DEIDRE ROGAN (Dancer) began her dance training in Fort Myers, FL at Gulfshore Ballet, under the direction of Melinda Roy and Roberto Munoz. Deidre has worked with such choreographers as Judith Jamison, Milton Myers, Matthew Rushing, Hope Boykin, Ronald K. Brown, and Cheryl Copeland. She performed as a United States Arts Ambassador for President Barack Obama during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Hannover Messe. She is a three-time recipient of the BIG ARTS awards scholarship and a National Young Arts award scholarship. Deidre graduated with Honors from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance and was a member of Ailey II from 2014 through 2016.. She was an understudy with Parsons Dance for the 2016-17 season before joining the company in Fall 2017.