Stephanie K. Beall is a performing artist/company member with Psophonia Dance Company in Houston, TX. She has performed with Suchu Dance Company and for Tapley Whaley’s Hopewerks, through Hopestone, Inc. As a Sam Houston State University 2005 Dance Alumni, she is active in the dance community in Houston and Huntsville. Stephanie has had the opportunity to work with choreographers from all over the U.S. including Elijah Gibson, Joy Kellman, Melissa Wynn, George Carlos, Dana Nicolay, Kista Tucker, Sophia Torres, Sonia Noriega and Jennifer Wood. While with Psophonia, Stephanie has been able to perform for the Discovery Series at the Hobby Center and Young Audiences of Houston for various ages of elementary children around the city of Houston & the Cincy Fringe Festival in Cincinnati, OH; in addition to the company’s regular season shows. Other than dancing with Psophonia, she is on the Board of Directors of Rednerrus Feil Dance Company. Stephanie has been with Psophonia since 2006.

Emily Bischoff grew up in Friendswood, TX. In high school Emily moved to Houston to attend the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. Upon graduation Emily received a Talent and Presidential Scholarship at Point Park University where she graduated in 2009 Cum Laude with a B.F.A. While at Point Park, Emily had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Lauri Stallings, Whitney Moncrief, Doug Bentz, Peter Mertz, Judith Liefer, and Diane Gray. She has also had the pleasure of attending the Lou Conte Dance Studio, home of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, for two summers as a scholarship student. While attending the Lou Conte Dance studio she studied under Claire Battile, Eddie O’Campo, Nick Pupillo, Birute Barodicaite, Jeff Hancock, and Molly Shanahan. At LDC she learned renown works such as Minus 16, Love songs, and Rassemblement. This is Emily’s second season with Psophonia Dance Company.
Haylee Garner was born and raised in Burton, Michigan. She began dance training at age eight in her hometown studio, Academy de la Danse under the direction of Holly Halabicky. Her training included jazz, classical ballet, lyrical, modern and tap. Haylee continued studying dance in college attending Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. During her time there, Haylee studied dance and performed at the Wesley Institute of the Arts in Sydney, Australia. In 2008, Haylee moved to Houston, Texas to train and perform in the intern program with Ad Deum Dance Company. Recently she was blessed to be able to travel and teach dance in The Netherlands and South Africa with a ministry known as King’s Kids. This is Haylee’s second season with Psophonia Dance Company.

Laura Gutierrez was born in Houston, Texas. Here she studied at Uptown Dance Centre, under the direction of Beth Gulledge-Brown, as well as High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. In 2005, Laura was accepted into the Contemporary Dance program at University of North Carolina School of the Arts where she studied with Brenda Daniels, Trish Casey, Sean Sullivan, Dianne Markham, Diego Schoch, Warren Conover and Ethan Stiefiel. It was at UNCSA that Laura performed works by Trish Casey, Sarah Skaggs, Janis Brenner, Sonia Dawkins, Jonah Boaker, Molly Shanahan and Lar Lubovitch. In Spring 2009, Laura performed at the Merce Cunningham Dance Studio with Pluck Project and also graduated with her degree. Upon graduation, Laura left for the Lincoln Center Institute where she would study Aesthetic Education Philosophy as a William R. Kenan, Jr. Performing Arts Fellow. While in NYC, Laura presented her own collaborative work The World Within at Lincoln Center Institute’s Clark Theater. She also danced with Mariana Beckerman Dance Company, Amalgamate Dance Company and other independent choreographers. Laura has also performed in the Dumbo Dance Festival, Cool New York Dance Festival and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Haylee Garner was born and raised in Burton, Michigan. She began dance training at age eight in her hometown studio, Academy de la Danse under the direction of Holly Halabicky. Her training included jazz, classical ballet, lyrical, modern and tap. Haylee continued studying dance in college attending Eastern University in St. Davids, PA. During her time there, Haylee studied dance and performed at the Wesley Institute of the Arts in Sydney, Australia. In 2008, Haylee moved to Houston, Texas to train and perform in the intern program with Ad Deum Dance Company. Recently she was blessed to be able to travel and teach dance in The Netherlands and South Africa with a ministry known as King’s Kids. This is Haylee’s second season with Psophonia Dance Company.

