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Danae Williams is a versatile and dynamic dance artist and educator from Harlem, NYC. Her journey with dance has been a mix of self-teaching, afterschool programs, and college-level training. Their primary genre of dance is Hip-Hop as it represents a culturally significant staple of her hometown. Though with an open mind and heart, she has […]

Alex DiCastro received her BFA in Dance from Florida State University, where she trained with artists including Peter Chu, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Gwen Welliver, Ilana Goldman, Kara Wilkes, Suzanne Farrell, Donna Uchizono, Lynda Davis, and Ben Howard. She has worked as a Performance Journal Editorial Intern at Movement Research and a Festival Services Work-Study

Elizabeth (Lizzy) Mineau began dancing at the age of three studying ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz dance styles. Lizzy is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Arts Management at the University of Oklahoma and earned her BFA in Dance, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a with a minor in Communications, from Florida State University.

Kathryn Green graduated Summa Cum Laude from Florida State University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Psychology. In her time at FSU, Kathryn had the privilege of training with faculty including Suzanne Farrell, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Donna Uchizono, Ilana Goldman, and Gwen Welliver, as well as performing works by Tim Glenn, Kara

Katie Rolph, originally from Wilmington, Delaware, grew up training at the Anna Marie Dance Studio and, later, Delaware Arts Conservatory in ballet, tap, modern, contemporary, jazz, and theater. She received additional training at intensives on scholarship with BalletX, Philadelphia Ballet, JAM Youth Tap Project, and Point Park University. Katie performed as a company member with

Angélica Barbosa was born and raised in Colombia. She graduated with honors from the BFA in Performing Arts with an emphasis in dance at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia), doing her last semester abroad at Institut del Teatre (Barcelona, Spain) in Dance Pedagogy & Choreography and Interpretation. During her studies she had the opportunity to

Ashley McQueen is a New York City-based performer, choreographer, and teaching artist. She holds a BFA in Dance from Webster University and an MFA in Dance from Hollins University. Hailed as “a dancer with the grace of a ballerina, the groundedness of an Isadora acolyte, and the impetuous musicality of someone who dances because she

Erke Roosen was born in the Netherlands. She received her BFA at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague (Netherlands) under the direction of Wim Broeckx. She completed the Certificate Program at the Peridance Capezio Center in New York with excellence of honors. Erke has performed with multiple dance companies in both the Netherlands and in the

Alana Urda is a multifaceted artist, choreographer and dance educator with an extensive background in directing, developing and coordinating arts programming for all ages. With a primary focus in contemporary and modern dance techniques, Alana has worked as a professional choreographer and teaching artist in NYC for over 15 years working in a variety of programs