Staff

Kelsey Cleveland is a filmmaker, choreographer, and multimedia artist passionate about the intersection of dance and visual storytelling. She began dancing at age three, training extensively in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, and musical theatre. She graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Cinema and Media Arts and Communication of Science and

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Agia Amezcua-Bone is a marketing and communications professional passionate about supporting arts organizations through her skills in storytelling, design, and community engagement. As Marketing and Communications Manager at Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, she brings a thoughtful and creative approach to amplifying the organization’s mission of fostering expression, access, and connection through dance. Agia’s background spans

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