MEET THE DANCERS
Siri Cyan-Ell
Siri Cyan, a tiny Texan, began her dance training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. After graduating from the academy, she moved to Hamburg, Germany to continue her training in the professional division of the Hamburg Ballet School. During her three years in Hamburg she performed with the Hamburg Ballet in several of John Neumeier’s ballets, such as Wunderhorn, Romeo and Juliet, The Little Mermaid, and Swan Lake. She then went on to perform with the Oregon Ballet Theater before returning to Houston to make the transition from ballerina to modern mover. She has since worked with and performed works by artists such as Jacquelyne Boe, Amy Ell, Rebecca French, Amy Morrow, Deborah Hay, and Maleek Washington, as well as pieces she has created. Cyan now dwells in Austin, TX with her dog and cat, where she teaches Gyrotonic(R), freelances, creates, and hikes.
Cyan-Ell has been performing with Boe since Spring 2016.
Sinclair Davis
Sinclair Davis, from Oak Park, Illinois began training at the age of three and studied at various studios throughout Chicago. She graduated Western Michigan University (WMU) in 2017 with a BFA in dance. While in college, she performed works by Lew Christensen, Antony Tudor, Joshua Manculich, James Gregg, Frank Chaves, Ohad Naharin and Kyle Abraham. She was also a member of Western Michigan University’s touring ensemble, Western Dance Project directed by Whitney Moncrief. She has furthered her training at the Lou Conte Dance Center’s summer scholarship program, Interlochen Arts Camp, and Kyle Abraham/Abraham.In.Motion’s summer intensive. In 2016, her choreography was selected to represent WMU at the American College Dance Association east central regional conference. After college, she danced as an apprentice with Eisenhower Dance Detroit. Sinclair has also worked for METdance as a professional company member. With METdance she has performed works by Camille A. Brown, Robbie Moore, Kate Skarpetowska and Kyle Abraham. Recently, she has worked with Jeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project and emerging artist Drew Lewis, performing original works in both Houston, Tx and Pittsburgh, PA respectively. Sinclair is currently a freelance artist and teaches dance throughout Houston.
Lawndale Project 2.0 is Davis first project with Boe.
Rachael Hutto
Rachael Hutto hails from Flower Mound, TX, and she wishes to inspire the next generation of creative minds by virtue of art education. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Dance. Continuing her training in Rome, Italy with international choreographers Enzo Celli and Elisabetta Minutoli, directors of VIVOBallet. Rachael received scholarships in the summer of 2013 to attend Dance Italia in Lucca, Italy, where she studied with Christiano Fabbri (Italy), Aya Israeli (Gaga) and Bruce Michelson (Kylian) to name a few. She had five successful seasons with NobleMotion Dance. Rachael is grateful to be a current company member of Hope Stone Dance and Frame Dance Productions. She has performed with organizations and individual artists such as Erin Reck, David Justin, Houston Grand Opera in 2017 production of La Traviata, Spencer Gavin Hering and Andrea Dawn Shelley, as well as international choreographer Astrid von Ussar. Rachael has had the honor of performing at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York, NY, The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Plaza de San Miguel in Lucca, Italy, and Teatro Golden in Rome, Italy. Rachael teaches many different technical levels and ages for organizations such as The Hope Project, Frame Dance Productions, and Academy of City Ballet of Houston.
Hutto has been working with Boe since Fall 2019.
Lindsey McGill
Lindsey McGill was born in Houston, Texas. She began her formal dance training under Elizabeth and Rosemary Molak in Orange County, California and continued training at the Houston Ballet Academy under the direction of Ben Stevenson, Clara Cravey, and Priscilla Nathan Murphy.
Since graduating from the Houston Ballet Academy, Lindsey has worked with several companies in Houston, New York, Portland, and West Palm Beach including iMEE, NW Dance Project, Group Acorde, Hope Stone Dance, Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, NobleMotion Dance, The Next Stage Project, KDNY, and O Dance. She has also had the opportunity to dance in projects by jhon r. stronks, Teresa Chapman, Vault, Freneticore, Wanderlust Dance Project, and iLluminate among others.
Lindsey has been choreographing since 2004 and has created works for iMEE, NW Dance Project, Group Acorde, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Revolve Dance Company, O Dance, Freneticore, 12 Minutes Max, Frenetic Fringe Festival, and the Big Range Dance Festival. Lindsey currently lives in Houston, where she serves as Associate Director of Group Acorde and enjoys family, dancing, and teaching dance.
Photo credit: Julia Discenza, courtesy of NobleMotion Dance
McGill has been working with Boe since Fall 2018.
Brit Wallis-Mcgrath
Brit Wallis, a native Texan, trained at Shelly Power's Academy of Dance and the Houston Ballet Academy under the direction of Ben Stevenson.
She was a company member for 5 seasons with METdance formerly known as the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company. She then spent a season in Chicago touring with Luna Negra Dance Theater under the direction of Gustavo Sansano Ramirez, and a summer in New York City performing with Molly Rabinowitz/Liquid Grip. Over the past 12 years Brit has remained actively involved in the Houston dance community consistently working with Jane Weiner & Hope Stone Dance, NobleMotion Dance, Frame Dance Productions, Vault, 6 Degrees, Recked Productions, Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble and Chapman Dance. Brit most recently toured with contemporary ballet company iMEE (infinite movement ever evolving) to Rhode Island, Florida, Bulgaria, and Mexico City.
Wallis-McGrath has been working with Boe since Spring 2017.
