Karli Sartor (2022 Company Dancer) graduated from West Chester University May of 2022, where she majored in early grades education and minored in dance and autism. She also completed her master’s at Drexel University where she majored in applied behavior analysis with a concentration in autism. She is currently a 3rd grade teacher at Penn Valley Elementary school in Lower Merion School District. Karli has been dancing for twenty-two years and is trained in all styles. She grew up training at The Dance Depot in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and was on their competition team for ten years. During her time at West Chester University she participated in the University Dance Company as a dancer and choreographer. She choreographed for three of the company's shows. Karli also has choreographed for AEDC shows. 

Veronica Stangl

Dancer

Veronica Stangl (2024 Company Dancer)  is a second year company member and a current student at Moravian University where she is studying to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Dance. She began dancing at the age of two at MJ Dance Center in Bethlehem, PA, formerly known as Miss Jeanne’s School of Dance Arts. She continued her love for dance for a few years before joining the competitive team where she continued extensive training in many styles such as tap, ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theater, to name a few. Veronica has earned scholarships and awards at many competitions and conventions throughout her ten years of competitive dance. She now has the opportunity to work with the Moravian Dance Company, where she has been studying modern, ballet, and tap, danced in performances, and attended master classes at other colleges and universities. Veronica also recently returned to MJ Dance Center to share her love of dance by choreographing for, teaching, and guiding young dancers. She is incredibly excited to continue her dance career with AEDC, and she would like to thank everyone who has inspired her and given her such incredible opportunities over the years to be able to become the dancer she is today!

Shannon Van Dusen

Shannon Van Dusen (2024 Company Dancer)  is pursuing her B.A. in Dance at DeSales University and is currently in her second season with Artistic Edge Dance Company. Prior to joining the company, she spent four years studying dance at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts.  With over eighteen years of training and performance experience, Shannon has appeared in Dance Soup, Young Choreographers in Concert, Dance Quilt, the DeSales University Dance Ensemble, annual recitals at Miss Tanya’s Expression of Dance, and numerous competitions. She has collaborated with Passion Fruit Dance Company and participated in masterclasses with the New York Dance Project, Koresh Dance Company, Earl Mosey, Robert Kleindorst, and Kevin Tate.  In addition to performing, Shannon has choreographed works for Dance Soup and Young Choreographers in Concert, and has taught both Hip Hop and Ballet classes.