Director, Choreographer, Dancer

Tess Saoirse Liddy

Tess Saoirse Liddy is a Boston-based dancer and choreographer. Tess teaches ABA in the Boston Public School System, as well as teaching dance classes with Creativities Studio at afterschool programs across the Greater Boston Area. Tess is the founder of TSDC. She is passionate about creating work on the individual dancer's body so that all involved are comfortable and confident in the movement. She is passionate about fusing contemporary, ballet, and jazz to create dynamic pieces that engage the audience.

Choreographer and Dancer

Shirin Kuppusamy

Shirin Kuppusamy (she/her) identifies as a dancer, teacher, engineer, biologist, and lifelong learner from Atlanta, GA now residing in Boston, MA. She has extensive training in Kathak, Bollywood, Modern, and Contemporary with experience in Jazz, Ballet, and Hip Hop. Growing up she trained at Nritya Natya Kala Bharti Dance Academy and at North Atlanta Dance Academy. Upon moving to Boston for college, she's loved dancing with several college dance teams - including Olin Dance Ensemble which she co-founded with fellow TSDC company member Annabelle Platt. Post graduation, she also dances with Pantos Project Dance Ensemble and Collective Moments Dance Company, alongside work as an independent artist and dance educator. She loves dance as a way to disconnect and release after a long day and as a form of communication. Her choreography is rooted in gesture and collaborative movement, embracing the nuance of dance beyond technique, while still valuing the details. Outside of dance, she is a first year PhD student in STEM Education - focusing on undergraduate level computer science and biotechnology education, and  she loves playing with her friends' dogs and cats - though she's unfortunately yet to get her own!

Choreographer and Dancer

Annabelle Platt

Annabelle started dancing at the age of 4 at the Dance Place in Newburyport, MA, and continued with Ipswich Moving Company (now High Street Studios) in Ipswich, MA. She joined the Youth Dance Ensemble there from 7th grade through 12th grade, and assistant-taught many classes for younger students. She was also on her high school's FIRST robotics team, which led her to study software engineering in college. She attended Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA, where she co-founded Olin Dance Ensemble in her first year with fellow TSDC dancer Shirin Kuppusamy. After graduating Olin with a B.S. in Engineering, Annabelle is working as a software engineer at PTC Onshape in Boston, while also keeping up her love for choreography and dance in TDSC.   

Choreographer and Dancer

Audrey Lehrer

Audrey Lehrer is excited to be coming back to the stage after a nine year hiatus! Audrey began dancing when she was 11 years old and majored in dance at Mount Holyoke College. She then went on to provide administrative support for a professional contemporary dance company in Sarasota. FL and has now moved on to a new professional space in the consulting field. Audrey is also a composer and has composed professionally on multiple occasions. 

Dancer

Laurel Rodriguez Mitton

Laurel Rodriguez Mitton (she/her) is an engineer, dancer, and maker originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She started dancing at age 3 with the Shely Pack Dancers, taking classes and competing in various styles of dance. In college she danced with Olin Dance Ensemble and is excited to expand her involvement in the Boston dance scene at TSDC! When not dancing, you can find her building systems for the Space Station, browsing the farmers market, or checking out way too many books from the library.

Choreographer and Dancer

Kelsey Clausing

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I fell in love with ballet in elementary school. I danced ballet and modern throughout high school and college, including minoring in Dance and Performance Studies while completing my undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley. I moved to Boston to begin a PhD, and while I currently devote most of my time to my neuroscience research, if you can’t find me in the lab, you’ll certainly find me in the dance studio! I’ve taken classes all over Boston and Cambridge, and I also dance with Forty Steps Dance. I’m very excited to be performing with TSDC this season! 

Choreographer and Dancer

Mayte Martinez

Hello! My name is Mayte and I am 27 years old from Boston. Dancing has been a constant source of joy in my life. I’ve been trained in a range of styles from ballet to jazz to modern to salsa. Out of all of the styles I have learned, hip hop holds a special place in my heart. In high school, a friend and I started a hip hop club and in college I was the VP of the Hip Hop club my senior year. I love dancing and you can catch me wiggling, moving, and grooving at almost any moment I can! 

