The Artists

	Lisa Orig, creative director Creative Director, Upside-Down Dance, Certified Pilates Teacher through the Pilates Method Alliance.  Certified STOTT PILATES Instructor Trainer, BA Dance with an emphasis in Performance/Choreography from The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago. Dynamic Dancer: Kinesthetic Anatomy of the Spine and Trunk, Dynamic Dancer: Kinesthetic Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Limbs with Irene Dowd of NY. Owner of Upside-Down Pilates, LLC located in Downtown Honolulu. upside-down pilates hawaii (www.upsidedownpilates.com)
	Nicole Young, assistant creative director I live to dance, I teach to learn, I paint to share, I walk on my hands... You can find me at The Movement Center in Kaimuki and Allegra Performing Arts Center in Kailua. I can also be found dancing with Tau Dance Theater or on a boat. If you'd like to see my art, e-mail me at nicoley@hawaii.rr.com. Mahalo to the "tall white chick" for the opportunity to be a part of Upside-down Dance!
	Christopher Steven Quiocho is from Honolulu, Hawaii. He received his B.F.A. in Dance Theatre from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Quiocho most recently appeared in Kennedy Theatre’s “Art, Music & Dance Fest” on the Mainstage and has performed in numerous “Footholds” productions in the Earl Ernst Lab Theatre as well as various venues throughout Hawaii.
	Stephanie Chang, has been home in Honolulu for 3 years now, and is thrilled to be throwing herself against walls and floors with Upside-Down Dance. Stephanie has an M.A. in history from NYU and works in the visual arts researching and coordinating exhibitions and projects for museums and galleries around town.
	Lynn Novack, born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, feels Hawaii is her true home at heart. Lynn is an alumnus from the University of Hawaii and majored in art and minored in dance in 2001. For two years Lynn played professional tennis, and now teaches tennis at the Waialae Country Club and Iolani School. She is also pursuing her MA degree at UH in Dance, and will graduate in May 2005. Last summer Lynn had the opportunity to attend ADF in North Carolina, and hopes to keep pursuing her love for modern dance in the years to come in Honolulu.
	Jacqueline Nii, Graduated from Mid-Pacific School of the Arts. Is Currently attending UH at Manoa for her BFA in dance and is a part of Tau Dance Theatre.
	Malia Yamamoto, another starving artist. received her BFA in dance from UH. in addition to Upside-Down dance, she has performed in shows with Tau Dance Theater, Honolulu Dance Theatre, Convergence Dance, Kumu Kahua Theater, and the Hawaii Opera Theater. Support the arts!
	Libby Marie Gimpel is a dance instructor at Allegra Performing Arts Center in Kailua and at Iolani High School in Honolulu, where she is also the proud director of the Iolani HS Senior Dance Team. Libby's most cherished accomplishment as a dancer are the numerous opportunities that she has had to perform both nationwide and internationally, acting as a Goodwill Ambassador for her University, the great state of Texas, and, most importantly, the United States.
	Maile L. Baran is originally from Kona, Maile began dancing at the University of Hawaii where she later received a B.A. in dance. Currently she performs with Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre and the crazy Giinko Maraschino gang. She would like to thank Lisa for her great efforts and energy in creating new opportunities for our beautiful dance community.
	Jeff Orig of Orig Media took the pictures and created the art for the program. He is currently working on his first book of photographs. Orig Media is also a partner at the ARTS at Marks Garage.

Interested in joining us? We are looking for dancers, sound designers, musicians, costume designers, lighting designers, reliable people, general volunteers to help with general tasks, and people that love to give money to the arts. Contact us.