Antonio Anacan

Originally from Hawaii, Antonio completed his ballet training at The San Francisco School of Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. He went on to perform professionally with the Eugene Ballet for 6 years, during which time he co-founded the interactive performing group, #instaballet. He is currently the Artistic Director of #instaballet and a member of the IATSE 675 Stagehand Union. You can also find him behind a camera taking photos of dance or running live streams for arts organizations. 

 

 

Miranda Atkinson

Miranda Atkinson, executive director/wearer of many hats, is no stranger to #instaballet. She joined our board in 2015, becoming board vice president shortly after, and has supported heART in Motion fundraisers, managed the Emerging Choreographer Program, and volunteered at many #instaballets. She's even served as an #instaballet facilitator and dancer. In 2022, she was hired as #instaballet's program administrator and first employee, catalyzing and securing funding for #instaballet's growing staff and expanding programs. A dancer herself, Miranda grew up in the midwest, training with Halcyone Perlman at Mid-Missouri Dance Theatre. She has taught dance for 20 years in Iowa, Missouri, and in Oregon at Eugene Ballet Academy. Miranda has also led a successful career as an administrator in higher education, launching and leading multiple programs designed to support equity and student success. Miranda has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Iowa State University and a Masters in Education in Counseling Psychology from the University of Missouri. She values creativity, strategy, inclusivity, and relationships in her work. In her free time, Miranda launches paper airplanes from the staircase in her house with her two children, chases chickens in the backyard with her partner and husband, and dances until she drops with her dance community.

 

 

Suzanne Haag

Suzanne Haag is a choreographer, dancer, and instructor based in Eugene, OR. She performed for 15 seasons with the Eugene Ballet company before being named their Resident Choreographer in 2018. Her choreography has won awards throughout the country including a commission initiative grant from New York City Ballet's NY Choreographer's Initiative, an Artist Grant from the Lane Arts Council, and the Joan Shipley Fellowship from the Oregon Arts Commission. In 2013, Haag co-founded #instaballet with Antonio Anacan as a means to bring audiences closer to the choreographic process and create a deeper relationship between the performer and the audience.  When she's not in the studio working on a new ballet, Suzanne enjoys hiking or kayaking with her partner, Damian, and spending time with their cat, Nellie. More about Suzanne's choreographic projects can be found here: www.suzannehaag.com

 

 

Christina Lay

A second-generation Eugenean and graduate of the University of Oregon, Christina has managed to combine her concerns for the community and a love of the arts with her bookkeeping skills by working for several nonprofits in the Eugene area, including Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House, Lane County Historical Museum, Eugene Opera, Eugene Concert Choir and Eugene Ballet Company. When not keeping the books, she writes them. She’s a published author, director of ShadowSpinners Press, and a member of Wordcrafters In Eugene’s board of directors.

 

 

Erin Johnson

Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Erin began her training with Rozanne David at The Dance Center of Colorado Springs and continued her training with Zamuel Ballet School under German and Valentina Zamuel. She then attended Texas Christian University’s School for Classical and Contemporary Dance and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet and minor in General Business. Erin joined Eugene Ballet as an Aspirant in 2016 and was promoted to Company Dancer in 2018. She is thrilled to join the #instaballet team as the new Social Media Manager. While she isn’t dancing, she enjoys spending time with her two cats, Boba and Toast, and going for bike rides.