![]() ![]() You can currently find her at Disneyland performing in, “Aladdin A Musical Spectacular” as well as a new stage show entitled, “Mickey And The Magical Map”. She has worked with notable choreographers such as: Brian Friedman, Tricia Miranda, Phlex, Andye J, Shane Sparks, Tabitha and Napoleon D’Umo, Frank Gatson, Kevin and Marcel Wilson, Oth’than Burnside and Super Dave. The crew was under the direction of So You Think You Can Dance’s, Donyelle Jones, whom Larissa has assisted for and trained under. ![]() Most notably, she was a contestant on MTV’s hit show, “America’s Best Dance Crew” in the crew, Artistry In Motion. She has done commercials for American Airlines and Sears, along being featured on Oxygen’s “Hair Battle”, and was assistant choreographer on the A&E show “The Hasslehoff’s”. She has worked with artists such as Beyoncé, 50 Cent, Dawn Richard, Lloyd, Three Six Mafia, No Doubt, Cali Swag District, Missy Elliott, and Gnarls Barkley to name a few. She has toured with Tremaine Dance Conventions as an assistant, and was also a member of their performance company. She is a competition dancer herself, winning many prestigious titles, awards and scholarships from notable competitions and conventions. She has trained extensively in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and musical theater. Larissa is a native New Yorker, who has been in Los Angeles since 2007 pursuing a professional career in dance. Carrie currently resides in Ohio and appears nationally as a guest artist, teacher, and choreographer. Carrie’s original choreography has been performed by students as well as professionals and she has extensive experience instructing and coaching dancers of all ages in ballet, jazz, tap, and modern/contemporary styles. During this time she also coordinated DanceReach, offering dance to at-risk youth in the community, and in 2013 she co-founded DanceAbility, a program offering dance classes to students with special needs. In 2011 Carrie became the founding director and lead instructor of the School of MCB. Carrie originated the role of Alice in Grundy’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. During her four year stay at Missouri Contemporary Ballet, Carrie performed numerous works by director Karen Mareck Grundy as well as works by Shannon Lee West, Thang Dao, Autumn Eckman, and Joshua Blake Carter. ![]() Carrie performed in Denver with the David Taylor Dance Theater enjoying soloist and principal roles in works by James Wallace as well as Gregory Dawson’s “Eclipsing Venus.” She has also performed with 7 Dancers, notably in “ART” by Mandy Moore, ofthe hit television series “So You Think You Can Dance.”Carriealso danced the lead role in 101 Things to do in a Lifetime, featuring choreography by Chantal Robson. She danced with Milwaukee Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet II, performing in Michael Pink’s Swan Lake, Don Quixote, and Romeo and Juliet. While attending Mercyhurst she danced various roles in Carmen, Coppelia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Sylphide, and Raymonda, under the direction of Tauna Hunter. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from Mercyhurst University and achieved her MBA degree at the University of Colorado, Denver. Carrie began studying dance in Rockford, IL under former Radio City Rockette, Kathy Nelson. ![]()
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