ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

Ms. Simmons
katherine_simmons@ipsd.org
Miss Simmons began dancing at the age of three. She competed with The School of Performing Arts Dance Ensemble and with Visceral Studio Company. She attended Benet Academy where she was on the Avions Dance Team for four years and was captain her senior year. She attended The Ohio State University where she received a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and a Minor in Dance. While at Ohio State, she competed on the nationally ranked Ohio State Dance Team. She also has a Masters in Education from Loyola University. Miss Simmons currently teaches Math at Neuqua Valley High School and is so excited to be a part of the Orchesis Dance Company.
katherine_simmons@ipsd.org
Miss Simmons began dancing at the age of three. She competed with The School of Performing Arts Dance Ensemble and with Visceral Studio Company. She attended Benet Academy where she was on the Avions Dance Team for four years and was captain her senior year. She attended The Ohio State University where she received a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and a Minor in Dance. While at Ohio State, she competed on the nationally ranked Ohio State Dance Team. She also has a Masters in Education from Loyola University. Miss Simmons currently teaches Math at Neuqua Valley High School and is so excited to be a part of the Orchesis Dance Company.
Ms. Maloney
laurenmaloney818@gmail.com
PICTURE AND BIO COMING SOON
laurenmaloney818@gmail.com
PICTURE AND BIO COMING SOON
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
Ms. Baumann began dancing when she was three and enjoyed studying many genres of dance, including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and modern. After dancing in college, Ms. Baumann directed and instructed ballet, tap, and jazz, at the collegiate level. Ms. Baumann was then able to bring her passion for many styles of dance to Neuqua Valley where she served as Artistic Director of the Neuqua Valley Orchesis Dance Company for four years. She has left a legacy with the Orchesis Dance Company with her infectious positivity, fashion sense, creative vision, and passion for inspiring her dancers and students.