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Renacer's Interests
General
Contemporary Jazz, Modern, Hip Hop
Music
JoAnne Joyner, Director, Choreographer, Dancer.
JoAnne began dancing at the age of 8 in Columbia, SC. She began her training in jazz and contemporary where she was a member of the competition team at Carolina Dance Centre and later, Southern Strutt. She has had the pleasure of attending various dance conventions all over the country and working with a number of progressive, contemporary artists in the dance community. In 2000, JoAnne moved to Charleston to attend the College of Charleston where she graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology. During that time, JoAnne was a member of the JII Dance Ensemble and performed for two seasons with the company. JoAnne, then, started her own business where she taught a strengthening/stretching program as well as dance classes. It was here where Renacer was first “born.” In August 2007, JoAnne became the full director of Renacer and she has continued to admire the passion of her dancers as well as their faith and dedication to the artistic process. Currently, she is attending MUSC and in her second year of physical therapy school.
Antoine Caldwell, Choreographer, Dancer. Lynn Antoine Caldwell has been dancing in the Charleston area for seven years. His company experience has included Robert Ivey, J2 Performance Group, and Renacer. He currently teaches second grade at Memminger Elementary and is an aerobics instructor for the Medical University of South Carolina. He would like to thank his mom for being very supportive in all he does:)
Lisa Pitonyak, Dancer.
Lisa began dancing at an early age in Detroit, Michigan where she competed in jazz and lyrical based styles of dance. She continued to dance through high school as the captain of her high school dance team and following graduation, danced on the WNBA Detroit Shock dance team, Shockwave. She then moved to Charleston, SC and performed with various loca companies wuch as Robert Ivey Ballet, JII, and Renacer. She currently is attending Nursing School and works at MUSC. Lisa is proud to be a part of Renacer.
Emily Hare, Dancer.
Emily Elaine Hare, 25, is originally from Aiken, South Carolina. She began dancing at age 4 under the direction of Carl Crosby. At age 13, she joined the Aiken Civic Ballet Company and was named Ballet Mistress her senior year of high school. She also attended the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts during the summer of 1998, where she trained with numerous professionals.Emily has performed with the Augusta Civic Ballet in "The Nutcracker" and with the Columbia City Ballet in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Emily came to Charleston in 2001 and has danced with the Robert Ivey Ballet, the College of Charleston Dance Ensemble, and JII Dance Company. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 2005 with a BS in Psychology and a minor in dance. She then earned a BS in Nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2006 and is now an RN in the operating room at the Medical University of South Carolina. Emily has performed two seasons with Renacer and would like everyone to know that this is her PASSION and she is ecstatic to share this experience with everyone!
Corrie Blissit, Dancer. Corrie Blissit started her dance training with Aiken Ballet School. She was heavily involved with competitive dance, but began searching for a more expressive form of the art. From there, she moved to Charleston, SC to attend College of Charleston. Here, she was involved with JII for a brief stint. While expanding her dance style and technique Corrie moved on to dance with Renacer and cannot be any more excited about the present show.While in Charleston, she has also performed with the Robert Ivey Ballet and recently joined ARC: an experimental dance company. She is graduating in May with a Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a minor in dance.
Lindsey Parent, Dancer. Lindsey Parent, originally from Greenville, SC, has been dancing with Renacer since the company formed in 2005. She received the bulk of her dance training at the Spartanburg Ballet School and has performed with the resident company Spartanburg Ballet. She has also enjoyed training and performing with the Columbia City Ballet, Oklahoma Festival Ballet, and local Robert Ivey Ballet companies. Having trained primarily in classical ballet and modern, the contemporary style of Renacer has been an invigorating experience and welcome opportunity to expand in the dance world. Lindsey graduated from the College of Charleston with a bachelors degree in Marine Biology in 2003 and will attend the Graduate Program at the college beginning in fall 2008.
Anna Crowder, Choreographer, Dancer. Anna was born and raised in Charleston and attended Charleston County School of the Arts as a dance major for seven years before graduating in 2005. She went on to dance at College of Charleston where she is now a junior. She joined Renacer in the summer of 2007 and although it is different from her background in ballet, she considers joining the company one of the best decisions she has ever made.
About me: Renacer Dance Company is Charleston, South Carolina's newest contemporary dance company under the direction of JoAnne P. Joyner. Renacer was established in September of 2005 and is proud to be celebrating its second season of dance. We hope to bring to the lowcountry a unique style and passion for dance eventually becoming a major contributor of artistry in the Charleston area. Renacer is currently looking for contemporary dancers for their upcoming show/s. Technical background is a plus.Contact us if interested!
okay I was only able to get one of the videos uploaded because they require videos to be under 100mb and the other video is 142mb..... =( bummer dude! still the other one is pretty groovy of the breakdancers. I'm sorry!
wasssup sister! I'm doing alright except for the fact it's still cold up here.....missing you guys like mad and wishing I was in the ocean =( Otherwise, How've you been??? btw, my videos are up of you guys dancing!! so goood.....peace and mad love
