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Jeffrey Fouch (dancer/administrative assistant) is an Ohio native from Zanesville.  With a B.S. in finance from Otterbein College ('04) and an M.F.A. in dance from the Ohio State University ('07), this marks Jeff's third year performing with the company.  When not making art or being a personal banker, he enjoys seeking out new music, building his film collection, and couching with the Game Show Network beside his two loves, Billy & Starla.

Jessica McKelvey (dancer), born and raised in New Concord Ohio, began her training at Dance Central where she studied Ballet, Tap, and Jazz. Upon graduating high school she enrolled at The University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music as a dance major. While attending CCM, Jessica discovered her love of modern dance and transferred to The Ohio State University in order to delve deeper into the contemporary dance world. It was at OSU that she met Kristina Isabelle. In December 2005 Jessica earned her BFA in dance and began performing with Kristina Isabelle Dance Company, HighJinks and Grimaldi Circus. Jessica has also had the pleasure of performing with notable local choreographers Barbara Thatcher, Coco Loupe, and Anna Sullivan and San Francisco based Earth Circus.

Ricky Morant (dancer) is a freelance performing artist currently living in Grandview, Ohio. As a Performing Arts Athletic Trainer, Ricky has worked with BalletMet Columbus, OSU Dance, CAPA, Sweeny Todd the Musical, Transitions Dance Company, and Batsheva. Ricky completed a dance minor at OSU in 2004 and an MSc in Dance Science from Laban in 2005 where he studied release technique under Sonia Rafferty and expressionist movement under Ana Sanchez-Colburg. Since returning to Columbus in 2006 Ricky has performed “Omen” with Aaron Kint’s BacKspace and can be seen in the next “Freaquency.” Ricky is very excited to join the ranks of Kristina Isabelle Dance Company and HighJinks Productions.

Maggie Page (dancer) is originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  She attended the
Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, studying under Sonia Arova,
Thaddeus Davis, Heidi Khursandi, and Therese Laeger.  She is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, where she performed the works of Melanie Bales, Susan Hadley, Mark Morris, and Vaslav Nijinsky.  She is currently working and performing in Columbus with local groups such as Kristina Isabelle Dance Company, HighJinks Productions, and bacKspace. 

Zoe Rabinowitz (dancer) originally from Vermont, recently moved to Columbus from New York City where she earned her BFA in Dance from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, and co-founded Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre with friend and choreographer Samar Haddad King. Zoe has worked with various artists including Urban Bush Women, JoAnna Mendl Shaw and Nia Love, and has danced in West Africa, Holland, Spain and most recently on tour in the Middle East. In addition to her work as a performer, Zoe also practices and teaches yoga, and is a grant writer and Associate Artistic Director for YSDT. She is excited to be dancing with Kristina in her first season as a member of the Kristina Isabelle Dance Company.

Gabby Stefura (dancer) graduated from the Dance Education program in 2007 from the Ohio State University. She began her formal dance training with
Ballet Theatre Ohio under the direction of Jill and Christopher Neiss. While completing her BFA, she taught dance at Columbus Public Schools and two intensive programs for children at the Wexner Center for the Arts. She performed in works by Vicki Uris, Melanie Bales, Norah Zuniga-Shaw, Michael Estanich, and Backspace (Aaron Kint). She also studied with Bebe Miller, Alonzo King and Steven Petronio. She joined Kristina Isabelle Dance Company and HighJinks in the fall of 2007.

Kristina Isabelle Dance Company
67 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 103 Columbus, Ohio 43215