CCJ ALUMNI NEWS
Our primary focus with our advanced dancers is "what comes next", whether it's attending a dance program in college or auditioning for a professional position. We advise our students on colleges that may best fit for what they're looking for, talk to instructors and students of those particular colleges in order to help prepare our students for auditions,and assist with the audition and application process.
ASHLEY GREEN
After graduating CCJ Conservatory, Ashley was accepted into Point Park University where she received a BFA in Dance. Ashley was accepted into Whim W’Him Seattle Contemporary Dance where she won a Princess Grace Award in 20221. As a result, she was offered a contract with Alvin Ailey, where she is now a featured dancer.
SIDNEY RAMSEY
Sidney was accepted into the dance pogram at USC Glorya Kaufman . After graduating, she spent a year with Ballet BC in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, another year as a demi-soloist with Royal Ballet Fehérvárin in Székesfehérvár, Fejér, Hungary, and is now dancing with Sa Saarländisches Staatstheaterarlä ndisches Staatstheater in Germany since August, 2023.
MICHAEL HALL
After graduating from CCJ, Michael took a job with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. From there, he danced in a ground-breaking production of West Side Story in Tokyo, Japan ( https://www.playbill.com/article/new-west-side-story-with-a-rotating-auditorium-to-play-japan ).
In November 2022, Michael opened in a spectacular new production of Awakening at the Wynn in Las Vegas
DANIEL GAYMON
Daniel received a contract with Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance, where he toured Europe for over a year. Upon returning to the US, Daniel got the part of Macivity in the Broadway revival of Cats, then moved to Hamilton, then Lion King. Daniel is on the board of Share the Movement. Share the Movement’s mission is to increase diversity in the professional dance community by providing financial, educational, and inspirational support to promising young BIPOC dancers.
EMMA JANUS
Emma is dancing with Groundworks DanceTheater in Ohio. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in dance from the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase College, and attended training programs with Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Doug Varone, and Tanztheater Wuppertal.
Before coming to GroundWorks, Janus began her professional dance career freelancing in New York for Dance Lab NYC’s Spring Lab.
BO BROADWELL
A founding CCJ member, BO BROADWELL is a member of Actors' Equity Association and his wide range of performance credits include the National Tours of Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thoroughly Modern Mille and Crazy For You.
Bo has performed alongside Dolly Parton, Charro and his favorite, Minnie Mouse! He has worked for Walt Disney World and has been featured in Beauty and the Beast: Live On Stage,/em>.
BRITTANY GRIMSLEY
Brittany was a founding member of CCJ Conservatory, and is probably one of our hardest working dancers! Brittany is currently in Beauty and the Beast Live in Orlando, appeared in Rock of Ages with Tom Cruise, To Write Love on Her Arms, toured with Pit Bull, and is a member of Hard Drive Productions, which provides live entertainment around the world.
JALEN SCRIVEN
After graduating in 2023, Jalen was admitted into USC Glorya Kaurman School of Dance in Los Angeles. He is so thankful for the training and opportunities CCJ provided, and is now so thrilled to have the opportunity to explore different movement forms and further define his own unique voice!
ASTEN STEWART
Asten completed his Musical Theatre Degree at AMDA New York and went on to perform in Hairspray with Royal Caribbean Cruises, among others. Asten is now touring with the Disney production of Alladin!
Additional Info
We stay in touch with leading choreographers and dancers, and when possible bring these people to the studio to work with our students. We look at both the commercial world, So You Think You Can Dance, alumni, for example, and the concert world, Jermaine Maurice Spivey (Cedar Lake and Nederlands Dans Theater) as another example. We do everything possible to insure our students have a chance at success after graduation.
Daniel Gaymon below is a great example of this. Several years before Daniel graduated, we managed to get Teddy Forance interested in him. Teddy mentored Daniel, has helped him with many career decisions.
A Few Others
- Alexa Erbach: instructor Francis W. Parker School, former Comedy Dance Chicago, American Conservatory Theater ...
- Rachel Kowprowski : former Dancer at Disney Paris
- Kate Harpootlian: So You Think You Can Dance top 20, toured Shaping Sound, Ace Awards Finalist, Choreographer
- Alison Cook Chapman: Dance Educator at Irmo High School, studied Dance Education at University of South Carolina
- Caitlin Britt: attended London Contemporary Dance,former Choreographer Trustus Theater
- Ashley Evans: Dance Educator at Irmo Middle School
- Siara Fuller: Director of Charlotte Performing Arts Academy and National Dance Alliance
- Juliana Hane: Instructor of Dance at Winthrop University
- Kala Seidenberg – Administrator for New York City Ballet