"Artistry, athleticism, passion, positive energy!"
Elizabeth Elder
Elizabeth Elder
Ellie is an accomplished dance educator, performer and internationally recognized choreographer. Ellie Potts Barrett attended Boston Conservatory and received her BA in Dance from the University of South Florida. Out of her many accomplishments, she has composed the Modern Dance Syllabus for the Florida Dance Masters Organization, a study tool for the testing of future Modern dance teachers in Florida. Ellie danced with the Ina Hahn Modern Dance Company, Boston Dance Company and Mary Anthony in New York. She has been an associate at the Atlantic Center for the Arts to Master Artists Merce Cunningham, Meg Harper and Elizabeth Streb, as well as with Florida's prolific author, Carl Hiaasen. She is the recipient of the Central Florida Lifetime Achievement Dance Award, given by the University of Central Florida. Included in her well over 200 choreographed musicals, around the world, are Orlando Philharmonic/Mad Cow Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls, which starred Broadway actor Davis Gaines, Carousel, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, La Traviata, and Mad Cow Theatres' production of HAIR, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts productions - Curtains, Aida, Urinetown, The Musical, and My Fair Lady, and in October of 2019, Guys and Dolls. Ellie choreographed GREASE, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Urinetown, The Musical, and Rent for the Seensee Musical Theatre Company in Seoul, South Korea. She returned to Seoul to create Main Street Parades for Lotte World and Everland Theme Parks. DETACHED, a new Modern work, was presented at the National High School Dance Festival in 2019. RENT was performed at DASOTA in April, 2021. I also had the pleasure of working with the most wonderfully talented cast for First Coast Opera's performance of the operettas COX AND BOX, and PENELOPE ANN'S REVENGE, May, 2021. 2021 also saw A Chorus Line, and choreography for "The Andrew Sisters" for the Jacksonville Symphonys' Pops Concerts.
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Watch my Interview with the Fabulous Dawn Branch on her YouTube Channel
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CHECK OUT MY CHOREOGRAPHY REEL HERE
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Douglas Anderson School of the Arts presents
A CHORUS LINE
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts presents
A CHORUS LINE
We've received our nominations for the regional Applause Awards for "A CHORUS LINE!" This is a regional competition with 25 high schools in the Orlando/Central Florida area (As of this year, DA is grandfathered in to participate as there is no Northeast Florida division).
Both casts were adjudicated separately, and we were nominated for the following Applause Awards:
Cast A
Outstanding Lead Performer: Alex Agaliotis, Christina Dyches, Sirena de la Rosa, Samantha Nelson
Outstanding Supporting Performer: Brooke Little, Vivienne Gianneschi, Catherine Tetzlaff, Jade Livingston, Olivia DeMaio, Abigail Douglas, Brian Davis, Jalen Jones, Nick Nasta, Auggie Pulliam
Outstanding Actor: Catherine Tetzlaff, Auggie Pulliam, Chris Agaliotis
Outstanding Singer: Abigail Douglas, Isaias Cordero, Sirena de la Rosa, Jade Livingston, Jhalena Sulcer
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Musical Direction
Outstanding Orchestra
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Stage Manager
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Cast B:
Outstanding Lead Performer: Evan Gray, Nina Simone Diaz, Mack Jones, Ella Brisson
Outstanding Supporting Performer: Alanna Carter, Josie Frein, Ben Sandlin, Trinity Quinto, Natalie Ealum, Olivia Lynch, DJ DeJesus
Outstanding Actor: Alanna Carter, Trinity Quinto, DJ DeJesus
Outstanding Singer: Josie Frein, Nina-Simone Diaz
Outstanding Dancer: Israel Haynes
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Musical Direction
Outstanding Orchestra
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Stage Manager
Outstanding Technical Achievement
The Applause Award winners will be announced on May 6th, as well as the nominees for Best Musical.
The Awards ceremony will take place in early June.
Congrats everyone!
