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InPulse Dance Co.
Dancers of the Pulse
Kristin Allen
Kristin Allen grew up in Salisbury, Maryland where she trained and performed with Salisbury Dance Academy and Eastern Shore Ballet Theatre. She graduated in 2023 with a BFA in Dance and a Theater minor from Radford University. During her time there she was honored with performing in faculty and guest choreographer pieces by James Robey, Amy Vankirk, Inessa Plekhanova, Ji-Eun Lee, Deborah McLaughlin, Rachel Rugh, Max Reed and many others, all ranging in a variety of styles. Following college, she moved to Ohio and spent a year in Dayton Contemporary Dance Company's Second Company training and performing while also teaching for Art in Motion dance studios. As a performer, Kristin aspires to develop connections with other artists and presents for the charity of said art.
Abby Bowman
Abby Bowman graduated from Ohio University with a Masters of Arts Administration (MAA) degree, focusing on Community Dance, in August 2024. She previously earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Dance Performance and Choreography, along with a certificate in Social Media, in Spring 2023. During her time at Ohio University, Abby was cast in works by Anthony Alterio, Dr. Christi Camper Moore, Amy Miller (of Gibney Dance in New York), the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, and several student choreographers. In 2023, she performed Dr. Camper Moore’s piece at the American College Dance Association’s East Regional Conference. Upon graduating in 2024, Abby completed a professional internship in the arts with the Lancaster Festival. She also has extensive experience in production work across venues such as the Shirley Wimmer Dance Theater, Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium, and the Lancaster Festival. Abby is currently the Assistant Stage Manager and Event Coordinator for Pittsburgh Dance Workshop and recently served as an assistant choreographer for Wilmington College’s Community Summer Theater (2025).
Simone Burnett
Simone Burnett was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, where she began her dance journey. Miss Burnett started her dance career at local dance studios such as, Nancy Norrick’s School of Ballet, SDA Studios, and Le Jeune Dance Academy, and later became a certified dance instructor. Her focus was initially Ballet/Pointe, Contemporary, Modern, and Jazz. However, she later adopted styles including, West African dance, Tap, Dancehall, Cunningham technique, and more. Burnett continued her dance career to The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance and Arts Entrepreneurship in May of 2022. During her time at OSU, Burnett studied Performance, Choreography, Intermedial Arts, Dance Production, Arts Administrative studies, and Somatic dance practices. Burnett also danced nationally and internationally, where she travelled for various types of thesis research, performance opportunities, and dance conferences such as but not limited to: Salvador de Bahia, Brazil as part of the OSU Dance Brazil Tour Group 2020 and Reykjavik, Iceland to perform in Daniel Robert’s recent Cunningham work, Are We Ok? in the fall of 2021, Dayton and Philadelphia for the International Association of Blacks in Dance, and more. Burnett is a former first-company member of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, Washington for the 2022/2023 season and later continued to perform as an independent artist. Simone is excited to continue her journey with InPulse Dance Company for the 2025 season!
Abby Doerr
Abby Doerr began her pre professional training in her home town of Cleveland Ohio at Spotlight Dance Center. Recently, she has graduated from Ohio State University with her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance. During her time at Ohio State, Abby worked with choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Abby Zbikowski, Dante Puleio, Valarie Williams, Alfonzo Cervera, and many more. In her time performing with Abby Zbikowski, she toured around the country performing at the American College Dance Association, both regional and national levels and received an invitation to perform at Jacob’s Pillow. Now dancing and choreographing professionally around Columbus, Abby is continuing to work with The OSU Dance Department as a dancer and collaborator with graduate professionals. She also is helping to build the next generation of dancers as an instructor at Artisan Dance Studio. Abby is in her first season with Inpulse Dance Co, performing works by Trezon Dancy.
Wilhelmina Marks
Wilhelmina Marks is originally from Mansfield, Ohio, where she began her dance training at the Richland Academy of the Arts, studying ballet, modern, jazz, and tap under Marden Ramos and Sarah Horrigan-Ramos. She earned her BFA in Dance from Wright State University in 2021. During her undergraduate years, she was a member of Dayton Ballet’s Second Company (2017-2018) and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s Second Company (2018-2020). Since graduating, Willa danced with the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company as an apprentice (JB Fellow) from 2021 to 2024. She has performed in major cities including Chicago, New York City, and Pittsburgh, as well as across Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. In summer 2023, she joined the Dayton Dance Initiative as a company dancer. That fall, she interned with Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre, for two months and performed with the company. The following summer, 2024, she danced with Houston Contemporary Dance Company for their summer intensive.Willa is very excited to continue to perform and share her passion, as she joins InPulse Dance Company in their first season as a company dancer!
Laura Patterson
Laura Patterson is a freelance dance artist based in Columbus, Ohio. She has performed with a range of local and national companies, including STILGO Dance + Tech, Perennial Movement Group, All Our Friends Collective, and SALT II in Salt Lake City, Utah.
As an educator, Laura has taught at institutions such as Columbus State Community College, BalletMet, and Dublin Dance Center & Gymnastics, as well as through community-based organizations including Momentum-Excellence, Art Possible Ohio, the Columbus Museum of Art, and Perennial Movement Group.
