Taylor Gordon

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

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The 2025 “UNPACKED: a dance adventure” cast and creative team of 20 hail from 5 different countries.

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Taylor Gordon, based in NYC for the last 20 years, has performance credits include some of the dance world's biggest stages, including Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, The Kennedy Center, Carnegie, Hall, Jacob's Pillow, international tours, commercials, and film. Amongst other places, she has taught and performed in Japan, India, China, Indonesia, The Philippines, Taiwan, Cuba, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the UK. Recent credits include Dance Lab NY's Broadway Choreographer Intensive, choreographing for Princeton University, Dixon Place, Queens Outdoor Dance Festival, Women in Motion, Uptown Rising, and upcoming summer performances for T2 Dance Company, Nacre Dance, and Chutzpah Dance. She assisted several Broadway choreographers as a Show Supervisor for RWS Global and recently danced in pre-production for NY City Center Encores! She has been a Resident Director for Dublin Worldwide Productions since 2019 and a dancer with Exit12 Dance Company since 2010. Taylor has been featured prominently in The New York Times, CNN, NBC, CBS, FOX5, ABC, The Times of India, Huffington Post, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, and United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine. www.taylorjgordon.com

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Emmalynn MacKaron was raised in Dallas, TX and began her career as an NBA dancer for the Houston Rockets. Since then, she has performed at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in 'Christmas Wonderland' in Atlantic City and Japan, and on the Regent Splendor, traveling to over 28 countries. Recently, she served as Dance Captain in 'Christmas on Ice' in Reno, performed in 'Dancing Queen' in Niagara Falls, and received an invitation to the Radio City Rockettes Conservatory. Super excited to be here and perform Taylor’s choreography. Thankful for my family for supporting my journey for or a decade in the industry. 

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John Reed was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in Melbourne, Australia. He is an actor, dancer, singer, writer and educator who resides in New York City. Performance highlights include West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, A Chorus Line, Funny Girl, Jesus Christ Superstar and 42nd Street. He made his Off-Broadway debut with The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene's production of Amid Falling Walls and will debut his new show 'The Only Ones' at the Spark Theatre Festival in September 2025.

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Delaney Andersen is a New York City based theater & commercial dancer with roots in East Tennessee. Following her Off-Broadway debut performance in “Le Bijou de Paris,” with Company Della Luna, she has been working with Taylor in several showcases over the last year in various jazz and contemporary pieces. Delaney is excited to join the Unpacked! cast for the second year!

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Caitlin Bond is a professional dancer, actor, singer, and content creator based in NYC. Her favorite credits include playing Victoria on the Broadway National Tour of “Cats the Musical”, as well as at City Springs Theatre Company. She has also appeared as a principal dancer on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Étoile”, and was featured on Season 14 of “So You Think You Can Dance”. Instagram/TikTok/Youtube: @caitlinbond5

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Lilian Brocksmith

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Marika Brooks is from Tokyo, Japan and a performer based in NYC. I graduated from California State University, Long Beach with Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. I have been working with Purdie Entertainment as the Sarafina dancer, and few film productions and performance with Taylor Gordon. I am so grateful for this opportunity to be performing on the stage again with all amazing people!

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Adrienne de la Fuente is the Executive Director and company artist of Exit12 Dance Company, whose mission is to heal veterans, educate civilians, and advocate for veterans’ issues through the power of the arts. Originally from California, Adrienne moved to NYC to train at The Ailey School while earning her B.A. in French Studies and Philosophy with a minor in Spanish at Fordham University. Beyond Exit12, Adrienne has danced with the JUNTOS Collective, Brooklyn Ballet, and numerous New York-based choreographers as a freelancer.

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Shany Dagan (Associate Choreographer) is an Israeli-American dancer and choreographer, the Artistic Director of 3rd Gen Project, founder of Dagan Movement, and the newly launched 3G ART COLLECTIVE. She is also a proud board member of SpectorDance in Monterey, CA. Her choreography has been presented at venues and festivals including Gibney, Martha Graham Studio Theater, APAP, Theater Barn, SPARK Festival, Leg Up On Life, Karmiel Dance Festival, AMDA, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and more. As a performer, Shany has appeared in The Little Mermaid (Fireside Theatre), Christmas Wonderland National Tour, Le Grand Cirque, with RWS Entertainment Group, Thistle Dance, and on NBC, collaborating with artists across the U.S. and Europe. @shanydagan | www.shanydagan.com

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Gabriel DeReg, a native of Hawai´i, started officially training in dance just prior to college. The following years took him from the Univ. of Hawai'i to graduating with a BFA in Dance Performance from Rutgers, NJ; which included dancing abroad in Jerusalem, Israel. Through all, Mr. DeRego studied a diverse range of styles and disciplines in addition to choreography, pedagogy, and movement academia.

