https://www.dancecityfestival.com/home-horizon daily 1.0 2026-03-16 https://www.dancecityfestival.com/contact daily 0.75 2024-11-30 https://www.dancecityfestival.com/college-showcase daily 0.75 2026-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/fbce654b-2436-4797-8700-830cbb16c3f7/106.png College Showcase - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/285c47a9-bfef-4591-9d0e-7ad4815eccbd/Noelle+Kayser+Choreography_Alpine_Dance+Aspen_PC+Amanda+Tipton.JPG College Showcase - Make it stand out Noelle Kayser - Western Dance Project Noelle Kayser is an award-winning choreographer, director, and multi-disciplinary performer based in Chicago. She is the inaugural resident choreographer for Open Space, a Whim W’him Choreographic Shindig winner, the 2025 BalletX Choreographic Fellow, and a 2026 Ballet Collective Commission for Developing Choreographers recipient. Noelle has created work for companies including Dance Aspen, DanceWorks Chicago, MADCO, Visceral Dance Chicago, and SALT II among many others. She served as a guest Ballet Mistress at the Lyric Opera, was the founding rehearsal director and administrator for PARA.MAR Dance Theatre (2022 Dance Magazine Top 25 to Watch), and named one of NewCity Magazines, “The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago”. Noelle’s short dance film “dust”—produced by Open Space—was awarded Best Dance Film at both the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival and the Mannheim Arts and Film Festival, and is an Official Selection at the Swedish International Film Festival and ARTSinTANK Dance Festival in Korea. In addition to her choreographic work, Noelle has performed works by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Ihsan Rustem, Wen Wei Wang, Danielle Agami, Robyn Mineko Williams, Kevin O’Day, and Alice Klock, among others. She has had the privilege of dancing with companies such as NW Dance Project, LED Boise, Open Space, and Visceral Dance Chicago among others. She has taught for organizations such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Goodman Theatre, and Visceral Dance Chicago. As an actor, Noelle has narrated 16 audiobooks for Audible, appeared in advertising campaigns, and performed in stage productions at The Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and The Alliance Theatre among others. Most recently, she won the 2024 Jeff Award for Best Ensemble for her performance as Selene in The Penelopiad at The Goodman Theatre, and starred in Anna Long’s short film Death in the Desert (Best Actress in a Short at the Idyllwild Film Festival & Best Short Drama at the Breckenridge Film Festival). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/61701cfd-b343-4c21-9079-97c4d51298ad/LR2-590.jpg College Showcase - Make it stand out Andi Salazar- Alma College Andi is a Chilean Choreographer, Dance Educator, Performer, and Sociologist. She got her BA degree in Sociology at UC of Chile, the same place where she founded Kazé Dance, a Contemporary dance company where she was the Artistic Director and Choreographer for eight years. In 2017, Andi relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and obtained her MFA in Dance and Choreography from Mills College. There, she also had the opportunity to perform for choreographers such as Joe Landini and Molissa Fenley and showed her work with her Dance Company “A Pulso Dance Project" at many festivals around the State. During her years in the Bay, Andi also worked as a faculty member at the Bay Area Ballet Conservatory, Shawl Anderson Dance Center, and as a Teaching Artist at Alonzo King Lines Ballet Dance Center. In 2023, she relocated to New York to keep her studies and joined the Master’s degree “Teaching Dance in the Profession: ABT Ballet Pedagogy” at New York University while working as a Teaching Artist for ABT and as an assistant at the ABT JKO School. During her time in NYC, she also did an internship at Peridance Contemporary Dance Company with Igal Perry as an administrative assistant and worked as a Contemporary faculty member for Maria Kowroski’s New Jersey Ballet Summer Intensive. 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Originally from Los Angeles and now based in New York City, he has choreographed for companies including Whim W’Him, LACDC, Urbanity, and Dark Circles Contemporary Dance. His work has been praised for its bold, athletic movement and theatricality. James Morrow and Megan Thompson are co-directors of Well Seasoned Works and dance professors at Old Dominion University. The company creates performance opportunities for experienced dancers, celebrating the depth and vitality that come with time in the field. Their collaboration Mapping, choreographed by Mike Esperanza, reflects on connection, memory, and how shared experience shapes the spaces between us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/471b1bd5-3eb8-4e45-9eb4-27cc2909ba0c/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.38.24%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Carmel Catholic Orchesis Dance Company Kacey Valentine O’Keeffe holds a B.S. in Dance Education with an endorsement in Physical Education for 6th-12th grade curriculum from Illinois State University (2012) and most recently graduated summa cum laude with a M.A. in Dance Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Her thirty years of dance training consisting of jazz, contemporary, lyrical, modern, ballet, hip hop, and acrobatics have all been acquired from Bataille Academie of the Danse, American Dance Festival, Boulder Jazz Dance Workshop, Visceral Dance Center, and Beyond Words Dance Center. Kacey has choreographed and taught jazz, modern, contemporary, hip hop, and lyrical styles at a variety of dance studios, universities, and dance intensives all throughout Illinois. Currently, Kacey stands as the founding Director and sole Dance Instructor for the Dance Program at Carmel Catholic High School since 2013. Carmel’s Dance Program