LEANN ALDUENDA
SEBASTIAN ARANGO
CHRISTINE BALTES
SARA BLUMENKRANZ
GINA CERATO
MAGGIE DORMIER
MIKE ESPERANZA
ALLISON FAORO
MICHEL GERVAIS
NICOLE GONZALES
BRIANA HAFT
TIM HILL
NATE HODGES
TIFFANY HUDSON
ARIANNA HYATT
STEVEN INSKEEP
HANNAH KARACIC
LYNEE LAURENT
CHRIS LIU
SARAH LONG
CHRISTINA LYON
SARAH MELLI
GINA MENDES
CINDY MINOWA
CONNIE NEEDHAM
MICHAEL ROSSI NICKERSON
SUE OKUDA
RIKA PIPER
SARAH RAYBURN
GERRAN REESE
STEPHANIE RENZ-DAVIS
TIFFANY ROSALES
MARIA SiFUENTES
LINDA SIMMONS
PHILLIP SOLIS
TIM STEVENSON
MICHAEL VAN PATTEN
SHAWN VITALE
RUTH ZIEGLER


 

Linda Love Simmons

Linda’s choreography and direction have been seen in theme parks, on television and on stages across the country. She has created choreography for the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes, Disney, Mattel, Sesame Street Live, Paramount, Holland America Cruise Lines, Under Armour and the Megan Mullally show just to name a few. Her favorite was the musical “Swing” for which she won a Zoni Award. Ms. Simmons’ diverse range of styles includes works in ballet, jazz, modern and musical theatre.

In 2002, Linda directed and choreographed 23 separate shows that entertained millions of spectators in Salt Lake City at the Olympic Games. These shows opened for such big name groups as Big Bad Voodoo Daddies, Dave Mathews and Martha McBride. She was the choreographer/assistant director for the extravaganza “Creation” at the Crystal Cathedral. Between special events and musicals, she is a show director/choreographer and master teacher for the Walt Disney Company.

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