The Company

DANCERS

ANGELA BERGAMO is a recent honors graduate from Loyola Marymount University where she double majored in Dance and Communications. Angela began dancing competitively at a young age and is trained in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, musical theater, and break dancing. Angela cherishes a variety of dancing and acting experiences and has performed professionally in films, at Disneyland, and on television for TeenNick. In 2011, she performed at the MLB All Star Gala with CeeLo Green and Jordin Sparks. She has also enjoyed performing in the university setting, at festivals, on cruise ships, and in Neil Patrick Harris and Jon Braver's play, Delusion: The Blood Rite. She is a member of Mosaic Dance Company through Mosaic Church in Hollywood and enjoys choreographing and collaborating with peers. Angela is grateful to be a part of Keshet Chaim and greatly enjoys being a part of the Keshet Family.

LIZ CLARK began training and performing with North Harris Performing arts at the age of 14 and in 2006 she graduated from The High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX.  She then moved to London to train at the London Studio Center.  After her study abroad she landed in Los Angeles, Ca where she trained and performed at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy.  After she graduated with an AA in Musical Theater she began dancing with Los Angeles Choreographers and Dancers.  She has danced with Zerogravity, National Tours with Luma Dance Theater, Keshet Chaim dance ensemble  and Vans Warped Tour 2014/15 with ShiraGirl.  Signed with Eighteentwentysix Agency Her skills include Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Acrobatics, Aerial Silks and Cirus Pole Arts. 

HAI COHEN     born in Israel in 1984, started dancing at the Bat-Dor dance school in Ber-Sheva, Israel.  He trained in classical ballet, advanced level R.A.D method, Martha Graham modern technique, contemporary, jazz and flamenco. He danced in the Kamea Dance Company and the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, travelling with both companies world-wide. In Los Angeles he has worked with Body Traffic, LA and is now proud to be a part of Keshet Chaim.

RUSSELL CORPIS began his training in San Diego at a local studio, where he was introduced to some amazing people who brought Unity Dance Ensemble, director Tessandra Chavez, into his life. Dancing on the apprentice company, Unity 2, during high school. After high school, Russell began dancing with Unity Dance Ensemble's main company in San Diego and began his teaching career and was a company member for nine consecutive years. Russell attended Hawaii Pacific University where he was on a full dance scholarship. In 2008, Russell was part of the dance team at HPU where they received their third national championship at the the NDA collegiate national championship. Russell trained with the California Ballet Company and taught at San Diego Dance Centre and studios in NorthCounty. Russell has performed with Odyssey Dance Theatre for their 2011-2012 season of shows. His most notable rolls are of Paris in "Romeo and Juliet" and the peasant pas de deux in Giselle. Other shows performed with ODT include Thriller and repertoire including new choreography by Many Moore. Russell has recently filmed "Step Up Revolution II", a dance fitness DVD. Russell is signed with The Movement Talent Agency in Los Angeles, Ca. His natural competitive nature helps him to grow and strive to be a better dancer and teacher everyday. 

JANELLE CRUZ originally from Guam, is excited to be dancing with her Keshet Chaim family. As a certified Pilates instructor and ESL teacher, she enjoys helping others feel healthy and confident. Her clients and students motivate her to be a better teacher and even better student.
As a performer, she has danced for the stage adaptation of The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari, performed in Glowfest at Disney's California Adventure Park, starred in musicals such as "Sweet Charity" and "A Self-Help Guide to Killing Your Boss", as well as worked with artists such as Cher Lloyd, Kelly Roland, and Simple Plan.
 

AARON CZUPRENSKI began his dance training at the age of 9 and  quickly realized it was a rapidly growing passion of his. After graduating high school in Detroit Michigan, Aaron decided to move to Los Angeles to peruse his dance career. There, he began working on shows such as World of Dance Seasons 1+2 with Jennifer Lopez, Barbie LIVE! International Tour, Billy Elliot the Musical , Brooklyn Jai's China Tour, American Horror Story, and Americas Got Talent.  Aaron can be seen dancing with Paula Abdul, Jesse McCartney, Hans Zimmer, MUSE, RKCB, and has been in multiple live performances throughout Los Angeles including Carnival, Palm Springs Dance Festival, FREELUSION; Morango Casino, Industry Dance Awards,  and Christmas on Ice to name a few. Aaron also tours as a Pro Assistant/Teacher  for Hollywood Connection Dance Convention and can be seen performing nation wide with Royal Flux Dance Company. Aaron is eager to spread his love for dance with others and hopes to continue working internationally, inspiring, moving, and creating with other artists and dancers who have the same passion for dance as himself!

