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BIOGRAPHIES

STEVE LOVE
Steve Love established "The New York Express Roller Dance Company" as a performance outlet for contemporary roller dance skaters, blending the components of sport, theatre and dance. Steve has hosted his own TV show, "Love on Wheels!", portrayed Jackie Sky in "Rooftops," a major motion picture, been featured on MTV and has choreographed commercials, industrials and educational films. He has worked closely and appeared with celebrities including Lou Gossett, Jr., Ben Vereen, Bill Cosby, Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels, Conan O'Brien, Robert Wise, Allen Payne, Tisha Campbell, and Jason Gedrick. He recently completed a commercial for Lucozade, the "energy drink" in Great Britain. Aside from a busy season skating with the New York Express, Mr. Love's latest project is a new dance show "BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular" which received rave reviews this season at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, The Bermuda Festival and a special Asian tour ending with a two week run at Olympic Park in Seoul, Korea.

RACHEL CARRILLO
Having just been featured on NBC TV in the "Olympic Touring Festival," Rachel has been skating since she was a baby. She is a national champion in pairs competition and ladies freestyle, a three-time regional champion and a Gold Skate (show competition) champion in ladies figure skating. Recently, Rachel launched a career as a professional model and has done many commercials. She can be seen on MTV in numerous videos, most recently featured with Sugar Ray. Rachel's skating has achieved critical acclaim throughout the world, as she has been a principal performer with The New York Express since 1996.

TERRELL FERGUSON
Born in Los Angeles, Terrell made a name for himself by specializing in hip-hop dance, skate and rapping. His all-American appeal has landed him commercials for Pepsi, Doritos and Nike. He has toured in various skate, dance and rap shows throughout the world and has appeared in the TV shows Fresh Prince and In Living Color. Terrell has been a featured member of the New York Express since 1996.

RYAN CARRILLO
Ryan Allen Carrillo is a two time national champion in artistic roller skating. He has appeared on television in Melrose Place and Bay Watch. He recently was featured at the Osmond Family Theatre in Branson MO where he Skated for Tony Orlando and the Osmond Brothers. Ryan has been working with The New York Express for the past 6 years.

TANYA BURKE
Tanya was born in Santa Barbara, California where she started competing in Western regional figure ice skating competitions at the age of ten while training extensively in classical ballet with Ellen Schipper. She has performed as a dancer and skater all over the world. She has appeared at the Lido in Paris and in a special engagment in Portugal. Tanya has taken classical ice skating techniques and transferred them to wheels with the use of a special in-line skate known as the "Pic Skate." She has been a member of the New York Express Roller Dance Company since 1995.

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