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Summyr M. Whaley is a Radio City Rockette and is looking forward to next year! She can also be seen as a lead dancer and as Miss Utah in the major motion picture “Miss Congeniality”, starring Sandra Bullock and Michael Cain. Summyr was Iris Kelly on the European tour of “Fame” the Musical, and was also a back-up dancer for the Greek pop-star Nikos Vertis in Athens, Greece. Other regional credits include “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Chicago”, and the “Music Man”. Summyr was the dance captain of the Richland High School Dixie Belles in Fort Worth and currently choreographs for Drill/Dance Teams and dance studios in Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Dance. Summyr is also a proud alumni member of the jazz program at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival under the direction of Chet Walker. She is also a contributing writer for Stage Door Access (stagedooraccess.com) a website designed for performers. Summyr is completing her 4th season with Starpower Dance Competition as a regional and national judge. She has been a teacher/choreographer for the past 10 years. Teaching opportunities have allowed her to travel around the country giving dancers master classes, choreography, and pre-professional dance seminars. Summyr has appeared in numerous television specials, commercials, and industrials in both her native Texas and in New York City, where she currently resides.
