DANCERS
SEASON TEN
Selah Dance Collective spans multiple cities and many bodies. The members of Selah are stretched across the country from Santa Barbara, our main hub to New York City and many cities in between. Get to know some of the artists of Selah Dance Collective below!
SELAH COMPANY DANCERS
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Chloé Roberts
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – NYC
2019-present
Chloé Grace Roberts is a New York City-based dancer, educator, and choreographer. She was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where she trained primarily with Amy Cain and Dawn Dippel of North Harris Performing Arts Academy. Roberts has choreographed and performed internationally for the past 12 years in both dance and theater productions. As associate artistic director for the New York City branch of Selah Dance Collective, she recently co-produced an evening-length performance at Gibney Dance with dancers from throughout the United States. A sought-after choreographer for both competition and concert stages, Roberts travels nationally and internationally as a dance educator and adjudicator. She is a judge and member of Impact Dance Adjudicators, as well as a member of Actor’s Equity Association. She is represented by Lakey Wolff at Lakey Wolff & Co in NYC.
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Rachyl Pines
SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR – SB
2017-present
Rachyl began her dance training at the age of three with Temecula Dance Company in tap, jazz and ballet. At age 12, she focused on ballet training at The Ballet Studio in Temecula, CA. She attended summer intensive programs with American Ballet Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Walnut Hill School of the Arts to augment her training. Rachyl was a company member at City Ballet of San Diego for 3 seasons where she performed in George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, the company’s productions of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliette, Firebird and Giselle. Rachyl is now a company member in her fifth season with Selah Dance Collective and Nebula Dance Lab. She has also recently begun training and performing aerial silks and is excited to be incorporating that into performances.
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Arianna Hartanov
2020-present
Born in Denver, Colorado, Arianna trained in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, tap, and musical theater before moving to Santa Barbara in 2016 to dance professionally with State Street Ballet. She has performed various soloist and principal roles in The Nutcracker, Giselle, The Jungle Book, and The Sleeping Beauty among others. She has also had the pleasure of working with choreographers like Edgar Zendejas, Meredith Ventura, and Kassandra Taylor Newberry in their creative processes during her career, and recently produced her first show in 2022 in collaboration with Selah Dance Collective. Arianna became a certified Countertechnique instructor in 2023, and is excited to continue growing as a dancer, teacher and performer in the coming season, and is so happy to be part of SELAH.
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Ashley Kohler
2016-present
Ashley Kohler Reynolds, a Santa Barbara based Dancer and Instructor, joined Selah Dance Collective in 2017. A sought-after performer in the Santa Barbara dance community, Ashley has danced with choreographers like Weslie Ching, Robin Bisio, Nicole Helton, and performs and is rehearsal director for Nebula Dance Lab, a professional contemporary dance company in Santa Barbara. Aside from performing, Ashley also has a passion for teaching. She has been on staff at Los Olivos Dance Gallery for 15 years, and also teaches in local schools through Children’s Creative Project.
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Brenna Chumacero
2023-present
Brenna Chumacero, from Huntington Beach CA, trained at Orange County Dance Center, Performing Arts School HBHS, and Ballet West. She has worked with Leslie Peck and performed lead Russian in Balanchine’s Serenade, and Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker at Enid OK. Brenna joined State Street Ballet's 2022 ProTrack Program, and was promoted to company apprentice in 2023. Brenna joined Selah Dance Collective in 2023.
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Monique Nadeau
2015-present
Originally from Orange County, Monique Nadeau studied at La Danse in La Mirada before moving to Santa Barbara in 2003. She is a multidisciplinary dancer with extensive performance experience including work with the UCSB Dance Team, Rhythm Street Team, and Fusion Dance Company. Monique joined Selah in 2015 and also dances with Nebula Dance Lab. Monique spends her days as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Santa Barbara’s Cottage Hospital.
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Vietor Davis
2021-present
Vietor Davis is a dance artist based in Santa Barbara, California. Vietor started his training in ballet and contemporary dance in 2017 at The Dance Network and later joined their senior dance company. Vietor joined Selah Dance Collective in 2021 and made his professional debut in Arianna Hartanov’s Bolero. Vietor has since performed throughout the United States with Selah as a member of the touring company, including their recent performance of Sound and Smoke at Gibney 280 in March 2023. Vietor looks forward to continuing to develop his artistry with Selah Dance Collective.
Photo by Cory Cullington.
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Eryn Orsburn
2024-present
Eryn Orsburn, originally from the small town of Carpinteria, California, is a well-rounded, technical dancer and performer. She began training at the age of four in nearly every style of dance and continued this training at AMDA College of the Performing Arts, receiving her BFA in Dance Theatre.
EXTENDED SELAH FAMILY
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Alexis Robards
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Amanda Keller
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Bianca Salazar
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Chloe Swoiskin
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Daisy Mohrman
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Emily McKinney
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Hailey Maynard
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Riley Haley
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Taylor Ostronic
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Tiersha Lin
PAST DANCERS
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Lauren Jespersen
2022-2023
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Tara McAninch
2019-2022
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Juli Farley
2016-2020
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Alannah Pique
2014-2018
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Briana Markovich
2017-2019
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Megan Ciarlo
2016-2017