Photo by Andy Mogg
Pictured (left to right):
Maria Lamance, Ann Berman, CJ Blankenship, Noel Plemmons, Julie Sheetz, Erin Mei-Ling Stuart, Blane Ashby, & Chrisine Bonansea
THE COMPANY
Blane Ashby
Chrisine Bonansea
Maria Lamance
Sean McMahon
Julie Sheetz
Erin Mei-Ling Stuart
Blane Ashby
Blane Ashby has been a member of the HMD company since 1997. He began dancing at the age of 18, and dance has been an integral part of his life ever since. Blane has enjoyed the good fortune of studying with Celisse Johnson, Cheryl Chaddick, Lizz Roman, Augusta Moore, and Louis Gonzales, among many others. He has shown his work throughout the Bay Area. Although on hiatus from choreographic duties, he could return to them at any moment. In addition to HMD, Blane also dances with Company Chaddick and EmSpace Dance. Blane is a certified Pilates Instructor. He teaches at his home and at Ellie Herman Studios, and does Pilates-based rehabilitation at Myofascial Pain Solutions. For more information about private/group Pilates sessions or Pilates-based rehabilitation, please contact Blane at
alignpilates@hotmail.com.