Dance Guest Artists
Winter 2026 Guests
Alexander Goodreau
Alexander Goodreau began his dance training at the age of 15 in Detroit, MI, where he danced competitively and was recognized on the regional and national level for his solowork. In 2012, Alex was accepted into Grand Valley State University's Department of Music and Dance on scholarship. While earning Bachelor’s degrees in Dance and Public Relations, he had the opportunity to collaborate and work with various guest artists including Rebecca Lemme, Eddy O'Campo, Mike Esperanza, and Josh Manculich. Alex moved to Chicago in 2017 to pursue a professional performance career and has danced with Dance in the Parks, AJA Talents, Fun Girl Dance Co., Alma Dance Theater and danced as a Senior Company Member with Chicago Repertory Ballet for six seasons. He has recently had his choreographic work featured at The Choreography Project, Bodies of Water Dance Festival and Grand Valley State University.
Past Guest Artists
Charles Askegard, (formerly of Ballet Next, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet)
Kathryn Alter (Limón Dance Company)
Zelma Badu-Younge (Azaguno)
Melissa Barak (Barak Ballet, formerly of Los Angeles Ballet, New York City Ballet)
Karena Birk (Dance Fremont!)
Julie Blume (formerly of Parsons Dance)
Richard Bowman (formerly of Royal New Zealand Ballet, Leipzig Ballet, Australian Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre)
Xan Burley (alexandance company)
Susan Brooker (University of North Carolina School of the Arts)
Queala Clancy (The Dance Narrative Project, formerly of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Lulu Washington Dance Theatre, Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity)
Sofie Clemmensen (independent artist)
Bryn Cohn (Bryn Cohn + Artists)
Amy Cova (Amy Cova Dance)
Natasha Davis (Morehead State University)
Autumn Eckman (formerly of Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street)
Lauren Edson (formerly of Trey McIntyre Project)
Brian Enos (Big Muddy Dance Co.)
Mike Esperanza (BARE Dance Company)
Mina Estrada (independent artist)
Kristi Faulkner (Kristi Faulkner Dance)
Mark Haim (independent artist)
Melissa Hale Coyle (formerly of American Ballet Theatre, Cincinnati Ballet Co., Tulsa Ballet Theatre)
Randy Herrera (formerly of Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet)
Susan Kikuchi (Martha Graham Dance Company)
Justin Koertgen (formerly of Dayton Ballet)
Lisa LaMarre (LaMarre and Dancers)
Rebecca Lemme (Acts of Matter)
Marlayna Locklear (Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, formerly of Dayton Contemporary Dance Co.)
Joshua Manculich (formerly of Thodos Dance Chicago)
Karen Milligan (Milligan School of Ballet)
Eddy Ocampo (formerly of River North, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago)
Amy O'Neal (Amy O/tiny rage)
Michael Spencer Phillips (RIOULT Dance NY)
Stacy Reischman Fletcher (University of Southern Mississippi)
Amy Rose (formerly of American Ballet Theatre)
Yoshito Sakuraba (Abarukas)
Solveig & Mark Santillano (SoMar Dance Works, formerly of Pilobolus, MOMIX)
Leslie Scott (BODYART)
Paul Singh (Baryshnikov Center, Julliard, Sarah Lawrence)
George Smallwood (Paul Taylor Dance Company, formerly of Battleworks Dance Company)
Peter Sparling (formerly of Martha Graham Dance Company)
Alex Springer (formerly of Doug Varone and Dancers)
Melissa Thodos (Thodos Dance Chicago)
Simon Thomas-Train (David Dorfman Dance)
Takehiro Ueyama (TAKE Dance, formerly of Paul Taylor Dance Company)
Roger Van Fleteren (formerly of American Ballet Theatre)
Helanius J. Wilkins (formerly director of EDGEWORKS Dance Theater)
Wallie Wolfgruber (SUNY-Purchase)
Jesse Zaritt (independent artist)
Recent Alumni Guest Artists have included
Lauren Blane Bogren (Founder and Artistic Director of Main Street Ballet Company, owner of Synergy Dance Academy, formerly of Giordano Dance Chicago)
Elizabeth Fadell (formerly of Grand Rapids Ballet)
Kelly Kerastas (Studio Manager and Company Director of Dance Dimensions Performing Arts Center)
Carley Klebba (Chicago Repertory Ballet)
Natiya Lozano (licensed dance movement therapist, formerly of CODA, The Puzzle League)
Jessica Pittman (Industrial Dance Alliance, Third Law Dance Company)
Jesse Powers (Artistic Director of Capital Ballet Theatre, formerly of Inaside Chicago Dance)