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Avant Dance Company:

The Avant Dance Company was formed in 2002 by Cynthia Coker  in order to train young dancers who were interested in pursuing a career in professional contemporary or commercial dance.  Since that time 6 Avant dancers have received university degrees as college dance majors, 3 others are continuing their college dance majors, one more dancer will begin a university program in August, 2 dancers will be living in Los Angeles as working dancers in September, one is living and working in NYC, 1 in Austin (Atticus Rodriguez), and 1 in Nashville.  Avant Alumnus Charles Roy who just graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles was named outstanding college performer at the national American College Dance Festival this year.  Arielle Coker, who has been on "So You Think You Can Dance" also graduated from Loyola Marymount University this year and has just moved to Nashville.  She will be seen in the upcoming series "Nashville" and is teaching advanced contemporary dance as well as dancing professionally.

Artistic director Cynthia Coker holds a BFA and an MFA in Dance from Southern Methodist University.