consists of Beginning through Advanced Dance Honors courses, plus Tap, Dance Leadership and the after school repertory class, Orchesis Dance Company Honors. Over the past ten years, Kacey’s professional performance credits include dancing for Rodriguez Dance Theatre, Meraki Dance Company, Outlet Dance Company, Interweave Dance Theatre (of Boulder, Colorado), and, most recently, the Kate Jablonski Statement. In July of 2022, Kacey performed with The Kate Jablonski Statement in Šibenik, Croatia at the Šibenik Dance Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/b296c41a-b5f8-462a-90fc-fce6e3d53765/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.41.40%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Andrew Solomon Andrew Solomon Connecticut College ‘27 started dancing as a freshman at Conn College. Andrew’s work “burning to desire…” was previously chosen by the department to be shown at ACDA (American College Dance Association) New England Conference 2025. This work was then chosen as an alternative for the ACDA national conference. Andrew intends to join a dance company after graduation and pursue graduate studies after gaining a few years of experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/a7a7af71-0df7-471c-8fac-93d089fee9df/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.47.34%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Madeline Douglas Madeline Douglas is a Chicago-based dancer and choreographer originally from North Carolina. She graduated summa cum laude from East Carolina University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and a Certificate of Entrepreneurship, where she created and presented award-recognized work including As It Goes On, a finalist at the Washington International Dance Festival. Her training includes Nova Linea, Visceral Dance, Staib Dance Root Theory, and UNCSA’s choreographic residency. She has choreographed and taught professionally in North Carolina, performed with Nova Linea at Dance City Festival Detroit and Midwest Arts Expo, and appeared in Cashavelly Morrison’s music video Meditation Through Gunfire. She is currently an apprentice with Trifecta Dance Collective and is the founder of Alinement Dancewear, a grant-supported dancewear brand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/2de93941-34e4-4244-b8fe-a90bd8194534/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.52.21%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Movement Reservoir Company Movement Reservoir is a creative platform dedicated to supporting dance artists, strengthening community, and expanding access to diverse choreographic voices in the Kalamazoo area and beyond. Founded in 2022 by Lachan Niedbala, a Kalamazoo-based dancer, choreographer, and educator, the organization grew from her vision to continue her choreographic work while fostering a collaborative local dance scene. A Hope College graduate, Niedbala has performed and choreographed with companies including CPR Dance: Inhale Movement, Wellspring, and Chamberlain Dance, with work recognized as a 2024 Maggie Allesee Competition finalist and presented nationally and internationally. Alongside her creative work, she is deeply invested in dance education and community-building, having directed Wellspring’s Youth Performance Ensemble, taught masterclasses, co-founded the West Michigan Dance Festival, served on the Dance Playhouse board, and is currently pursuing her MFA in Dance at Jacksonville University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/852eaf85-a193-40cf-a07a-d7e2619e1202/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.31.02%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Dibble Dance Liz Dibble is a native of San Francisco, CA, where she began her dance training as a scholarship student at the San Francisco Ballet School. She graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with a BA in Composite Dance: Ballet and Modern emphasis. Liz then continued her studies at the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance, where she received an MFA. Liz continued to perform works by many renowned choreographers. As well as present her choreography at various festivals. Liz is fascinated by abstract narrative, the power of dance to elicit emotion, and the way art connects us to our better selves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/5463cc2e-bf29-4c23-b6be-21418569f014/Tate+-+Odyssey.jpg Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Ashley L. Tate Ashley L. Tate is a director, choreographer, educator, and performer from Saint Louis, Missouri. She is an assistant professor of dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, an affiliate faculty member with the UNC Charlotte Department of Africana Studies, and founder and artistic director of Ashleyliane Dance Company (ADC). Tate received her MFA in Dance from Washington University in St. Louis. In addition to various cities in the state of Missouri, her work has been featured in concerts in New York City, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Chicago, Boulder, Greensboro, and Santa Monica. She has been invited to present her research at several conferences and conventions, including the European Hip Hop Studies Network 2024 Conference in Cork, Ireland. She is a key participant in the nationally recognized No Tears Project, a multidisciplinary festival designed to honor Civil Rights history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/89da2c94-80f0-4307-9130-d23d4483a3bd/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.44.55%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Lily Bella Hammons Lily Bella Hammons is a dance artist, educator, and emerging choreographer. Originally from Salt Lake City, she earned her BFA in Modern Dance and BS in Business Marketing from the University of Utah, where collaborations with distinguished choreographers in workshop settings deepened her commitment to both performing and creating. After graduation, Lily began performing as a company member with Whirlwind Dance. She also teaches as a dance prevention specialist with Directions for Youth and Families, crafting an accessible movement space where kids experience dance as support, emotional safety, and self-expression. Now, Lily explores movement as a means of cultivating connection and creating community. Striving for arts sustainability, she advocates for the arts as a vital part of society. Inspired by time spent outdoors, and a love of reading, she brings a sense of curiosity and wonder to her artistic practice—finding magic in movement and in everyday life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/be47b98a-621a-4b70-b365-4277544d06c8/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.48.