Community | Artists

  • Angela Pujolas, originally from Cleveland, OH, currently works as a dancer, waitress, social media/marketing manager, and yoga instructor in Columbus, OH. From the age of 3, Pujolas began dancing and it quickly became her number one passion. Growing up, she competed from ages 8-17 while also acting & singing as she was partaking in musicals, an acapella group, chorale, and show choir for her high school, Rocky River High School. Pujolas pursued dance at The Ohio State University, receiving a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree in Dance performance with Magna Cum Laude. Recently, she has been a part of 3 dance companies in Columbus: Cultivate Dance Project, InPulse Dance Company, and WhirlWind Dance Company. Additionally, she received her 200 hr RYTT in Costa Rica with Inner Sea Yoga Academy. Pujolas is extremely excited to be working with WhirlWind for a second year as a Community | Artist, and cannot wait to explore and push her artistic growth through this experience.

  • Caitlyn Higley (she/her) is a Columbus based dancer who performs with WhirlWind Dance as a Community | Artist. She received her BFA in Dance with a minor in Integrative Approaches to Health & Wellness from the Ohio State University in 2021. Throughout college, she focused on contemporary, ballet, anatomy, and somatic practices. Caitlyn enjoys choreographing dance and continually learning about the body from a holistic and artistic standpoint.

  • Emily Hill (she/her) is a dancer and choreographer from South Lyon, MI. In April of 2023, she graduated from Western Michigan University, and earned a BFA in dance and a minor in marketing. Throughout her time at Western, Emily had the privilege of working with Yin-Yue and Peridance Contemporary Dance Company and performed works choreographed by guest artists Kiki Lucas and Kimberly Cooper of Decidedly Jazz DanceWorks, as well as works choreographed by faculty members Monique Haley and Seyong Kim. Emily also served as a member of Western Dance Project, WMU Dance Department’s touring performance company under the direction of Kelsey Paschich, and served as the apparel and marketing coordinator for Orchesis Dance Society, a registered student organization through the Department of Dance. Emily recently moved to Columbus, Ohio in the fall of 2023 to join WhirlWind, a contemporary dance company under the direction of Joshua Manculich.

  • Hayden Summers, born and raised in Charleston, WV, currently resides in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2023 with a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Performance & Choreography. While there, Hayden gained experience in technical, music, and film production and enjoys incorporating all these mediums intoher creative works. She participated in SRU Dance Theater all 4 years as both a performer and choreographer, as well as working with guest artists such as Helen Simoneau and Cameron McKinney from Kizuna Dance. She is also inspired by her recent research on the connection between neurodiversity and dance. Hayden is very excited about joining WhirlWind as a Community | Artist this season!

  • Lyndi Buckholz is originally from Jackson, New Jersey and recieved her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from George Mason University. While in college she got the opportunity to work with Hope Boykin on a piece called Running to and Toward Time that premiered online at the end of 2020. Throughout college she also had the chance to create several choreographic works that were performed in person, as well as online. After college, she relocated to St. Louis, Missouri where she joined The Big Muddy Dance Company as a Trainee. While in St. Louis shegot to work with people such as Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Lindsay Hawkins, Robert Poe, Sara Brendel, Tasha Hinex, Natalie Williams, Jacob Henss, and Joshua Peugh. Lyndi is very excited to start the next chapter of life at WhirlWind, and explore what Columbus has to offer!

  • Sebastian Goodman is a dancer and choreographer from Maryland. He is originally from Colombia but moved to the US when he was 11. Since moving to the US his love for dance has grown exponentially over the years, leading to a dance degree (BA) from Denison University from which he graduated from in 2023. Sebastian has had the amazing opportunity to have worked with artists such as Molly Shanahan, Ojeya Cruz Banks, Marion Ramirez, Carlos Funn, and Joshua Manculich. He is excited to join the professional world of dance where he will be able to grow and get to meet talented and unique people from whom he hopes to build relationships with, collaborate and learn from them! Sebastian is also looking forward to joining WhirlWind this 23-24 season as a Community | Artist!