MEET SCDC'S 2023-2024 MEMBERS
Photography by Holly Ireland
We are so proud to have them on our team!
We are so proud to have them on our team!
PAYTON LOCHNERPayton Lochner is 17 years old and is currently a senior at Sage Creek High School. She has been on the team for four years and is proud to be the captain of the team. Payton has been dancing for about 15 years now and would like to continue dancing throughout college. She has eight siblings and loves to play with them every single day, despite the challenges of being the oldest out of all of them! Her training comes from two studios, Shadowridge Dance Center and Pacific Motion Dance center. Although she is not dancing at a studio currently, she wants to join one soon! Payton thrives in Contemporary, Modern, and Hip Hop. The team has been so rewarding for making new friendships and learning to grow. After she graduates, she wants to continue her passion for dance by taking drop in classes or dancing consistently at a studio. In her free time, you can find Payton hanging out with friends, at the beach, or making new choreography! Payton loves the energy of the dance team and can’t wait to show everyone what she can do!
KATE ESCAMILLAKate Escamilla is a 17 year old and a senior at Sage Creek High School. She was born in San Diego County and moved to Carlsbad at a young age. She started dancing in show choir at Valley Middle School, but did not start taking technique classes until Ms. Eichler’s Dance 1 class in freshman year. Now, she is on her second year of training at the Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy in hip-hop with Clarence Peters.
GIANA REENANGiana Reenan is 17 years old, and a senior at Sage Creek High School. She was born in Newport Beach, California, but moved to Carlsbad at the age of 4. Giana has trained in dance for 5 years and is currently dancing at Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy. She has trained in jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop and lyrical. Along with her training there, this will be her third year competing with Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy. At school, Giana is a member of KEY club and BioMed club. When she is not at dance, you can find her shopping or going to the beach with friends! Giana is so excited to have a great year with the team!
JULIA SALEHJulia Saleh is a junior at Sage Creek High School. She grew up in Redding California and moved to Carlsbad her freshman year of high school. She’s been dancing for most of her life. She was originally trained in ballet, but she started expanding her style range at around thirteen. In the last two years, she began to cultivate a strong love for emerging contemporary styles expanding her artistry through Joffrey Ballet School’s Spectrum Summer Intensive NYC. She finds dance to be a strong outlet for expression and creativity where she can allow her thoughts to be cultivated in the form of improvisation and choreography. Overall though, she is looking forward to improving with the continuation of her time on the dance company. Yay for SCDC!!!
HARRIET MACKIEHarriet Mackie is 15 years old and a sophomore at Sage Creek High School. She was born in Austin, Texas, but moved to Carlsbad when she was 7. She’s been dancing since she was 8. She trained at Carlsbad Dance Centre for six years and moved to Cadence Dance Project last year. She has trained in jazz, hip-hop, tap, ballet, pointe, musical theatre, lyrical, and contemporary. She has taken classes under Alex De La Torre, Olivia Olsen, and Caitlin Davis, among others. In her free time, she enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends. This is Harriet's first year on time and she is so excited to be a part of such a good program!
AASHI JALOTAAashi Jalota is a 15 year old freshman at Sage Creek High School. She was born in the Bay Area but moved to Carlsbad when she was four. She has trained for 11 years at Carlsbad Dance Centre and Evoke Dance Movement with Courtney Barclay, Trevor Lerma, Emma Hauser, and Juliette Martinez. She has performed in Contemporary, Modern, Lyrical, Hip hop, Jazz, Ballet, Improvisation, and Ballroom. Outside of dance, she likes to spend her time painting, playing tennis, reading, baking, and hanging out with her friends! This is her first year on team and she is so excited!
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ARIANA RAMOSAriana Ramos is 17 years old and a Senior at Sage Creek High School. She was born in San Jose, California and moved to Carlsbad in 2017. Ariana has been dancing since she was three years old and has trained at multiple studios in both San Jose and Carlsbad. Currently, she trains at Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy and is a part of the competitive dance team. Throughout her years of dance she has trained in all styles including Contemporary,Modern, Improvisation, Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Tap, and Ballroom! Over the summer she had the opportunity to train at Chapman University for two weeks at the Backhaus Dance Summer Intensive and perform excerpts of Jennifer Backhaus’s repertory “One Continuous Line.” This is Ariana’s third year on the Sage Creek Dance Company, and she has loved getting to explore her passion more everyday. She can’t wait to perform and grow more with all her teammates! Along with dance, Ariana has been a Girl Scout for 13 years. Additionally, she is currently serving as the ASB Secretary and the Senior Class President for her 4th consecutive year. She can’t wait for you to see the show!!
BODHI HORWITZBodhi Horwitz is a 17-year-old Senior at Sage Creek. She was born in Taiwan and moved to the US when she was 3 years old. She spent most of her life living in Rhode Island until she moved to Carlsbad in 2020. Bodhi has never trained with a studio: Sage Creek Dance Company is her first real dance experience, although she has always had a love for dance. This is Bodhi's second year in the company and she’s been enjoying it. Her favorite dance styles are hip-hop and jazz. Other than dance, Bodhi also has interests in theater; she played Paulette, the hairdresser, in last year's musical Legally Blonde. Bodhi also enjoys cooking (especially Asian dishes).