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Jana Bennett Jana Bennett grew up in Skokie, Illinois, training pre-professionally in ballet, modern, jazz, and musical theater across Chicagoland. A neurodivergent artist with dyslexia, she found dance as a creative refuge and expressive outlet. She earned her BFA in Dance from Texas Christian University as Senior Scholar and a John V. Roach Honors Laureate, then spent eight years performing professionally as a founding member of Cocodaco Dance Project and later served as Interim Artistic Director at Foster Dance Studios. She went on to direct Skunkworks Dance for seven years and has had choreography presented by DanceWorks Chicago, Thodos Dance Chicago, Cocodaco Dance Project, and Ardent Dance Company’s Women in Dance Festival. Her teaching and improvisational methodology has trained dancers who now perform with companies like Gibney, Batsheva, and Hubbard Street, and attend institutions such as Juilliard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/ac2082be-011b-4b31-9a00-8efc76df2692/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.53.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out The Initiative Isaac Knuteson (Perm, Russia) was adopted from Perm and began training at a local competition studio before focusing on ballet and modern. He trained with Madison Ballet and Central Midwest Ballet, and went on to attend intensives with companies including Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet (becoming a pre-professional), Oklahoma City Ballet (later a postgraduate student), Milwaukee Ballet, Kanopy Dance, Des Moines Ballet, Point Park, Visceral Dance Chicago, and others. Professionally, he has danced with Water Street Dance Milwaukee, Regenerative Beings, Nova Linea Contemporary Dance, and as a guest artist with Madison Contemporary Dance and New Brese Dance Company, while also performing at events such as APAP, Trifecta Dance Festival, World of Dance Chicago, and Midwest Arts Expo, and recently performing for Coldplay at Camp Randall Stadium. Alongside performing, he works as an assistant for Showstoppers Dance Convention, judges for Fly Dance Competition, and has assisted multiple industry choreographers. His choreography has been recognized by the Industry Dance Awards, presented nationally and internationally, and continues to be commissioned and showcased across the U.S. and abroad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/9a8d9d92-605f-4d3f-8067-5cb9fd4dbd67/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.56.48%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Baran Dance Audrey Baran (she/her) is a Filipina-American dance maker, performer, and educator based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and founder/artistic director of Baran Dance. She holds an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BA in Dance with a Graduate Certificate in Anti-Racism in Urban Education from UNC Charlotte. Her work focuses on expanding access to contemporary dance through collaborative, multimedia performance and mentorship, and has been described as “a fully human place with honesty, courage and creativity percolating simultaneously.” Baran’s choreography has been presented through programs and festivals including Joffrey Ballet Academy’s Winning Works, Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative: Direct from the LAB, Small Plates Dance Festival, and the North Carolina Dance Festival, among many others. She has received recognition from the Gold Standard Foundation, Mobile Dance Film Festival, and Movies by Movers, and was named a UNC Charlotte Distinguished Alum and a Creative Renewal Fellowship recipient. Alongside her choreographic work, she is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and MUNZ FLOOR® coach, integrating movement research, mindfulness, and embodied practice into her artistic work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/19761196-9780-4f93-a22a-52208c097b2d/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.33.04%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Scription Dance Project Scription Dance Project is a contemporary dance company directed by Matt Haskett that seeks to script narrative into motion. The company creates opportunities for dancers to explore theatrical storytelling through contemporary movement, emphasizing character development, world building, and dramatic tension. As Scription prepares for its inaugural season, the company continues developing original work that blends dance and theater into compelling narrative experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/9dfda220-d060-46ee-8345-dd7608406983/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.40.