I currently live in Brookline with my boyfriend. I am in administrative work and I’m an aspiring creative. A fun fact about me is that I was born on Thanksgiving.

Choreographer and Dancer

Gwen McGovern

Gwen McGovern is a Massachusetts based dancer, teacher and choreographer who has been dancing since the age of 3 at New England Dance Academy under Stephanie Kemp, Hope Specht and Jill D’Aguanno. After graduating high school, Gwen moved to New York City and studied at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy under Lars Rosager, Janine Aloisi, Oren Korenblum and many more renowned choreographers.  She studied there for a year before moving home and studying at Dean College under Todd Shanks and Kristina Berger. She now teaches at New England Dance Academy in North Attleboro and Shooting Stars School of Dance in Seekonk and most recently became a member of Fourth Dimension Tap Company outside of Boston, MA. She’s so excited to be joining TSDC as she has been dancing with Tess for over a year now in the Boston area! 

Choreographer and Dancer

Audrey Abraham

Audrey Abraham (she/her) started dancing at Dance Place in Arlington, MA at the age of 4. She performed in various styles including tap, ballet, jazz, and contemporary. Audrey attended Olin College of Engineering in Needham, MA where she was a member of Olin Dance Ensemble. She recently graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is excited to continue dance with TSDC!

Choreographer and Dancer

Aarti Lamberg

Aarti recently graduated from Trinity College with a BA in Human Rights and has been dancing for most of her life. With experience in contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip hop, African and more she is a passionate dancer dedicated to combining art and advocacy for social  change and healing. 

Choreographer and Dancer

Abigail Plone

Abby (she/her) graduated from Kenyon College with a bachelor’s in physics and dance. She has been dancing for over 15 years, but took a break after college to focus on biomedical imaging research. She is excited to start dancing again and having the opportunity to work with others creatives in the Boston area. In her spare time she enjoys reading, crocheting, and testing gluten free baking recipes.

Choreographer and Dancer

Lily Donohoe

Lily grew up as a competitive dancer in Charlton, and then Pembroke, MA, attending competitions and events. She received her Bachelor of Science at the College of Charleston. While there, she was a choreographer and performer in the annual dance showcases. She also became a member of DanceFX Apprentice Company where she traveled the southeast coast performing at and choreographing for fairs, parades, flash mobs, and other events. She most recently performed in Mickey’s Frightfully Fun Spooktacular in Duxbury as a killer bride and dancer for Maleficent. Lily has also worked as stage and award manager for local competitions. For the past four years, she has continued to share her love and passion for dance through teaching. She currently teaches ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and strength and conditioning to all ages at Bethany’s Center for Dance in Hanover MA. 

When she’s not dancing, you can find her working for a non profit in Boston, going to the beach, and hiking with her pup Luna. 

Dancer

Isabella Abilheira

Izzie (she/her) graduated from Olin College of Engineering with a bachelors in Electrical Engineering. She has been dancing since the age of 5 in various styles with a particular passion for musical theater. She continued dancing throughout college with fiery performances as part of the Olin Fire Arts Club. She is excited to continue dance with TSDC!

Dancer

Sanaya Mistry

Sanaya Mistry is a performer, choreographer, educator and advocate for the arts. She started dancing at the age of 13, training at CityDance School and Conservatory. In 2022 she graduated from Towson University, with her degree in Dance Performance and Choreography with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Sanaya has had the opportunity to perform as an apprentice with the Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company (2020), company dancer for Catalyst Dance Company (2022), and company dancer for Suttle Dance Company (2023). Currently Sanaya is training with Urbanity Dance’s Second Company where she wishes to continue her dance journey and grow as a professional dancer. After her career of performing Sanaya wishes to open her own studio for children with various mental and physical disabilities. She truly believes dance movement is a form of therapy and should be accessible to all.