Undertoe Dance Project

Dana Fisch is an honors graduate of Oklahoma City University with a degree in Dance Management whose other choreography credits include: Push Factor Dance Company, Off-Broadway rock opera The Capital Mall, Cabaret @ The Cave, DanceNow Harlem, New Dance Group Exchange, House of the Roses (a volunteer organization), and Oasis (chashama). Dana was a founding member of Push Factor Dance Company in NYC, was the resident tap instructor for DanzJam (Conventions & Competitions), works as a judge and teaching artist for NJ Elite Dance Competitions & Conventions and is currently a member of the NJ Tap Dance Ensemble.

Ericka Richcrick is originally from York, PA where she began her dance training in a small jazz and tap school. After realizing that dancing was her calling, she continued her training at well-known schools such as Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and Point Park College. She has danced with several professional ballet companies, a modern company called Jennie & Company and the Manchester Wolves 2008 Pro Arena Football Dance Team. Ericka recently moved to New York City and is excited to be starting of the New York leg of her career dancing with two dance companies - Ballet For Young Audiences and Undertoe Dance Project.

Kelly Williams holds a bachelors degree in Dance from Florida State University, and an associates degree in Modern Dance from Florida School of the Performing Arts. Some of Kelly’s performing credits include Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Anheuser-Bush, Push Factor Dance Company, Demetrius Klein Dance Company, Funny Girl, Dames at Sea, Lil Abner, Camelot, & Grease. Kelly has instructed & choreographed at multiple arts education facilities throughout the New England & Southeastern United States. She has also adjudicated, guest taught, & crewed for numerous dance competitions & conventions across the United States. For the latest updates on Kelly go to www.kellypwilliams.com.

Lacey Sasso was raised in Kansas City, MO and has been dancing since the age of four. She attended Missouri State University where she earned a B.F.A. in dance performance with a minor in psychology. While attending MSU she was a member of Inertia Dance Company (which taught creative movement to elementary students while focusing on and promoting literacy); had the privilege of working with guest artists such as Susan Dodge, Lisa Fusillo, Shirley Ririe, and Amy Marshall; and performed at American College Dance Festival. Lacey has performed internationally at the 19th Congress on Dance Research in Larnaka, Cyprus and at the first Congress on Dance Pedagogy in Bogota, Colombia. Since moving to New York City, Lacey has worked with Push Factor Dance Company and is pleased and excited to be working with Undertoe Dance Project.

Nicole Ohr is a 2008 Hofstra University graduate with a BA in Dance and in Psychology. While at Hofstra University, she trained in ballet, modern and tap dance and performed professionally choreographed pieces by artists such as Lakai Worrell (hiphop), Amy Marshall, Rosalind Newman, Karla Wolfangle (modern), Anita Feldman and Olivia Rosenkrantz (tap). Since graduating, Nicole continues her training with Jared Grimes, Andrew Nemr, Mike Schulster and Gil Stroming. She is part of the work-study program for the American Tap Dance Foundation and is a Dance Instructor (various styles) on Long Island.

Jenn Eisenberg is thrilled to be a member of Undertoe. She holds a BA in Dance Education from Marymount Manhattan College and has performed regionally in various musical theater productions in the tri-state area. Jenn works primarily with National Dance Institute, giving her the opportunity to travel around the country teaching dance to many wonderful children!

Maresa D'Amore-Morrison, a Boston native, started her formal training at 9 years old with the Boston Liturgical Dance Ensemble (BLDE), under the direction of Fr. Robert VerEecke SJ, of which she is currently still a member. A recent graduate from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, under the direction of Denise Jefferson and Ana Marie Forsythe, she has worked with many notable choreographers such as Nora Chipaumire, Doug Varone, Hope Boykin, Ronald K. Brown, Nathan Trice, and Matthew Rushing, among many others. Maresa currently works with Urban Bush Women as a member of the apprentice ensemble, under the direction of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, and comedian Adira Amram. She is also on faculty at the Ailey School and is appearing with Undertoe Dance Project for the first time, an experience for which she is very grateful.

Originally from Southern California, Carlina Villaverde grew up dancing jazz, tap, and ballet since the age of 5 at Jimmie Defore Dance Center. She later discovered modern dance and musical theater in high school. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance, where she danced in Donald Mckayle’s Etude Dance Ensemble. Carlina now lives in NY, dancing in Calpulli Mexican Dance Company and Undertoe Dance Project, and loving every minute of it.