Lindenwood University Fall Dance Concert, 2022

L INDENWOOD UNI VERS I TY RIANMARTIN-JONES (RIAN 2.0) (GUEST ARTIST) is a professional choreographer and freestyle dancer with a unique style of hip hop. His credits include hip hop international London, Ireland and Belfast, Hopsin, Chris Brown, Nervo, Will Smith, Puma and BMW. Ultimately his goal is to change the world through his artistry, spreading light and love! Locally, he is on faculty with The Big Muddy Dance Company and Charmette Academy of Dance & Acrobatics. BRENNA MICKLEY (STUDENT) began dancing at Dance Productions Unlimited in Arnold, Missouri at the age of two and trained there until she graduated high school in 2020. She joined the competition team at Dance Productions Unlimited at age 5. She took classes in jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, lyrical, tap, acro, musical theatre, and pom. Brenna was a Junior Trainee for the Ashleyliane Dance Company for two summers when she was 14 and 15 years old. She has performed at events such as the Veiled Prophet Parade, Muny Pre-Show, Dancing in the Streets, Ciao STL Second Annual Carnevale Grande Masquerade Ball, and more. Brenna cheered at St. Pius X High School in Festus, MO her freshman and sophomore years, and was on the dance team her sophomore through senior years. She was captain of the dance team her junior and senior years and led them to a 5th place finish at state her senior year. She now choreographs competition routines for St. Pius X and other high schools. Brenna is a junior at Lindenwood University pursuing degrees in Dance and Elementary Education. She is an alumna of the Lindenwood University Lion Line Dance Team and holds two national championship titles with them. She choreographs and teaches a variety of classes at two dance studios in the St. Louis area: World Class All Star Dance and Briscuso Dance Studio.. JANET STRZELEC (MISS JAN) (FACULTY) Professor of Dance, holds a Bachelor of Science in Dance with a minor in music and a Master of Fine Arts in Theater with an emphasis in Directing. She has been teach- ing dance for over forty years in dance studios, K-12, universities, and professional master classes. Her directing and choreography credits include musicals, show choirs, recitals, and dance concerts. From 2005 – 2021, Janet served as Department Chair for the Lindenwood dance program. To date she has mentored well over 100 undergraduate capstone projects--both BA and BFA, and recently