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		THE DANGEROUS LORRAINES Dangerous Lorraines DanceTheater is a performance group committed to the creation of contemporary and theatrical dance works. Originally founded in June 2004 by Artistic Director and choreographer Melissa Wynn, it was collaboratively directed with choreographer Lorelei Bayne for several years, and is now again solely directed by Melissa Wynn. Currently based in Sacramento, this project-based company features a range of dancers, actors, composers, musicians, and designers to produce exciting, enchanting, visceral performances. The Dangerous Lorraines have presented work in the Dance Houston Does Houston showcase of up & coming choreographers at Theater in Houston, TX; the Utopia Arts Extravaganza in Huntsville, TX; the ETC Dance Concert (East Texas Dance Consortium) in Huntsville, TX; the Festival of the Arts at Sacramento State University; 8x8x8 Showcase in Berkeley, CA; the SF Fringe Festival in San Francisco; as part of *10.10.10* - the Grand Opening of the Crocker Arts Museum in Sacramento, CA; and in 6 Degrees - a collaborative showcase with Dandelion Dance Theater, Randee Paufve and Della Davidson in Davis, CA. The company presents its own seasonal concert approximately once a year, and DLDT has made several site-specific improvisation appearances as part of downtown Sacramento's 2nd Saturdays Arts Walk. It is our aim to build a nationally and internationally recognized dance theater company. It is the mission of The Dangerous Lorraines to challenge and entertain audiences while pushing artistic limits. Dangerous Lorraines DanceTheater is a member of Dancer's Group in San Francisco, and has been the recipient of a 2008-2009 ArtScapes grant from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.
	ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Melissa Wynn is a teacher, choreographer, performer and Co-Artistic Director of Dangerous Lorraines Dance Theater. Originally from San Jose, California, she received her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and her MFA in Theatre and Dance with an emphasis in Choreography from the University of California, Davis. Wynn's choreography has been presented in New York at the Danspace Project (at St. Mark's Church), Dixon Place, and Long Island University; in Davis, California at the Veteran's Memorial Theater, the University Club, and at the Robert and Magrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts; and in Texas at Sam Houston State University, Texas State University - San Marcos, DiverseWorks and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston. Her interdisciplinary choreography has intrigued and inspired audiences. Her quartet Desire to Take Flight. performed by The Dangerous Lorraines, was selected to be presented both by the Fort Worth Contemporary Dance Festival and as part of the Dance Houston Does Houston showcase of up & coming choreographers. As a performer Wynn has worked with a variety of artists and professional dance companies in both the Bay Area and in New York City where she resided for 17 years. Companies and choreographers she has chosen to work with have all experimented with breaking the boundaries and definitions of dance (or theatre) on some level, and include Bobbie Wynn and Company (San Jose, CA), Bonnie McNeely (Davis, CA), Ellen Webb (Oakland, CA), the Stanley Love Performance Group (New York), Works/Laura Glenn Dance (New York), Nina Winthrop and Dancers (New York), Sham Mosher's Hybridium (New York), Marlies Yearby's Movin' Spirits Dance Theatre, Reggie Wilson's Fist and Heel Performance Group (New York), the theater group John Kelly and Company (New York), Cynthia Oliver's SHEMAD (New York), Sarah Skaggs Dance (New York), the Bebe Miller Company (New York), and most recently with choreographer Della Davidson in Sideshow Physical Theater (Davis, CA). She has been nominated for a New York Dance & Performance (a.k.a. BESSIE) award on more than one ocassion. Currently Melissa teaches contemporary dance at The Deane Dance Center in midtown Sacramento.

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THE DANGEROUS LORRAINES

Dangerous Lorraines DanceTheater is a performance group committed to the creation of contemporary and theatrical dance works. Originally founded in June 2004 by Artistic Director and choreographer Melissa Wynn, it was collaboratively directed with choreographer Lorelei Bayne for several years, and is now again solely directed by Melissa Wynn. Currently based in Sacramento, this project-based company features a range of dancers, actors, composers, musicians, and designers to produce exciting, enchanting, visceral performances.

The Dangerous Lorraines have presented work in the Dance Houston Does Houston showcase of up & coming choreographers at Theater in Houston, TX; the Utopia Arts Extravaganza in Huntsville, TX; the ETC Dance Concert (East Texas Dance Consortium) in Huntsville, TX; the Festival of the Arts at Sacramento State University; 8x8x8 Showcase in Berkeley, CA; the SF Fringe Festival in San Francisco; as part of 10.10.10 - the Grand Opening of the Crocker Arts Museum in Sacramento, CA; and in 6 Degrees - a collaborative showcase with Dandelion Dance Theater, Randee Paufve and Della Davidson in Davis, CA.

The company presents its own seasonal concert approximately once a year, and DLDT has made several site-specific improvisation appearances as part of downtown Sacramento's 2nd Saturdays Arts Walk.

It is our aim to build a nationally and internationally recognized dance theater company.

It is the mission of The Dangerous Lorraines to challenge and entertain audiences while pushing artistic limits.