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out TanzBlack Theatre Tsiambwom "T" Akuchu is a hip-hop and theatre artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He works as a choreographer and movement director, creating works for concert dance that stage hip-hop and street dance fused with physical theater. His work focuses on the body, creating meaning through character and movement, often focusing on themes such as identity, self, and race. It is often socio-politically driven, exploring narratives that make up the lived experiences of marginalized communities, expressed through cultural products from those communities He has choreographed and performed in shows and festivals across the United States, such as DANCE NOW NYC, SoloDuo, Dumbo Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, (de) Color-es Festival and more. TanzBlack is the collective name for movement based theatrical works conceived, directed, or choreographed by Tsiambwom M. Akuchu. Borrowing it’s name from the German Tanztheater (“dance theatre”) which grew out of German Expressionist dance in Weimar Germany and 1920s Vienna, TanzBlack Theatre or TanzBlack, creates work in that lineage of theater/dance making while focusing on representing movement forms rooted in Black culture. Especially Hip-Hop and Street Dances. TanzBalck aims to reshape contemporary concert dance by introducing new movement forms and choreographic strategies rooted in non-western dance practices to generate profoundly new theatrical experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/1a012195-1731-4d44-ae78-8181f5544124/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.46.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Deanna Stanton Deanna Stanton is in her 13th season with Ballet Arkansas. Originally from Clarksville, Maryland, she trained at the Baltimore School for the Arts and earned her BFA in Ballet from the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music, also dancing as a Trainee with Ballet West. With Ballet Arkansas, she has performed principal and featured roles in works by Balanchine, Arpino, MacMillan, Caniparoli, and more, including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet, and The Nutcracker. Alongside performing, she is also a choreographer whose work has been presented nationally at festivals and with companies across the U.S., including two full-length ballets, The Little Mermaid and Cinderella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/aec3932f-25cb-47f4-8a0e-01a9675fc452/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.49.56%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Haley Tarling Haley Tarling is a Chicago-based choreographer, dancer, teacher, and licensed clinician. She holds a BFA in Dance and Psychology from Point Park University and a master’s in Counseling Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Her choreographic work has been presented at Dance Chance, Brighton Dance Festival, Common Ground, Trifecta Dance Festival, and Dance City Festival in Chicago and Detroit, with commissions from companies including Hot Crowd and Simantikos Dance Chicago. She has trained at Orsolina 28 with Humanhood and currently dances with Hot Crowd, collaborating with artists such as Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Jackie Nowicki, and Mark Gonzalez. Her work centers on movement rooted in expansion, authenticity, grit, and storytelling that reflects the complexity of human experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/f2029942-456e-4322-af41-3191fb2bec2e/Screenshot+2026-07-07+at+1.55.12%E2%80%AFPM.png Chicago Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Prokop_ Theory Dance Travis Prokop is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Houston, holding a B.F.A. from West Texas A&M University and an M.F.A. from Sam Houston State University. With over a decade in higher education, he focuses on jazz, contemporary/modern-based dance, composition, and dance history, encouraging dancers to develop their own movement identity and personal artistic brand. 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the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/f02ed972-3a32-43cf-886d-ed6ccd487801/DSC00732.JPEG Summer Stage - Make it stand out Meghan O’Connor Meghan O’Connor is a Detroit-based dance artist and current sophomore at Wayne State University, where she is pursuing a BFA in Dance. Her early dance years began in the competitive world, which consisted of many masterclasses through various competition circuits. Her knowledge of the dance world tremendously evolved after dancing with a pre-professional youth company, Young Dancers Initiative, for various years, where she trained under Jodie Randolph, and had the pleasure of taking classes from a variety of guest artists, including Sean Howe. It was at this time that she discovered a gravitation towards Contemporary dance as well as the Dance-Theatre realm. This past Summer she had the privilege of performing at the GOODLOVE Detroit Dance and Arts Residency Launch event, where she performed alongside New York-based ABBODANZA Dance Collective as well as other Detroit Artists. Most recently, she had the pleasure of performing in works by Amadi Washington, Sam Pratt (Baye and Asa), and Christina Smutek at Wayne State University's December Dance Concert. As Meghan continues to develop her artistic voice, she prides herself on her efforts to remain as versatile as possible and has found a passion in exploring the interconnectedness of various dance genres. