Dancensation Hall Of Fame
Dancensation is proud to have many former students performing on Broadway, National Tours, on TV shows, Feature Films, Disney Channel, Disney World Theme Parks, Cruise Ships and more!
Michael Callahan
Michael debuted on Broadway with Cinderella the Musical (Raccoon/Ensemble/u/s Jean Michel) and went on to join the national tour. Regionally, he has worked with Musical Theatre Louisville, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, Goodspeed Opera House, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, TUTS, Hangar Theatre and Derby Dinner Playhouse. Michael choreographed the Off-Broadway production of Fiorello earning rave reviews from the New York Times. Currently, you can find him on the First National Broadway Tour of Aladdin the Musical as the Dance Captain/Fight Captain/Swing/u/s Iago/u/s Aladdin.
Emmy Buckner Mattingly
Emmy has performed as an Equity Principle Performer at Walt Disney World Florida in “Voyage of the Little Mermaid” and & “Disney Jr. Live on Stage!” Shortly after moving to LA, Emmy was cast as a recurring guest star in the Disney Channel TV series “Liv and Maddie” (Liv 2/ Linda). She worked weekly on the set for all four of its seasons and performed in front of live studio audiences. She has also booked roles on networks Nickelodeon (“Knight Squad”), MTV (“Mary+Jane”, “Faking It)”, and YouTube Red Series (“WEIRD CITY”).
Ashley Kate Adams
She made her Broadway Debut at the age of 23 in Tony Award Winning Revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES. Ashley Kate won the 2018 Best Actress Award in the New York Theatre Festival for portraying Claire in A.S. Freeman's "Love" and continued on in her first One Woman show this Holiday Season also written by him, A CHRISTMAS CAROL(E). She has appeared on television in UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT (NETFLIX), ROYAL PAINS (USA), RULES OF COOL (FULLSCREEN), can be heard in TRUE DETECTIVE (HBO) , LOGAN LUCKY and the upcoming film GEMINI. She started her Production Company AKA Studio Productions in 2011 and their work has been selected for over 100 film festivals and more!
Samantha Cutler
(Dancensation 2005 - 2010) Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen (Zoe Understudy). Off Broadway: Zürich (Girl), The Shadow of a Doubt (Sylvia Derwent). National Tours: Billy Elliot the Musical (Debbie, Small Swing). TV: Orange is the New Black, Play by Play, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live. Commercial/Industrial: Verizon Fios, Olumiant, Ever After High, Multiple PSAs and Industrials. Benefits: Breathless on Broadway, We Have a Voice - Benefit for Covenant House. Living, working, and still training in New York City.
Ashley Burger
From 2014-2018 Ashley DeLane has been on faculty at Wagner College teaching in the Theatre and Speech Department. She has taught classes such as Movement for the Performer I/II, Musical Theatre Dance, Musical Theatre Styles, Ballet, Jazz, Stretch and Fitness, Anatomy & Kinesiology, and Introduction to Acting. She has also choreographed Merrily We Roll Along & RENT with Tony Award Winner Michele Pawk and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Working: 2012 with Broadway’s James Barry on the Wagner Main Stage. She holds a BA in Theatre and Speech with a Dance Minor from Wagner College.
Alisa Hoke
Ailsa currently resides in New York City where she has worked as a Broadway Press Agent & Publicist for the past 4 years. Upon graduating from the musical theater program at Wagner College in 2014, Ailsa made the switch to the arts administration side of the business. As a publicist, she lead campaigns for shows like Gloria Estefan’s On Your Feet, Anastasia, the upcoming Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill, and over 20 off-Broadway plays and musicals. Her career highlights include helping to create On Your Feet’s Times Square New Year’s Eve performance for Dick Clark, working with RHONY’s Sonja Morgan on her off-Broadway debut, booking clients on her favorite morning show - Live with Kelly and Ryan, and of course watching the 2016 Tony’s rehearsal with Lin Manuel Miranda!