Meet the Dancers
Daniel Cho
Daniel Cho is first generation Korean American and holds a Bachelor of Arts Special Major in Dance and Education from Swarthmore College. He is a proud graduate of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program, where he had the pleasure of performing works by Alonzo King, Sidra Bell, Shannon Gillen, Alex Ketley, Maurya Kerr, and Gregory Dawson. Currently a dancer with Verb Ballets, some of his favorite performances have included Tarantella, Adam Hougland’s K281, and Stephanie Martinez’s Wandering On. A recent career highlight was having the opportunity to perform as Mercutio in Alonso’s Romeo and Juliet at the National Theater in Havana, Cuba. Daniel is also a freelance writer and his works have recently been published in Dance Magazine. Daniel appears in FEAST courtesy of Verb Ballets.
Sabrina Lindhout
Sabrina is a native of Mansfield, Ohio and began her dance journey with ballet at the age of 4. She was accepted as a member of the pre-professional program of Ashland Regional Ballet during high school, performing pieces in jazz, tap, modern, and ballet. She attended summer studies with Joffrey Midwest, Orlando Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, and, upon graduating high school, was awarded a scholarship to study as a trainee with BalletMet in Columbus, Ohio. She moved to Cleveland in the fall of 2015 to dance with Verb Ballets as a guest artist, and was asked to stay on as a trainee for their 2016-17 season. As a trainee, Sabrina performed in multiple pieces by notable choreographers such as Antonio Brown, Heinz Poll, and Tommie-Waheed Evans. After graduating from Verb’s two-year program in the summer of 2018, Sabrina began dancing with Inlet Dance Theatre for the 2018-19 season, where she is currently a Company Member. In addition, Sabrina teaches ballet, tap, and jazz, and works in arts and non-profit administration. Sabrina appears in FEAST courtesy of Inlet Dance Theatre.
Lieneke Matte
Lieneke Matte was raised in the Bronx, NY and received her early training at Ballet Tech and the School of American Ballet. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in New York City. Lieneke studied for a semester at the Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in dance from SUNY Purchase College. There she performed in works by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Merce Cunningham, Nicolo Fonte, Lar Lubovitch and Nicholas Villeneuve. Lieneke also received the President’s Award for the dance conservatory. Following graduation she joined Verb Ballets, where she is currently in her eighth season. During her time with the company she has performed in works by Adam Hougland, Anthony Krutzkamp, Heinz Poll, Charles Anderson, Lauren Edson, Antonio Brown, Tommy-Waheed Evans, and Stephanie Martinez. Lieneke danced in the documentary, No Dominion: The Ian Horvath Story, created by PNB soloist Margaret Mullin. She has danced across the United States and abroad, having performed with Body EDT in Taiwan as well as ProDanza in Cuba. Lieneke appears in FEAST courtesy of Verb Ballets.
Antonio Morillo
Antonio is a first-generation Cuban American born in Orlando, Florida. He received his Associate of Arts in Dance Performance from Valencia College and his BFA in Dance Performance from the University of South Florida. Antonio has performed with the Patel Conservatory’s Next Generation Ballet as well as Tampa City Ballet. He has performed works by Jon Lehrer, José Limón, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Robert Moses’ Kin, and Maurice Causey. Antonio joined Verb Ballets in 2016 and has been featured in works such as Andante Sostenuto and Aposiopesis. Antonio appears in FEAST courtesy of Verb Ballets.
Elizabeth "Betsie" Schaeffer
Elizabeth “Betsie” Schaeffer was born and lived in Karachi, Pakistan before returning to New Hampshire at the age of 11. She began her dance career with Northeastern Ballet Theatre. Schaeffer attended Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi where she received awards for outstanding artistic and scholastic achievements. Schaeffer attended the Bates Dance Festival, guested in local theaters as Sugar Plum and Princess Florine, and performed for adjudicators at the Alabama Dance Festival and the National American College Dance Association Festival at the Kennedy Center. After graduating from Belhaven in 2018 with a BFA in Dance, Schaeffer danced professionally with Ballet Hartford in Connecticut. Schaeffer joined Verb Ballets in 2019 and has been featured in works such as Paganini Rhapsody and Wandering On. She is excited to present Feast with this creative team of passionate artists. Betsie appears in FEAST courtesy of Verb Ballets.
DeMarcus Akeem Suggs
Originally from Twin Cities, MN, DeMarcus Akeem Suggs is a dance artist, educator, and arts administrator. A graduate of Belhaven University’s dance program (BFA), his professional experience includes performing with Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), Dayton Ballet, Neos Dance Theatre, Verb Ballets, as well as collaborating with various project-based choreographers. His passion for building and sustaining a vibrant, equitable, and artist-centric culture sector has developed over the course of his 10 years serving in various leadership roles such as Program Director at The Victory Project (Dayton, OH); Coordinator of Education & Engagement at Victoria Theatre Association (Dayton, OH); as well as Director of Education & Outreach for Neos Dance Theatre. He has also served as a panelist for Ohio Arts Council and Dance/USA, and was selected for Dance/USA’s 2018 Institute for Leadership Training. DeMarcus currently serves as Resource Synergist for Alternate ROOTS, Graduate Assistant for The National Center for Choreography at the University of Akron (NCCAkron), and is pursuing a Master of Arts in Arts Administration at the University of Akron. www.demarcusakeem.com | IG: @demarcusakeem