ALEX DRATTELL Bio coming soon

EMMY FREVELE is a professional dancer and actress located in Los Angeles, signed with Lisa Coppola-Lindholm at Go 2 Talent Agency. Emmy has been a dancer on the hit ABC series “Bunheads,” starring Sutton Foster (Choreographed by Marguerite Derricks). She can be seen in a multitude of music videos, including Olly Murs “Heart Skips a Beat” (Directed by Daniel “Cloud” Campos), IM5 ft. Bella Thorne “Can’t Stay Away” (Choreographed by Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo), Jadagrace ft. LMFAO “Run Dat Back” (Choreographed by Apollo Sa’Deek), and many more. She was also a featured dancer in commercials for Best Buy (Choreographed by MaDonna Grimes) and American Apparel (Choreographed by Shannon Janet Smith). Emmy is a passionate and hardworking artist. She is happily working and training daily with the top professional choreographers and dancers in the business and cannot wait to see what her future holds. For more info, visit: EmmyFrevele.com.   

ROBERT GOMEZ Born in Torrance, California Robert had fallen in love with the world of art at an early age. Starting with playing piano, violin, and always having a love for music, the passion for movement was not too far from mind. He began training at the age of 14 at Renaissance High School For The Arts where his passion for dance transpired. Robert is currently in his fourth year dancing with Keshet and is loving every moment of it. Robert continues to share his love for dance in hopes to inspire all who watch. 

MORGAN MULHOLLAND is an engaging and energetic dancer, teacher, model and choreographer. She has fused academic work and dance by earning a diploma in musical theater, a B.F.A from San Jose State and the beginnings of an M.F.A. from CU, Boulder. She competed with the Long Beach State Dance Team, under Rey Lozano, and was a member of UDT, with Gary Masters and Fred Matthews, and Company 1 with Janie Scott. In addition to her dance skills, Morgan a very unique and sought after choreography style. She has choreographed several musicals for California colleges including: Spring Awakening, How $ Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Cabaret and Chicago. She has also coached and choreographed for high school and collegiate level dance teams. In addition to her academic and performance pursuits, Morgan has owned and operated The Company Fine Arts Academy dance studio in Tracy, CA for 7 years where she teaches and choreographs for dancers of all ages and skill levels. She is excited to finally be a part and perform with Keshet Chaim.

RAFAEL QUINTAS is a dancer and choreographer originally from Brazil. He moved to the US in 2008 to study Dance and Mass Communication at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO. Rafael graduated in December 2012 and moved to Los Angeles in January 2013 and since he has signed with The "S" Agency and has joined Flirt Dancers for the 2014 season. Rafael joined Keshet in the summer of 2013 and it's very happy to be a part of the company and looks forward to keep performing with them in the future.

D. VALENTINE works as a professional dancer and choreographer in Los Angeles, CA.  Projects include choreography for Gloria Trevi, Ivy Queen, MTV3res/MTV, and BET's 106&Park.  He's worked as a dancer for Macy Gray, Fox's "New Girl", The Billboard Awards, UNESCO, Mutthouse: The Musical, and many others.  His most recent project was in Festival D'Avignon as an Associate Producer for Anais: a Dance Opera by Director/Choreographer Janet Roston & Composer Cindy Shapiro about the story of famed diarist Anais Nin.  IG: @DliciousPhoto | DValentineOnline.com

 AMIR YORKE is a twenty-one year old singer, actor, dancer, and native to Los Angeles, California. His training started at Degas Dance Studio under the close eye of studio owner, Anacia Weiskittel. Beginning his dance career at the age of fifteen, he has traveled around the country for training, live performances, music videos, and commercials. This December, Amir will also be performing in three separate Nutcracker performances as principle roles. 

