BRIANA BLAIR KELLY
Founder/Artistic Director/Choreographer/Performer
Briana Blair Kelly is a multidisciplinary artist and dance educator in Buffalo, NY. She holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from SUNY Fredonia and an MFA in Choreography and Performance from SUNY Brockport. Kelly is adjunct faculty at Niagara University, where she teaches Jazz and Irish, and SUNY Fredonia, where she teaches Tap. She is also a teaching artist/choreographer for the Academy of Theatre Arts and Unique Theatre. www.brianablairkelly.com
FIONA KIER
Choreographer/Performer
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TIM BENSON
Composer/Musician
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RORY MILES
Choreographer/Performer
Rory Miles is an Open Championship level Irish dancer with Jamieson Irish Dance who has been dancing for 11 years. Dance has played a big role in her life and has taught her how to work hard. Rory's first show with ROCeltic was “ROCeltic: The Stories We Carry In Our Bones” at the 2022 Rochester Fringe Festival and is very excited to continue performing and improving with her fellow company members!
SAMANTHA BALBI
Choreographer/Performer
Samantha Balbi has been dancing most of her life and has extensive training in many styles of dance. She is currently a dance major at SUNY Brockport also teaches at Main St. 56 Dance Company. She is very lucky to be a part of ROCeltic!
KAYLA STONE
Choreograher/Performer
Kayla Stone is an Open Championship level dancer with Jamieson Irish dance. Kayla started dancing at 3 years old learning ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. At 7 years old she started learning Irish dance which she has stuck with for the past 12 years. Kayla is also currently studying psychology and sustainability at SUNY Geneseo. Kayla has been a member of ROCeltic since 2019. She loves dancing with ROCeltic and is excited to watch the company and members grow!
MYA COWICK
Choreographer/Performer
Mya Cowick has been dancing for 10 years and a competitive dancer for 7 years. She has trained in many styles including tap, contemporary, jazz and ballet. Mya has been dancing with ROCeltic since 2019, the year the company was founded. She loves dancing and performing with her fellow company members.
KATHRYN MCCLELLAN
Performer
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LEIGH LEFEVRE
Choreographer/Performer
Leigh LeFevre first began dancing at the Main St. 56 Dance Company and took classes in tap, ballet, and contemporary. She was most interested in tap dancing and continued to tap dance for over five years. She recently graduated high school and decided to longer take classes, but to continue dancing with ROCeltic instead!
AUSTEN KELLY
Choreographer/Performer
Austen Kelly has always loved to dance and loved the stage. Diagnosed with autism at 2, he “talks with his feet”. He began formally studying dance with Rhythmic Tap when he was 9. He later added Modern and then Ballet. In 2010 Kelly and his family moved to Rochester, where in 2013 he graduated from the SOTA with a degree in Dance. By that time, he had added African, Flamenco, Jazz, Irish Dance, singing and acting to his repertoire. He holds an AAS in Theatre Arts from MCC and a BA in Dance from SUNY Brockport. He is a several-time World Qualifier and participant at both the World Irish Dance Championships and the North American Irish Dance Championships. He has performed in several Rochester Fringe Festivals pieces, and has performed with Cheryl Johnson, Rochester Dance Theatre, Frazee Feet Dance, Jamieson Irish Dance, Roceltic, Heidi Latsky Dance, Dance/Hartwell, Sankofa, Jean Rubingu, Anne Wilcox, BioDance Bricolage, and individually. He was chosen as a finalist for Creatives Rebuild New York.
KAITLYN MORAN
Performer
Kaitlyn Moran has been dancing for 10 years and has danced competitively for 8. She has trained in many styles which include, contemporary, hiphop, tap, jazz and ballet. This is her first year doing Roceltic and she loved learning the dances and performing with new people.
GRACIE DIPALMA
Performer
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ALLYSON MOHRMAN
Performer
Ally is an open championship dancer for Rochester Academy of Irish Dance. She is currently a student at SUNY Fredonia studying Childhood Inclusive Education, while continuing to compete. This is her first year with ROCeltic and she's excited to perform in the Rochester Fringe Festival later this year!
MAKAYLA MOHRMAN
Performer
Makayla is an open championship level Irish dancer from Rochester Academy of Irish Dance and currently studying Social Work at SUNY Fredonia! She's been Irish dancing competitvely for 12 years. Makayla is excited to start performing with ROCeltic and hopes to continue dancing with the company for many more years!
LAURA BARCOMB
Performer
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MARIANA PANZARELLA
Performer
Mariana is a musical theater performer from Buffalo, NY with training from LIU Post and Niagara University. Some of her credits include The Lockport Palace: Music Man (Specialty Dancer), Niagara: Peter And The Starcatcher (Lord Aster) LIU: Too Many Sarah’s (Rho) Academy of Theatre Arts: Pippin (Leading Player), Newsies (Specs), The Drowsy Chaperone (Kitty), Disaster (Dancer), A Chorus Line (Dancer), Rock of Ages (Dancer), and a self produced cabaret under the direction of Jackie Burns, Desi Oakley, and Laura Osnes. She absolutely loves to dance and can’t wait to perform for the very first time at the Rochester Fringe Festival!
LAURA SMITH
Performer
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