ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | CHOREOGRAPHER

Stephanie is Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Cola Rep Dance Co. She has an MFA in Dance Performance & Choreography from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in New York City and has worked with such artists as Bill T. Jones, Bebe Miller, David Parsons, Sean Curran, Nina Winthrop, Lisa Naugle and Aleta Hayes. Stephanie is also a certified Pilates instructor.

MANAGING DIRECTOR | DANCER

Bonnie is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Cola Rep Dance Co. She is a graduate of NC School of the Arts High School and USC Honors College. Bonnie had a 10 year career with Columbia City Ballet and is credited with building the ballet program at CCJConservatory where she has been on faculty since 2011 in addition to teaching adjunct at USC and regionally.

DANCER | CHOREOGRAPHER

Erin is a graduate of Columbia College, SC (BFA) and Texas Woman’s University (MFA), where she received the Excellence in Choreography Award (2012) and the Pauline Bishop Leman Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement (2014). Erin is a graduate of the Integrated Movement Studies program (2016) and is a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and Somatic Movement Educator. She is the founder and Artistic Director of Moving Body Dance Company and is the FY21 South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowship recipient for Dance Choreography.

DANCER

Cecily has trained extensively with the likes of the Southeastern School of Ballet, Ellison Ballet, Oklahoma City Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet and others. Based in Atlanta, she is currently performing with the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre and has recently completed her first evening length piece of choreography for the company. This is Cecily’s first season with Cola Rep Dance Co.

DANCER

Emily Jordan received her Associates Degree in Dance in New York City at the American Musical & Dramatic Academy. She has taught and choreographed in schools in both New York and South Carolina and recently appeared as “Victoria” in Workshop Theatre’s production of CATS. This is Emily’s second season with ColaRep Dance Co.

DANCER

Carrie, originally from Augusta, GA studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2015 with a B.A. in Dance with a concentration in Ballet. In 2017, Carrie joined Ballet Spartanburg where she has danced many leading roles. In 2022, Ms. Preus completed her Masters in Arts Administration and Cultural Leadership from Colorado State University. This is Carrie's 3rd season with Cola Rep Dance Co.

DANCER

Megan Saylors has a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Columbia College in SC (2011) and her MA in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling from Columbia College Chicago (2022). Megan lived in Chicago 2012-2021 where she performed with Innervation Dance Cooperative, Joel Hall and Dancers and others while apprenticing with Deeply Rooted dance company and continuing her studies. Currently, based in South Carolina again, Megan is performing with Columbia Repertory Dance Company and Moving Bodies, as well as other independent projects throughout the state. Megan is also an adjunct professor of dance at Columbia College SC, a Pilates instructor and a Dance/Movement Therapist and Counselor, combining her love of movement and human connection.

DANCER

Ashlee holds an MFA in Dance with an interdisciplinary specialization in Fine Arts from The Ohio State University. Ashlee works locally as a performing artist with the Johnson Company, and as a collaborative artist with Moving Body Dance Company and the Power Company. She has participated in and presented research in Prague, Czech Republic and at Impulstanz in Vienna, Austria. This is Ashlee’s third season with Cola Rep Dance Co.

DANCER

Jack Thompson graduated with his BA in Dance from Winthrop University in 2017 and his M.S. Ed in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment from Walden University in 2023. He currently serves as the dance teacher at Lower Richland High School and has been teaching for 8 years in a variety of settings. Recently seen as Mr. Mistoffelees in Workshop Theatre’s production of CATS, Jack is excited to be joining Cola Rep Dance Co. for his first season.

DANCER

Olivia is a graduate of Coker University where she earned her BFA in Choreography with Honors. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, Olivia studies with Broadway Bound Musical Theatre Company and is looking forward o attending the Staib Summer Dance Intensive in Sorrento, Italy. This is Olivia’s second season with Cola Rep Dance Co. and her first as a full company member.

APPRENTICE

Jalen is an alumni of the CCJ Conservatory, having studied with Dale Lam for 11 years. He is currently studying at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance and is joining the Cola Rep Dance Co as an Apprentice for the 2024 season.

APPRENTICE

Shannon has her MA in Dance Education from NYU, facilitated the opening of Connecticut Dance Center and aided in creating the ABTtots program. She has also had the privilege of performing for some incredible dance companies such as Moving Bodies Dance, DanceKerr & Dancers, and Roza Dance Company. Shannon is joining Cola Rep Dance Co as an Apprentice for the 2024 season.