Company

Dylan Allen

Main Company Artist

Dylan Allen is from Houston, Texas and attended HSPVA as a dance major. He was also a Houston Met Too. Graduated Point Park University performing works by Ruben Graciani, Matt Pardo, Kiesha Lalama, James Gregg, Douglas Bentz, Adam Hougland, and Jason McDole. Professionally, he has worked with MetDANCE, American Neoclassical Ballet, and Ad Deum Dance, performing works by Kristy Nilsson, Erin Boon, Kate Skarpetowska, Joshua Manculich, Randall Flinn, Caleb Mitchell, Steve Rooks, and Jenifer Mabus. Dylan is in his fifth season with Ad Deum.

Rachel Chouinard

Main Company Artist

From Maryland, Rachel Chouinard has her bachelor's in dance and business from Messiah University. Prior, she trained with Washington Ballet alumni, Ballet Magnificat, and in London. She choreographed a 30-min. work and danced in musicals, operas, dance films, in Switzerland, England, Maryland, and Houston. Rachel teaches dance at several studios in Houston. Rachel is in her third season with Ad Deum.

Sarah Hill

Main Company Artist

Sarah Hill is from Arroyo Grande, California. During her early years of training, she performed for 6 years with the San Luis Obispo Movement Arts Collective under the direction of Ryan and Maartje Lawrence. Her summer studies included Ballet Magnificat!, Boston Ballet, Ballet 5:8, and Ad Deum Dance Company. She also attended masterclasses and intensives taught by Abraham Kyle, Julia Rowe, Laurie Richaby, Laura O’Malley, Britt Juleen and Jenifer Tinsley-Williams. After graduating highschool, Sarah joined Ad Deum Dance Company as a Main Company member at the age of 18. She has had the opportunity to perform works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Ryan Lawrence, Maartje Hermans-Lawrence, Steve Rooks and Randall Flinn. Sarah is in her second season with Ad Deum.

Addison Hand

Main Company Artist

Raised in Central Florida, Addison trained in classical ballet from a young age. She continued her dance education at Palm Beach Atlantic University earning a BFA in Dance and a minor in Exercise Science. During her time at PBAU, Addison was thrilled to work with outstanding faculty and guest choreographers such as Christopher Huggins, Cheryl Cutlip, and Jon Lehrer. She also spent a semester studying dance at the University of Roehampton in London, England. Addison was named Outstanding Graduate for the Dance Department at PBAU and graduated with honors through the National Honors Society for Dance Arts. As an emerging Reformer Pilates instructor, Addison is passionate about helping others discover the joy of movement and develop strength and awareness to prevent injuries. She is humbled to be known by Christ and grateful to proclaim his excellence through dance.Addison is in her first season with Ad Deum.

Bianca Bolanos

Main Company Artist

Bianca Bolanos is a choreographer, dancer, and teacher from the Houston area who recently graduated from Sam Houston University with a BFA in Dance. She recently presented her choreography Forma Cruel at the 4th Annual Texas Latino/a/x Contemporary Dance Festival. In 2023 she attended Dance Italia summer abroad program where she worked with Alex Clair. During her time at Sam Houston State University, she has worked with notable choreographers such as Dual Rivot, Andrew Noble, Lauren Serrano, and Dionne Noble. Her goal as a dancer is to able to share dance as a way to create questions and generate thoughts regarding what contemporary society implies as normal while using dance as an outlet to praise God. Bianca is in her first season with Ad Deum.

Jillian Quiner

Main Company Artist

Jillian Quiner grew up dancing in New Jersey where she trained at the Art of Dance under Valerie Harman and the North Jersey School of Dance Arts under Christine Taylor Schmelz. She attended numerous conventions and competitions including New York City Dance Alliance, JUMP, NUVO, 24 SEVEN, Adrenaline, Artists Simply Human, Onstage New York, and Turn It Up Dance Challenge, where she received various scholarships and awards. Jillian and her five sisters own the YouTube channel Quiner Sisters which follows their journey as dancers. In connection with their social media presence they had the opportunity to perform together on FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia. Jillian is also a dance instructor with experience teaching contemporary, ballet, tap, jazz, and hip-hop. Jillian is in her first season with Ad Deum.

Rebecca Pillow

Company Collective Artist & Mentorship Program Director

Rebecca Pillow was born and raised in central Florida, where she trained in ballet, modern, jazz, and tap at The School of Performing Arts, and was a member of student company, Ballet South. Rebecca attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in modern dance with academic distinction. While there Rebecca trained extensively in modern and ballet technique, composition, and teaching methods. Rebecca performed with Contemporary Dance Oklahoma for four seasons. After moving to Houston, TX, Rebecca danced for Ad Deum Dance Company for five seasons, served as Dance Director for Creative Dreams Outreach Center, and danced as a guest artist for Open Sky Arts Collective and Mei/Co dance. She is thrilled to serve as the Mentorship Director for Ad Deum Dance Company. Rebecca and her husband, Bob have two children, James and Ella, and have called Houston home for the past fourteen years.

