Lorenda Carr
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Ella AlexanderElla has been dancing all styles of dance since she was 3 years old at Dance Magic Performing Arts Center. Tap has always been her favorite style and she feels incredibly lucky to be apart of this amazing tap company to continue growing. Ella is a student at Anderson High School and is also apart of their theatre program. When not dancing or acting, Ella can be found reading a book and snuggling her Goldendoodle, Bruno.
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Mazie AskrenBio coming Soon
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Sydney BrownSydney is a student at Purdue University and has been dancing since age 5. She has been competing since age 10, eventually falling in love with tap. When she's not dancing she can be found hanging out with her friends, eating French fries, shopping, or drowning in homework.
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Patty BuckhornPatty joined CCTC in 2016 and has enjoyed growing with the company. She grew up dancing ballet, tap, and jazz, but her passion has always been tap dancing. She teaches tap at Village Dance Studio in Zionsville, is an Executive Recruiter for a logistics company in Milwaukee, and is most proud to be a wife and lucky momma of four crazy and wonderful kiddos!
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Makenzie CosaboomBio Coming Soon
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Lora Dingledine
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Elaina FletcherElaina Fletcher attends Brownsburg High School and has been dancing since she was three years old. She is a proud member of the Style Dance Academy Competitive Team and is trained in all styles of dance. Tap is her passion and she attends tap workshops across the United States as often as she can. She plans to study dance/performing arts in college and hopes to pursue a career in the field. When not dancing, Elaina enjoys traveling, is a Disney fan and loves everything Harry Styles and One Direction (1D). She has a love for animals, especially her four cats.
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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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Deanna Garner
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Ella Howell
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Sierra KrichiverSierra Krichiver is a student at North Central High School and has been tapping with CCTC since 2022. She has been dancing since the age of six, and while she has studied all styles of dance, tap is her love and passion. She enjoys both the artistic and rhythmic aspects of tap. Aside from dance, Sierra has a passion for all things space and math, and she hopes to one day work at NASA. She also loves theatre, playing guitar, and listening to Coldplay.
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Ashley Lain
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Grace LinvilleBio Coming Soon!
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Ashlee McBride
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Elizabeth MorenoBio Coming Soon!
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Maelin PitcherMaelin is a student at New Palestine High School and has been dancing with Circle City Tap Company since 2019. Maelin also studies Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Musical Theater and Hip hop at Dance Innovations in Westfield. When Maelin is not dancing she spends her time writing poetry and fiction along with drawing and painting.
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Tanya Radisich
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Sam RobbinsSam Robbins is a graphic designer, artist, and dance teacher who resides in Indianapolis. She graduated from Ball State in 2020, obtaining a BFA in Visual Communication. Sam has been a part of the Miss Indiana Organization since 2012, holding different titles including Miss Ball State, Miss Northeast, and Miss Capital City. She has received several awards in the program for her tapping talent performances, interview skills, and work in substance abuse prevention through her self-founded organization, Party Smarty.
Sam danced at Village Dance Studio for 15 years and later became the intermediate/advanced tap instructor there in 2021. She has been dancing with Circle City Tap Company since 2022. In their free time, Sam enjoys being the parent of two rescue pigeons, Lovie and Dovie, experiencing visual and performing arts, doing yoga, and trying local coffee shops. Sam also shares vegan recipe videos on TikTok. |
Sapna Shreenivasanbio coming soon
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Laura ElizabethLaura Elizabeth, 16, is a sophomore at Franklin Community High School. She has been dancing since she was five and started competing with Style Dance Academy in Franklin, IN at age seven. She also teaches and assists with classes at Style. Laura currently tap dances with Circle City Tap Company and Detroit Tap Repertory as well as participating in shows with Tap 24.7 out of Phoenix, AZ. Laura is in her fourth year with Circle City Tap and her second year with Detroit Tap. Laura has trained in tap, contemporary, acro, ballet, jazz, lyrical and musical theater but is most proficient in tap. She has trained extensively with 5-time world tap champion Mike Glenney out of Canada. She has attended many workshops and tapfests across the country as well as performing with the Motor City Tapfest Performance Crew. Laura plans to attend college at Franklin College to get a degree in Education while she teaches dance at a local studio and continues her own education as a tap dancer. When Laura is not dancing, she enjoys reading thriller novels.
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Mel SmeltzerMelanie started dancing at age 3, but didn't put on tap shoes until age 4. She trained competitively in all styles for 11 years, and decided at age 15 to focus solely on tap dance. Her company experience includes: Circle City Tap Company (2015-present), American Tap Company (2017-2018), and the Loose Screws Tap Company (2018-present). She is currently attending Purdue University and is spreading her roots of tap by teaching classes at Studio b and organizing Purdue's tap club, Footnotes:PTC.
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Paige Strickland
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