Katie Davis, Acting Chair and Secretary
A Northern Virginia native, joined the JFD Board in September 2015. She grew up performing in a variety of classical dance styles, including ballet, jazz, and lyrical, and continues to add new styles like hip hop and modern to her repertoire. As JFD secretary, she looks forward to sharing her love of dance and artistic […]
Evelyn Hinote, Vice Chair and Managing Director
Evelyn Hinote is the Business Development Manager for a non-profit organization providing services to children and adults with dyslexia and related learning disabilities. Prior to her current role, she was an active member of the dance community. Evelyn fell in love with performing at age ten, winning myriad national and international competitions in styles including […]
Andie de Vaulx, Board Member and Adjunct Artist
She earned an A.A. in dance from Montgomery College, and her B.A. in English from the University of Maryland. Andie has studied for 24 years with many artists including Chuck Davis, Donna Birchfield, and David Dorfman. has been the artistic director of Equinox Dance Company in Frederick, Maryland, created several works for Forty+, and has […]
Brianne Barrow Little, Board Member and Adjunct Artist
Brianne was a member of JFD from 2003-2011; she has been teaching Pilates since 2006 and recently embarked on learning a brain-based motor control movement method through The Neuro Studio. She enjoys working with bodies of all shapes and capabilities, and brings positive energy with a focus on joint engagement for maximum efficiency and strength-building to […]
Daniel Boccio
Daniel Boccio is originally from Douglaston, NY. After high school, he earned a BA in Global Politics at Washington & Lee University (W&L), and an MIA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He has served as the VP of Communications for the Virginia Epsilon SEC of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, the President […]
Bennie Herron
Herron was born in San Diego, CA to a blue-collar family. He describes his upbringing as a challenging but fulfilling childhood rooted in unconditional love. The memories of his youth continue to be the undercurrent of his paintings, writings and social advocacy. Herron has an MFA in Creative Writing National University in San Diego, he […]
Kelsey Rohr
Kelsey Rohr (Assistant Artistic Director) started studying dance at Richmond Ballet through their public outreach program. She later graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas with a BFA in Dance and minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She went on to dance with Joshua L. Peugh’s Dark Circles Contemporary Dance and then worked in Geneva, […]
Philip Baraoidan
Native of Arlington County, Va, is alumni of Virginia Commonwealth University. Performance Credits include Company E, Priore Dance, Sinclair Dance, and Clancyworks. Performance venue highlights include The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Ed Mervish Theater (Canada), The Ballet Theater of Astana (Kazakhstan) and Richmond Dance Festival. He has performed in works by Robert Priore, Scott […]
Ryan Carlough
Ryan Carlough is a native of North Potomac, Maryland. Mr. Carlough began his dance training with CityDance where he had the opportunity to work closely with and perform works by the Gallim and Koresh Dance Company, as well as original choreographies by William Smith, Maleek Washington, and Robert J. Priore. He graduated from SUNY Purchase with […]
Michala Conroy
Michala Conroy first started out as a competitive gymnast before studying dance at Pittsburgh CAPA. Michala joined the pre-professional company, Reed Dance II, in Pittsburgh, PA where she worked with Greer Reed, Antonio Brown, and Daniel Karasik. She received a scholarship to George Mason University (GMU) where she pursued her B.F.A. in Dance with a […]