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/37f71a30-8586-4da3-ab1d-25736533cd29/IMG_2407.jpeg Summer Stage - Make it stand out MoJo Co.Lab MoJo Co.Lab is a Cleveland-based contemporary-theatre movement project, founded in 2021 and directed by awarded and nationally recognized choreographer and inclusivity advocate, Morgan Joanne Grube. Meaning magic charm, magic power, or spell, “MoJo” represents the vision, purpose, and commitment to recognizing that movement is created by the individual and that every artist has a profoundly unique and important voice to share. Meaning a community collecting to connect, collaborate, and share conversations as a company, “Co.” represents the vision, purpose, and commitment to featuring and honoring all artists within the creative space as part of the creative process. Together, with the belief that inclusion leads to creation and innovation, MoJo Co.Lab’s mission is to create space for all creators and those who wish to explore and share their stories by providing collaborative choreographic spaces, performances, creative workshops, and classes reflective of the unique identities of the community within it. MoJo Co.Lab’s focus of contemporary dance is intended to expand and breathe through various art forms anywhere that creativity and community happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/424f7fcf-bef5-4168-8a70-85da45d1c342/CAN02118+%281%29.JPG Summer Stage - Make it stand out Adrian Martinez Adrian Martinez, originally from West Michigan, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a minor in Advertising & Promotion and a Dance Studio Management Certificate from Western Michigan University in May 2026. During her studies, she had the opportunity to work with choreographers including Mike Esperanza, Noelle Kayser, Kaitlyn Pollock, Marisa Bianan, Jeremy Blair, and Megan Slayter. Adrian has performed throughout the Midwest, including performances at RADFest (2026), the DCF Detroit Summer Stage (2025), and Kalamazoo Art Hop (2024–2025). She was also selected to perform Loïe Fuller’s Lily of the Nile at the East Central American College Dance Association Festival in 2026. Inspired by contemporary, modern, and jazz techniques, her work emphasizes fluidity, musicality, and community-centered connection through dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4caa2e26-84b8-4084-ab90-110a0307b3d8/Pic+3.jpeg Summer Stage - Make it stand out Preethi Saravanakumar Preethi Saravanakumar is a Software Developer living in Michigan. She is a published author of 12 books. She has been training in Indian classical dance, Odissi, for more than 5 years. She has performed on various stages in the locality including Dance City Festival (Summer Stage) 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/9843bfcb-48a0-4bdb-978a-8d7997c75515/20250504-JD8A7253.jpg Summer Stage - Make it stand out Diversiform Dance Project Diversiform Dance Project was formed in 2021 to create a professional dance company that would welcome professional dancers of all sizes, ages, and dance backgrounds to perform new work for the greater Detroit community. The company explores and fuses a wide range of dance styles including modern, jazz, ballet, and social dance which provides an eclectic repertoire and an exciting amount of variation within just one company. Now in its 5th season, Diversiform Dance Project has performed at the Detroit City Dance Festival, Detroit Dance Race, Oakland Dance Festival, The Roxy in Downtown Rochester, National Dance Education Organization Conference, Flair on the Square in Ohio, Dancing in the Summer the Festival, the OPC, and numerous community events. They also present a full length show each season. Contact us at: diversiformdanceproject@gmail.com if you are interested in having us perform at your event. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4770e32f-b89b-430d-81fd-1a12ff2ec443/28-IMG_9731.jpg Summer Stage - Make it stand out Diversiform Dance Project Youth Company Diversiform Dance Project Youth Company located in Rochester Hills, Michigan provides dedicated young dancers ages 8-18 with performance opportunities in multiple dance styles. Youth Company director and choreographer Lisa Podnar is an alumna of Wayne State University with a B.S. in Dance Education. While studying at Wayne State, she has also received certifications with organizations such as the Cecchetti Council of America, AZ Dance Medicine, Progressing Ballet Technique, and Acrobatic Arts. She was previously a member of Diversiform Dance Project, Detroit Tap Reparatory, and Dance Uprising. Her choreography has been presented at the Oakland Dance Festival and Dancing in the Summer, the Festival as well as by numerous dance studios. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/16aea9bd-bfd4-44cd-901d-fecca9c9134f/IMG_2369.jpeg Summer Stage - Make it stand out Rashaun Massey-Johnson Rashaun is in his 3rd year of pursuing a BFA in dance with a minor in exercise and sports science at Wayne State University, located in the heart of Detroit Mi. Although dance has been something that resonated deeply within me, I feel my truest self when I’m able to choreograph a piece. 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graduate of the Department of Dance at Sookmyung Women’s University and the Artistic Director and founder of MOVEHAUS. She reconstructs and visualizes diverse perspectives and sensations on society and phenomena through movement, bringing contemporary sensibilities to the stage. Park has been recognized for both her performance and choreographic skills, receiving accolades such as awards at the Seoul International Dance Competition, the Korea National Dance Competition, the Seoul Dance Lab Excellence Award at the Seoul Dance Festival, and the Best Choreography Award at the Daejeon New Dance International Festival. She continues to explore new approaches in contemporary dance, valuing diversity in performance and accessibility in art, and delicately unfolds her own movement language with a refined sense of expression. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/30cf542c-de5f-4ee5-bd5c-ca26efe9aae1/Wellspring+Tendrils-73.jpg Dance and Celebration - Make it stand out Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers Marisa Bianan obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Western Michigan University in April 2018. Through her studies, Marisa had the privilege to work with choreographers including Jeremy Blair, Monique Haley, Carolyn Pavlik, and Brendan Duggan. Since graduating, Marisa has presented various choreographic works in the Midwest including at the 2019 Midwest RADFest and Inaside’s Summer 2022 in-person/virtual hybrid concert. Recent accolades include becoming a finalist for the 2021 Maggie Allesee Choreography Competition, being commissioned to create a new work for Western Michigan University’s First Year Performance class, which premiered in February 2022, and being accepted into the 2023 Detroit Dance City Festival Choreographer’s Showcase. Marisa stepped into the role of Associate Artistic Director with Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers in 2021. 