Emily ForrestEmily started tap dancing when she was just 3 years old. She has studied ballet, jazz, and hip hop as well, but tap continues to be her absolute favorite. In high school, Emily was a member of Footprints Tap Ensemble in Libertyville, Illinois. After taking a few years off from tap dancing during college, she was excited to join CCTC and get back to doing what she loves. Emily can’t wait see what her future with CCTC will hold!
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Madi MoreMadi More has been dancing for 18 years, performing tap, jazz, and ballet. She’s currently a student at Anderson University studying Dance Business and Christian Ministries. While there, she rediscovered her passion for tap by joining CCTC in 2019. She teaches dance at the Henry County YMCA and loves every second of it.
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Olivia PhippsBio coming soon!
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Haylee TeagueHaylee started dancing when she was seven years old. She graduated from Anderson University with a major in Dance Business and a minor in Marketing. At AU, Haylee was able to study tap, jazz, musical theatre, modern, ballet, and hip hop. Since joining CCTC, Haylee has been able to rediscover her love for tap dance. She is looking forward to growing her technique and having performance opportunities with the company.
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Ashlee YackleyAshlee began dancing when she was 6 years old in her home town of Fort Wayne Indiana. She trained for 13 years through the Fort Wayne Ballet in ballet, tap, jazz, and modern. She is currently a sophomore at Anderson University studying Dance Business and Youth Leadership Development. She has always had a huge love for tap and has decided to pursue it more deeply by joining CCTC in 2019
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Laura HendricksonLaura started dancing when she was 5 years old. She took 2 years of jazz at Miss Jill's School of Dance before the studio shut down. She moved to Style Dance Academy where they suggested she start tap. She instantly fell in love with tap. She is dancing in her 5th year at Style doing tap, jazz, lyrical, acro and hip hop. Tap is her first love.
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Jessica LeedsJessica has been dancing and performing since the age of 4 and has studied tap, jazz, and lyrical. During college, she took a few years off from tap and performed with the Purdue University Purduettes, where she served as the choreographer for 3 years. When she's not dancing, Jessica is the Salesforce Alliances Manager at Lev, a local digital marketing consultancy. Jessica is so happy to have found other adults with a passion for tap and loves getting the chance to get back on stage.
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Valorie FlahertyValorie began dancing at the age of 3 at Kay’s Studio of Dance in Evansville, IN. Valorie went to Ball State University where she received a BFA in drawing and a minor in dance. Valorie has always enjoyed dance and when she first moved to Indianapolis she joined a newly formed modern dance company. Valorie took a break from dancing while raising her two daughters and getting a graduate degree in education. Valorie is now an art teacher at an IPS school. She looks forward to continuing to dance again and tap was always Valorie’s favorite. She is excited to dance and make music again with a company of like-minded dancers.
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