Kendall Kramer began her training with the Minnetonka Dance Theatre and School in Minnesota, where she also taught ballet and creative movement. Her early career included roles in the Minneapolis Fringe Festival and the Studio 2A Project, and her choreography was accepted three times into the Regional Dance America festival. She later trained at summer intensives with Alvin Ailey, the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and the Craft of Choreography Conference. Kendall holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and a B.A. in Spanish from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Kendall currently teaches dance with Danse Des Enfants and Claire Dance Studio. She is thrilled to be in her second season with Psophonia!

Marielle Perrault began her dance career training at Ballet Met. She holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Southern Methodist University where she performed the works of many renowned choreographers, such as Eleo Pomare, Paul Taylor, and Robert Battle. Furthermore, Marielle studied under celebrated dancers from a variety of modern backgrounds, including April Berry (Alvin Ailey Company), Nina Watt (The Limon Company), Ruth Andrien (Paul Taylor Company) and Myra Woodruff (Martha Graham Company). New to Houston in July, this is Marielle's first season with FrenetiCore Dance, Earthen Vessels, and Psophonia Dance Company. Marielle's passions for dance extend beyond performance; choreographing seven new works since 2008. She believes the secret to all these blessings has been to take things lightly and realize God is sovereign!

Tory Pierce, originally from The Woodlands, studied Modern Dance at the University of Houston. Tory has performed with the University's Dance Ensemble and Big Range Dance Festival in both Houston and Austin. Moreover, Tory loves choreographing when she isn’t in rehearsal. Unlike spoken word, Tory comments, expression in the body is unlimited. Tory is excited to be in her second season with Psophonia.

Shawn Rawls grew up in Cleveland Ohio. At the age of sixteen he attended Cleveland School of the Arts. There he began dancing with the Y.A.R.D (youth at risk dancing). Later he also began performing with U.D.C (Urban Dance Collective). After graduating from Cleveland school of the Art as a Visual Arts and Dance major in May 2003. He became a trainee for Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre. In August 2004 he moved to Chicago Il where he preformed with various dance companies such as Chicago Dance Crash, Tygo Ballet, and K-Theory. In 2007 he moved back to Cleveland Ohio and became a trainee with Inlet Dance Theatre. In the fall of 2007 he enrolled in Belhaven University. In May 2010 Shawn Rawls Graduated from Belhaven University.

Patty Solórzano graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors from Texas Christian University with a BFA in Modern Dance. Patty danced with the Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre in various ballets including The Nutcracker, Coppelia and Alan Hineline’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. While at TCU, Patty danced in works by Susan Douglas-Roberts, Li-Chou Cheng, Kristi Weindorf, and Sarie Mairs Slee; and in works by Louis Montero and Fernando Bujones with Fort Worth’s Ballet Concerto. Patty also studied at the Joffrey Ballet School and the American Dance Festival on scholarship. Most recently she had the opportunity of studying physical theater in the U.K. in 2008, and most recently spent a summer choreographing and performing in the 2010 Estada Intertour Dansa in Catalunya (Spain). Her choreography has been featured in 60x60 St. Louis and at the Dance Gathering at Barnevelder. She enjoys choreographing, teaching at Kennedy Dance Theatre in Webster, TX and has also danced with Sandra Organ Dance Company. This is Patty’s second season with Psophonia.

Jamie Zahradnik is from Wharton, Texas. She attained her BFA in Dance from SHSU graduating Summa Cum Laude in May 2008, and her MFA in Dance in 2011. She is also a certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst. Jamie recently relocated to Houston and enjoys dancing with Psophonia Dance Company and Rednerrus Feil Dance Company, while teaching dance in Houston area schools.