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Program Order
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Farmington High School Auditorium, 7:00 PM
Farmington High School Auditorium, 7:00 PM
Choreographed by HDC (Collaboration)
Structured by Mrs. Banks
Music: Owolowa by Atli Ӧrvarsson
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jacqueline Brown, Brooke Crutcher, Abigail Cummins, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Melyah Graham, Jasmyn Hudson, Cailynn Moore, Isabella Palma, Carlie Phillips, Bianca Pugh, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Elise Scott, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Ashland Stephens, Sophia Vella, Kyla Williams
Choreographed by Mrs. Banks, Theresa Sommers, and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Useless Information by Apparat
Performed by Dance 2/Dance 3 - 2nd Hour and 3rd Hour: Gabriela Aoki, Sky Banks, Mahari Brooks, Mahdi Brooks, Ari Chandler, Skylaa Chatman, Olivia Darby, Reanna Denina, Ella Erickson, Olivia Erickson, Erisa Golemi, Hayden Graham, Brooke Hendrian, Ari Ferguson-Anthony, Zariah Johnson, Ayomide Kemp-Harris, Kasie Low, Harshithaa Manikandan, Katie Martinchick, Peyton McConnell, Kenzie McGill, Samantha Pettiway, MAE Poole, Je’Miah Turner, Hansini Vennapusa, Ari Wolfe, Chasen Zawojskyj
Choreographed by Adrianna Gerhart (Student)
Music: Lung by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jacqueline Brown, Abigail Cummins, Nia Davis, Melyah Graham, Jasmyn Hudson, Isabella Palma, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Ashland Stephens
Choreographed by Sophia Vella (Student)
Music: Siegfried by Frank Ocean
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Brooke Crutcher, Cailynn Moore, Carlie Phillips, Elise Scott, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Kyla Williams
Choreographed by Mrs. Banks and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Clearly by Christophe Filippi
Performed by Dance 2/Dance 3 - 3rd Hour: Sky Banks, Mahari Brooks, Mahdi Brooks, Ari Chandler, Ari Ferguson-Anthony, Zariah Johnson, Ayomide Kemp-Harris, Kasie Low, Katie Martinchick, MAE Poole, Je’Miah Turner, Ari Wolfe, Chasen Zawojskyj
Choreographed by Jacqueline Brown (Student)
Music: Fly by Ludovico Einaudi
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Abigail Cummins, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Melyah Graham, Carlie Phillips, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Ashland Stephens
Choreographed by Brooke Crutcher (Student)
Music: Perdonare by Alessandro Cortini
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jasmyn Hudson, Cailynn Moore, Isabella Palma, Bianca Pugh, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Elise Scott, Sophia Vella, Kyla Williams
Choreographed by Theresa Sommers and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Ripples in the Sand by Hans Zimmer
Performed by Dance 2/Dance 3 - 2nd Hour: Gabriela Aoki, Skylaa Chatman, Olivia Darby, Reanna Denina, Ella Erickson, Olivia Erickson, Erisa Golemi, Hayden Graham, Brooke Hendrian, Harshithaa Manikandan, Peyton McConnell, Kenzie McGill, Samantha Pettiway, Hansini Vennapusa
Choreographed by Kennedy Phelps (Guest Artist)
Music/Composer: Presence Practice by DJ Grigola, and Lokaou Augunum by Olafur Arnalds
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jacqueline Brown, Brooke Crutcher, Abbey Cummins, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Melyah Graham, Jasmyn Hudson, Cailynn Moore, Camryn Nieves, Isabella Palma, Carlie Phillips, Bianca Pugh, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Elise Scott, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Ashland Stephens, Sophia Vella, Kyla Williams
Program note: In 2025, Presence Practice was selected for performance at the National High School Dance Festival (Pittsburgh, PA), and as a Gala Recipient for the Michigan Youth Dance Festival.
