Alumni of the Ethnic Dance Theatre
EDT's alumni have come from as nearby as Minneapolis, Minnesota, to as far away as Strandza, Bulgaria. Below is a working list of alumni who have each made EDT what it is today. If you are an EDT alum and your name is missing from this list, please contact us at info@ethnicdancetheatre.com. We'd love to hear from you!
Ethnic Dance Theatre Alumni Roster:
Gordy Abel, Minneapolis
musician and orchestra director
Jenny Ammerman
Gayle Anderson
Peggy Anderson
Royal Anderson
dancer
Robin Anderson
Radmilla Andrich
Jeff Annis
Paula Arnold
Brian Barnes
musician
Joy Bartels
Carol Bauer
singer
Lee Beaty
dancer
Robert Beck
Sherri Bellis
Joanne Benedetto
Lance Benishek, St. Paul
dancer
William Bennett
Barbara Bezat, St. Paul
singer
Atul Bhatt
Joe Blackshear
Mary Cay Brass
Paulino Brener
dancer, 2003-2004
Blanka Brichta
dancer
Natalie Bryn
dancer, 1999-2004
Carol Buche
singer and costumer, 1986-2004
Karen Buche Clark
singer and vocal director, 1986-1999
Betsy Calvert
Priscilla Carlson
Anne Chenette
Cathy Chenette
Alfredo Chiclana
Michele Chin-Purcell
dancer
Tom Claesgens
dancer
Christina Collins
Andrea Conger
dancer, choreographer
Lia Conklin
Steve Corey
Mary Crimi
dancer
Brian Curtis, Minneapolis
singer, 2000-2001
Keith Curtner
Rex Dale
Peggy Davis
Carol Delak
Erejna Delaney
Dawn Doering
musician
Joan Elwell, New Brighton
singer, 1996-1998
Michael Eric
Joseph Espinosa
dancer
Mary Ann Evans
Heather Franek
Jonathan Frey
dancer and co-founder, 1974-1995
Dennis Fritz
Lisa Fuglie
Jeff Gegner
Alex Ghebregzi
Gary Gilchrist (in memoriam)
dancer
William Gladen
Steve Glennon
Ciel Gordon
Kevin Grabau
Roger Grabowski
Jim Greeney
Hrizantema Gueorguiev, Burnsville
dancer, 1999-2002
Nikolay Gueorguiev, Burnsville
musician, 1999-2003
Karen Haglund
Ian Hall
Ralph Hanson
dancer
Terry Hanson Day
Laura Harada
musician
Natalie Hart
Dave Hartman
musician
Anne Helgeson
Lenka Hester
dancer
Susan Hill Wright
Wendy Hoffman
Brad Holmberg
Meredith Holt
Dancer, choreographer, teacher
Jerry Ingber
Deborah Ingebretsen
singer and vocal director
Bryan Iwamoto
Joy Jacobsen
Michael Jaruch
Amanda Jatniece
singer
Eileen Johnson
Loren Craig Johnson
dancer
Sally Johnson Dale
Carolyn Johnson Ozcan
Matt Kallenberg
dancer
Rebecca Katz
dancer
Sara Kessler, Hudson (Wisconsin)
singer, 1998-1999
Eva Kish
dancer
Jeff Krawczyk
musician
Loni Kreisman
Peter Kreisman
dancer
James Kreisman
Tom Kringstad
Kristin Kusanovich
Paul La Bissoniere
Mick La Briola
Jeanne LaCourse Schultz
singer
Mark LaCourse
dancer
Marnee Larkin
Julie Lee
Nancy Leeper
Lesley LeFevre
Jay Lehman
Anne Lies
singer, 1992-2004
Tomm Lillyman (in memoriam)
Michael Lilya
musician
Cindy Lobert
Alice Love
Faith Lubitz
singer
Nora Lund, Minneapolis
singer, 1998-2000
Marilyn Lustig
Marge Maddux
dancer
Candy Magnuson
dancer
Melissa Mathews, Minneapolis
musician, 1999-2003
Ron Mathisen
dancer
Mark Mattern
Barry Mauer
Rebecca Maydak
Megan Mayer, Minneapolis
dancer
Mary Ann McCloud
Susan McKenna
dancer
Donna McKirdy
singer
Eva Mengel
Becca Menken
Demi Miller
Michel Mittelmark
Jeff Mittelmark
Kristen Moeller
Teri Mohr
Cathy Moulton
Jan Morse
dancer
Sayan Mukherjee
Heather Nagel
dancer
Benjamin Nagel
dancer
Anne Nelson
Anne Ng
Tracy Nielsen, Berkeley (California)
singer, 1998-2000
Nikola Nikolov, Burnsville
musician, 1999-2002
Jonas Nissen
Piotr Novak
Natalie Nowytski
singer and vocal director, 1996-2004
Olenka Nowytski, Minneapolis
singer, 1994-1999
Gary Olsen
Kari Pastir-Smith
dancer
Kathy Pedelty
Richard Perrault
Mary Peterson
Greg Peterson
John Petros
dancer
Marianne Pinto
Ruth Pletscher, Chicago (Illinois)
dancer, 1998-2001
Zinta Pone, Riga (Latvia)
dancer and singer
Gunta Pone, Minneapolis
singer, 1996-2002
Tatiana Popova (in memoriam)
dancer
Natasha Poppe
Peter Porvaznik
Alison Preston
Bosko Radich
Nick Radulovich
Roman Rajtar
Kathryn Ream
singer, 2003-2004
Greg Reirson
musician
Barbara Rice
Flauren Ricketts
Barbara Ridl
Becky Rockwell
Richard T. Roman
Ed Rosenbaum
Charles Rusnacko
Arlene Samsel
Karen Sandness
Anne Schaefer
Lorrie Scheller
singer
Andy Schippel
Chris Schlichting
James Schmidt
Connie Schmitz
singer, 1996-1997
Beth Schoenwald
Vicki Schwartz
Marion Seely-Kreisman
Eric Sessions
musician
Jan Sha
Scott Slocum
Susanna Smith
singer and vocal director
Betsy Smith
singer
Scott Spencer
Sandy Spieler
Margo Stark
Mary Ann Start
David Stenshoel
musician
Rob Stephenson
Mark Stillman
musician
Jana Stow
singer, 1998-2004
Jim Sturkie
Michael Sullivan
Adrianna Sutherland
Carah Thomas
Laurie Thompson
Hilary Toren
Vera Trent
Donette Triantaphylithou
Alexis Vaubel
Charles Vaubel
Aleksandra Veriga
singer, 1989-2004
Carol Wahl
dancer and singer
Betty Wahl
Darlene Waite
Matt Wallen, Galway (Ireland)
dancer
Erin Walsh
Julie Weiler, St. Paul
dancer
Kate Weiss
Christine Whyatt
musician, 1998-1999
Brian Wickland
Cecilia Wirth
Jennifer Wiseman
Sheila Wolk
Deborah Wright-Prince
Christine Whyatt
musician, 1998-1999
Denise Zakula
Sergei Zaslavsky
Christopher Yaeger
dancer, choreographer, teacher
Vera Zjalic
Laurie Zunner
If you are an EDT alum and your name is missing from this list, please contact us at info@ethnicdancetheatre.com. We'd love to hear from you!
