New Voices is the annual culminating dance showcase for the TCHS-VPA Dance Department. The performance will feature choreography by faculty, students and alumni choreographers.

Faculty Choreographers:

Elizabeth Rose Zwierzynski

Rachel Sophie Isaacs Schwartz

Student Choreographers:

Alondra Barrera-Lucha

Kamorie Church

Ariana Collado

Kayla “Karma” Diaz 

Assata Geddes 

Sttela Jeudy

Angel Polanco

Akyia Price

Emely Vargas-Arias

CTE Dance II cohort

Alumni Choreographer:

Quason “Quay-Li” Green (Class of 2022)

Cast List:

Dance I A

Terriona Brooks, Janiya Byrd, Ivi'Yonai Clark, Angela Lopez Tajiboy, Joseph Marshall, Jilianette Mejias Claudio, Jeylin Rodriguez Barrera, Maliyah Wade, Alexiss Washington, Dollars Dinsea

Dance I B

Saidi Almonte Garcia, Katelyn Collier, Cristian Ramirez Alvarado, Jose Ramirez Palencia, Kimberly Rodriguez Bonilla, Janayshia Scott, Tiyana Siplin, Allenis Soto Machuca, Fernando Timal-Ordonez, Jaiden Woodall-Edwards

Dance II

Aleyah Allen,  Anastasia Austin, Yoselin Baldetti-Morales, Tayveon Barber, Promise Bellamy, Kisha Boza, Aslin Contreras Gonzalez, Zacharias Johnson, Marie Jules, Dulce Mendez Diaz, Jamaya Miller, Cherish Mitchell, Yerlin Ortiz, Kency Raymundo Perez, Honesty Roberts-Ingram, Zah'Nai Thornton, Kiarah Valverde

Dance III

Alondra Barrera-Lucha, Lesly Caceres, Kamorie Church, Ariana Collado, Kayla “Karma” Diaz, Aniyah Edwards, Assata Geddes, Aaniyah Jennette, Sttela Jeudy, Angel Polanco, Akyia Price, Asiya Smith, Emely Vargas-Arias, Aisha White

Lighting Design: Alexander Picoult and Andrew Seabert

Photography Credit: Nancy Agosto

Logo Design: Andrew Seabert

Poster Design: Rachel Sophie Isaacs Schwartz

The TCHS-VPA Dance Department is comprised 10th-12th grade dance majors. These learners are physically expressive, socially conscious, and creative individuals. As a community we value education and art-making as tools for empowerment, self-reflection, and social change.

Students in the Trenton Central High School can enroll in the 3-year Dance Career Technical Education (CTE) Program to train a variety of dance genres with faculty and guest artists. Dancers also explore Anatomy, Dance History, Improvisation and Choreography. Their holistic dance education is extended through the guest artist residencies, field trips, and pre-college experiences. The TCHS-VPA Dance Department was founded and built by Elizabeth Rose Zwierzynski, B.F.A., Ed.M., and has been under the direction of Rachel Sophie Isaacs Schwartz since December 2023.