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Both casts were adjudicated separately, and we were nominated for the following Applause Awards:
Cast A
Outstanding Lead Performer: Alex Agaliotis, Christina Dyches, Sirena de la Rosa, Samantha Nelson
Outstanding Supporting Performer: Brooke Little, Vivienne Gianneschi, Catherine Tetzlaff, Jade Livingston, Olivia DeMaio, Abigail Douglas, Brian Davis, Jalen Jones, Nick Nasta, Auggie Pulliam
Outstanding Actor: Catherine Tetzlaff, Auggie Pulliam, Chris Agaliotis
Outstanding Singer: Abigail Douglas, Isaias Cordero, Sirena de la Rosa, Jade Livingston, Jhalena Sulcer
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Musical Direction
Outstanding Orchestra
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Stage Manager
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Cast B:
Outstanding Lead Performer: Evan Gray, Nina Simone Diaz, Mack Jones, Ella Brisson
Outstanding Supporting Performer: Alanna Carter, Josie Frein, Ben Sandlin, Trinity Quinto, Natalie Ealum, Olivia Lynch, DJ DeJesus
Outstanding Actor: Alanna Carter, Trinity Quinto, DJ DeJesus
Outstanding Singer: Josie Frein, Nina-Simone Diaz
Outstanding Dancer: Israel Haynes
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Direction
Outstanding Musical Direction
Outstanding Orchestra
Outstanding Set Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Stage Manager
Outstanding Technical Achievement
The Applause Award winners will be announced on May 6th, as well as the nominees for Best Musical.
The Awards ceremony will take place in early June.
Congrats everyone!
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We, at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, are proud to acknowledge our WINNERS for the APPLAUSE AWARDS to be held in Orlando, Florida, at the beautiful Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center on June 4, 2022 at 7pm
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*****************************************************************HAMMER AND RAIN - THE FILM - DOCUMENTARY
HAMMER AND RAIN was originally set to be a live performance with music composed by Joanne "JoJo" Maffia and danced/choreographed by in order of appearance:
Michelle Ottley Fisher
Ellie Potts Barrett
Mariah Mahoney
Joanna Ursal
Conceived and directed by Joanne "JoJo' Maffia
Edited by Julie Noel Smith
Because of Covid 19 the love show could not happen, so JoJo decided to create a 60 minute film of the 4 choreographers work and her music compositions.
This is a wonderfully intriguing film !!!
The link is below...
refoundsound.anywhereseat.com
FYI.....WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THREE FILM FESTS!!!!
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From Carol Lee's Review of the Orlando Phil's Production of
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
May 12, 2013 at 12:43 AM
Ellie Potts-Barrett....who do you think you are? Taking a show that for the past 50 years has been revived the same way every way, with the same choreography to the same songs at the same beat...and making it your showcase for your jazz and free style and acrobatics and every other style of dance. Your desire to trust your actors and dancers is pathetic and your want to showcase their talents and not your own is unwise...."god-like"... but unwise.
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from her review of HAIR at the MAD COW
How's my HAIR (the Musical)
June 28, 2014 at 12:38 AM
Ellie Potts Barrett: I can't handle you. I would like to live in your head for just a day... i want to see what crazy messed up delightful entrancing world you live in. You are a beacon of light that shines on dancers (and non dancers) and lets them shine like the top of the Chrysler Building.
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Michelle Ottley Fisher
Ellie Potts Barrett
Mariah Mahoney
Joanna Ursal
Conceived and directed by Joanne "JoJo' Maffia
Edited by Julie Noel Smith
Because of Covid 19 the love show could not happen, so JoJo decided to create a 60 minute film of the 4 choreographers work and her music compositions.
This is a wonderfully intriguing film !!!
The link is below...
refoundsound.anywhereseat.com
FYI.....WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THREE FILM FESTS!!!!
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From Carol Lee's Review of the Orlando Phil's Production of
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
May 12, 2013 at 12:43 AM
Ellie Potts-Barrett....who do you think you are? Taking a show that for the past 50 years has been revived the same way every way, with the same choreography to the same songs at the same beat...and making it your showcase for your jazz and free style and acrobatics and every other style of dance. Your desire to trust your actors and dancers is pathetic and your want to showcase their talents and not your own is unwise...."god-like"... but unwise.
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from her review of HAIR at the MAD COW
How's my HAIR (the Musical)
June 28, 2014 at 12:38 AM
Ellie Potts Barrett: I can't handle you. I would like to live in your head for just a day... i want to see what crazy messed up delightful entrancing world you live in. You are a beacon of light that shines on dancers (and non dancers) and lets them shine like the top of the Chrysler Building.
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Urinetown The Musical at DASOTA
Urinetown, The Musical at DASOTA