2023-2024 will be Marisa’s sixth season with WSCTD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/5966a4ce-4887-470f-8001-f67eba9301f1/BL_Screenshot_03.jpg Dance and Celebration - Make it stand out ArtLab J Daewon Kim Daewon Kim is an award-winning film director, editor and animator whose projects have screened at festivals across the globe. His goals as a filmmaker are to create visual experiences that allow audiences to enjoy surreal scenes and stories that are possible in only in the cinema, while revealing a deeper truth about reality. The audience experiences extraordinary and meaningful moments -- impossible in real life -- through these visual and auditory experiences. In these moments, he believes the filmmaker or the director has a unique opportunity to deliver powerful messages using his or her capacity to manipulate images and sounds and with the power of the imagination. This is a beauty that only film and video can produce. He received a master of fine arts degree from San Francisco State University and he teaches courses as an Assistant Professor in the area of film production at Oakland University, especially focused on editing, sound design, color correction, animation and visual effects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/892da8d1-e128-4160-b062-f33023037933/Dance+Shot+2.JPG Dance and Celebration - Make it stand out Chloe Ryherd Chloe Ryherd is a St. Louis-based dancer and choreographer, currently a company member with the Modern American Dance Company (MADCO). A proud graduate of Lindenwood University, she first brought work to the Dance City Festival in Detroit in 2024 as a student and is thrilled to return again this year. Her latest piece delves into how our everyday moments quietly shape a lifetime of intricate, calculated experiences—often without us even realizing it. 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She got her BA degree in Sociology at UC of Chile, the same place where she founded Kazé Dance, a Contemporary dance company where she was the Artistic Director and Choreographer for eight years. In 2017, Andi relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and obtained her MFA in Dance and Choreography from Mills College. There, she also had the opportunity to perform for choreographers such as Joe Landini and Molissa Fenley and showed her work with her Dance Company “A Pulso Dance Project" at many festivals around the State. During her years in the Bay, Andi also worked as a faculty member at the Bay Area Ballet Conservatory, Shawl Anderson Dance Center, and as a Teaching Artist at Alonzo King Lines Ballet Dance Center. In 2023, she relocated to New York to keep her studies and joined the Master’s degree “Teaching Dance in the Profession: ABT Ballet Pedagogy” at New York University while working as a Teaching Artist for ABT and as an assistant at the ABT JKO School. During her time in NYC, she also did an internship at Peridance Contemporary Dance Company with Igal Perry as an administrative assistant and worked as a Contemporary faculty member for Maria Kowroski’s New Jersey Ballet Summer Intensive. In 2024, she moved to Michigan where she has taught at UofM Dance Department, Western Michigan University, Alma College, and Grand Rapids Ballet, as well as choreographed for Eastern Michigan University and Grand Valley State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/49cfe1e5-1244-4bd9-9eea-cddde855ef3e/IMG_1218.png Master Classes - Make it stand out Jared Baker Jared Baker is originally from Fort Worth, TX where he began his dance training at Dance Concept, under the direction of Debbi Jo Utter and Leslie Senevey. While there, he became a member of the Tremaine Performance Company, assisting and performing across the country. He then was accepted into the School of Dance at the University of Arizona where he received his BFA in Dance and was awarded the 2013 Creative Achievement Award. Upon beginning his master’s degree at The University of Arizona in 2018, Jared was awarded the University Fellows Award, the most prestigious award in the Graduate College. In 2020, he received his MFA in Dance and was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant for the School of Dance. Jared is a four-time finalist for The Choreography Festival (2012, 2013, 2014, 2019) in Palm Desert, CA, was the winner of the 2012 International Choreography Competition at the Jazz Dance World Congress, and was a 2014 finalist for the prestigious Capezio A.C.E. Awards. In addition, he was a finalist for the inaugural Choreographer’s Cup at the Dance Educator’s Collective in 2025. As a performer, Jared was a founding member of Bree Hafen’s [+]Space where he performed in Dallas and NYC, and was a full-time company member of CORE Contemporary Dance, under the direction of Kelli Leighton, where he also served as the Assistant Artistic Director. Since 2020, Jared has been the Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Nova Linea Contemporary Dance, Milwaukee’s premier professional dance company. It is Jared’s mission to provide accessible and relatable stories through dance to the Wisconsin community and beyond. Nova Linea has been a three-time finalist for the Detroit Dance City Festival, was awarded the opportunity to perform in the New Dance Festival in South Korea in 2022, and won Best Choreography in 2025. In addition, Nova Linea has partnered with two local non-profits, Pathfinders MKE and NAMI Southeast Wisconsin, to help bring awareness and support for mental health. 