Master Class Instructors & Professional Panel
Lindsey Leduc
Lindsey Leduc (Southbridge, MA) began training with Terri Gordon in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. At age 13, she became a Trustee Scholar at Wilbraham Monson Academy for her dance ability, exposing her to knowledge and cultural diversity that shaped and inspired her. She graduated cum laude from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Dance and Community Health. While in New York, Lindsey performed in many projects including Robin Becker Dance, her choreography was showcased in the 2003 ACDF gala, and she earned her Actors Equity performing off-Broadway under Tony Award winner Hinton Battle. Lindsey went to Chicago on Scholarship to Giordano Dance School, was promoted to Giordano II and performed with Giordano Dance Chicago for seven years. She has performed works and taught master classes nationally and internationally by Mia Michaels, Ron De Jesus, Gus Giordano, Liz Imperio, Randy Duncan, Christopher Huggins, Davis Robertson, Rennie Harris and more, in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Latvia, Guatemala, Turkey and Hawaii. Her work has been featured in Dance Chicago several times. She has works in the repertoire of Inaside Chicago Dance, Chicago Dance Crash, Movement Source, Continuum Dance Theatre, BoSoma, and her own Giordano Dance Chicago. She teaches and choreographs throughout the nation for Youth Companies and Orchesis groups. While in Chicago Lindsey taught for the Jazz Dance in Science and Health program in underserved Chicago Public Schools, on Master Faculty for Jazz Dance World Congress, served on Faculty at The Joffrey Academy of Dance and was a founding Faculty member of Foster Dance Studios. Lindsey serves as an adjudicator and Master Teacher for the premiere dance competition, World Class Talent Experience and a Judge for StarQuest International. Lindsey was honored to be published in Dance Magazine’s “Why I Dance” in the January 2013 issue, and appeared on the cover in March 2013.
Matt Anctil
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Matt is a Massachusetts native who has lived and worked in NYC for the past 18 years. His list of credits include the 2010 Tony Award winning Broadway revival and national tour of La Cage Aux Folles, Dance Captain of the national tour of Flashdance The Musical, 6 touring seasons of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The View Upstairs (Drama Desk/Lucielle Lortel Award nominated Off-Broadway production), The Doors Project, PLATFORMS, Ticket To Ride, numerous industrials/commercials, as well as master class faculty for Broadway Dance Center and studios across the country. Charitable events include Broadway Bares, Fire Island Dance Festival (amongst others) benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Dancers Responding to AIDS.
His concert dance/company work includes the launch of Chet Walker’s WALKERDANCE, creative assistant/company member for Gilmore Boyz (dir. Vernard Gilmore), Max Luna Dance Co. (soloist), Cecilia Marta Dance Co. (soloist) and assistant to Hope Boykin for “Go In Grace” (Ailey’s 50th Anniversary). Matt, a graduate of the Burncoat Dance Department in Worcester, MA, is forever grateful for his training which included The Ailey School (Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship), Jacob’s Pillow Jazz/Musical Theater scholar (dir. Chet Walker), Boston Youth Moves (Dorothy Rogers Conneely Scholarship), in addition to intensive musical theater training alongside David Marquez. In addition to being the head judge for Leap! National Dance Competition, he was honored to be on the judge panel for the inaugural voyage of DANCEWAVE in the Caribbean as well as the Peacock Original Series SIWA DANCE POP REVOLUTION! Matt has most recently been named the Vice President of Vamosi Entertainment Inc. and is currently an Associate Producer on the upcoming Vegas Latin dance spectacle, ¡Pasion Latina!
Zackery Betty
Zackery Betty (He/Him) is the current Artistic Director of NSquared Dance. Zackery holds an MFA in Choreography from Wilson College and BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College. He has collaborated with The Palace Theatre, Currier Museum of Art, and New Hampshire Dance Collaborative, among others. His choreography has been featured on NSquared Dance, Lindenwood University, Endicott College, University of New Hampshire, Ballet Hartford, The Palace Theatre, and Boston Arts Academy. He's served as an artist in residence at Berwick Academy, Goffstown High School, and Andy's Summer Playhouse. Zackery is currently an adjunct Professor of Dance at Plymouth State University. He has also been a company member with Keigwin & Company in NYC, Tami Stronach Dance, Project 44, City Ballet of Boston, and Ballet Misha. In addition to performing and teaching nationally and abroad, Zackery has been named a Fellow within the New Hampshire Dance Collaboratives’s Accelerator program. The Accelerator was designed to support dance professionals as they seek to enhance their artistic content and professional abilities further. www.nsquareddance.org