CAMILA ZACARIAS is a dancer and actress originally from Argentina. Camila studied in New York at Broadway Dance Center and Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. She moved to Los Angeles pursuing her passion for the arts, participating in many theatre and film productions. Camila is honored and thankful for being part of Keshet Chaim. She wants to thank Genie Benson and all the beautiful team that works for Keshet Chaim for all their support and trust. 

KESHET ALUMNI

YOSSI AFRIAT	SHIRA ALON	RONIT AMAYA	YOSSIAMOR
MIKAELA ARNESON	HAREL ASARAF	TARA AVIEL	ELON AVISAR
EYTAN AVISAR	MIKE BARTMESS	SARAH BENNETT	GENIE BENSON
EDEN BENNUN	GALIT BERNSTEIN	LEAH BLEIWEIS	CHRISTY BOLINGBROKE
Talia Altit	Tali Aires	Chava Chaim
TAMMIE JOHNSON	SHAI MIZRAHI	GABRIELLA NEJMAN	AMIR RAPPAPORT
RENATA BOWMEISTER	TONY BRACAMONTE	MEITAL BRACHA	LEE BRODA
MOSHE CAFRI	GAL CARMY	ADRIAN CARTER
Katrina Clark	SHIRI COHEN	NOAH DACH	REBECCA DIAMOND
HADAS DVIR	GABY ELBAZ	LUCY ERDMAN	ALICE FACH
EMILY FLORES	MICHAEL FORSCH	CARLY FOX	GARY FOX
BRIAN FRETTE	JOSH GARCIA	IDAN GIL	NICK GIOIOSA
ERICA GOLDMAN	TAMARA GOLDSTEIN	Aaron Gordon	NATHANIAL GOSSELIN
JUDY GREENFELD	GAL HAAS	CECILIA HANONO	KARLY HATFIELD
Lior  Haykeen	CAREN HELLER	ORIT HIPSH-GUR	GIA JACKSON
JERMAINE JOHNSON		PHIL KAMINS	TRENT KEEL
LINDSAY KARR	LALI KATZ	GITIT KOHAVIE	DENIS KOCHKIN
IRMA KLEBENOV	TISH LAEMMLE	AMBER LANGFORD	AMY LENOBLE
Maor Levy	ORLY LEVY	DANIELLE LICHT	LAURA LITTLE
DALIT MAAYAN	CHEERESE MACKEY	MARQUOS MALDONADO	HAIM MALKA
LILIAN MANANSALA	ODED MANSURA	TSION MARCIANO	ASAF MEDINA
OWEN MELDY	AILEEN MORAN	RACHELLE NESHKES	DINA NELSON
JENNIFER NOTOWITZ	ISAAC OLIVERA	HUDSON OLIVERIA	NIR ORON
LYNN OVERTREE	MONICA PACK	ALYSE PALOMBARO	ROBIN PALMAN
KARISSA PETERSON	DONIMIC PIERSON	RACHEL ROBBINS	SUMMER ROBINS
JM RODRIGUEZ	MAYA ROGEL	KOBI ROZENFELD	JULIUS RUBIO
MATT RUSTOWITZ	DORIT SABERI	JAIME SALGADO	BRYNN SAMMS
ITZIK SAYAG	ALISHA SELA	JASMINE SCHLEY	SILVIA SCHOFFMAN
YISHAI SCHOFFMAN	AYELET SELINGER	DMITRY SHAPLYKA	MOTI SHEMESH
ALI SCHILLERMAN
SAMMY SILBERSTEIN	REBECCA SILVER-FISHER	ANDY SMITH	ANGELO SORIANO
LEURA SPIELMAN	NATALIE STEVEI	SHANNI TAL	RACHEL TEITELBAUM
DREW TOMLINSON	JOSE TRUILLO	SCOT TUPPER	DANA VULTAGGIO
TARYN WAYNE	RANDY WEINSTEIN	NURIT WEISS GRUNFELD	JONES WELSH
ARMEN YELOYAN	KARINA YELOYAN	SONA YELOYAN	URI ZOMBERG

TALIA ALTIT a native Angelino, Talia joined Keshet Chaim Dance Ensemble in 2009. Talia started her career competing on a high school dance team th