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difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/3591ee4e-e187-4bae-9ec5-86929bd9686c/Noelle+Kayser+Headshot_PC+Ashley+Chappell.JPG+%28compressed%29+2.png Chicago Master Classes - Make it stand out Noelle Kayser Noelle Kayser is an award-winning choreographer, director, and multi-disciplinary performer based in Chicago. She is the inaugural resident choreographer for Open Space, a Whim W’him Choreographic Shindig winner, a BalletX Choreographic Fellow, a Jacob’s Pillow Ann and Weston Hick’s Choreography Fellow and a Ballet Collective Commission for Developing Choreographers recipient. Noelle has created work for companies including Dance Aspen, Visceral Dance Chicago, and SALT among many others. She has served as a Ballet Mistress at the Lyric Opera and is currently the Artistic Liaison for South Chicago Dance Theatre. Noelle was named one of NewCity Magazines, “The 50 People Who Really Perform for Chicago”. Noelle’s short dance film “dust”—produced by Open Space—has been screened in Germany, Sweden, Greece, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, London, and throughout the US. In addition to her choreographic work, Noelle has performed works by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano, Ihsan Rustem, Wen Wei Wang, Danielle Agami, Robyn Mineko Williams, and Alice Klock, among others. She has had the privilege of dancing with companies such as NW Dance Project and Visceral Dance Chicago among others. As an actor, Noelle has narrated 16 audiobooks for Audible, appeared in advertising campaigns, and performed in numerous stage productions. Most recently, she won the 2024 Jeff Award for Best Ensemble for her performance as Selene in The Penelopiad at The Goodman Theatre, and starred in Anna Long’s short film Death in the Desert (Best Actress in a Short at the Idyllwild Film Festival & Best Short Drama at the Breckenridge Film Festival). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/8e5fec3e-bbcd-423b-a767-b7ae056f3c2f/SK25.jpg Chicago Master Classes - Make it stand out Seyong Kim Seyong Kim, an Associate Professor of Dance at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) and an International Visiting Professor at Sung-shin Women's University (Seoul, Republic of Korea), holds an MA in Dance Education from NYU Steinhardt and an MAin Dance from Sung-Kyun-Kwan University (Seoul, ROK). He is a CMA (Certified Movement Analyst) from Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, a RSDE (Registered Somatic Dance Educator), and a PBT (Progressing Ballet Technique) Certified Teacher. Seyong is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 7 of the American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum. Furthermore, he earned the Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University. Seyong is the recipient of the 2023 Maggie Allessee Choreography Award and the 2025 Higher Education Educator of the Year Award from Michigan Dance Council. Seyong has taught for Rutgers University, Kent State University, The University of Georgia, The University of New Mexico, Randolph College, John Hopkins University, Lindenwood University, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Peridance, Steps on Broadway, Libera University in Italy, World Dance Alliance-America (WDAA), American College Dance Association (ACDA), Cecchetti Council of America, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, ConteXture, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Alabama Dance Festival, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, West Hawaii Dance Theatre, Ohio Contemporary Ballet, East Coast Contemporary Ballet, Chicago Repertory Ballet, Ballet 5:8, South Chicago Dance Theatre, CPR Dance: Inhale Movement, Charlottesville Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Dance Center, Seoul Ballet Theatre, and Ballet Preljocaj. As a professional dancer, Seyong has danced with the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, Albania National Ballet Theatre, Baltimore Ballet, Traverse City Dance Project, Neglia Ballet, TAKE Dance, and Oakland Ballet Company. In addition, his choreographic works have been internationally invited at Landestheater Coburg in Germany, Florence Dance on Screen Festival in Italy, International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City, Taiwan JueDai Taipei International Dance Festival, ProArteDanza in Canada, Seoul Ballet Festival, Lebanon International Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Palm Desert Choreography Festival, American Dance Guild Festival, Cleveland Dance Festival, Richmond Dance Festival, Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival, Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, Detroit Dance City Festival, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, Orlando Contemporary Dance Choreography Festival, Oklahoma International Dance Festival, Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance Festival, Washington International Dance Festival, 92NY Future Dance Festival, CrossCurrent Asian-American Dance Festival, and Movement Research at the Judson Church. Currently, Seyong is a resident choreographer with Wise Ballet Theater in Seoul, South Korea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/1da0fe23-7598-4b0f-9b83-c6302a152239/Kara+Brody+_PC+GABRIELA+CHAVEZ.jpg Chicago Master Classes - Make it stand out Kara Brody KARA BRODY (any pronoun) is a Bessie nominated, Korean-American movement artist based in Chicago. Her work is an embodied social connection using dance as a site of queer belonging and collaborative inquiry. Approaching movement with a deep sense of tenderness and humility, she imbues a range of nuance with an explosive form of power. An “emotionally committed performer who commands the room” (NewCity), her practice spans genres exploring contemporary, commercial, and experimental dance forms. Select credits include contributions to the works of Faye Driscoll, Lucky Plush Productions, Kimberly Bartosik, Carlo Antonio Villanueva, Melinda Jean Myers, Alex Grelle, and has performed with The Fly Honey Show, The Paramount Theater, [producingbody], and The Cambrians. She teaches frequently throughout the Midwest and is a Lecturer at University of Chicago. 