DAN DORAN
Instagram: @dandoran_
DAN’S CHOREOGRAPHIC STYLE DESCRIBED IN THREE WORDS:
ECCENTRIC | HOLISTIC | EMOTIONAL
Dan Doran (he/they) is an NYC based dancer and choreographer and recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, earning his BFA in Dance with a concentration in choreography. He is currently in the ensemble for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and has also performed works by Sidra Bell, Raja Feather Kelly, Dylan Pearce, Theresa Stone, Earl Mosley, Chanel Da Silva, Netta Yerushalmy, Tamisha Guy, Pedro Ruiz, Cameron McKinney, Adesola Osakalumi, and Karen Gayle. As a choreographer, he has presented various works around New York City, including two evening length works at Arts on Site in 2024 and 2025, two pieces at Bridge For Dance's "Uptown Rising", and Marymount Manhattan College's Student Choreography Showcase. Dan combines his love for anything queer or surreal with his experiential understanding to create an eccentric yet deeply human experience when interacting with his work.
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MARK DiIORIO (DANCER)
Mark DiIorio, originally from Norwalk Connecticut, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2025, receiving a BFA in Modern Dance. Mark has worked closely alongside and performed works by Chanel DaSilva, Jenn Freeman, Sidra Bell, Darshan Bhuller, Tamisha Guy, Dylan Pearce, Raja Feather Kelly, and more. He has also attended professional training programs such as Springboard Danse, Orsolina 28, and Gallim. There, he was deeply involved in processes with Peter Chu and Anya Saugstad, and learned repertoire under Andrea Miller and FLOCK. Mark has been freelancing as a dancer and choreographer in New York City, most recently performing in a premiere at Arts on Site, “EXP,” choreographed by Dan Doran. He shares his art through movement as well as teaching, specializing in contemporary forms, improvisation, and ballet.
ALYSSA BUILIN (DANCER)
Alyssa Bulin (she/her) is a New York City based dancer and creative artist from Chicago, Illinois. Rooted in a ballet foundation and expanded through contemporary exploration, her work moves fluidly between concert dance, film, and fashion, investigating how physicality can translate emotion and presence. Since earning her BFA from Marymount Manhattan College, Alyssa has performed works by choreographers including Paul Taylor, Twyla Tharp, Peter Chu, Jessica Lang, and Gregory Dolbashian. Her performance work has appeared at venues such as El Museo del Barrio Theater, New York Live Arts, and the Blue Building through the Art Bath Salon Series, as well as at the Ohio Dance Festival and Hartford Dance Festival. Now based in Brooklyn, Alyssa continues to explore movement as a form of dialogue between structure and spontaneity, intimacy and distance seeking honesty and shared energy in every space she inhabits.
RAGIN SMITH (DANCER)
Ragin Smith is a Brooklyn-based dance artist. She works to develop deconstructed and surrealist narratives by stringing together performance art, text, visual art, and sound. Ragin has been an artist in residence at Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre, Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, and M.O.T.I.V.E. Brooklyn. Aside from her own projects, Ragin collaborates with independent artists including Sigrid Lauren, Akira Uchida, Paul Singh, Evan Ray Suzuki, Brendan Fernandes, August Henderson, Olga Rabetskaya, Alison Chase, and others. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from Marymount Manhattan College in 2020 and is now a member of Hivewild, Verbal Animal, Castle Rat, Wet Hairy Women, Headlights Theatre, and MORISATO Co. Alongside Haley Morgan Miller, Ragin is a creative director and co-producer of the Fabled Narcissism arts events.
GIANNA SCORZO (DANCER)
Gianna is a freelance artist based in New York City, originally from Chicago, IL. She studied at Marymount Manhattan College, where she graduated and received her BFA in dance with a modern concentration in 2024. During her time at MMC, she performed in pieces choreographed by Andrea Miller, Jenn Freeman, Netta Yerushalmy, and Chanel DaSilva. Beyond her academic studies, she has attended “Orsolina28,” learning repertoire by Marco Goeke & Crystal Pite, and participated in “Cumulus,” working closely with Emily Greenwell and other faculty. Since then, Gianna has joined KTCO, a contemporary dance company, in 2025, under the direction of Katie Corrao, performing her most recent evening length, “Sat.”.
FRANCIS PINE-RINELLA (DANCER)
Frances Pine-Rinella is a freelance dancer and creative based in New York City. Born in Berkeley, California, she received her early training from Berkeley Ballet Theater. She then moved to New York to attend NYU Tisch for dance and graduated with a BFA in 2024. Since graduating, she has traveled the world, created a rockstar-showgirl-dance-band called The G-Strings, and never forgotten to love it! Currently, she is focused on continuing her work with the G-Strings and collaborating with others. She’s extremely passionate about using dance as a medium to inspire and excite!!