Erin Achilles
Erin Achilles is a junior majoring in Finance and is Treasurer this year. She is from Quincy and has been dancing since she was in first grade. This is her second year as an EIU Dancer. She would like to thank her family and friends for always being there to support her through her dancing years.

Erica Allsup
Erica Allsup is a freshman majoring in Psychology. She has been dancing for 15 years and is excited to continue with her first year as an EIU Dancer. She would also really like to thank her family for getting her involved in dance and for all the love and support they have given.

Allison Brinati
Allison Brinati is a senior majoring in Elementary Education and she will be student teaching next semester.  She is from Arlington Heights and has been dancing since she was 3 years old. This is her fourth year as an EIU Dancer and she says that being an EIU Dancer has been a great and memorable experience.

Kayla Butler
Kayla Butler is a transfer sophomore majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy. She has been dancing for 15 years. She would like to thank her family and friends for all the support through the years.

Tricia Garvery
Tricia Garvey is a sophomore from Lockport Township. She was three years old when she began to dance at various studios. In high school she choreographed at a local studio and joined the school’s pom-pom’s team.

Lynn Gearica
Lynn Gearica is from Wadsworth and is the President of the EIU Dancers. She is a senior and this is her fourth year in the company. She is majoring in Elementary Education with a Middle School Endorsement and a Concentration in Mathematics. She has now been dancing for 19 years and loves every minute of it. She will truly miss dancing with all of the girls next year.  Lynn would like to show appreciation for her friends and especially her family for supporting her passion throughout the years. 

Meggie Hall
Meggie Hall has danced since the age of four.  She is a junior transfer student, majoring in Communication Studies.  She would like to thank her family for all their love and support.

Valerie Janes
Valerie Janes is a Mattoon High School graduate and is a sophomore majoring in Communication Disorders and Sciences. This is her first year in the EIU Dance company; however, she has been dancing since she was four years old.  She is excited to be able to continue this passion here at Eastern.  Valerie would like to thank her family and friends for their years of support.

Kaitlyn Kavanaugh
Kaitlyn Kavanaugh is sophomore from Manhattan.  This is her second year as an EIU Dancer. The thing she loves most about the EIU dancers is the collaboration of everyone's own style. She would like to thank her family and friends for the 17 years of support they have given her. When she first stepped on stage she was three years old and dancing has been her passion ever since.

Chrissy Lambert
Chrissy Lambert is a sophomore from Elmhurst and this is her first year as an EIU Dancer.  She transferred here from the University of Tennessee and has been dancing since she was three.  She is an Elementary Education major with a Middle School Endorsement in Social Studies.  She is looking forward to a wonderful year as an EIU Dancer.

Carlie Lawrence
Carlie Lawrence is a sophomore majoring in Communications.  She is a transfer student from Columbia College in Chicago.  She has been dancing for 5 years and is very excited to continue dancing as an EIU Dancer.

Casey McClain
Casey McClain is a senior from Sullivan.  She is majoring in Psychology with a minor in Business Management.  She has been dancing for 17 years and last year she spent her time dancing for Walt Disney World.

Jenna Miglio
Jenna Miglio is a sophomore at EIU and is majoring in Kinesiology and Sports Studies. She has been dancing for 16 years and is happy to continue in college. Jenna is looking forward to a great year and wants to thanks her parents for their unconditional love and support.  Jenna would also like to thank her cousins Sheri, Garett, and Gavin for inspiring her every single day: “I miss you guys.  You’re always with me!”

Kayne O'Brien
Kayne O'Brien is a Secondary Eduacation Social Science major in Geography. He has been dancing for the past three years. He is also a member of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard and is a four year member of that activity. He loves dancing and is so excited for his first year as an EIU Dancer.

Ben Pearcy
Ben Pearcy is a junior majoring in Public Relations.  He has been dancing for 7 years and would like to thank his parents for their support throughout the years. 

Krista Stephens
Krista Stephens is a freshman at Eastern Illinois University and is originally from Peoria.  She is majoring in Psychology Pre-Occupational Therapy.  She has been dancing for 8 years and is very excited to be a part of the EIU Dancers.  She would also like to thank her parents and siblings for their support.

Lyndsey Weber
Lyndsey Weber is a junior majoring in Elementary Education and is secretary this year. She is originally from Teutopolis and this is her third year as an EIU Dancer. She would like to thank her parents for enrolling her in dance at a young age and the rest of her family and friends for their support.

Jeanna McFarland
Jeanna McFarland is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and furthered her dance studies in New York City at different studios, including those of Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Finus Jung, and Luigi. She came to Eastern in 1991 and is a faculty member in the Kinesiology & Sports Studies Department.