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| Luke Hawkins began training at his mom's studio, Hawkins School of Performing Arts, at the age of seven taking tap and jazz lessons. He continued his training under master tap instructor, Jerry Burke, of Tap Technique and Rhythms. Luke's love of tap grew to a passion which led him to his Broadway debut in July of this year in Xanadu. Luke's professional roles began at age eight in California Musical Theatre's production of Singin' in the Rain followed by six other productions with CMT's Broadway Series or Music Circus "under the tent" through his teen years. Sacramento Theatre Company credits: Over the Tavern; A Christmas Carol; Cinderella. East Coast Regional Theatre: Johnny Guitar; A Grand Night For Singing; Big River; Gypsy; Irving Berlins' White Christmas. European Tour: Magic of the Dance. TV: One Life to Live; 30 Rock; Gossip Girl. Luke lives in New York and regularly attends tap jams wherever he can find them. |
| Natalia Millan (formerly Natalie Fong) began her ballet training in her hometown, Shingle Springs, before joining Hawkins School of Performing Arts, after sharing the same cast of Cook with Luke Hawkins in the Sacramento Ballet's The Nutcracker. She had the joy of being one of the original Russian Dolls in Deirdre Hawkins' first version of The Bluebird of Happiness. She continued her studies at Crockett Dance Studio, then at Deane Dance Center until she graduated from high school. She apprenticed with Sacramento Ballet for the 2001-2002 season and appeared as a guest in Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, Serenade, and The Four Temperaments, Ron Cunningham's The Firebird, Alice In Wonderland, Carmina Burana, and The Nutcracker. She continues to teach and dance with Crockett-Deane Ballet in leading roles: Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, The Sweet Coppelia, and Christmas Angels. |
Christina Moon was a member of the Folsom Lake Civic Ballet from 2004 until 2007 and was a guest in many of their productions before then. She is now attending Folsom Lake College where she plans to spend two years before transferring to CSU Northridge to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology, specializing in Dance. After that, she plans on transferring again to gain a joint MS-DPT: Master of Science and Doctorate in Physical Therapy, possibly at UC San Francisco or CSU Long Beach. Still active around the studio, Christina hopes that she will never have to give up the joys of dancing and looks forward to visiting as often as possible. |
Elizabeth Mosely has attended the University of California, Irvine where she studies both Film and Drama. During the past 3 years, Elizabeth has been an active member of her university. She has been involved in various theatrical productions, acted as a peer mentor and has been a member of the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma. She has also become quite an enthusiastic cinephile and filmmaker. She has participated in multiple film festivals (including the 2007 Cannes Film Festival), worked as an intern for various Los Angeles film companies, including RSA (Ridley and Tony Scott's production company) and the Directors Bureau (Sofia and Roman Coppola's company), and has even began making films herself. Upon graduation in June 2008, Elizabeth intends to pursue a career in film, and possibly acting, in both New York and Los Angeles. |
Melinda Vaggione has been fortunate enough to have been working almost continuously since her graduation from UC Irvine in April 2006 (BA in drama and Honors in Musical Theatre). She spent a summer in Utah while working at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre. The highlight of that experience was being able to fly above the heads of 2000 people when she went on for Wendy in "Peter Pan." In January 2007 she began her contract on the Sea Princess Cruise liner. She had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the Caribbean, England, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Norway and Denmark all while singing and dancing in 5 different shows.
Melinda has had the opportunity to be a part of "42nd Street" in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She performed in Hershey Park (a theme park in Pennsylvania based on Milton Hershey and his famous chocolate) as a dancer in a Cirque-type show called "Beyond the Dragon Gate" and as the female singer in a rock show called "Lighting Strike." She performed in "42nd Street" in Bridgeport, Connecticut playing the role of Peggy Sawyer. Melinda is currently playing the role of Peggy Sawyer in Reno, NV. |
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