Deanna Flanagan

Deanna has been dancing at the Woodbridge School of Dance since the age of 2. Throughout the years she has trained in ballet, pointe, lyrical, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, musical theatre, hip hop and acro. At the age of five, she joined the Pure Energy competition team and has won many awards with her group dances and as a soloist. She also had the opportunity to participate in dance conventions such as the Pulse, 24/Seven, and Company Dance, and Tracie Stanfield’s synthesis Dance Project Summer Intensive.  She also has been assisting dance classes for many years where she found a passion for sharing her love and knowledge of dance with others, just like her teachers did for her.

Deanna is currently finishing her degree in Dance/teaching Dance Arts at Marymount Manhattan College in NYC. She is also obtaining a Minor in Arts Management. As part of the prestigious Dance Department at Marymount, she has the opportunity to study classical ballet, modern, and jazz techniques with her professors Robert Atwood, Lisa Attles, Elena Comendador, Jenny Chiang, Carolyn Eaton, Nancy Lushington, Peter Kyle, Kristina Berger, Lone Larsen, Anthony Ferro, Geoff Doig-Marx and Sheila Barker. She also takes classes in music for dance, improvisation, choreography, stagecraft, and teaching.

Most recently, Deanna has been seen in a production of South Pacific (ensemble) at Plays-in- the- Park in Edison, New Jersey. Other musical theatre credits include the award-winning production of Jesus Christ Superstar (ensemble) at Plays-in-the Park, and various high school productions including 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer) at Union County Performing Arts Center.  Deanna dances in flash mobs throughout New York City for esteemed choreographer Derek Mitchell and has been seen in a flash mob choreographed by Jessica Hendricks.  She has also performed works by Nancy Lushington and Anthony Ferro at Marymount Manhattan College. Deanna has also been seen performing with the Diwakar Performing Arts Company, performing Bollywood/classical Indian dance styles, performing for the Harlem Globetrotters, and for the New York Knicks Pre-Game show.

In addition to performing, Deanna worked with the American Repertory Ballet as a Development Intern and the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble as a Development Intern/ Program Manager. Deanna is currently teaching with the First Steps program at The Ailey School, the Official School of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. She also works as an administrative assistant/intern for the Junior Division at the Ailey School. Deanna is beginning her first year as a dance teacher for grades 9-12 at Bay Ridge Preparatory School, a high school in Brooklyn, NY.

Deanna is excited to teach at WSD again this year and to continue sharing her passion for dance with her students.