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Amaterasu Dance Company
The Company
Sunny A. Stoltz
Choreographer/Artistic Director/Dancer
The creator of Sunny Dance, and Amaterasu, Sunny A. Stoltz has 40 years of experience. She studied dance at various studios across California, taking classes in jazz, modern, ballet, hip hop, tap, swing, pole and contemporary. She has done choreography for shows throughout Los Angeles including the creation of Being Human a full production for Amaterasu Dance Company. Her choreographic style is contemporary variations with advanced and artistic floor work.
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Diana Haley
Dancer
Diana Haley is a dancer, actress, and voice artist. She loves being a student and thrives on direction. She is determined in her goals of performing on Broadway ensemble work as her dreams lead her to opportunities she’s proud of. Diana has been studying dance styles for several years including contemporary, hip hop, heels, tap, jazz, and ballet.
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Kayla Andersen
Dancer
Kayla Andersen is a dancer and engineer in the LA area. In addition to dancing with the Amatersura Dance Company, she has been dancing with LA Unbound since 2017. Prior to 2017, she danced with the Mather Dance Collective in Cleveland, Ohio. When she's not dancing she can be found outside doing pretty much anything. Hiking, swimming, biking, running, surfing, etc.
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Rinn Hirotsu
Dancer
Rinn Hirotsu is a designer by trade and a dancer at heart. She started dancing again in 2022 after a (very) long hiatus, and has been training in ballet, jazz, heels, and hip hop in the past few years.
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Rachel Pass
Dancer
Rachel Pass is an LA native who has been dancing her whole life. After graduating from the University of the Arts in 2012, Rachel took a break from training, but returned to dance in 2024 and has no intention of stopping.
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Sophia Rozdilsky
Dancer
Sophia is a Los Angeles based dancer, actor, and performer. She commenced dance and rhythmic gymnastics training at age 6 and has danced under the tutelage of renowned dance instructors in Algeria, Mongolia, and the United States. Sophia has earned numerous high placements and scholarships at various US and internationally based dance conventions. She has competed internationally in rhythmic gymnastics, dance, and circus arts and is currently training as an instructor in tae kwon do. Her strong points are acrobatics, musicality and interpretation while her favorite dance style is contemporary. Together with her sister Aly, they have founded the creative duo Gymnastics Nomads which showcases the aesthetics of dance and extreme flexibility through social media. She is a second year student at Los Angeles Pierce College where she majors in business administration and hopes to pursue a career in finance whilst maintaining her strong roots in dance.
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Alexandra (Aly) Rozdilsky
Dancer
Alexandra (Aly) Rozdilsky is a Los Angeles based actress and dancer who has been featured in music videos, national commercials, and film. She began full time training in dance and rhythmic gymnastics at age 6 and has competed internationally in France, Algeria, Mongolia, Bulgaria, England, Australia, and the United States. Aly has a strong ballet foundation having trained with Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. She has earned top placements and scholarships at dance conventions in the USA and abroad. Together with her sister Sophia they have founded the creative duo Gymnastics Nomads which showcases the aesthetics of dance and extreme flexibility through social media. Aly’s strengths as a dancer are in her flexibility and strength. Her favorite dance styles are ballet and contemporary.
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Kendall Simons
Dancer
I have a dance background in ballet but I have discovered a passion for contemporary dance, thanks to Sunny! I have been enjoying this journey with Amaterasu Dance and I look forward to finding where the company will go from here.
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Erica Carr
Dancer
Erica Carr's formal dance training began at age 4 after her mother discovered her standing in front of the tv learning the choreography of classic movie musicals. Since then, Erica has extensively studied a wide range of styles including tap, modern, ballet, jazz, hip hop, pointe, contemporary, acrobatics, and musical theater. She choreographed 10+ pieces in high school and college, including a community theater production of West Side Story, and her college honor's thesis was a 20 minute piece telling the story of Cupid and Psyche. Erica took a break from dance to pursue a law degree and a career in tech partnerships, but she recently returned to her life-long passion by performing with LA Unbound. Outside of dance, Erica studies taiko at Taikoproject Academy, enjoys video games and mixology, and can be found writing poetry in her rose garden.
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Leah Seminario Purcell
Dancer
Leah Seminario Purcell is a dancer, choreographer, director, and educator whose career spans Broadway national tours, regional theatre, and concert entertainment. She holds a B.A. in Dance from UC Irvine and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Dance at Azusa Pacific University. Her performance credits include Broadway and national tours of Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Seussical, along with regional productions of A Chorus Line, Sweet Charity, and West Side Story. For over a decade, Leah has directed and choreographed for 4 Times Entertainment, whose productions including The Company Men and The Soul of Broadway.
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Ashley Maddox
Dancer
Ashley started dancing at 3 years old and never stopped. Her childhood was focused on ballet and jazz, then in high school she joined dance team and expanded into Pom, hip hop and contemporary. After graduating college, Ashley moved to Los Angeles and joined LA Unbound shortly after, which continued to expose her to new styles, choreographers, and friends. Dance has always been an escape from the outside world and a place to explore and grow. These days, dance fits in between Ashley’s career as an HR Consultant, a mom of 2 boys, and the many little jobs that come with it!
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