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Nicole Arbour started performing on the showstopper stage at the age of 9, and by 18, the always creative artist received choreography awards from her all time favorite competition.
Having now turned her love of musical theatre, combined with her comedic talent and stunning on stage appearance into a career in comedy, Nicole, can be found starring in the #1 comedy show in Canada, Much Music’s “Video On Trial”, and has made appearances on TSN, ESPN, The Comedy Network, The Women’s Network, Slice TV, Spike, and in the feature film “The Rocker” (in theatres April 08), when she’s not cracking up crowds touring with her stand up.
Most recently you may have caught Nicole’s project with All-Star photographer Caitlin Cronenberg being profiled on Entertainment Tonight, ETalk, and the cover of the Toronto SUN, so keep your eye out for what ET has called “a force to be reckoned with… the future of (this industry). |
Brooke Sheperd went to Pinnell Dance Center in Columbus, Ohio and has competed at Showstopper for many years and has also been in our opening numbers. She is currently a participant on the dance competition show "Your Mama Don't Dance" on Lifetime TV.
She can also be seen in several national commercials. Brooke has also choreographed for the infamous Alvin Ailey Dance Fest in New York.
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Ashlee Dupre' of St. Petersburg, Florida, is currently touring with Twyla Tharp's "Movin Out." In addition to performing in the Ensemble, as understudy, Ashlee also dances the roles of 'Brenda' and 'Judy'. Until age 14, she trained at Cheryl Lee Studio of Dance and with Les Jeunes Danseurs Youth Ballet Company and competed at many Showstoppers Competitions; thereafter she trained at the Kirov Academy of Ballet. Upon graduation, she joined Colorado Ballet as a corps member.
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| Annalisa DiBernardo has competed at showstopper for several years and has attended 2 conventions. She has recently been cast by Martin Charnin (original ANNIE director and lyracist) as Molly in the Non-equity National tour of Annie. Check out annieontour.com and google search Annalisa Dibernardo for recent reviews and headlines!
We are so proud of her. At her last showstopper competition she belted out New York, New York in song and dance and placed 4th overall in the junior division! |
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Charlene deGuzman competed in several Showstopper regional and national competitions with Sheri's Born to Dance and Yoko's Dance & Performing Arts Academy. Currently, she is on the national tour with the off-broadway hit, "STOMP," and most recently she played Hannah's drummer on Disney's "Hannah Montana".
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Alicia
Morton
This
Showstopper competitor is destined for the "big time". As a
member of the Les Miserables Broadway company, 12 year old Alicia
Morton has been performing Young Cosette and Young Eponine since
February of 1996. She has been part of this company for longer
than almost any of the current cast! She has also understudied
and performed the role of Gavroche several times, not only on
Broadway, but with the US Tour in Toronto. She can most recently
be seen in the lead role of the TV-musical movie Annie. |
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Bree
Turner
Before
this young actress became a movie star, she was a Showstopper
competitor performing with Darlene's Dance and Such! You may
recognize Bree from My Best Friends Wedding, Duce Bigalow or
The Wedding Planner.She has also played in numerous other films
and commercials and her latest project is The Quest for Length
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| Penni
Abrantes has competed in the Showstopper
2000-2002 competitions with Dance Connection PAC in Concord, CA.
Since then, she has moved to Los Angeles, CA and has performed
in Missy Elliot's music video, Raven Simone's video, and with
Britney Spears on her promotional tour and ABC TV Special. Penni
has also danced
in the "Aladdin Show" at Disneyland's California Adventure
theme park and danced for
famous choreographers, Tina Landon and Brian Freedman. For more
information of Penni's fabulous career, visit her website at www.peniabrantes.fr.st.
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Enrico
Rodriquez
This
young star started out on a Showstopper stage with Deborah's
Stage Door.
Enrico was last seen on Broadway as a big kid in Big the musical
and Rent on Broadway. He also appeared in West Side Story, Crazy
for You, and Bye Bye Birdie with Rue McClanahan at the Pittsburgh
civic light opera.
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JC
Chasez
Before
becoming a pop super star, this *NSYNC member was a young, aspiring
dancer and a competitor on the Showstopper stage. Originally
from Bowie, Maryland, JC was born with a talent for singing,
dancing, and acting. This talent later led him to his debut
as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club and brought him to the
group now known as *NSYNC.
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| Alana Niehoff has competed in Denver's Showstopper Competition and went to the 1993 nationals in
Myrtle Beach, SC, performing in the televised high point group. Since then, Alana have danced with the
Alabama Ballet and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in New York. She also appeared last summer
in Maury Yestons "Hans Christian Anderson" with Main State Music Theatre where it made its world premier.
Currently Alana is a Radio City Rockette with Radio City Music Hall. She's also on staff as a teacher with
two dance studios in Connecticut. Alana is also a private teacher in New York City and a guest teacher
for many summer programs and schools across the United States, teaching jazz, ballet, lyrical, tap, and
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Julius
Sermonia
This
up and coming Broadway star was a senior soloist on the Showstopper
stage competing with Canadian Dance Company in Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada. He was a Showstopper Junior National Champion
in 1992 and a Senior Champion in 1994. He is currently pursuing
a dancing career and is now in the Susan Stroman's Tony winning
Broadway musical Contact.
Julius
as Mr. Mistoffolees in the CATS IV National Tour
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Lyndsy
Fonesca
Before
this young actress became a soap opera star, she was a Showstopper!
