Ambassadors
Dance Wire Ambassadors are dancers and leaders. Their role is to help us stay connected to the wide array of dance activity happening in Portland, by bringing their unique collection of experiences and insights to the table. Please meet our 2019 Ambassadors who have a combined total of 292 years experience in dance!

Sivagami "Shivy" Vanka
Kenya Márquez


Kelsey Leonard
Laura Blake


Come Dance." -- Hafiz (1320-1389)
Beth Whelan


Brandy Guthery
years dancing: 27
years in Portland: 24
styles: contemporary, modern, aerial
current titles (who do you perform with, teach for, are producer of etc): Artistic Director/Dancer at A-WOL Dance Collective, freelance choreographer, Coach/Choreographer for Clackamas Cavalettes
website: www.awoldance.org
favorite dance quote (can be by you or someone else): "Where rhythm is life and life is rhythm." -Warren G
Sitara Lones


Bevin Victoria
Aphyna Zoe


Rebekah WolfsonKilayko
Rositsa Nikolaeva


Laura Onizuka - Ambassador Committee Chair
years dancing: 20
years in Portland: native
styles: Flamenco
currently working with: Portland Flamenco Events/Experience Flamenco
website: https://www.experienceflamenco.com/
favorite dance quote: "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." -H Jackson Brown Jr.
2018 Ambassadors
Maria Tucker
Kathryn Harden
Angela Bryant
Zachary Carroll
Adrianna Audoma
Victoria Rose White
Alexander Dones
Jesus Rodales
Laura Onizuka - Committee Chair
2017 Ambassadors
Jack "Sir Cupcake" Stocklynn
Linda Austin
Elise Morris
Anne Mueller
Mizu Desierto
Yulia Arakelyan
Laura Onizuka
Rebecca Morse
Hannah Luckow
Tia Palomino - Committee Chair