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Sundance Staff
Graham Kershner is a performer and performance
assistant for Sundance Studio and Productions. He
currently attends high school and hopes to one day
make it to Hollywood and appear on the big screen. He
has performed in many Missoula Childrens Theatre
productions and traveled to Missoula, Montana in 2007
and 2008 to perform at the Missoula Theatre. His
clogging career began when he was eight years old
and, in 2006, led him to Highland County to his cousin
Dorothy Stephenson and competitive clogging team,
The Sundance Express. Graham was one of the first
four original members of the Sundance Express and
competed up and down the east coast with the team
earning honors at each competition. In 2006, Graham
took home the title of Overall Amatuer Male at Deiter's
Beach Jam in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dorothy and Graham
perform frequently at local prestigous resorts, The
Homestead and The Greenbrier Resort. He is also a
member of the Mountain Valley Players theatre group in
his hometown of Hot Springs, Virginia. Graham's
biggest professional influence is Fred Astaire and, after
graduation, plans to further his acting and dancing
career.
assistant for Sundance Studio and Productions. He
currently attends high school and hopes to one day
make it to Hollywood and appear on the big screen. He
has performed in many Missoula Childrens Theatre
productions and traveled to Missoula, Montana in 2007
and 2008 to perform at the Missoula Theatre. His
clogging career began when he was eight years old
and, in 2006, led him to Highland County to his cousin
Dorothy Stephenson and competitive clogging team,
The Sundance Express. Graham was one of the first
four original members of the Sundance Express and
competed up and down the east coast with the team
earning honors at each competition. In 2006, Graham
took home the title of Overall Amatuer Male at Deiter's
Beach Jam in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Dorothy and Graham
perform frequently at local prestigous resorts, The
Homestead and The Greenbrier Resort. He is also a
member of the Mountain Valley Players theatre group in
his hometown of Hot Springs, Virginia. Graham's
biggest professional influence is Fred Astaire and, after
graduation, plans to further his acting and dancing
career.
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Chelsey Isles and Emily
Kimble are junior instructors at
The Sundance Studio. Their
friendship, as well as their
clogging skills have grown
considerably during their six year
dance career.
Chelsey is a member of the Little
Switzerland Cloggers. She is a
very determined dancer, works
well with children and has a
fun-loving attitude making her a
perfect fit for a future instructor at
Sundance.
Kimble are junior instructors at
The Sundance Studio. Their
friendship, as well as their
clogging skills have grown
considerably during their six year
dance career.
Chelsey is a member of the Little
Switzerland Cloggers. She is a
very determined dancer, works
well with children and has a
fun-loving attitude making her a
perfect fit for a future instructor at
Sundance.
Photo by Kathy Cobb Photography
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Dorothy Stephenson is the owner and founder of
The Sundance Studio and Sundance Productions. She
grew up on her parent's cattle farm in Highland County,
Virginia where she learned the value of endurance,
determination, and hard work. She began her clogging
career when she was 6 years old, enrolling in the Little
Switzerland Cloggers. She now leads the group as the
instructor, director and choreographer. She also
founded her own competitive clogging group, The
Sundance Express, in 2006. She has traveled up and
down the east coast to many performances and
clogging competitions earning honors at every
competition including the title of Amatuer Grand
Champion Female Soloist at Dieter's Clogging Beach
Jam in 2007. Dorothy held her first competition this past
September, the first annual Sundance Showdown, in
her hometown of Monterey, Virginia. She is also the
founder of VirginiaClog.com. She enjoys entertaining
and performing and does so regularly at local
prestigous resorts, The Homestead and The Greenbrier
Resort. Above all, she says her biggest
accomplishment is her students. "I feel blessed to be
able to be a part of all of my students lives. Each and
every young person is a treasure and should always be
treated as such." Dorothy lives in Monterey with her
husband, Robby.
The Sundance Studio and Sundance Productions. She
grew up on her parent's cattle farm in Highland County,
Virginia where she learned the value of endurance,
determination, and hard work. She began her clogging
career when she was 6 years old, enrolling in the Little
Switzerland Cloggers. She now leads the group as the
instructor, director and choreographer. She also
founded her own competitive clogging group, The
Sundance Express, in 2006. She has traveled up and
down the east coast to many performances and
clogging competitions earning honors at every
competition including the title of Amatuer Grand
Champion Female Soloist at Dieter's Clogging Beach
Jam in 2007. Dorothy held her first competition this past
September, the first annual Sundance Showdown, in
her hometown of Monterey, Virginia. She is also the
founder of VirginiaClog.com. She enjoys entertaining
and performing and does so regularly at local
prestigous resorts, The Homestead and The Greenbrier
Resort. Above all, she says her biggest
accomplishment is her students. "I feel blessed to be
able to be a part of all of my students lives. Each and
every young person is a treasure and should always be
treated as such." Dorothy lives in Monterey with her
husband, Robby.
Emily is also a member of the Little Switzerland Cloggers as well as competitive group
Sundance Express. She is a hard-worker and a perfectionist when it comes to learning and
performing routines. Emily has earned several awards in her two year competitive career.
Sundance Express. She is a hard-worker and a perfectionist when it comes to learning and
performing routines. Emily has earned several awards in her two year competitive career.
Sundance Staff
Ashley Arbogast is the Assistant Instructor for the
Sundance Studio, and, also, a Sound Manager and
Production Assistant for Sundance Productions. Ashley
has a clogging career spanning nearly 15 years with the
Little Switzerland Cloggers. She was a founding
member of competitive clogging team, Sundance
Express, and has competed with the team up and down
the east coast including the American Clogging Hall of
Fame World Clogging Championships in Maggie Valley,
North Carolina. Ashley has been dancing alongside
Sundance founder and head instructor, Dorothy
Stephenson, throughout her whole career and is now
looking to expand her teaching career through the
Sundance Studio. Ashley currently lives in Monterey with
her husband, Shawn, and their daughter, Kylie.
Sundance Studio, and, also, a Sound Manager and
Production Assistant for Sundance Productions. Ashley
has a clogging career spanning nearly 15 years with the
Little Switzerland Cloggers. She was a founding
member of competitive clogging team, Sundance
Express, and has competed with the team up and down
the east coast including the American Clogging Hall of
Fame World Clogging Championships in Maggie Valley,
North Carolina. Ashley has been dancing alongside
Sundance founder and head instructor, Dorothy
Stephenson, throughout her whole career and is now
looking to expand her teaching career through the
Sundance Studio. Ashley currently lives in Monterey with
her husband, Shawn, and their daughter, Kylie.
Photo by Kathy Cobb Photography