Performing ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop, she has been dancing
since the age of two. From Dance Connection Perfoming Arts Centre
in Concord, CA; Lyndsy now plays Colleen Connelly on the Young
and the Restless.
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Mark
Burrell
From
Deborah's Stage Door, in Rochester Hills, MI. this former Showstopper
is now on Broadway. Performing in the Broadway and Touring Company
of Fosse, this young and talented dancer is destined for fame.
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Meredith
Patterson
After
gracing the Showstopper stage numerous times from 1990-1993,
with Dance Connection Performing Arts Centre in Concord, CA;
Meredith has grown to become a bright star of Broadway. She
currently has the lead role as 'Peggy Sawyer' in the New Broadway
Revival of 42ND STREET and is on her way to becoming part of
the next generation of leading ladies.
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Paul
Benshoof
Performing
with Dance Connection Performing Arts Centre in Concord, CA, this
former Showstopper's professional teaching career and performance opportunities have taken him to countries that include Mexico, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, and the Netherlands including all over the U.S. Some of Paul's many touring credits include, GLORIA ESTEFAN'S 2004 NATIONAL TOUR choreographed by Liz Imperio and the National and European tours with A FEW GOOD MEN DANCIN' choreographed by Jeff Amsden. In addition he's performed with companies in Sweet Charity, Crazy for you and many Disney Productions. Paul has also been fortunate enough to perform and be seen on Fox's American Idol, The Rosie O'Donnell, Jenny Jones, The Today Show, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, Super Bowl XLII and the NAACP Image Awards with Stevie Wonder and Lil' Richard.
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Kristen
Konski
Kristen
was a contestant at the 2002 Lawrenceville, NJ competition in
April. In August 2002, she received the title of Miss Teen of
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Mitchel
Federan of
Center Stage Dance Studio appeared in the opening number on
the Showstopper television show in 1999. He
was in "The Music Man" on Broadway, the national Broadway
tour of Annie Get Your Gun, Dance with the Rockettes in Mexico
City, and is currently playing the role of Petey Cortlandt on
the popular soap opera "All My Children".
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Spencer
Redford is
from Deborah's Stage Door in Rochester Hills, Michigan. She
has been appearing in the role of Caitlin on the Emmy award
winning daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Past
performance credits include Disney's That's So Raven,
NBC's Law and Order, as well as many other films and
commercial.
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Missy
Morrison
is currently performing in the Boston cast of Irving Berlin's
WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Wang Center through December 31, 2005. Since graduating Cum Laude from Syracuse University
with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a Minor in Political Science in May, 2004; she performed in MACK AND MABEL at
Goodspeed Opera House with Donna McKechnie and Christiane Noll; Peformed in FOOTLOOSE, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and HELLO,
DOLLY! at the Kansas City Starlight Theatre, and toured with Michele Lee in HELLO, DOLLY!. She was also a Top Ten Finalist
for Miss New York for Miss America in 2004 and was the Preliminary Winner of the Onstage Interview Competition. She also performed as a Dancer/Singer at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA for five summer
seasons. Missy has won Showstopper regional and national soloist titles including:
- National Spokeskid
- Showstopper Television Show Dancer
- Top 10 Overall Junior Soloist at East Coast National Championships
- Top 10 Overall Senior Lyrical soloist at East Coast National
Championships
- Photogenic 1st Runner up at East Coast National Championships
- Capezio Top Five Dancers for Seniors
- Capezio Top Five Dancers for Juniors
- Capezio Dance Catalog Model
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Meghan
Garstang competed with Deborah's Stage Door in
Rochester Hills, Michigan. A former Showstopper award winner,
Meghan recently moved to Tokyo, Japan to showcase her singing
and dancing talents as a performer in the Tokyo Disney Resort.
She is currently appearing as the female lead in "Tap Happy
Two", a show in the American Waterfront area of Disney's
newest park: Tokyo Disney Sea.
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Cameron
Adams -
Before joining
Broadway as Zaneeta Shinn in "The Music Man", Cameron was
a multiple Showstopper winner, including being one of the Top Soloists
at the East Coast National Finals.
Cameron also starred in the Television production of "The Music
Man", reprising her Broadway role. Afterwards, Cameron joined the
cast of the Broadway revival of "Oklahoma".
Recently,
Cameron has been on the first national tour of "Hairspray"
where she plays the ensemble role of Brenda and understudies two principal
roles, Amber and Penny.
Cameron gathered most of her Dancing Knowledge learning from Burke Daniels
at Artworks Dance in Myrtle Beach, SC.
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Marty Dew
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Originally
from Myrtle Beach, SC, this former Showstopper, is a rising
star in the dance world. He most recently worked with Britney
Spears on her new Pepsi commercials, & has performed with
NSync and Michael Jackson at the 2001 Music Video Awards Show.
*NEW* Now see Marty in
the Joe Boxer commercials that appear before the showing of
Matrix 2 in theaters this summer!!
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can also see Marty in his big screen debut in Martin Lawrence's
movie "Black Knight". or catch him, on MTV's " Becoming" Series!
A new column following Marty's career will be featured in several
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Bridget
Berger of Deborah's Stage Door in Rochester Hills, MI currently
lives in NYC where she has acted in numerous skits on "Late Night with
Conan O'Brien." On Broadway, she played the role of Virginia in the
Tony Award-winning revival of "The Pajama Game." Off-Broadway,
she appeared in the play, "The Voyage of the Carcass" as well as
"Two Gentlemen of Verona" at New York City's Shakespeare in the
Park. Bridget can be seen in the upcoming independent film, "Farmgirl
in New York."
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