The Dancers

  • Amy Bodnar

    Amy Bodnar is a versatile dancer and owner of the Dance Elite in Lynwood, WA. She has spent the last decade focusing on teaching and building her own business, and recently has come to her first love, performing.

  • Angie DeMarco

    Angie DeMarco graduated from Penn State University and is currently a software engineer. She has been dancing since she was 5 and is grateful to have found a dance home in Seattle through Coalescence.

  • Annie Morro Cassidy

    Annie Morro Cassidy is a performer and dance teacher working throughout the Seattle region. She has worked internationally as a dance instructor, choreographer and theatre director, and has performed with the 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre and Seattle Opera as well as toured internationally with The Young Americans.

  • Callan Moore

    Callan Moore is a 25 year old dancer, choreographer, educator and graduate of Cornish College of the Arts. She was born and raised in the Seattle area, and currently dances in “A Night In Paris” by Sheri Lewis.

  • Cara Nielson

    Cara Nielson graduated from UT Austin, where she was a member of the Texas Dance Team. She moved to Seattle in 2020 to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience and is currently on her 3rd season with Coalescence.

  • Cindy Heidelberg

  • Diana K

  • Emma Nuss

    Emma Nuss has been dancing with Coalescence Dance Company since Season 3 and previously danced with Finesse Dance Company in college at UC San Diego. Outside of dance she spends her time pursuing her PhD in coastal engineering studying rip currents and other surf zone dynamics.

  • Gina Bravo

    Gina Bravo was born and raised in Bothell WA. She began dancing ballet at the age of 5 and continued exploring other styles throughout her young adult years. After taking a few years off, she has found a renewed passion for dance and looks forward to the growth opportunities this season will bring.

  • Jenna Batchelder

    Jenna Batchelder is aConstruction engineer by day, professional dancer by night.Jenna loves dance because it makes her feel more synced up with and in control of her body.

  • Jessica Gianopulos

    Jessica Gianopulos is a dancer and gymnast originally from Sacramento, CA who is passionate about continuing to explore the interconnectivity between gymnastics and dance. Outside of dance she is a PhD scientist conducting research to fuel the development of new treatments for pancreatic cancer.

  • Julia Lilly

  • Katherine Miao

    Katherine Miao moved from Los Angeles to Seattle in 2021 after graduating from UCLA. She is a software engineer by day; by night, a passionate member of the Seattle dance community on her second year with Coalescence Dance Company.

  • Kayla Rose

    Kayla Rose is an original member of Coalescence Dance Company, and she has loved watching this community grow. Kayla is grateful to be surrounded by dedicated, kind, and talented dancers. When she's not dancing, Kayla likes to bike around the beautiful PNW with her partner and her dachshund!

  • Kristina Banh

  • Laurel Demkovich

    Laurel Demkovich began dancing at 3 years old in her home state of Indiana. In 2022, she joinedCoalescence and found it was the perfect place to start dancing again after pausing for a few years. When she’s not dancing, she is an Olympia-based journalist who covers Washington state government.

  • Mallory Killen

    Mallory is a choreographer and dance teacher working primarily throughout the Kent/Renton area. She has spent most of her early adult life sharing her knowledge and love of dance and is now looking forward to performing and connecting with the Seattle dance community. Outside of the studio, Mallory is a mom to 3 kids and enjoys going on adventures with friends and family.

  • Michelle Hansler

    Michelle Hansler has over two decades of experience dancing in various styles. She is grateful to have found a supportive community that encourages her growth as an artist within Coalescence. Outside of dance, Michelle works as a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant.

  • Natalie Bell

    Natalie Bell has danced as a Washington Stealth Bombshell dancer and was dance captain of both Le Faux and Julia’s Queen of the Brunch. Natalie was a founding member of CoalescenceDance Company and has spent three seasons as a member.

  • Natalie Sampson

    Natalie Sampson is a Company Dancer with both Coalescence Dance Company and ZTHEORY Heels Company for 2 seasons. She is a featured choreographer for Coalescence this season. She also performs with Verlaine & McCann.

  • Rachel Good

  • Rosemary Adams

    Rosemary Adams has a BS in Informatics from the University of Washington. In addition to her day job as a software engineer, she also volunteers to teach computer science to high schoolers and is the Rehearsal Director of Coalescence Dance Company.

  • Sarah Moulden

    Sarah Moulden received her BFA in Dance Science from the University of Wyoming. She moved to Washington in August of 2022 and now works as the state manager and lead instructor for a Children’s Dance Company.

  • Sierra Aoi Burnham

    Sierra Aoi Burnham graduated from the University of Washington with her Masters in Teaching and Special Education. She is grateful to have been a part of such a joyous and welcoming community of dancers within Coalescence since Season One.