Bria Greenwood

Company Collective Artist

Bria Greenwood is from Madison, MS. She received all of her dance training from the world’s first professional Christian ballet company, Ballet Magnificat, in Jackson, MS. She was in their School of the Arts, and then their professional Trainee Program. She was a part of the Events Company that traveled to dance and teach in Honduras, Guam, South Korea and China. Bria moved to Houston in the fall of 2017 to join Ad Deum II, and then was promoted to the main company in the Spring of 2019. She is a dance teacher for different studios in Houston.

Paiter Van Yperen

Company Collective Artist

Paiter van Yperen of Deep River CT, company artist with Ad Deum Dance Company. Studied, in his beginning years, at the Ekklesia School of Ballet under Elisa Schroth. Later he accepted his first professional contract as a company artist with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet in 2013. During his seven years with Ekklesia he served as Company Artist, Principal Dancer, resident choreographer, and Assistant Director. van Yperen is a Certificate graduate of the Ailey School in New York and is thankful for the years of artistic and technical training, and life giving friendship of his mentors Randall Flinn, Steve Rooks, Matthew Rushing, and Freddie Moore. Professionally he has performed, taught, and choreographed, nationally and internationally with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet, Ad Deum Dance Company, Open Sky Arts Collective, Inlet Dance Theater, Freddie Moore’s Footprints, Ballet Hartford, The Ailey School, and the Alvin Ailey America Dance Theater. van Yperen also works closely with artists, and scholars such as Dr. Ellen Davis, Makoto Fujimura, Andrew Nemr, Morley van Yperen, and others from Duke Divinity School and Duke Chapel to explore the intersection of movement, art, humanity, and faith. He is passionate about how art "moves", tells story, and innately creates space and opportunity for the deepening of every kind of relationship.

Hannah Requa

Company Collective Artist

Hannah Requa is originally from Fort Collins, CO and holds a BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance from the TCU School for Classical & Contemporary Dance. She has studied at the Paul Taylor Dance Company and on scholarship at the Lou Conte Dance Studio working with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. She was a guest lecturer at Texas Christian University, a guest choreographer at TAMU Corpus Christi, a master teacher at Bailando International Dance Festival, and an adjunct faculty member at Baylor University. Hannah was a company member of Bruce Wood Dance in Dallas for two seasons and a principal soloist for Corpus Christi Ballet for three seasons. She continues her freelance career with companies such as wild goose chase dance, touring throughout the U.S. and in France, and for Mei/Co. Dance in Texas. Hannah directs {254}DANCEFEST, a regional contemporary dance festival in Waco. She is thrilled to be joining Ad Deum Dance Company for their 25th anniversary season this year.

Madeleine Meyer

Company Collective Artist

Madeleine grew up in Austin, TX until dance later took her to the east coast to train at the Conservatory of Dance at Purchase College located in New York. She there had the pleasure of performing works by Larry Keigwin, Kevin Wynn, Merce Cunningham and Sue Bernhard and graduated Summa Cum Laude with her BFA in Dance Performance and minor in Arts Management. After graduation, she began her professional performance career in New York City freelancing with various companies before moving to Houston to dance with Ad Deum Dance Company from 2019-2021. Madeleine then moved to Dallas where she got the opportunity to work with Bruce Wood Dance and perform with Zion Dance Project from 2021-2024. Today she enjoys teaching dance to the next generation at KJ Dance and is passionate about integrating her faith and dance for the glory of God. Madeleine is humbled and honored to be back with her Ad Deum family and working with the Ad Deum Collective Group this season.

Bethany Armistead

Company Collective Artist

Born in North Carolina, and raised in China, Bethany is an artist who values the beauty and diversity of movement and the connection that is built through it. She has had the opportunity to train in both Chinese and Mongolian traditional dance, as well as ballet, modern, jazz, and aerial dance. She is grateful for the mentorship of professors Gregg Hurley and Eileen Beth Mitchell at Messiah University. Bethany holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Towson University. Professionally, Bethany has danced with Kinetics Dance Theatre and Open Sky Houston. Bethany now resides in Houston, TX, where she teaches at Chara Christian Dance Academy. She is so blessed to be a part of the Ad Deum Company Collective this year, and she is excited for what her first season holds.

Meggie Belisle

Company Collective Artist

Meggie Belisle began her dance training at Suzanne’s School of Dance in College Station, Texas. She has danced with Ingredients Dance Company in Texas (2008-2010), Arise Dance Company in the The Netherlands and England (2012), Roxey Ballet in New Jersey (2013-2014). From 2014-2017 she freelanced in New York with various companies and projects. Meggie has also choreographed for and performed in the music videos Trace the Lines by Lizi Bailey and Summertime Anytime by Dannah. Other choreographic credits include works for Talitha Dance Company and You Are Conference in Texas (2008-current), Freedom Benefit Concerts in Texas (2009), Arise Dance Company European Tour throughout the The Netherlands and England (2012), HATCH showcase in New York (2016), Amalgamate Artist Series in New York (2016), and more. Meggie graduated from Belhaven University with a BFA in modern dance in 2013. In 2016, Meggie founded the KDA Pre-Professional program in Poughkeepsie, NY and was the program’s director for the 2016-2017 season.