15 - MINUTE INTERMISSION
15 - MINUTE INTERMISSION
Choreographed by Elise Scott (Student)
Music: Freedom by Pharrell Williams
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jacqueline Brown, Brooke Crutcher, Abigail Cummins, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Melyah Graham, Isabella Palma, Carlie Phillips, Bianca Pugh, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Elise Scott, Sophia Vella, Kyla Williams
Choreographed by Theresa Sommers and Students (Collaboration)
Music: There Are Mountains Underneath Us by VLMV
Performed by Dance 2/Dance 3 - 2nd Hour: Gabriela Aoki, Skylaa Chatman, Olivia Darby, Reanna Denina, Ella Erickson, Olivia Erickson, Erisa Golemi, Hayden Graham, Brooke Hendrian, Harshithaa Manikandan, Peyton McConnell, Kenzie McGill, Samantha Pettiway, Hansini Vennapusa
Choreographed by Theresa Sommers and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Sand (feat. Karen Whipple) by Nathan Lanier
Performed by Dance 1 - 4th Hour: Elizabeth Barr, Ava Bell, Samantha Beltz, Jordyn Brooks, Jazmen Cheatham, Cassidy Coleman-Beckum, Julian Culver, Shia Curry, Joory Elhussien, Kiersten Grissom, Keira Ilich, Riley Mason, Carrington Owens, Sophia Pirog, Savannah Rickman, MaKenna Root-Darden, Allison Stephens, Kaileigh Strickler, Khloe Taylor
Choreographed by: Theresa Sommers and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Hunt for the Ray Sphere by Amon Tobin
Performed by Dance 1 - 1st Hour: Madonna Alshami, Jaela Brazile, Bre Clinkscales, Daijah Cox, Jah’Nay Jackson, Zoelle Jones, Joanna Kline, Kavya Mogili, Mercedez Perry
Choreographed by Theresa Sommers (Faculty)
Music: Persan by Kangding Ray and Narrow is the Way by Fabrizio Paterlini
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Jasmyn Hudson, Cailynn Moore, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Ashland Stephens
Choreographed by Students
Music: Various Artists
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Isabella Palma, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Jacqueline Brown, Elise Scott, Brooke Crutcher, Sophia Vella
Choreographed by Mrs. Banks and Students (Collaboration)
Music: The Untold by Secession Studios
Performed by Dance 1 - 5th Hour: Sarah Abraham, Jessica Anderson, Layla Anderson, Joy Fitzgerald, Natalie Iskandaryan, Ambica Kethinedi, London Lomax, Annelissa Lopez, Julia Lynem, Kayleen Martinez, Maria Matela, Gabriella Moss, Michelle Perry, Nylah Pharr, Grace Smith, Rhiannon Strickler, Makenzie Strother, Jordin Warren, Natalie Welday, Drew Whaley, Brooklyne Wilder
Choreographed by Mrs. Banks and Students (Collaboration)
Music: Richard Pryn, and “And For a Brief Moment, We Were” by Bonjr
Performed by Dance 2/Dance 3 - 3rd Hour: Sky Banks, Mahari Brooks, Mahdi Brooks, Ari Chandler, Ari Ferguson-Anthony, Zariah Johnson, Ayomide Kemp-Harris, Kasie Low, Katie Martinchick, MAE Poole, Jemiah Turner, Ari Wolfe, Chasen Zawojskyj
Choreographed by Tracy Halloran (Guest Artist)
Music: Which Witch by Florence + The Machine
Performed by Harrison Dance Company: Daniel Bishop, Jacqueline Brown, Brooke Crutcher, Abigail Cummins, Nia Davis, Adrianna Gerhart, Melyah Graham, Jasmyn Hudson, Cailynn Moore, Isabella Palma, Carlie Phillips, Bianca Pugh, Claire Quin, Sereniti Sams, Elise Scott, Shania Scott, Kennedy Sheriff, Ashland Stephens, Sophia Vella, Kyla Williams
We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to our community of students, educators, family, and friends for the generous support and encouragement we've received throughout the school year.
We would like to extend a special THANK YOU to our community of students, educators, family, and friends for the generous support and encouragement we've received throughout the school year.
To our graduating seniors, congratulations on your successful completion of your high school career. We wish you prosperity, fulfillment, and joy in the next chapter of your life.
To our graduating seniors, congratulations on your successful completion of your high school career. We wish you prosperity, fulfillment, and joy in the next chapter of your life.
Dance Program Production Team
Dance Program Production Team
Tumija (Toi) Banks, Dance Teacher
Theresa Sommers, Stage Manager/Assistant Dance Teacher
Patrick Field, Lighting Designer
Jacob Traines, Auditorium Tech
Kathryn Gustafson, Backstage Manager
Robyn Banks, Videography
Farmington HS Administrative Team
Farmington HS Administrative Team
Christine Meussner, FHS Principal
Lynda Shannon, FHS Assistant Principal
Leon Wallace, FHS Assistant Principal
Stefanie Volpe, Administrative Assistant
Nicole Randolph, Administrative Assistant
2025 Guest Choreographers
2025 Guest Choreographers
Theresa Sommers has been dancing for 19 years. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from Oakland University. In addition to her degree, Theresa obtained a K-12 teaching certification. During her time at Oakland University, Theresa performed works choreographed by Stephanie Pizzo, Craig Miller, Lauren Anderson, Elizabeth Riga, Christina Tasco, and Mary Murphy. Currently, Theresa Sommers is a dance educator at Farmington High School.