Dangerous Lorraines DanceTheater is a member of Dancer's Group in San Francisco, and has been the recipient of a 2008-2009 ArtScapes grant from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Melissa Wynn headshot photo

Melissa Wynn slow movement photo Melissa Wynn is a teacher, choreographer, performer and Co-Artistic Director of Dangerous Lorraines Dance Theater. Originally from San Jose, California, she received her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and her MFA in Theatre and Dance with an emphasis in Choreography from the University of California, Davis.

Wynn's choreography has been presented in New York at the Danspace Project (at St. Mark's Church), Dixon Place, and Long Island University; in Davis, California at the Veteran's Memorial Theater, the University Club, and at the Robert and Magrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts; and in Texas at Sam Houston State University, Texas State University - San Marcos, DiverseWorks and the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston. Her interdisciplinary choreography has intrigued and inspired audiences. Her quartet Desire to Take Flight. performed by The Dangerous Lorraines, was selected to be presented both by the Fort Worth Contemporary Dance Festival and as part of the Dance Houston Does Houston showcase of up & coming choreographers.

As a performer Wynn has worked with a variety of artists and professional dance companies in both the Bay Area and in New York City where she resided for 17 years. Companies and choreographers she has chosen to work with have all experimented with breaking the boundaries and definitions of dance (or theatre) on some level, and include Bobbie Wynn and Company (San Jose, CA), Bonnie McNeely (Davis, CA), Ellen Webb (Oakland, CA), the Stanley Love Performance Group (New York), Works/Laura Glenn Dance (New York), Nina Winthrop and Dancers (New York), Sham Mosher's Hybridium (New York), Marlies Yearby's Movin' Spirits Dance Theatre, Reggie Wilson's Fist and Heel Performance Group (New York), the theater group John Kelly and Company (New York), Cynthia Oliver's SHEMAD (New York), Sarah Skaggs Dance (New York), the Bebe Miller Company (New York), and most recently with choreographer Della Davidson in Sideshow Physical Theater (Davis, CA). She has been nominated for a New York Dance & Performance (a.k.a. BESSIE) award on more than one ocassion.

Currently Melissa teaches contemporary dance at The Deane Dance Center in midtown Sacramento.


THE COMPANY MEMBERS (this section under construction)
	Tiffany Braniff began her dance training at Pamela Hayes Classical Ballet Training in Sacramento. She has also studied with Ruth Rosenberg, Loretta Livingstone, Tanya Lockyer, and Nolan T'Sani. She received her B.A. in Dance with a composite emphasis in ballet and modern dance from Brigham Young University in 2007. At BYU she studied under certified movement analysts the Laban and Bartenieff techniques. She performed with both the ballet and modern dance companies at BYU and presented three of her choreographic works in concert. Tiffany has been teaching dance for over ten years and currently teaches dance in Sacramento where her husband is a law student. She plans on attending graduate school where she can receive her MFA in Dance. This is her third year with Dangerous Lorraines Dance Theatre and she is excited to be dancing with such wonderful people.	Melisa Visaya is a 25 year old Dance and Pre-Nursing Major at Sacramento State University. She started dancing in high school on a competitive cheer and dance team, Sacramento Valley All-Stars. †When she first started her college career at California State Long Beach University, she became a part of the Pacific Asian Cultural Modern Dance troupe, a hip-hop/ modern/ jazz group that did performances in their local area. She fell in love with the artistry of dance when she returned home to attend Sacramento State University. She then decided she wanted to pursue her career in nursing and took some time away from dance and in the meantime started a family. Melisa has now returned to the dance program and is focused on graduating with her B.A in theatre, with a concentration in dance by Fall 2010. Around the same time, she plans on being accepted into a nursing program, as well as being still active in the dance community.
	Katie Rogers is a native of Sacramento. She has studied ballet with Bobbi Bader at The Ballet Studio for six years and continues to take class there today. She expanded her dance education at CSU Sacramento under Dale Scholl and Dr. Linda Goodrich (2000-2004), and in 2004 Ms. Rogers earned her BA in Theatre Arts (Dance). In May of 2007, Ms. Rogers completed a two-year MFA program in Performance and Choreography at Mills College. While at Mills Ms. Rogers performed works by Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow, Molissa Fenely, and others in the Mills College Repertory Company. Ms. Rogers now teaches dance in the Sacramento area and is pleased to be performing with DLDT.	Cassandra Townsend danced with The Dangerous Lorraines in 2007 and now again since 2010. Although her passion for street dance began in 1999, her technical training began with Jazz at Sacramento City College in 2003. In 2004 she joined their Hip Hop team with whom she performed at the Collegiate Nationals in Vegas. She then pursued theatre and dance as a minor at Sacramento State. During her time there she continued her training in Jazz, and began training in Modern and Ballet. She also broadened her experiences and traveled to workshops to work with Nicholas Leichter Dance, Mia Michaels, as well as to the 2007 ACDFA at UC Irvine. Her last stage performance to date was in May 2008 during the Senior Choreography showcase at Sacramento State; however she also dipped her hand in the acting pot and made a short film with Forth Entertainment 2008. Since then she received her BA in Liberal Arts with a minor in theatre and dance, has been gifted a child, and is truly excited to be using her dancing feet once again with such talented and wonderful performers.