MTA Dance Masterclass

Karla Puno Garcia is a NYC based performer, choreographer, and educator. She is currently a swing in the Broadway production Hamilton. Originally from Oxon Hill, MD, her first professional gig was at 12 years old with Debbie Allen and James Ingram in Allen's Kennedy Center production of Brothers of the Knight. She got the bug and moved to the Big Apple!

Most recently, Caitlin Abraham played Madame Pruneau in Susan Stroman's Broadway-bound new musical Marie, Dancing Still at 5th Avenue in Seattle. On stage, Caitlin Abraham premiered An American in Paris (Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon) both in Paris and on Broadway. Other credits include her Broadway debut in La Cage aux Folles, the National Tour of Chicago the Musical, starring as Cassie in A Chorus Line, L'Oreal, The Sound of Movie Musicals (BBC), and dancing seven seasons at Carolina Ballet (Director Robert Weiss, NYCB).

Whitney Sprayberry is a seasoned professional on the NYC circuit. She was featured in the world premiere of Jagged Little Pill, a musical based on Alanis Morrisette's 1995 album. The new musical is under direction of Tony Winner Diane Paulus, with book by Academy Award Winner Diablo Cody, musical arrangements by Tom Kitt, and choreography by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. She was also a cast member in Spider-man" Turn off the Dark on Broadway directed by Phil McKinnley.

Ryan made his Broadway debut in the swing fueled musical Bandstand under the direction of two-time Tony Award® winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights). He celebrated an incredible year highlighted by a performance on the Tony Awards, a best choreography win for Andy, and the personal gratification of a Chita Rivera Award Nomination for Outstanding Male Dancer. Previously, Ryan choreographed the critically acclaimed Southern Comfort at the Public Theater, the world premiere of Brave New World: The Musical at NC Stage Company, and Mary Poppins at NCT. He was honored to serve as assistant choreographer alongside Emmy winner Josh Bergasse on NBC's Smash. He was associate resident choreographer and dance captain for the national tour of Billy Elliot. Ryan was dance captain on the international tour of Fosse and studied the style with Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, and Ben Vereen. Along with his brother Evan, he appeared and choreographed on Fox's So You Think You can Dance. He has choreographed national commercials for Hershey's, White House Black Market, and Sun Drop soda and created movement for David Blaine's Real or Magic tour.

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