Michelle earned her BFA in
dance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and
trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center in New York
City. Michelle has been teaching for 18 years at various dance
schools throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as UWSP
and Zenon Dance School. Michelle has performed in numerous
productions at UWSP, the American College Dance Festival,
Indianapolis Ballet, and Central Wisconsin Community Theatre’s
production of the Nutcracker. In the Twin Cities, she has
performed as a member of the Third Rabbit Dance Ensemble,
Zenon Dance School’s scholarship program, and various
local choreographers. Michelle choreographed for several productions
at UWSP and had her work chosen to represent UWSP at the American
College Dance Festival. Locally, she has choreographed for
Deuxmensions Dance Theatre & Junior Dance Theatre, and
shown works at the Minnesota Dance Festival, MDA’s Choreomania,
and several of Zenon Dance School’s Block E concerts.
She currently serves as a member of the Advisory Group for
DanceUSA’s Minnesota Dance Mapping Project.
Kirstin Doyle
Artistic Director
Kirstin also earned a BFA in
dance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in addition
to studying at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Milwaukee
Ballet and Gus Giordano. She has 15 years teaching experience
including the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Zenon
Dance School, and The Conservatory for Creative Expression
in Stevens Point, WI. Kirstin has performed in a number of
faculty & student productions at UWSP, including reconstructed
works by Doris Humphrey, Ruth St. Dennis, Charles Weidman,
Yvonne Rainer & Debra Lowen. She has also performed at
the American College Dance Festival, and with Ed Burgess &
Lonne Moretton. She has also performed as a Zenon scholarship
student and with several Twin Cities choreographers. She has
recently had the privilege of performing with DRP Dance. Kirstin’s
choreographic work includes Deuxmensions Dance Theatre &
Junior Dance Theatre, many student productions at UWSP, and
commissioned works for performance by the Amadeus Dance Company
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jill
Murphy Instructor
Jill earned her
BFA in dance from the University of Minnesota in the spring
of 2004. While in college she had the opportunity to perform
works by local artist Paula Mann, Judith Howard, Stuart Pimsler,
as well as guest artist Ming-Shen Ku from Korea. She also
participated in various student pieces, was part of the production
committee for the student Dance concert for two years and
vice president of the Student Dance Coalition. Jill currently
dances with DRP Dance.
Danielle L.
Robinson-Prater Instructor & Office Assistant
Receiving a BFA from Ohio State
University in 1997. Since arriving in Minneapolis she has
had the pleasure of performing and studying with multiple
local choreographers including; Zenon Dance Company, Megan
Flood, John Munger and Deuxmensions Dance Theatre. This is
her fifth year working as a dance educator at Deuxmensions
Dance Theatre and School. In March 2005 she presented her
first evening length performance, and introduced the creation
of DRP Dance. Danielle is eager to share DRP Dance with the
Minneapolis dance community and joining fellow emerging choreographers.