LACEY CLEMONSLacey Clemons is a 16 year old junior at Sage Creek High School. She spent half her childhood in the bay area of California and then moved to Carlsbad when she was in second grade. She has been dancing for 5 years at Carlsbad Performing Arts Achedemy, with the impactful coaches of Clarence Peters, Shannon Mueller, and many others.
LAUREN TRANISILauren Tranisi is a 16 year old Junior at Sage Creek! She moved from Scottsdale, Arizona a week before freshman year. She’s danced for 6 years, two of which were at Pinnacle Dance North. Her favorite coaches were Ms. Kim and Mr. Nathan. She was on the competition team and trained in many styles: Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Tumbling, Hip-Hop, Pom, and Technique. Her favorite types of dance are Pom and Lyrical. Lauren is in 3 AP classes which take up most of her time, but she also likes going to the beach, shopping, and hanging out with friends. She danced as an apprentice freshman year and was on the Sage Creek Dance Company sophomore year, and she is super excited to continue her dance journey!
LOLA MAURERLola Maurer is 15 years old, and a sophomore at Sage Creek High School. She has lived in Carlsbad, California her whole life. Throughout elementary school, she danced at Carlsbad Dance Center but stopped during the Covid-19 lockdown. Last year was her first time dancing again. She was in Dance 3 at SCHS with Ms. Eichler. Lola also plays middle blocker on her school's Junior Varsity volleyball team. Once high school season ends she plays on a travel team at Sd Beach Volleyball Club. In her free time, she hangs out with friends at the beach or goes shopping. Being on Company has been such an amazing experience for her! Lola is so grateful for all the friends she’s made since joining.
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MIYO VIDALMiyo Vidal is 17 years old and grew up in Oceanside before moving to Carlsbad after grade five. They started dancing when they were three at Dance Unlimited. After they turned seven, they moved to A Step Above Dance Studio, where they have been dancing since. Currently, Miyo does hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, acrobatics, and ballet on a regular basis. In previous years, they have also taken pointe. This is Miyo’s third and final year on the Sage Creek Dance Company, and they can say that they have absolutely enjoyed the experience of being a choreographer, a student, and a teammate over that time. Outside of dancing, Miyo loves listening to music, watching dramas, and reading. They also love collecting albums and CDs from their favorite artists. Miyo spends time learning and practicing Japanese as well, as they would like to dance in Japan after they finish their schooling. They hope to inspire others and be able to continue performing for a while yet, so they hope you enjoy the show!
KIANA LOPEZKiana Lopez is 17 year old senior at Sage Creek High and from Carlsbad, CA. For about nine years, Kiana trained as a gymnast, but later began dancing at Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy. Kiana has been trained in multiple styles including Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, contemporary, and lyrical. This is Kiana’s fourth year on company, and she thinks that the team is such a committed and warm-hearted group of girls who she always feels safe around. Kiana enjoys spending time at the beach, hanging out with friends, and reading in her free time. Kiana will forever cherish the precious and unforgettable memories and friendships that she made.
KALISTA MEDLOCKKalista Medlock is a junior this year at Sage Creek. She has moved around the United States a lot in her life, but she is very happy to be stuck in Carlsbad for her high school career! This is her fourth year dancing at Cadence Dance Project and is absolutely obsessed with Tap dance under the mentorship of Olivia Olsen. Kalista is also ecstatic to be a part of the dance company for her first year!
JAXSON LOCHNERJaxson Lochner is a 15 year old sophomore at Sage Creek. He was born in California but moved all over the place for many years. He has been dancing for about 9 years and now officially does all styles of dance. He is a competition member at Carlsbad Dance Centre, a part of Advanced theater, and this is his first year in Dance Company. He gained his inspiration from his mom and his older sister who is the captain. In the future he plans to dance professionally and become a dance instructor. He would like to thank his teacher Miss Delena for pushing him beyond his limits for the past 6 years and he hopes you enjoy the show!
SYLVIA GIBSONSylvia Gibson just turned 14 years old and is a freshman at Sage Creek High School. She was born in Maryland and moved to Carlsbad when she was 1. She has trained at Carlsbad Dance Centre since she was 5 and then switched to Compete at Carlsbad Performing Arts Academy 1.5 years ago. She trains in all styles of dance, but her favorites are Jazz and Lyrical. She has trained with Delanee Guajardo, Hannah Wyer, Christine Kollar, and Shannon Mueller. Outside of dance, Sylvia likes to bake, travel, try new things, and hangout with her friends! Sylvia is beyond excited to be in the Sage Creek Dance Company for her first year! She plans to stay in the Dance Company for all four of her high school years. Sylvia is so excited to perform, and she hopes you have a great time at our show!
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