Current Dancers
Summer Bowie – Dancer/Collaborator
Finishing her BFA in dance at the University of California, Irvine in 2008, Bowie spent one year dancing with Los Angeles Movement Arts before moving to San Francisco. It was at this time that she became very drawn by the circus and acroyoga scene. She has performed partnered acrobatics in several local theaters, both with Dreamtime Circus and as an independent artist.
Sarah Gould – Dancer/Collaborator
An SF state Alum, Gould has lived in this city almost 3 years. Dancing, choreographing, poetry writing, painting, and art modeling are a few of the loves in her life. Highly fascinated by the infinite complexities of human relationships Gould actively explores them in her creative endevors..
Caitlin Hafer - Dancer/Collaborator
Hafer recently graduated with her BFA in dance from Florida State University. After arriving in San Francisco, Caitlin jumped right into HNDC with a small part in The Apology Project and is thrilled to now be a full company member. She also teaches GYROKINESIS® and hopes to produce her own works in the near future.
Michelle Kinny – Dancer/Collaborator
Kinny received her BFA in dance from Florida State University and her high school diploma from North Carolina School of the Arts. Upon completion of her administrative internship with the Mark Morris Dance Group, she was involved in a variety of companies and projects in NYC including Vessel Dance and Fusion Danceworks. Before relocating to San Francisco, Kinny worked in an orphanage in Huancayo, Peru teaching dance and yoga.
Angela Mazziotta – Dancer/Collaborator
Mazziotta received a BFA from the University of South Florida in 2009, where she had the unique opportunity to perform and choreograph abroad in France, Tunisia, and Germany. In San Francisco, Angela enjoys dancing for HNDC, Cali & Co Dance, presenting new choreography.
Kaitlin Parks – Dancer/Collaborator
After graduating from Idyllwild Arts Academy Parks found a home at the SF Conservatory of Dance.. She has performed professionally with Alyce Finwall Dance Theater, The Courage Group, P.U.S.H. Productions, and AVYK Productions. Currently, she is enjoying collaborating with HNDC.
Sarah Pomarico -Dancer/Collaborator
From Fort Myers, FL, Pomarico is a graduate of Florida State University with a BFA in Dance, Summa Cum Laude. During the last two summers of college, she studied at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, where she performed the work of Jirí Kylián, Alex Ketley, and Robert Moses. Since moving to San Francisco she has danced with Erin Derstine, Janice Garrett and Charles Moulton, and David Herrera Performance Company. She is thrilled to be a member of Here Now Dance Collective. When not dancing, Sarah teaches Pilates at San Francisco Pilates and Third Street Pilates.
Past Dancers
Shae Colett recently moved to San Francisco from Chicago, IL where she completed her BFA in Dance/Choreography and minor in Arts and Entertainment Media Management from Columbia College Chicago. While in Chicago, Shae worked with well known artists Lisa Gonzales, Darrel Jones, Paige Cunningham, Peter Carpenter and many more. Since moving to San Francisco she has had the privilege to perform with Raissa Simpson’s Push Dance Company, Denia Dance, Michelle Fletcher’s Here Now Dance Collective and Shannon Preto’s Dance/Theater Shannon. When not dancing, Shae works for Dancer’s Group and Rapt Productions along with working on her own dance for camera work.
Aline Wachsmuth graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida State University with a B.F.A in Dance in 2008. In 2007, Aline received the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award, which provided funding for three months of travel in Europe to investigate the development of contemporary dance before and after the Fall of the Berlin Wall. While there, she also attended Anouk Van Dijk’s summer intensive to expand her individual professional development. Aline was first introduced to LEVYdance through FSU’s Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography in 2006, and joined the company in 2008. She is thrilled to be a part of Michelle Fletcher’s Here Now Dance Collective!
Olivia Micou Cerf is originally from New Jersey, she moseyed her way to San Francisco via Kenyon College, in Gambier OH, where she majored in dance. She enjoys swimming in the ocean, Bananagrams, and dancing with HNDC. She is grateful to Michelle Fletcher for re-introducing her to the performance world, to her parents for accepting without asking questions, and to the clouds and other natural phenomena for gracefully and stoically accepting our imitations of them.