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| name          = Summer Severin
| name          = Summer Severin
| disciplines  = Dancer · Musical theatre performer
| disciplines  = Dancer · Musical theatre performer
| education    = Elon University, B.F.A. Music Theatre (2025)
| education    = Elon University
| degree        = Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Music Theatre, Elon University (2025)
| training      = [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]] under [[Angela Morando-Taylor]]
| training      = [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]] under [[Angela Morando-Taylor]]
| years_active  = 2025–present (professional)
| years_active  = 2025–present (professional)
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== Training and education ==
== Training and education ==
Severin studied dance and musical theatre at [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]], the studio run by [[Angela Morando-Taylor]], and later taught dance there. The studio's staff page lists her on its dance faculty.<ref name="staff">{{cite web |url=https://taylormadedanceandtheatre.com/the-who%E2%80%99s-who%26staff-bios |title=The Who's Who & Staff Bios |website=Taylor Made Dance and Theatre |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref> Elon University in North Carolina, where she earned her degree in music theatre in 2025, is one of the colleges where Morando-Taylor's college-prep students have gone.<ref name="bios" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2024/07/professional-performance-educator-brings-connections-and-expertise-home |title=Professional performance educator brings connections and expertise home |website=Times Observer (Warren, Pennsylvania) |date=2024-07}}</ref>
Severin studied dance and musical theatre at [[Taylor Made Dance & Theatre]], the studio run by [[Angela Morando-Taylor]], and later taught dance there. The studio's staff page lists her on its dance faculty.<ref name="staff">{{cite web |url=https://taylormadedanceandtheatre.com/the-who%E2%80%99s-who%26staff-bios |title=The Who's Who & Staff Bios |website=Taylor Made Dance and Theatre |access-date=2026-11-07}}</ref> Elon University in North Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre in 2025,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elon.edu/u/admissions/undergraduate/explore/majors-minors-and-academic-programs/music-theatre/ |title=Music Theatre (BFA) |website=Elon University}}</ref> is one of the colleges where Morando-Taylor's college-prep students have gone.<ref name="bios" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2024/07/professional-performance-educator-brings-connections-and-expertise-home |title=Professional performance educator brings connections and expertise home |website=Times Observer (Warren, Pennsylvania) |date=2024-07}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 01:33, 7 November 2026

Summer Severin
Dancer · Musical theatre performer
Career
Education Elon University
Degree(s) Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Music Theatre, Elon University (2025)
Training Taylor Made Dance & Theatre under Angela Morando-Taylor
Years active 2025–present (professional)
Performance
Notable roles Swing and dance captain, Water for Elephants North American tour (2025–)
Productions Water for Elephants (national tour)
Companies Taylor Made Dance & Theatre (dance faculty)
Recognition & links
Website BroadwayWorld profile

Summer Severin is an American dancer and musical theatre performer. She is a swing and the dance captain of the North American touring production of the Broadway musical Water for Elephants, which opened in September 2025. She trained at Taylor Made Dance & Theatre under Angela Morando-Taylor and graduated from Elon University's music theatre program in 2025.[1][2]

Training and education

Severin studied dance and musical theatre at Taylor Made Dance & Theatre, the studio run by Angela Morando-Taylor, and later taught dance there. The studio's staff page lists her on its dance faculty.[3] Elon University in North Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Theatre in 2025,[4] is one of the colleges where Morando-Taylor's college-prep students have gone.[1][5]

Career

Water for Elephants was Severin's professional debut and her first national tour. She is a swing, covering several ensemble roles, and the company's dance captain.[1] The musical is based on Sara Gruen's novel and its 2024 Broadway production, and is staged with circus acrobatics. The tour opened on September 27, 2025, at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore.[6][7] It went on to play cities including Cleveland (Playhouse Square, March 2026) and Chicago (Nederlander Theatre, June 2026).[8][9] Her Elon classmate Ella Huestis made her own touring debut in the same company.[1]

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