Laura also creates original choreography under the name Lp & dancers, with work presented at the Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus Performing Arts Center, Ohio History Center, McConnell Arts Center, Ohio Poetry Association, City Dance Showcase, and Clintonville Farmer’s Market.
In addition to her artistic work, Laura holds several leadership and administrative roles. She is the Advanced Teams Manager for Momentum-Excellence, Community Engagement Coordinator for the Dublin Dance Foundation, and Director of the Modern Performance Company and Youth Company at Dublin Dance Center & Gymnastics. She is also Co-Founder and administrator of the Columbus Community Dance Class and serves on the Columbus Dance Alliance Leadership Team.
Macy Perry
Macy Perry is a graduate from Wright State University with her BFA in dance. She was a company member and choreographer for Dayton Dance Initiave’s 2025 season, where she debuted her piece “Maybe You Know This Story” alongside collaborator and creative non fiction writer, Karen Maner. Macy’s choreographic works have been performed in Impermanent Gallery’s Wild Goose Dance Festival and New Vision Dance Company’s Ten Tiny Dances, and Dayton Live Creative Academy’s SIX: The Musical. Macy was a second company member with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company for the 2024-2025 season. She performed alongside the main company in their show “The Littlest Angel.” She was an apprentice for CPR Dance: Inhale Movement where she performed in various locations across Michigan. Macy’s choreographic work has been performed alongside notable choreographers such as: Ray Mercer, Jennifer Sydor, Gina Walther, and Hannah Williamson. She partnered with Dayton Dance Initiative to share her work with the city of Dayton for their celebration of the arts: Art in the City. Macy is also a 200 hour certified yoga instructor through Eternal Yoga and enjoys sharing her practice with others. She is so excited to join Inpulse Dance Company this season.
Lauren Smith
Lauren Smith was born in Pittsburgh and began her dance training at the Thomas Studio, where she fell in love with movement. Her family moved to Dublin, OH and she continued her training at Dublin Dance Center and later Columbus DanceArts Academy. Lauren graduated from the Ohio State University with her BFA in Dance and enjoyed performing in original works by Susan Hadley, Melanie Bales, Michael Kelly Bruce, and a 1968 piece by Anna Sokolow reconstructed from labanotation by Valarie Williams. She then traveled to Orlando, FL where she lived out her dream of dancing at Walt Disney World for many years, performing in such shows as the Festival of the Lion King, Disney Channel Rocks!, the Main Street Trolley Show, Fantasmic!, the Main Street Electrical Parade, and more! During her time in Florida she was also a company member with Yow Dance, a modern dance company performing works by artistic director Eric Yow. A charismatic performer, Lauren then spent time in Chicago training in aerial arts, voice, and on camera acting. An experienced theatre performer, she was recently seen dancing in Cats with Westerville Civic. Lauren has choreographed musicals for Dublin Scioto and Trinity (Chicago) high schools, and is the resident choreographer for Pickerington Central theatre. She is an ERYT-200 certified yoga teacher and has facilitated teacher trainings with CorePower in Chicago. Recently Lauren moved home to Columbus and resides in Dublin with her husband and dog. She is excited to join InPulse this season!
Ariana Stone
Ariana Stone is a vibrant dancer and educator who strives to explore the many purposes and intricacies of dance as it relates to human personal experience.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, she began dancing on a dance team in high school as well as several musical performances. She attended The Ohio State University under the Morrill Scholarship Program. There she participated in several dance works and pieces including school tours, faculty works, BFA student works, performed historical Black archived dances, and completed a solo project that explored the fusion of dance, belonging, and the experiences of incarcerated youth.
She specialized in street dance styles such as hip hop, house, krump, contemporary, and rhythmic movement including tap and several west African styles. She has learned from and worked with several OSU faculty including Donald Isom, Crystal Perkins, Eddie Taketa, Momar Ndiaye, and Abby Zbikowski.
After graduating cum laude from OSU, she began training with ballroom dance instructor Emily Mertens and teaching several ballroom dance styles as she continues to develop her dance career. To Ariana, dance is an instrument for fostering community and personal relationships while simultaneously navigating, understanding, or expressing one’s inner personal world. Because dance reflects the diverseness and complexity of life’s experiences, there is a place in it for everyone.
Chelsea Wintzer
Chelsea Wintzer is a performer, choreographer, and educator born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. She began dancing at 4 years old and continued to expand her dance artistry and knowledge at The Ohio State University, where she studied Strategic Communications with Minors in Dance and Professional Writing.
Chelsea has performed across a wide range of platforms, from intimate works to fully staged productions, collaborating with musicians, painters, and multimedia artists to create immersive performance experiences. Recent highlights include collaborating and performing with Perennnial Movement Group, Dr. V’s Generations Band, and Katherine Moore & Kathryn Logan’s Homing: An Audio Movement Journey. She has also performed solo works in community-centered spaces bringing dance into accessible and creative spaces.
She is devoted to making dance accessible to people of all ages and experience levels, where she highlights the importance of finding your flow in the movement by using improvisational techniques. Through performance, teaching, and community engagement, Chelsea continues to share dance as a powerful tool for fostering connection and community. She is excited to continue to develop these tools with InPulse Dance Company!
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