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"WHAT DANCE MEANS TO ME"   Before the age of 11 dance was a foreign concept to me. I had tried getting into different hobbies and sports, however, I never felt like myself and would end up quitting.  I discovered dance through a friend, thinking… Read more

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Jaime Borkan is originally from Chicago, Illinois and spent her youth primarily training at Extensions Dance Company under the tutelage of Lizzie Mackenzie. Since graduating from Extensions in 2011, Jaime received her BFA from the Ailey School/Fordham University with a minor in Business Administration. After… Read more

Natalie Pearson (Carol Stream, IL) danced with Extensions Dance Company from 2007-2010. Following graduation she moved to New York City to attend Fordham University where she graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in 2014 with a BFA in dance and a minor in psychology. While at The… Read more

Jordan Ryder graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in June of 2015 after two wonderful years with Extensions Dance Company. To continue her education, Jordan attended the dance program at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts the following fall. NYU opened Jordan’s… Read more

Nate Carter graduated from Extensions Dance Company in 2013, after spending 2 years under Lizzie Mackenzie’s direction. Since then, he attended the Juilliard School where he created numerous works of his own including “O Mitote” and “you can say no.” He also attended Springboard Danse… Read more

Miranda Borkan graduated in 2010 and was a proud founding member of Extensions Dance Company as well as a 6 year company veteran.  She attended Ailey/Fordham BFA program and graduated with a double major in Dance Performance and Theology in 2014. After graduating she became… Read more

Olivia Euritt was with Extensions Dance Company from 2010 until her graduation in 2015. She graduated from Benet Academy in Lisle, IL and went on to become an inaugural member of USC’s Glorya Kaufman School Of Dance. She will be graduating from USC this fall… Read more

When dancing full time, cross training is always the question as to what will properly compliment and keep your body healthy and balanced, in addition to all of the repetition of dance.  When you are then retired, the question becomes not only how to maintain… Read more