After graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Alicia spent a year teaching ballet and modern for Miss Diane at the studio. She has since relocated to North Carolina where she now works full-time for Wake County's Daniels Middle School teaching dance and drama. She will also be choreographing the school musical and arranging choreography for the school's choir. She continues to teach ballet, jazz, tap and acrobatics at Wake Forest Academy of Fine Arts, and also teaches ballet technique class in Knightdale, NC. Alicia takes class at Eastern Carolina University where she will obtain licensure in education.

Brett graduated from Center Grove High School in 2004, and is now majoring in dance at The Julliard School. He has appeared with the Elliott Field Ballet Company, in a Coke Zero commercial, and many departmental shows and student choreographic works.

Caitlin graduated from Roncalli High School in 2004 and is now a student at Point Park University majoring in Dance. She is currently a company member of The Pillow Project, a contemporary/hip-hop dance company in Pittsburg. She also teaches community outreach classes through Point Park and as a guest teacher around the Pittsburg area. Caitlin had so much fun being involved in such a great company growing up. She is glad that she's able to continue dancing because of the training and experience that the ICDL gave her. Caitlin is the daughter of Diane Gudat, founder of The Dance Company, the ICDL, and ISDC.

Cari graduated from Roncalli High School in 2002.   She was married in 2004 to her high school sweet-heart, Ryan Cobb.  Her husband is currently in the Air Force and after being stationed in Fort Walton Beach, FL for a year they are now stationed in Wurzburg, Germany.   Cari & Ryan will soon be moving to Phoenix, Arizona.  While they are there, Cari plans to finish her degree in Psychology at Arizona State University.  For the past year she has being going to the University of Maryland and traveling all over Europe.  Being a part of the military life has been hard at times, but it has given Cari the ability to experience things she never dreamed she would.

Claire graduated from Perry Meridian High School in 2004 and is now a student at Ball State University majoring in Visual Communications (emphasis in Photo) and minoring in both Advertising and Dance. She is a recipient of both the Presidential and Emens Scholarships. Claire was a member of the ICDL for 7 years and received many awards for performances at American Dance Awards regional and national competitions and the Indiana State Dance Championships. In high school, she was Senior Class President and the Photo State Winner. After 15 years at The Dance Company, she took a break from dancing until her sophomore year when she auditioned for and performed in two student choreography shows, the Company Show Festival of Dance and American College Dance Festival. She is a member of the Ball State Dancers and is Miss Duneland, a preliminary competition for Miss America.  Claire is excited to be back on stage again, and she also owns a photography business providing senior, family, and modeling pictures.

Colleen graduated from Perry Meridian High School in 2005 and now majors in Modern Dance in Indiana University's new contemporary dance program. In high school, she participated in three musicals (Dance Captain her senior year), Show Choir for 3 years, the ICDL for 7 years, classes at The Dance Company for a total of 15 years, and Prelude where she was a finalist in the Dance category in 2005. In college, she was the Dance Captain in The Who's Tommy with University Players, an undergraduate theater club at IU. Colleen loves the freedom of dancing. "No matter what kind of day you are having or what is on your mind, you can always dance and either escape or work through what may be happening at that time in your life." She loves to perform because through movement you have the ability to make an impact on someone else's life.

"Dance has brought an incredible amount of happiness to my life. Without dance my life would be very different. I have met so many amazing people and learned so many life lessons through dance. One amazing person that I met when I was very young is Diane Gudat, who has been my dance teacher for many years at The Dance Company. Diane has taught me to always try my best and to keep a positive outlook on life. I have learned to reach for my dreams and take charge of my life, not letting anything or anyone keep me from goals."

After graduating from college with a degree in English, Heather moved to San Francisco and is currently living in Oakland with her fiance, who is also a writer. She has concentrated her creativity in writing and has had published some stories and poems.

After graduating from college with a degree in English (like her sister), Holly began taking flamenco belly-dancing lessons. She traveled around Europe for a year and sometimes made money dancing on the street (they call it busking) in Amsterdam and Venice. She even belly-danced a couple of times in an Egyptian nightclub. She has been to Bali to studi Balinese dancing, after which she settled in East Bay in San Francisco and continues to study flamenco. She is part of a group called Shuvani that bill themselves as "Music and Dance inspired by the Roma 'Gypsy' Trail". She is also a mommy now to a son, Aleister, who recently received his first pair of tap shoes! Holly also works as an accountant for a law firm and teaches adult tap classes in Walnut Creek.