Theresa Sommers has been dancing for 19 years. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from Oakland University. In addition to her degree, Theresa obtained a K-12 teaching certification. During her time at Oakland University, Theresa performed works choreographed by Stephanie Pizzo, Craig Miller, Lauren Anderson, Elizabeth Riga, Christina Tasco, and Mary Murphy. Currently, Theresa Sommers is a dance educator at Farmington High School.
Kennedy Phelps is a dancer, choreographer and teacher in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University class of 2021, and has received a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance. While at Western, Kennedy has performed in works by Paul Taylor, Yin Yue, Kate Skarpetowska, Jennifer Archibald, Mike Esperanza, BAIRA, Monique Haley, and Brendan Duggan, and was a member of Western Dance Project under the direction of Whitney Moncrief. In 2022 Kennedy worked as a guest artist with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In the summer of 2022, Kennedy was featured on the cover of ROC magazine’s Issue 03: Embodied. In 2023 Kennedy became the founder and director of K Company Dance, LLC located in Southfield, MI, where she can continue to share her knowledge and love for dance with the youth of today.
Kennedy Phelps is a dancer, choreographer and teacher in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. She is a graduate of Western Michigan University class of 2021, and has received a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance. While at Western, Kennedy has performed in works by Paul Taylor, Yin Yue, Kate Skarpetowska, Jennifer Archibald, Mike Esperanza, BAIRA, Monique Haley, and Brendan Duggan, and was a member of Western Dance Project under the direction of Whitney Moncrief. In 2022 Kennedy worked as a guest artist with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In the summer of 2022, Kennedy was featured on the cover of ROC magazine’s Issue 03: Embodied. In 2023 Kennedy became the founder and director of K Company Dance, LLC located in Southfield, MI, where she can continue to share her knowledge and love for dance with the youth of today.
Artistic director of ConteXture, Tracy Halloran, earned her BFA in dance at Marygrove College and her MFA in Choreography at the University of Michigan. In 2014, she was named a Kresge Fellow in Music and Dance. She has worked as a performer, teacher, choreographer, and rehearsal director in the dance world. She is also the co-founder of Detroit Dance Exchange, a program established to help local choreographers exhibit and explore their own professional works. Halloran’s choreography blurs the lines between dance genres and styles by combining the movement techniques of modern, hip hop, jazz and contemporary. She uses the dynamics of motion and choreographic levels to create explosive and exciting movement phrases, which juxtapose the delicacy of human emotion. In the past few years, Halloran has been a finalist in the Michigan Dance Council’s prestigious Maggie Allesee Choreography competition. Tracy’s choreography was selected to perform at the Tanzhafen Festival in Linz, Austria in Fall 2023. Ms. Halloran is an accomplished teacher in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary and flexibility and strengthening techniques. Her students have performed as Rockette’s, NFL and NBA dancers, also with American Ballet Theatre, Zurich Ballet, Disney World’s Beauty and the Beast, and Royal Caribbean. They are also dancing for choreographers like Andrew Winghart, Talia Favia, and Liz Imperio. She has been an instructor all over the MidWest. She is currently on faculty at Company C Dance Club in Toledo, Ohio and is a consultant for the U.S Rhythmic Gymnastics team, aiding the gymnasts and coaches in high level training to qualify for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games.
Artistic director of ConteXture, Tracy Halloran, earned her BFA in dance at Marygrove College and her MFA in Choreography at the University of Michigan. In 2014, she was named a Kresge Fellow in Music and Dance. She has worked as a performer, teacher, choreographer, and rehearsal director in the dance world. She is also the co-founder of Detroit Dance Exchange, a program established to help local choreographers exhibit and explore their own professional works. Halloran’s choreography blurs the lines between dance genres and styles by combining the movement techniques of modern, hip hop, jazz and contemporary. She uses the dynamics of motion and choreographic levels to create explosive and exciting movement phrases, which juxtapose the delicacy of human emotion. In the past few years, Halloran has been a finalist in the Michigan Dance Council’s prestigious Maggie Allesee Choreography competition. Tracy’s choreography was selected to perform at the Tanzhafen Festival in Linz, Austria in Fall 2023. Ms. Halloran is an accomplished teacher in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary and flexibility and strengthening techniques. Her students have performed as Rockette’s, NFL and NBA dancers, also with American Ballet Theatre, Zurich Ballet, Disney World’s Beauty and the Beast, and Royal Caribbean. They are also dancing for choreographers like Andrew Winghart, Talia Favia, and Liz Imperio. She has been an instructor all over the MidWest. She is currently on faculty at Company C Dance Club in Toledo, Ohio and is a consultant for the U.S Rhythmic Gymnastics team, aiding the gymnasts and coaches in high level training to qualify for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic Games.
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