The Windfall Dance Company is a modern dance collective. Dancers are chosen by company majority in open auditions. Dancers are versatile, positive, creative artists with strong collaboration skills. Company members are expected to take weekly company class and rehearsal as well as at least one additional technique class through our School of Dance. Members also participate in various outreach programs throughout Bloomington area, contributing to our mission statement of igniting a passion for dance in our community.
Kay Olges has been a part of Windfall since 1997. She graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in ballet. She holds a bachelor and master’s degrees in speech-language pathology and works for The Stepping Stones Group as a traveling speech therapist. Kay is the founder and director of Windfall’s Reading Through Movement Literacy Project. She is grateful to her wonderful family, friends, and partner for all their support over the years. Dancing is Kay’s sanctuary.
Sydney Foreman began her dance training at the age of 3 under Deni Jacks, Robyn Wenrich, and Heidi Edas at the Children’s Ballet in Danville, IN, where she studied classical ballet and modern dance. In 2014 she moved to Bloomington, IN to dance in the Indiana University Pre-College ballet program., in which she studied under Christian Claessens, Shawn Stevens, and Michael Vernon. After high school she attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Currently, Sydney works in broadcast journalism, is studying to become a Visual Anthropologist and is thrilled to return to dance as a company member at Windfall Dancers.
Cait (she/they/any) is a professional dancer, choreographer & instructor. Originally from Indianapolis, IN, Cait began dance training at Ballet Internationale at 3 years old. Eventually following their teachers to the Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana and then to the Indiana Ballet Conservatory, they completed 8 years of the Vaganova training method. Cait rounded out their pre-professional dance training with a year at the Indianapolis School of Ballet and graduating from Expressenz Dance Center in the NZ company. Cait has also trained as a competitive Irish Step Dancer at Richens/Timm Academy for Irish Dance in Indianapolis since 2004 and is currently ranked as a Preliminary Champion. They went on to study for 2 years as a Dance BFA at the Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Past teaching credits include being a permanent guest teacher at Dance Class Studio in Carmel, IN and The Monon Community Center in Carmel, IN. Cait has done numerous freelance performance art pieces over the years of 2015- present, performed during First Friday’s at the Harrison Center for the Arts in Indianapolis and various other venues. Most recently, Cait has been a proud member of the NBA Indiana Pacers Hype Crew since the 2019 season. Cait is thrilled to be part of the Windfall Dance Company.
Jen started dancing at a young age, training in tap, ballet, jazz, and modern dance. She continued dancing through college, but after that, she thought her dancing shoes were to be hung up forever.
After finishing up graduate school, Jen moved to Bloomington for a job at IU. Within her first few weeks in town, she found herself missing dance and looked around for a place to take adult classes. In the summer of 2019, she figured she’d try out a tap class, and since then she’s been a regular at Windfall.
Jen loves the welcoming community of Windfall and strongly believes in its mission. Bringing her passion for helping others, she is super excited to be working with the company as the company coordinator and looking forward to getting more involved in Windfall!
Courtney is pleased to have joined the Windfall Dance Company!
Open audition consists of taking company class, learning repertoire from company dancers, and a short interview. No solo preparations required.
Contact our Company Coordinator for all inquiries about the Windfall Dance Company: