The Company
 LISA J. BIBEAU,
Artistic Director -
Ms. Bibeau is a native
of Westport, MA and is a graduate of the Hartford Ballet’s Teacher Training
Program, one of the most highly respected programs to train and certify teachers
of the Vaganova style in this country. At Hartford Ballet, Ms. Bibeau studied
Vaganova technique and pedagogical study with Michael Uthoff, Enid Lynn, Dianne
Flemming, Tony Salitino and Wong Chopin; modern training in Graham technique
with Mary Hepner; Cunningham technique with Janet Gerson, and; Limon technique
with Robin Cutler, Martha Partridge, Laura Glenn and Gary Masters. Ms. Bibeau
has also studied classical ballet with Mikhail Korogodsky from the Riga Ballet
Academy in Russia, David Howard of the Royal Ballet in London, and Margilyn
Caselli of the New York City Ballet. In addition to her ballet training, she
has studied with respected jazz artists Frank Hatchett, Gus Giodano and Luigi.
Ms. Bibeau has
performed with the Hyannis Ballet, the Island Moving Company, and the Cape
Ballet. She has performed a wide variety of roles from classical to
contemporary. Principle roles include the title role in Cinderella and
the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker. Choreography credits of full
length works include A Meadow Fantasy, an original full length ballet
based on the children’s book of tales, Mother West Wind written by
Thornton Burgess, Alice in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Cinderella,
Coppelia, Hansel and Gretel and The Nutcracker. She has received
critical acclaim for her original works, Passages, Just Jazz’in and
Seachange and her original full length version of Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs. New this season will be a premiere of her much anticipated
full length version of The Princess and the Pea. Although Ms. Bibeau is
extremely proud of her company, The Spindle City Ballet, her greatest
accomplishment and her husband Paul’s, is their daughter, Larissa.
 Eddie Camara
hails from the South coast
area of Massachusetts and he has performed extensively in and around that area
over the years. Eddie’s theatrical tenure began on stage at the age of 26.
Since then, he’s grown and expanded his talents into such diverse fields as
acting, dancing, costuming, stage management and theatrical make-up design.
Eddie has appeared in many Spindle City Ballet productions including Dracula,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Faeries as well as several performances
of The Nutcracker as a party parent and Mother Ginger. He has also
performed at Your Theater in New Bedford, Fall River Little Theatre, BCC’s
Summer Stage in Fall River, UMass Dartmouth Theater Company and the Falmouth
Theatre Guild. Some of his favorite productions include “LaCage Aux Folles”,
A Chorus Line, Guys and Dolls, The Illusion and The Sisters Rosenswieg.
He has costume designed shows such as King Stag, Annie, Peter Pan, Rumors,
Skin Of Our Teeth and Medea. Eddie also appeared as The Wicked
Stepmother in our production of Cinderella and is excited to be playing
the part of Herr Drosselmeyer this year.
 Danielle Dragon -
Danielle is a
founding member of the Spindle City Ballet. She began serious ballet studies at
The Dance Academy in 1994, and has also trained at Ballet Theatre of Boston,
Nutmeg Ballet, New York School of Classical Dance, and American Repertory
Ballet. Some of her past roles for SCB have included Peablossom in A
Midsummer Nights Dream, a step sister in Cinderella, and all of the
soloist and principal roles in The Nutcracker. Danielle is also on the
faculty of The Dance Academy, instructing both children’s and intensive division
classes. In addition to teaching and performing, she is a senior at the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where she will be graduating with her B.A.
in psychology.
 Danielle Genest
is originally from Rhode Island where she trained with Miki Ohlsen at the Newport Academy
of Ballet. She furthered her studies at Boston Ballet School, Houston Ballet Academy, and North Carolina School of the Arts. Subsequently, Danielle danced professionally
with Hartford Ballet, New York Theatre Ballet, Cadence Dance Project (Colleen Cavanaugh and Dancers), Gleich Dances, and Island Moving Company. She has also worked with
several independent choreographers and made various guest artist appearances both nationally and internationally. As a choreographer, Danielle has been commissioned to
create works for New York Theatre Ballet, Tallahassee Ballet, and Island Moving Company. Her choreography has been showcased at Hartford Ballet’s Arts Exclusive,
the Elan Awards in New York City, and the 10th International Ballettmeeting in Austria. Danielle has also worked in the video genre, collaborating with videographer
Dennis Diamond and composer Tony Conniff. Additionally, her choreography was the basis for a computer software commercial video for PC Connection of New Hampshire.
Danielle is a co-founder of Janusphere Dance Company. She has created works on the company for each of its seasons and also has performed various pieces in the
company’s repertoire. In addition to her work with JDC and Spindle City Ballet, Danielle is choreographing for Festival Ballet Providence. She performs and teaches
ballet in Rhode Island where she and her husband currently reside.
 Elizabeth Flynn -
is from Attleboro, MA where she began her dance training at AMJ School of Dance. She graduated in May 2008 from Dean College where she received a BA in Dance. She studied
a variety of dance styles including ballet, modern, jazz, and tap. Elizabeth was a member of the Dean College Dance Company performing Serenade and Concerto Barroco.
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