The Team
George Cometa
George started his dancing career as a member of the University of Connecticut Ballroom Team in 2007. Since then, his passion and perseverance in ballroom dance has allowed him to advance through the ranks in the collegiate and national ballroom competitions. He is a multiple time United States American Smooth National Champion, American Smooth and Rhythm 9-Dance National Champion and World Finalist.
Since his retirement from competitive dancing in 2023, he teaches at the professional level, working with various university ballroom dance teams, workshops and conventions including the Dance Teachers’ Club of Boston, Inc and the American Society. In addition, he is a ballroom judge for showcases and dance competitions throughout the year.
In addition to coaching ballroom dance, George has a B.S. in Molecular Cell Biology from UConn and works as a Project Manager in biotech drug development in Milford, MA.
Recent accolades and accomplishments: 2-time United States American Smooth National Champions
2-time United States Showdance National Champions
American Smooth and Rhythm 9-Dance National Champion
American Smooth Rising Star National Champion
American Rhythm National Vice Champion
US National and World Amateur Finalist
Follow George on Instagram: @georgec_dance
Rennie Gold
Rennie Gold was born into a show business family. His father, Al Gold, was a Vaudeville performer and, later, a theatrical agent. Rennie’s mom, Sherry Gold, was a professional dancer and, later, the founder of The Gold School. Rennie began dancing with his twin brother Rhee at the age of 3 in his mother’s basement dance studio. At age 11, he received his Actor’s Equity card and began performing professionally, touring the country in musicals in dinner theaters and with the Sherry Gold Dance Company throughout high school.
Rennie continued his career working as a freelance dancer, teacher, and choreographer throughout the ’80s. In 1992, he became resident choreographer at Walt Disney World, creating and directing work for the Magic Kingdom, Pleasure Island, and more.
He’s been a guest teacher all over the world, including Brazil, Australia, England, and throughout the USA. He also taught at Broadway Dance Center, the David Howard Dance Center both in NYC and the Tremaine Dance Center in LA.
In 1996, Rennie returned to The GOLD School as director, upholding his mother Sherry Gold’s legacy of excellent dance education while pursuing groundbreaking new programs with the Project Moves Dance Company. Rennie’s students have performed at the White House, at the World Tap Championships, the Joyce Theater in New York City, on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, and at Dancers Responding to AIDS’ Fire Island Dance Festival. His alumni have gone on to have successful careers in movies, on Broadway, and in world-renowned dance companies.
Rennie continues to believe that he and his kids can change the world through dance.
IG @RennieGold
Kellie Grant
Kellie Grant McGrath Kellie Grant trained for 15 years at The GOLD School under the direction of Rennie Gold, performing in the early stages of the Project Moves Dance Company throughout the United States and Germany, before joining The GOLD School/Project Moves Dance Company faculty in 2006.
Kellie assisted and trained as a teacher and choreographer with Rennie Gold while working on her B.A. in Writing, Literature, and Publishing with a minor in Hearing and Deafness at Emerson College. Kellie is a two-time nominee for the Evvy Award in Outstanding Choreography and is a three-time recipient of American Dance Awards’ Young Choreographer of the Year award. In June 2011, she was featured at the Young Choreographer’s Festival in New York City. Her work has been performed at the Joyce Theater in New York City, Symphony Space in New York City, The Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA in Boston, and numerous theaters and schools in the Boston area. She is immensely proud to be with Project Moves Dance Company and The Gold School.
Hannah Zin
Hannah Zin is a New York City based dancer and teacher. She received her early training at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School as well as many summer programs across the country, including American Ballet Theatre and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She graduated summa cum laude with a BFA in Dance and Art History from Fordham University and The Ailey School.
Amongst other professional credits, Hannah has been most proud of her work dancing in opera. Over the past six seasons, Hannah has had the pleasure of performing with The Metropolitan Opera in productions of Guillaume Tell, Rusalka, Parsifal, Don Giovanni, and Macbeth, with Opera Saratoga in Zemire et Azor, with the Lyric Opera of Chicago in Florencia en el Amazonas, and with the Washington National Opera, originating roles in new productions of La Traviata, Carmen, Elektra, and Samson et Delilah, for which she also served as the dance captain. Most recently she had the pleasure of traveling to Italy to join the cast of Francesca Zambello’s production of West Side Story at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari.
As a teacher, Hannah loves to bring aspects of her Pilates and functional anatomy training into the dance studio, knowing that it has helped her recover from injuries and has prevented many more! Since 2018, Hannah has had the opportunity to travel the country with American Dance Awards as an Adjudicator and is also their National Title Program Coordinator.
