Members


Christine Lee - Captain

Neuroscience - Class of 2011

Christine Lee began her training with South Bay Ballet Company at the age of 7. Once in high school, she explored and practiced various styles of dance in addition to choreographing many of her own pieces. After seeing the success of her high school team, Christine decided to fashion Jaywalk in a similar style that focuses heavily on technique and student creativity. She loves spicy food, the beaches of sunny California, all things Disney, and her totally awesome dancers. She's so thankful for all their dedication, cooperation, and support~

Ashley Aaroe - Treasurer

Neuroscience - Class of 2011

Born in upstate New York, Ashley began her training at the acclaimed Draper Center for Dance Education and Rochester City Ballet. After moving to China she taught at the Xiamen Little Egret Folk Dance Ensemble, which has most recently been seen performing at the Beijing Olympics. Trained predominantly in Vaganova ballet technique and flamenco dance, Ashley is thrilled to be exploring jazz and lyrical styles alongside her lovely teammates. Aside from Jaywalk, Ashley is involved in the Latino PreHealth Honors Society, Model United Nations, and the JHU Ballet Company. She has a passion for sailing, Star Wars, and sumptuous pies. She crosses streets at the crosswalk most of the time.

Giselle Chang - Concert Liaison

International Relations - Class of 2011

Though she started dance relatively recently, Giselle enjoys it immensely and is part of numerous dance groups on campus (JHU Modern and the JHU Ballet Company). As a contemporary dancer trained mostly in jazz and lyrical, she is excited to be a member of Jaywalk bringing these unique dance styles to the Hopkins community. Giselle is an international studies and romance languages double major with a minor in business management and entrepreneurship and plays the piano in her spare time as well. Besides dance and music she enjoys spending time with her friends, watching movies and shopping.

Whitney Janis - Secretary

Writing Seminars - Class of 2011

Whitney Harriet Janis was born into the thug life in Harlem, NY. She has trained at Ballet Academy East, The Manhattan Ballet School and The Ailey School, where she was a Fellowship student. Ms. Janis performed as a guest artist with Earl Mosley Diversity of Dance in 2006. Her idols include Bill Clinton, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Ronald Weasley. Her hobbies include baking muffins, long walks on the beach, watching ˇ°Fantasiaˇ± in the bathtub, and a good dead baby joke. Ms. Janis hopes to be a truck driver when she grows up but plans to continue her studies in dance on the side.

Kara Mirski - Treasurer

Public Health - Class of 2011

Kara Mirski is from Annapolis Maryland. She has been dancing her entire life and has dabbled in all styles including ballet, lyrical, jazz, tap, hip hop and modern. Dancing with Jaywalk helps run off her extra energy. Kara especially enjoys the lyrical-jazz style of the team and adores her teammates.

Emily Becker

Psychology and Near Eastern Studies - Class of 2010

Trained primarily in classical dance, Emily began studying ballet at Philadelphia Dance Theatre at the age of 8. She later joined their pre-professional dance company, where she performed in various full-length ballets. At Hopkins, Emily dances with JHU JOSH, the on-campus Indian fusion dance team, and is also active with the JHU Ballet Company. She blames ballet for her obsession with the color pink and everything sparkly, and can be usually spotted on campus from a mile away with her penchant for wearing bright colors and bedazzling everything she owns.

Lindsay Stiller

Applied Mathematics and Statistics - Class of 2012

Born in Suffern, New York, Lindsay has been dancing since the age of three. At Coupe Dance Studio, she studied jazz, ballet, modern, hip hop, and theatre. Lindsay has been a member of the Rockland Youth Dance Ensemble and performed in many of their shows, including The Nutcracker. Aside from dance, Lindsay loves shopping, hanging out with friends, reading, and of course, going to Disney World. Lindsay is thrilled to be able to continue her dancing with the very talented girls of Jaywalk!