Calvin Ticknor-Swanson is a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University where he recieved his BA in Theatre and Musical Theatre. He has been dancing for 19 years at various studios across the Pioneer Valley, studying ballet, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and improvisation. He has known Laurel since he was a tiny 7th grader at the Williston Northampton School. She helped him grow into the dancer he is today and he is so excited to teach alongside her at Ascendance!