After graduating from Perry Meridian High School in 2003, Kelly began her college career at Indiana University where she pursues a minor in dance. She performed in Seussical at Footlight musicals and teaches tap at Windfall Dance Studios in Bloomington while attending school.

Lindsey graduated from Roncalli High School in 2004 and now attends the State University of New York at Buffalo majoring in Dance and minoring in Marketing. She made a lot of great friends at The Dance Company, and dancing not only prepared her for college but provided her with a fun after school activity as she grew up. Lindsey has choreographed for the Dancers Workshop while in school and for soloists at The Dance Company. Her choreography was selected to represent the University at Buffalo at the National College Dance Festival, and she was selected to be a presenter at the Choreographer Showcase at UB this spring.  Lindsey's choreography is currently being performed by the ICDL in the piece "Unlike Me".

Mindy graduated from Perry Meridian High School in 2005 and is now a student at the University of Idaho majoring in Conservation Social Sciences with an Environmental Communication concentration. Continuing her love for dance, she is pursuing a Dance Performance minor and is a member of the UIdaho Dance Team. She is also involved in Climbing Club, Wildlife Society, and the Ecology & Conservation Biology Club. For Mindy, dance has always been a method of expression, even after arriving at college and realizing quickly how unhappy she was to not be performing. The ICDL and The Dance Company provided one of the strongest support systems and family that she has ever been a part of.

Rachel began dancing at age 3. She was a member of the Indianapolis Children's Dance League for 6 years. She graduated in 2006 from Roncalli High School with an Academic Honors Diploma. She was a member of the National Honors Society and the Captain of the first Roncalli Dance Team, the Dancin' Rebels. She currently attends Ball State University to pursue degrees in both Dance and Travel & Hospitality. Rachel would like to thank all who have supported her along this great journey.

Samantha was a 2002 graduate of Perry Meridian High School and a 2006 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where she majored in Zoology with a minor in Developmental Psychology. While in college, she kept dance a part of her life by joining the Miami Shakerettes. She was business captain and choreography specialist for the squad. Her choreography was seen at the halftime show for the opening Bengals NFL football game, halftime shows at Miami football games, and also various Greek events on campus. Sam attends Butler University for graduate school and will graduate in May with a Masters in School Counseling. She currently works in Indianapolis part-time as an elementary school counselor and full-time at Reach for Youth, Inc. where she works with first-time youth offenders and sexually maladaptive youth.

A 2002 graduate of Franklin Central High School, Sarah earned a  Bachelor's degree in Computer Technology from IUPUI in 2006. After two years working for HSBC Finance Corporation in the Technology & Services department, she began pursuing her true interest in software and web development through the IUPUI CyberLab internship where she is now employed as a developer for the Epsilen Environment.  While the CyberLab will remain a research & development group through the university, the Epsilen software has now joined the New York Times in a true business venture, and Sarah will be a key player in the new company, Epsilen Inc., as a lead programmer/web developer. Sarah also briefly taught advanced programming for the Computer & Information Technology (CIT) department at IUPUI where she earned her degree and accepts freelance web design opportunities in her "free" time.  She designed and maintains The Dance Company's web site for her sister, owner and director Stephanie Plahitko.  Sarah recently married and is expecting her first child in late November 2007.

Sean began dancing in seventh grade and became a student at The Dance Company in 2004. He was a member of the teaching staff this year. His accomplishments include Prelude Award winner in the Dance category, Mr. Dance of Indiana, American Dance Awards' Male Dancer of the Year, and winner of the George Lon Scholarship. Sean graduated from Perry Meridian High School in 2006 where he was a member of the Thespian Society, Then & Now Show Choir, Ambassador Corps, Speech Team, Blue Crew, Link Crew, and a cast member in numerous drama department productions. He has also been a member of the Fever Dance Team. Sean currently attends Point Park University where he studies Dance, Theater, and Musical Theater. In December of 2006, he appeared in the ballet Cinderella and productions featuring student choreographic work.

A graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, Stephanie Plahitko began her dance career right here with The Dance Company at age 7. After four years in Buffalo spent earning her BFA in Dance, she packed up and moved to Orlando, FL where she performed in Walt DisneyWorld for two years. From the mainland she then took a 10-month voyage on the Disney Cruiselines performing for thousands of people a week in places like Key West, Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Disney's own private island, Castaway Cay. Stephanie has also judged for competitions such as International Dance Challenge, Rhythm Dance Canada, StarQuest, and more. A resident of Indy again, she looks forward to more dance opportunities and is excited to be the new owner of The Dance Company.