Madelyn LaLonde
Madelyn LaLonde (Company Dancer) is a native Houstonian who attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. HSPVA inspired her to further her training and attend the State University of New York at Purchase College. In 2018, she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Conservatory of Dance with a Bachelor of Fine Arts along with a minor in Arts Management. During her time at SUNY Purchase, she performed works by Merce Cunningham, Dylan Crossman, Norbert De La Cruz III, Brian Enos, Taryn Kaschock Russell, and Tiffany Rea-Fisher. Upon graduating, Madelyn joined Elisa Monte Dance, under the artistic direction of Tiffany Rea-Fisher, as an Apprentice before being promoted to Company Dancer. She then became a founding Company Member of EMERGE125 in 2021 and is currently in her sixth season.
Throughout her time with E125, Madelyn has had the privilege of performing at NYC’s Fashion Week for designer Paola Hernandez, at The Amph at Little Island for National Dance Day, at Bryant Park Picnic Performances alongside the Paul Taylor Dance Company, at National Sawdust in an immersive audio-visual dance performance, as well as at the Flea Theater and the Chelsea Factory for the company's NYC Seasons. She has participated in site specific work at John Brown Farm in Lake Placid, at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, and in filmography entitled Rights of Renaissance (2021) and Geography of Grace (2023). Madelyn made her choreographic debut in the Lake Placid Center for the Arts production of Nutcracker in a Nutshell in 2021. Her choreography can be seen again in the 2022 full-length version of LPCA's The Nutcracker Ballet. Further highlights of Madelyn’s career include performing as ensemble dancer for the Classical Theater of Harlem's summer productions of The Bacchae and Twelfth Night. The full company returned for a revival of Twelfth Night at the NYU Skirball Center in February 2023. Madelyn most recently worked as Rea-Fisher’s Associate Choreographer for The Public Theater's Musical Adaptation of The Tempest as part of the organization's Public Works program at the Delacorte Theater. She assisted Tiffany with setting movement on a cast of 85 people while collaborating with Obie Award-winning Director of Public Works Laurie Woolery.
In addition to the role of Company Dancer, Madelyn serves in EMERGE125’s administrative office as the Adirondack Liaison. Through this new position she looks forward to bringing E125 performances, values, and educational philosophies to the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York. This job was inspired by her previous work as the Lake Placid School of Dance’s Administrator. During her tenure with LPSD, she worked closely with School Director, Tiffany Rea-Fisher, to bring high quality arts education to the Adirondack area. Some of her achievements at LPSD include: continued safe dance education during unprecedented times through the Covid-19 pandemic, assisted with bringing back in-person performance opportunities for the students, and increased student enrollment through the school’s participation in community events.
As a dance educator, Madelyn teaches through E125’s educational outreach partnerships with Stars of Tomorrow Project and Repertory Company High School for Theatre Arts. She has also taught at Newcomb Central School, at E125’s annual Emerging Artist Summer Series, and she was on faculty at the Lake Placid School of Dance from 2018-2023.
Madelyn is excited to bring another season of dance to both NYC and Upstate NY with EMERGE125!