Dancers

Ellison Luthy, or Elli, began her dance career around 3 years old when she began taking classes at Dublin Dance and Gymnastics Centre in Columbus, Ohio. While she was training in ballet, jazz, modern, and gymnastics for a number of years, as she got older she narrowed her focus to contemporary and modern. After graduating high school and taking a break from dance, Ellison rediscovered her passion when she was introduced to Dance Theatre, a student organization at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. In this company, Elli acted as a company member, served on the executive board, taught classes, and choreographed a number of pieces. Two of her completed works were selected by the company to perform in the East Central American College Dance Association (ACDA) festival. Outside of dancing, Ellison earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and is currently in the process of applying for her Masters in Counselor Education at The Ohio State University. Recently joining Como II in November, Elli is overjoyed to be back on stage and performing with such a wonderful group of women.

Laura Comana Puscas (Executive & Artistic Director) was trained in St. Louis, MO by Todd Weeks and Jennifer Reilly of Modern American Dance Company (MADCO). While attending the University of Notre Dame, Laura completed the Saint Mary’s College Dance Minor program along with additional study in Notre Dame’s Film, Television, and Theater department. On campus, Laura founded an immersive student modern dance company culminating in her senior project, “Dante’s Inferno” at the Snite Museum of Art. In 2011, Laura earned a BBA in marketing from Mendoza College of Business, graduating Magna Cum Laude. After moving to Columbus in 2011, Laura served as a committee member and commissioned artist for the Locality 2012 Bus Tour Dance Festival, part of the city’s bicentennial celebration. In Fall 2012, she co-founded the Columbus Modern (CoMo) Dance Company with Kelsey Morozow Burbrink. Laura has produced numerous shows with CoMo dance at local venues such as the Idea Foundry, the Cultural Arts Center, Franklin Park Conservatory, the Topiary Park, German Village Meeting Haus, Blockfort, the Abbey Theater, and many more. Thank you to all of the local artists and musicians who have collaborated with CoMo. In December 2015, CoMo transitioned to a nonprofit corporation and was granted 501(c)3 status. Laura has set her choreography on the company with “Object” (2012), “Raven” (2013), “Please Advise” (2015), “Coffee Blues” (2016, Ten Tiny Dances®), along with restaging guest choreographer works, choreographing for private event bookings, and creating works on CoMo’s Adult Modern Dance Class. In November 2018, Laura danced as the soloist in a restaging of Martha Graham’s “Heretic.” During the day, Laura manages digital production operations for the Bath & Body Works website.

Rachel Bobbitt (Rehearsal Director) 

has a passion for storytelling through dance and exploring themes of faith and social justice. She began her early training by studying classical ballet for 11 years at Angela's Dance Studio and O'Connor's Dance in Cleveland, Ohio. Rachel attended the Ohio State University where she studied modern, ballet, and hip hop  in their prestigious Dance Department. Rachel joined CoMo as a founding member in 2013. She has created original works Mademoiselle (2013) and Long Walk Home (2017) for the company. Rachel In 2012, 2015, and 2018 she performed as a part of the national Urbana Student Missions Conference performing arts team, debuting her 40-person ensemble work "Lanterns" at the 2015 conference. In 2016 Rachel was a performer and lead choreographer at the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia. She currently works for Cutler Real Estate and enjoys time with her husband and their fluffy dog, Dylan.

Faith Chester found her passion for dance at a very young age. She pursued training throughout Central Ohio in the versatile dance styles with a focus of Modern, Contemporary, and Ballet. Faith's experience lead her to join Pre-professional and professional dance programs. In 2017 she spent 3 months in Brazil for a high intensity ballet program. Faith is a current Company member of Columbus Modern Dance Company (CoMo) and Seven Dance Company. Since joining CoMo II (2016) and accepting a Company position in CoMo I, (2017), she has danced in a multitude of performances with CoMo! Faith has performed original works from choreographers across the country. In 2018 she performed in CoMo’s re-staging of Martha Graham’s “Heretic” under direction of Miki Orihara! Faith continues to grow artistically by teaching and choreographing dance. A few of Faith’s past works with CoMo include dance projects; “Formation: Dance inspired by Public Art” (2018) based on Dublin, OH artwork, In collaborations with the Cultural Arts Center; “I felt you Paint” & “Sight and Sound”(2017), along with The Magpie Consort “Play” (2018). Faith works as a Home Health Aide for her Grandmother and as a professional Organizer/Cleaner. Faith loves CoMo’s positive environment and looks forward to future opportunities!