River Ballet in 2011 to serve the broader Eagle River community, and has groomed many dancers and mentored faculty who have joined prestigious programs and dance companies nationwide.

Creacy Boggess has been dancing for over 20 years. She has trained in Hip Hop, Modern, and Jazz dance. While in high school, she became very involved with Dance West under the direction of Lori Bradford, where she began honing her focus to Hip Hop dance. Creacy minored in dance at UAA while training and competing with Underground Dance Company's team Hardcore. She has traveled across the U.S to study dance at leading studios, including Millenium Dance Complex in LA, and has trained directly with the creator of the Angelina Ballerina program, Beverly Spell. Creacy has choreographed for UAA's dance production New Dances, as well as The Alaska State Fair pageant in 2018 and 2019. She has choreographed for many local dance productions, and performed across the state. In addition to many years as a dance educator, She is also Zumba certified. Creacy loves sharing her passion for dance with her students, and continues to instruct across Anchorage, AK.

Kazmere DeVore has been teaching ballroom for over 6 years. She grew up in a ballroom family in which both of her parents are/were instructors. Kazmere is trained in DanceSport, which is the governing body of ballroom competitions in the U.S. She teaches rhythm/Latin and smooth/ballroom dances with a focus on technique in Bronze and Silver levels.  She has choreographed for various events including weddings, quinceañeras, and performance routines. 

Joyce is a long-time member of Anchorage's dance community. She is a balletomane certified in barre, mat, and reformer Pilates, and is a 200 hr RYT. She has performed alongside a myriad of organizations, and is a Studio Pulse/Annex OG instructor who has gained the love and appreciation of many students for her vast technical and anatomical knowledge, and encouraging teaching approach.
The unique opportunities, diverse creative challenges, and the beautiful synergy that happens among this amazing group of dancers feed her soul. She looks forward to another adrenaline filled year.

Robyn Minor is an artist, esthetician, baker, crocheter, and most of all - dancer. She grew up in Alaska where she trained in a variety of styles including Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Modern, and Ballet. She has performed/competed/choreographed in countless competitions including but not limited to World of Dance Bay Area, Top of the World, Hiphop International, 5678 Showtime, Alaska State Cheer and Dance Competition, and America’s Got Talent. Her choreography has won numerous awards in state and out of state. As a performer, she has opened up for 2 chainz, August Alsina, and J.Holiday with the adult Hip-Hop dance crew Artistic Drift who is undefeated in Anchorage. After years of performing, she wanted to share her craft and began teaching in 2014. She has been teaching ever since and enjoys sharing her knowledge and love of dance with her students.

Ali's bio is coming soon!

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Aliyah's bio is coming soon!

Theresa owned and operated Children's Dance Theater for 16 years. She specializes in Creative Movement, Ballet, Tap, and Jazz instruction. Theresa has her Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Dance from Montclair State College in New Jersey, and has frequently participated in the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. She has studied Belly Dance and danced with Alaska Silk Road, and is Zumba and Zumba Kids/Jr. certified. You may or may not recognize her from her role of Mother Ginger in Pulse's Nutcracker Redux! Her greatest love in the classroom is watching the youngest dancers discover, develop, and blossom, all because they danced.

Summer Smith (She/Her) grew up in South Jersey and trained at The Rock School for Dance Education and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She went on to work with Ballet 5:8 as a Company Artist, and their Production Designer. She then joined Moonwater Dance Project in their inaugural season, and Winifred Haun & Dancers as a Company Dancer. Summer performed soloist and corps roles in works by Hanna Bricston, Christine Cox, William Forsythe, Noelle Kayser, Ronen Koresh, Kevin McKenzie, Caleb Mitchell, Preston Miller, Marius Petipa, and others. Summer's choreography has received awards and recognition by 3Arts, RDA and YAGP, and she has presented professional dance works at the Athanaeum Theater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, Hamilton Park Cultural Center, Links Hall, and many other theaters and community spaces. Summer is passionate about arts advocacy, and currently serves on the Nome Arts Council Board of Directors in Nome, AK. She has been a part of Winifred Haun & Dancers since 2017, and was promoted to Assistant Artistic Director in 2020. In 2023 she relocated to Alaska, and became Winifred Haun & Dancer’s Managing Director.

Skylar's bio is coming soon!

McKenna Young started dancing at the age of two, training in a variety of styles including jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, ballet, contemporary, and hip hop as she grew up. She began teaching at the age of 14 at Candice’s Dance Studio in Eagle River, Alaska, where she led a junior competitive team that went on to win several first place trophies in state, and placed in the top three at nationals in Disney World in 2016. McKenna began working at Studio Pulse in 2018. In 2019, she created the competitive program that has since grown to be very successful, earning three first place trophies and a choreography award at Top of the World 2020. McKenna’s choreography has been featured in Pulse Dance Company’s Nutcracker Redux, and Valley Performing Arts’ production of White Christmas. McKenna is passionate about helping her students reach their fullest potential and fostering their love of dance.