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Solomon Dudley is a performer, choreographer, and director primarily in theater. He believes in the power of art, and its ability to bring joy and hope. He is currently based in Brooklyn, NY.

Isabel Harding is a performer from Palo Alto, California. She received her bachelor’s in Drama and bachelor’s of fine arts in Dance from the University of California Irvine in 2024. In addition she has received training under many other prestigious institutions including American Conservatory Theater, Alonso King Lines Ballet, Backhaus Dance Company, Menlo Park Academy of Dance, San Francisco Ballet School, and Zohar Dance Company.

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Meghan Keeney is a dancer and videographer based in NYC. Select credits: Rhoda in White Christmas, Crazy for You, Gypsy, A Christmas Carol (Classic Theatre of Maryland), You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (92NY), Christmas Wonderland (Niagara Falls, Canada). When she's not dancing, you can probably catch her filming at Steps on Broadway or for Dance Media. She's excited to be joining Taylor again for another evening of choreography! Instagram: @meghankeeney_ and @meghandoesmedia.

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Hailey Offing is a multifaceted dance artist whose work transcends conventional boundaries by intertwining movement with profound emotional exploration. Drawing from a rich tapestry of personal experiences, Hailey delves into the transformative power of human connection and the intricate ways the body responds to these interactions, profoundly influencing her artistic journey.

Jordana Rosenberg is a New York City based dancer, actor, and teacher originally from Vineland, New Jersey. Some of her favorite performance credits include performing with the Atlantic City Ballet, American Repertory Ballet, Tui Cruises, Christmas Wonderland Reno, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Etoile, and the Christmas Spectacular starring the Radio City Rockettes. She is very excited to be performing in Unpacked: A Dance Adventure for its second season.

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Nino Ruggeri is thrilled to be back with UNPACKED! Recent credits include Broadway Christmas Wonderland (Tokyo Orb Theater Orb), Hot Flashbacks: The Musical (Golden Gays Nat’l Tour), Oz in the Amazon (The Actors Temple) and A Bronx Tale (Argyle Theater). Nino sends love to his friends and family and tons of thanks to Taylor for bringing him on! @theninoruggeri/ ninoruggeri.com

Richie Ruiz was born and raised in the Philippines. Upon moving to the United States, he trained under Melissa Allen-Bowman and Richard Bowman before moving to New York upon invitation by Gelsey Kirkland. He made his national tour debut with The King and I (Angel/George), and his commercial credits include Christmas on Ice, Disneyland, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Hersheypark.

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Julia Sheker is originally from Camp Hill Pennsylvania and is currently a Dance and Neuroscience double major at Marymount Manhattan College where she has performed in several pieces. She is a comprehensively certified Pilates Instructor. Also, she works in the KZTV production studio at Mount Sinai Kravis Pediatric Hospital. She is spending a few months this summer in LA doing brain cancer research and studies at USC. She has been dancing since she was 3 and is so excited to be a part of this show!

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Nikki Sember is a Buffalo native triple threat performer earning her BFA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Nikki can be seen performing in various cabarets in NYC in addition to her prolific dance career including a one woman show cabaret as a reflection of her 25 years of electric youth at Don't Tell Mama NYC and being a dancer in Taylor Gordon's piece, Reflect, in the Dance Bloc NYC Festival at Dixon Place. She's continuously staying active as a freelance performer and is currently represented by FireStarter Entertainment. She’s so grateful for her friends and family’s unrelenting support. 

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Richard Westfahl is an NYC based performer originally from Stamford Connecticut. He has been seen performing in regional houses across the country including Paper Mill Playhouse, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Riverside Theatre, and Syracuse Stage to name a few. Richard is a proud graduate of Syracuse University's Musical Theater Program.

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