Lucie Baker

Lucie Baker, was born in Louisville, Kentucky, raised in Seattle and studied dance at Pacific Northwest Ballet and Cornish College of the Arts Preparatory Dance. She graduated with a BFA in dance from The Juilliard School in 2008 and has since been performing works by Paul Taylor, Jose Limon, William Forsythe, Nacho Duato, Merce Cunningham, Ohad Naharin, Doug Varone and Susan Marshall, among others. This is her first season with ARC Dance.

Bobby Briscoe

Bobby Briscoe, is originally from Washington, DC. He received his training at the Maryland Youth Ballet and The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet. He has performed professionally with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Alberta Ballet, and Luna Negra Dance Theater. He danced the lead role in Kirk Peterson's Othello, and has especially enjoyed performing the works of George Balanchine. This is Bobby's second season with ARC Dance.

Kristine Girardi

Kristine Girardi, trained at San Francisco Ballet, Contra Costa Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Later, she moved to Italy and danced with Associazione di Balletto Classico under the direction of Marinel Stefanescu and Liliana Cosi. Krissy has been teaching dance in the Seattle area since 1997 and opened her own creative dance studio, The Developing Child. She has been in the ARC Dance Company since 2002.

Lauren Kettner

Lauren Kettner, graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in dance performance with minors in mathematics and economics. She has danced in Seattle, New York City, and San Francisco, as well as in Spain, Greece, Turkey and Morocco. In 2006 she worked on Chicago's AMEBA Aerial and Acrobatic Dance's technical crew. This is Lauren's second season with ARC Dance.

Aaron Loux

Aaron Loux, grew up in Seattle, Washington, beginning his modern dance training at the age of 7 at the Creative Dance Center with Kaleidoscope Dance Company. He received his formative classical training from Cornish College Prep Dance and ARC School of Ballet. In May 2009, Aaron graduated with a BFA from The Juilliard School after performing the works of Mark Morris, Lar Lubovitch, Ohad Naharin, Antony Tudor, Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Jose Limon, Larry Keigwin and others. This is Aaron's second season with ARC Dance.

Elizabeth Malone

Elizabeth Malone, began her dance training in Bellingham, Washington. She continued her studies with Royal Winnipeg Ballet and Joffrey Ballet, and recently graduated with a BFA from Cornish College of the Arts. This is her first season with ARC Dance.

Merett Miller

Merett Miller, received her training in Pasadena, California, from Roberto Almaguer of Ballet National de Cuba and Gilma Bustillo. She continued her studies with the Houston Ballet Academy under scholarship. She has performed with Santa Barbara's State Street Ballet, Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet and Sacramento Ballet. Ms. Miller has appeared in numerous works including George Balanchine's Serenade, The Four Temperaments, Concerto Barocco, Donizetti Variations, Rubies and Trey McIntyre's The Illuminations, as well as the role of Carabosse in Ron Cunningham's The Sleeping Beauty. This is her first season with ARC Dance.

Joseph Schanbeck

Joseph Schanbeck, has been dancing since he was 12 years old. He was a member of the Allegro Precision Dance Company and a member of the Seattle Theatre Group "Dance This..." Company, where he was chosen to perform with renowned tap artist Savion Glover and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. This is Joseph's second season with ARC Dance.

Mirna Victoria Gutiernez

Mirna Victoria Gutiernez, came to Seattle in 2007. She received her dance training from the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City, where she also performed with El Tallar Coreografico de la Unam. This is her first season with ARC Dance.

Cody Justice

Cody Justice, was born in Boise, Idaho, where she began dancing at the age of 7. She received her training in the Pre-Professional Mentor/ Apprentice program at ARC School of Ballet and has performed with Capital City Ballet and Ballet Idaho. This is Ms. Justice's first season as a company member with ARC Dance.

Elizabeth Parr

Elizabeth Parr, began dancing in Fairbanks, Alaska, at the North Star Ballet School. She continued her training with American Ballet Theater, Milwaukee Ballet, and Kansas City Ballet. She has a BFA in dance from Cornish College of the Arts, and this is her first season with ARC Dance.