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Teddy Tedholm Teddy Tedholm was born in Rockaway, New Jersey and it seems he has been dancing ever since. As a sophomore in high school, Teddy co-wrote, co-directed, co-produced, and choreographed an original musical set to the music of the rock band, Queen. Since then Teddy has been traveling throughout the country assisting major choreographers such as Billy Larson and Emily Shock. Teddy Tedholm was most recently featured on Season Six of the hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance where judge Mary Murphy referred to him as “crazy brilliant”. Currently Teddy is a Freshman dance major, continuing his training at the University of the Arts. Also, Teddy is a sought after choreographer for his unique style of movement and love for dance. Teddy is very excited to not only perform with, but to set an original piece, aloneonanislandinThemiddleoftown, for Xhale Dance Company.
Billy Larson A native of Philadelphia, PA, Billy
Larson brings an impressive array of performing, teaching, and choreographic experiences
to East Coast Movement.As a performer, Billy most recently danced the lead
role in Mia Michaels'3
Steps From Heaven for ASH Contemporary Dance Company,
where Billy performed as principal male dancer for four years. Billy
traveled throughout North America as "Funky" in Dein Perry's critically acclaimedTAP DOGS,
and was a dance champion on CBS's Star Search.
He has also had principal roles with the late Mark Marino's American Dance Company throughout Italy, Austria, Hungary, and
Yugoslavia. His credits also include the 2002 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies in Salt Lake City, Carnival
Choreographer's Ball NYC, The Elan Awards, Broadway Dance Center's Performance Outlets, and Dancers Responding to AIDS
benefit performances. As an accomplished dance competitor during his
years of training, Billy received countless awards, medals, and other recognition in all forms of dance. In 1998, he was named
the highest-ranked solo tap dancer in the United States at the North American Tap Dance Championships. Later that year, he
traveled to Riesa, Germany with the United States team and captured the gold medal in solo tap dance. Billy's win garnered
two more "firsts": He was both the first American and the youngest competitor ever to achieve this honor. In 1999, Billy was honored to represent New York as "Mr. Dance of New York City" at the Dance Masters of America's Mr. and Miss Dance of America scholarship pageant. Again, Billy captured the top honor, the first tap dancer ever to win this title. In addition to his work as a performer, Billy is recognized around the world as a master class teacher and choreographer. He is currently on the faculty at the prestigious Broadway Dance Center in New York City, where he teaches contemporary jazz. In 2007, Billy was named the resident contemporary teacher at the famed Joffrey Ballet School's first annual summer Jazz and Contemporary Dance Intensive. He will return to Joffrey to teach again in the summer of 2008. Billy also travels throughout the country as the contemporary-jazz master teacher for WILD Dance Convention. He continues to travel to major dance studios throughout the continent as a guest teacher and choreographer, and serves as a judge with numerous performing arts competitions .Broadening his career as a choreographer, Billy recently formed Truth In Progress, a contemporary dance company based in the Philadelphia/NYC area. The company received outstanding reviews for its debut performance. This is Billy's first time choreographing
on the Xhale Dance Company.
Holly Curran
Holly Curran was born and raised in Lambertville, NJ Holly graduated from the Rock School of Dance in 2006. She has danced with Terra Firma Dance Theater, Ballet Austin, and The Metropolitan Opera in NYC. She is currently a Presidential Scholar at the University of the Arts where she is studying ballet. She has spent her summers with Miami City Ballet, ABT, Boston Ballet, SF Conservatory, and Jacobs Pillow. This is Holly's first time performing with the Xhale Dance Company.
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