Maiko Adela
MAIKO ADELA (she/her) is a native of Japan and holds a BFA in Dance Education from Ochanomizu National University of Japan where she studied contemporary dance and stage composition. Falling in love with the diversity of dance in NYC, she relocated shortly after her graduation. Starting as an award-winning Latin Ballroom dancer, she was reintroduced […]
Katlyn Baskin
KATLYN BASKIN (Artistic Consultant) is a Texas native but her early modern dance training was in Knoxville, TN at Dancer’s Studio under the direction of Irena Linn. As the youngest member of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble, TN’s Goodwill Ambassadors, she toured domestically and internationally performing works by the company’s founder, Dr. Dorothy Floyd, as well […]
Kayleigh Bowen
KAYLEIGH BOWEN (she/her) graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance in 2022. During her studies she performed choreography by artists such as Pascal Rioult, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp as well as new works by Sidra Bell, Jenn Freeman, and Jennifer Archibald. After graduation Kayleigh was a member of […]
Tyler Choquette
TYLER CHOQUETTE (they/them) is a queer artist and educator based in New York City. Originally from California, they began their dance training at the Orange County School of the Arts in the Classical and Contemporary Department under the direction of Steven Hyde while performing with San Diego Unity Dance Ensemble under the direction of Tarua […]
Hannah Gross
Hannah Gross (she/her) is an Asian-American dancer from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She furthered her education at the University of Iowa where she performed works by Martha Graham, Dr. Rennie Harris, Autumn Eckman, Mindy Myers, and many other acclaimed choreographers. She graduated with a BFA in Dance and BA in Health and Human Physiology, Exercise Science. […]
TJ Hammond
TJ Hammond is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. He began his journey in St. Louis, MO training in ballet, jazz, and musical theatre and graduated with a BFA from Southern Methodist University. There he studied under Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Myra Woodruff, Silas Farley and Carter Alexander. He has since worked with […]
Brandon Jones
BRANDON J. JONES has been a student of dance for 27 years. Trained in seven genres, he competed for 10 years both regionally and nationally, and performed at the Count Basie Theater, St. Mark’s Church and Madison Square Garden all by the age of fifteen. Brandon earned a full artistic, scholarship to the Conservatory of Performing […]
Jacob Kurihara
JACOB KURIHARA (Dancer) is a New York-based dance artist originally from Huntington Beach, California. He began his training at the Huntington Beach Academy of Performing Arts and graduated with a BFA in Dance from Hofstra University. Jacob has performed with the Forces of Nature Dance Theater, iKADA Dance Company, and DancerKerr and Dancers. He has performed […]
Mika Miranda
Mika Miranda (Hillsborough, New Jersey) pursued her Bachelor in Fine Arts in Dance at Montclair State University where she graduated in May 2025. At Montclair State, she performed works by Janice Rosario, Andre Tyson, Christian von Howard, Stefanie Batten Bland, Leslie Kraus, and Yusha-Marie Sorzano amongst others. Miranda had the honor of serving as Miss […]
Aanyse Pettiford-Chandler
AANYSE PETTIFORD-CHANDLER (she/her/hers) began her training in ballet, contemporary, acro, jazz, and modern. Graduating from Rutgers University she received her BFA in Dance and a Minor in Africana Studies. While in school she had the opportunity of joining Ocampo- Wang Dance Company where she was able to travel and perform in Bacolod, Philippines and Beijing, […]