  • Stephanie Bonney

    Stephanie started dancing at the age of 5. In her young adulthood, she taught dance classes for 10 years while dancing with small companies in Denver. After a three year break and moving to Seattle, she is happy to have found such an inspiring group to dance with. When she is not dancing, Stephanie is a PhD scientist studying blood vessels in the brain.

  • Tori Campbell

    Tori Campbell studied dance at the University of Minnesota. Soon after creating and growing her own professional company F.U.S.E. in Boise, ID she moved to Seattle and dove into the dance scene. She is currently a freelance choreographer and teacher around the PNW.

LEADERSHIP

Brittany Parker

Founder, Artistic Director

Brittany (she/her) is a Seattle/Bellingham based Choreographer, Instructor, and Performer of dance and movement. Growing up in Chicago, Florida and Idaho, Brittany moved to Seattle in 2012 after dual enrolling in The University of Idaho’s Dance program for four years throughout high school. She quickly dove into performing weekly in shows at Julia's on Broadway, and spent a decade performing, producing and choreographing new works within their rotation of shows. Within the those years, Brittany was also a member of 3rd Shift Dance Company under the direction of Xaviera Vandermay, grew her practice as a specialty acro instructor around the greater Seattle area, and began teaching Contemporary and Lyrical classes at Westlake Dance Center, where you can currently take class from her. In 2019, with the camaraderie of her closest dance peers Brittany formed and founded Coalescence Dance Company. A Seattle based Jazz/Contemporary focused collective of dancers who are currently at the tail end of their Fourth Season. They are currently in rehearsal for their expanded 20 minute work premiering at Seattle International Dance Festival in June 2023. Pulling influence from her background in competitive gymnastics, and her love for muddling through expansive feelings, she favors the textures that large shapes with intentional flow can create together when conveying a story within her work. When Brittany isn't dancing she is a mom to almost one year old Ava, and enjoys sushi nights with her seafood- wary partner Nick.

Krissy Corrigan

Associate Director

As Associate Director, Krissy is an extension of Brittany to help carry out our mission for Coalescence. Season schedule planning, conceptualizing pieces, choreographing, fundraising, event planning, coming up with new ideas to support our overall vision; the description of what she does doesn't stop there. Their strengths and weaknesses balance each other out seamlessly and truly allow them to create a cohesive vision for the company.

Coalescence came into Krissy's life through taking Brittany's contemporary and lyrical classes at Westlake Dance Center. When Brittany approached her to help start this company, it seemed to be a perfect fit for what she was looking for in a dance community; providing opportunities to keep performing without sacrificing her full-time job commitments. Helping grow and lead this talented company continues to be an honor and humbling experience and she can't wait to continue to see where we go.

Outside of Coalescence, Krissy is a Project Executive at McKinstry Co managing strategic client accounts, multi-million-dollar projects, and sales for our mechanical new construction department. With a high-stress career at times, dance has always been her release, artistic outlet, and way to remain grounded in who she is.

Her favorite role in life is being a mom to two amazing little boys and wife to her incredible husband.

Gemilla Dacanay

Operations Manager

Gemilla began dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet at age 7. When the next level at PNB conflicted too much with her gymnastics training, she decided to take a break from ballet, knowing that she would still be able to express herself to music in her floor exercise routines. Her experience as a competitive gymnast took her to La Serena, Chile, where she represented the U.S. in a mixed doubles international competition.

Many years and injuries later, Gemilla’s desire to dance was too strong to resist, and she took a year and a half to experience ballroom dancing before her dance journey brought her to Westlake Dance Center in the spring of 2013. It was there that she began to more deeply explore movement in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and dabbled a bit in some hip hop-based movement here and there. A short while later, Gemilla became a founding member of WDC’s adult performing group, Black Floor Collective and stayed on through its second season. In addition to igniting a passion for performance and expression, dance continuously proves to be a powerful form of therapy for her.

Gemilla is thrilled to be part of this dance family--as Operations Manager--and she is always excited to share the stage with all of the incredible talent and high-quality humans that make up Coalescence Dance Company. "I am just so very proud to be part of this dance company. Brittany and all her co-choreographers know how to put together a cast and how to use every dancer's strengths to captivate audiences with the stories we tell."

When she is not dancing or working as a Senior Business Systems Analyst, you might find Gemilla with her son, Julian, attempting to finally break 200 at the bowling alley, singing karaoke on a local stage in between games of pool, at home trying to match the energy of her fox red labrador, Peanut… or on the water with fellow Coalescence dancers and their stand-up paddle boards!