Rory Freeman
Rory Freeman has toured with many productions across the nation as well as performing on television favorite The Ellen Degeneres Show. Most recently, he had the honor of performing in Sonya Tayeh’s first full length show in New York City called “You Still Call Me By Name.” You may have seen him as a Featured Dancer on the hit television shows America’s Got Talent Season 11. Rory has worked with some of the top music artists such as: Taylor Swift, Paula Abdul, Earth, Wind, & Fire, and Jack Wagner. Music video credits include: Taylor Swifts’ “Shake it Off’ and Paula Abdul’s’ “Check Yourself”. In 2014, he was part of the skeleton crew to create a number as part of the Opening Ceremonies for the Winter Olympics. Rory is blessed to have been able to perform all over the world with the world renowned dance company, MOMIX. Before his career started he proudly earned his BFA in Modern Dance from SUNY Purchase (NY) in 2010. This gave him the opportunity to perform pieces by Bill T. Jones, Paul Taylor, Bella Lewitsky, and Luca Veggetti. At the age of 18, he received the prestigious Silver Award in Modern Dance from the National Foundation for Advancements in the Arts (NFAA). Rory is a part of the faculty and judges for various national conventions and competitions. He has taught & choreographed at numerous studios across North and South America. Rory is also the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Move: The Initiative, a Dance Intensive based in Rhode Island
David Guzman
David Guzman is currently John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway. You can catch him in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story as one of the Sharks. He grew up dancing at The Gold School in MA under the direction of Rennie Gold. David was a part of the original cast of Hell’s Kitchen that premiered at the public theater and then continued on to Broadway. He was a principal Lost Boy in NBC's Peter Pan Live and a featured dancer is the Disney movie Better Nate Than Ever. He also played Graffiti Pete in In The Heights at North Carolina theater. He left high school at age 17 to join Newsies the Musical on Broadway. He has also taken part in the Newsies National Tour and most recently was featured in the Disney Plus film version. IG @D_Guzz
Tiffany Marshall
Tiffany Marshall Originally from Massachusetts, Tiffany began her dance training at The Gold School Dance Art as a member of Project Moves Dance Company. She holds a BFA in Dance from Alvin Ailey/ Fordham University. While studying at Ailey, Tiffany performed in the re-staging of Martha Graham’s Steps in the Street, José Limón’s A Choreographic Offering, and Paul Taylor’s Runes, as well as in contemporary works by Brice Mousset, Ethan Colangelo, and Mark Caserta. Tiffany is currently a member of Graham 2, Martha Graham’s second company. She has had the opportunity to perform roles in Graham’s Cave of the Heart, Maple Leaf Rag, Appalachian Spring, El Penitente, and Night Journey, amongst others. She recently performed in the 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade alongside Graham 2 and Rachel Platten. She also had the opportunity to perform in the Christian Dior Carousel of Dreams event hosted by Saks Fifth Avenue with fellow members of the Martha Graham School, Graham 2, and Martha Graham Dance Company. Tiffany has also performed with Abarukas Dance, a New York-based contemporary company led by Yoshito Sakuraba.
Karla Puno Garcia
Karla Puno Garcia received EMMY AWARD for Outstanding Choreography for Variety or Reality Programming for her work on the 76th Annual Tony Awards Opening Number and Tribute to Joel Grey and John Kander. Other credits include co-choreographer for DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (Broadway and Atlantic Theater), The Connector (MCC), and RENT (Theatre Aspen), and Tick, Tick ... BOOM!, directed by Andy Senor, Jr. in Tokyo, Japan. Her work can also be seen on Season 3 of the Starz Network series Power Book III: Raising Kanaan, additional scenes in the Netflix film Tick, Tick ... BOOM!, directed by Lin Manuel Miranda; ENCORES Off-Center production of GONE MISSING; the world premiere of Other World at Delaware Theatre Company; Somewhere at the Geva Theatre; Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow’s NOIR at the Alley Theatre; and IN THE HEIGHTS at VA Rep, where she received the Artsie for Best Choreography.
Karla began her training in a suburb of Maryland outside of DC under Fran Peters. She also performed Traditional Filipino Dancing with the Pilipino American Cultural Arts Society. Her first professional job was Debbie Allen’s BROTHERS OF THE KNIGHT at the Kennedy Center. She received her BFA in Dance and minor in journalism from NYU’s Tisch School, where she worked closely with Kyle Abraham, Bridget Moore, and Dwight Rhoden. She went on to perform in two National Tours, FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, NBC’s Smash, several films, and four Broadway shows, including HAMILTON. IG @KarlaPunoGarcia
Jacob Guzman
Jacob Guzman started dancing from a very young age at The Gold School under the direction of Rennie Gold. He began his career at 17 years old dancing in the ensemble of Newsies The Musical on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include Fiddler on the Roof (2015 Revival) in which he danced in the ensemble and covered a principle role. Jacob was the dance captain/swing and covered John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton on the first national tour of Hamilton. He and his twin brother, David, played the twin lost boys in NBC’s “Peter Pan Live!”
Most recently Jacob played the role of Chino in the 2020 revival of West Side Story on Broadway. Coming to theaters December 2021, you can catch Jacob in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story Feature Film.
Instagram: j_dawg87
Riley Rienert
Riley Rienert is a freelance artist, choreographer, and teacher born and raised in New Hampshire. She began dancing at the age of three at her mother’s studio, New Hampshire School of Ballet, training in all genres of dance. In 2023, Riley earned her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Montclair State University, graduating summa cum laude and now resides in New York City! She has had the privilege of performing works by Ohad Naharin, Doug Varone, Stefanie Batten Bland, Paul Taylor, Roderick George, Brice Mousset, and many others. She has traveled with Gaspard & Dancers contemporary company, touring in Romania, Armenia, North Carolina, and Colorado! She most recently joined Kizuna Dance under artistic director Cameron Mckinney and performed in Kobe this past summer for the U.S.-Japan Friendship Commission. Riley has been teaching and choreographing for 8 years, she’s also co-curated her own summer dance intensive with her sister for the past 7 years! She is beyond thrilled to come back to No Boundaries and share her passion for dance with everyone!
