Megan Lynn
​Asterial Dance
KATIE Heckman
Dancing Artist & Rehearsal Director
Performances sponsored by Sue Heckman
​Katie Heckman was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska where she received training from the Karen McWilliams School of Dance and has been dancing all of her life. She graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she received her BA in Dance in May of 2011; throughout these four years, she was also teaching dance. She has had the honor of presenting as well as performing works at multiple ACDFA conferences in the Midwest Region. Katie has premiered works presented by Troika Ranch, Jenna Riegel and professors Susan Levine and Noelle Bohaty. She is also continuing her training in NYC and loves every minute of it! Katie joined Asterial Dance as an apprentice in Sept 2012 and was promoted to dancing artist in Jan 2013.
LAUREN Bovia
Dancing Artist & Administrative Assistant
Performances sponsored by Wendell Rickards
Lauren Bovia moved to New York from a very small town of Maurepas, Louisiana. She graduated with a B.S. in Theatre with a concentration in dance and minor in psychology from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. Bovia is also an apprentice with Isadora Duncan Dance Company under the direction of Lori Belilove. Bovia assists with children's classes at the School of Steps and continues her training with technique classes at Steps on Broadway. Recently, she joined the team working at the 911 Memorial. She spent her past two summers at the prestigious Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival as the Audience Services Coordinator in 14' and the Ted Shawn Theatre House Manager in 13'. Bovia hopes to continue her pursuit of a professional dance career and live out the dream.
SARAH Rose
Dancing Artist & Choreographer
Performances sponsored by Sarah Hyman
Sarah Rose has been dancing since she could first walk, and probably even earlier than that. Originally from the Boston area, she trained at A Dancer's Dream in Marblehead, MA and supplemented that training with summer intensives and classes at the Jeannette Neill Dance Studio and the Boston Ballet. Rose rediscovered her passion for dance while pursuing a certificate in dance at Princeton University (class of 2014) under the direction of Susan Marshall. While at Princeton she had the opportunity to dance in a diverse set of repertory [Susan Marshall, Rebecca Lazier, Bill T. Jones, Trisha Brown, Adam Barruch, Zvi Gotheiner, Merce Cunningham, Doug Varone, and Kyle Abraham] and work with many of today's preeminent choreographers and dancers in pursuing both technique and composition. She is passionate about an anatomical approach to movement and is continuously exploring the possibilities of her own physical form through her continued training in NYC. Rose joined Asterial Dance in the fall of 2014.
SARAH Muskat
Dancing Artist
Performances sponsored by Richard Muskat and Susan Seidenberg
Sarah is a recent graduate of Goucher College where she double majored in Dance and Psychology with a concentration in Dance/Movement Therapy. She had the privilege of performing works by numerous artists including Nicholas Leichter, Doug Elkins, Trebien Pollard, Linda Garofalo, and Juliet Forrest, and had the incredible opportunity to learn reconstructions of historical works by Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey. Sarah spent a semester abroad in Rome, Italy and a summer in Edinburgh, Scotland where she had the opportunity to take classes with a variety of artists and perform in the annual Fringe Festival in a work by Alan Greig. Sarah spent the past summer at the American Dance Festival and performed a work there by Trebien Pollard. She’s now in New York dancing, teaching, and working with special needs children. She’s thrilled to be apart of Asterial Dance and can’t wait to see where it takes her.
JENNIFER Fiala
Dancing Artist
Bio coming soon...
LAUREN St. Louis
Dancing Artist
Bio coming soon...
RAECHEL Manga
Apprentice
Bio coming soon...
MORGAN Gillott
Apprentice
Morgan Gillott grew up in Carson City, Nevada where she began her dance training. At the age of 17, Morgan began training in New York with the Joffrey Ballet School where she continues to dance currently. Morgan has had multiple performance opportunities with the Joffrey Ballet School including the Nutcracker Ballet, and Swan Lake. Morgan has also been featured in a number of contemporary showcases including Earl Mosley’s Winter Repertory Showcase, and the Sans Limites Dance Showcase, working with up and coming choreographers such as, Ricky Thomas and Robert Redick. Morgan is thrilled to be joining Asterial Dance as an apprentice.