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With an innate ability to merge contemporary aesthetics with authentic storytelling, Mike has captivated audiences worldwide. His journey began in Los Angeles and is currently in New York City, where he honed his craft, drawing inspiration from urban culture and the human experience. As an accomplished dancer, choreographer and artistic director, Mike has choreographed for renowned educational programs and companies such as WhimW’him, LACDC, Urbanity, Dark Circles Contemporary Dance, leaving an indelible mark on the dance landscape. His work transcends boundaries, evoking emotion, and pushing artistic boundaries. Mike’s work has been described as “bold, athletic movement and theatricality – the latter clearly the coming together of Esperanza’s many talents – the company epitomizes the dance of the new millennium: shape-shifting, vernacular-blending with a prescient focus on the brave new world in which we live.” ~ Jessica Abrams, Explore Dance. James Morrow and Megan Thompson are co-directors of Well Seasoned Works and dance professors at Old Dominion University. Well Seasoned Works creates performance opportunities for experienced dancers and celebrates the depth and vitality that come with time in the field. Morrow, a Chicago native, is founder and artistic director of James Morrow/The Movement. Thompson is co-founder and artistic director of the Jen Stone & Megan Thompson Dance Project. Their collaboration in Mapping, choreographed by Mike Esperanza, reflects on connection, memory, and how shared experience shapes the spaces between us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/dd3f0e00-4195-4d3d-ba8b-e27e4cce172c/Will+Brighton New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Will Brighton is a dancer, choreographer, and writer based in St. Louis, MO. He grew up in Ann Arbor, MI and graduated summa cum laude from Western Michigan University with a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.A. in English. While at WMU, Will performed works by Yin Yue, Christian Denice, BAIRA, George Balanchine, Paul Taylor, Antony Tudor, and others, and performed alongside Peridance Contemporary Dance Company. Will is currently in his sixth season with Saint Louis Dance Theatre, where he has performed repertory by Jiří Kylián, Johan Inger, Sidra Bell, Omar Román de Jesús, Norbert de la Cruz III, Joshua Peugh, and more. He has also performed as a guest artist with Saint Louis Ballet and MADCO, as well as in collaborations with Jazz St. Louis, the Pulitzer Arts Museum, and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Will was named an Emerging Choreographer by Young Dancers Initiative in 2020 and by Eisenhower Dance Detroit’s NewDANCEfest in 2021. His work has been commissioned by Resilience Dance Company and Space Station Dance Residency, and presented at festivals including the Saint Louis Contemporary Dance Festival, MADCO’s Dare to Dance Festival, Modern Night at the Gem, and RADFest. His writing credits include contributions for Saint Louis Dance HQ and short plays commissioned by Queer Theatre Kalamazoo and the Kalamazoo Short Play Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/c62a7255-fba9-458d-96d8-7dc70d0ccefd/Vitality+The+Company New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Vitality [The Company] is a Colorado-based contemporary fusion dance company under the direction of Katie Hazard, dedicated to dynamic performance, collaboration, and dancer development. Since its founding in 2023, the company has produced four original evening-length and repertory stage works—VITALIZE, VITALIZED, VIM, and VIM VOL. 2—showcasing physically driven movement and emotionally resonant storytelling. The company’s work has been presented at numerous regional and national festivals, including the DUMBO Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, Versatility Dance Festival, and the International Women’s Day Festival, and has received recognition at the Red Rocks Dance Festival. In addition to performance, Vitality [The Company] prioritizes community engagement and professional growth through its Co-Labs, which provide collaborative training opportunities for dancers to expand their technique, artistry, and creative voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/71285518-f9bc-41e9-8a6e-e8596fc3ac54/Scription+Dance+Project New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Scription is a contemporary dance company directed by Matt Haskett that aims to script narrative into motion. We strive to create opportunities for dancers to tap into their theatrical instincts in work that always seeks to tell a story. Scription values world building, character development, and dramatic tension all told through a contemporary blend of movement. With our first season in the works, we would love for you to be a part of it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/c92b2e73-8e07-491e-9874-1f59749b7a00/Andrew+Solomon New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Andrew Solomon Connecticut College ‘27 started dancing as a freshman at Conn College. Andrew’s work “burning to desire…” was previously chosen by the department to be shown at ACDA (American College Dance Association) New England Conference 2025. This work was then chosen as an alternative for the ACDA national conference. Andrew intends to join a dance company after graduation and pursue graduate studies after gaining a few years of experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/0fd38fdc-692a-467b-bfb6-37f0f897718f/IMG_2407.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out MoJo Co.Lab is a Cleveland-based contemporary-theatre movement project, founded in 2021 and directed by awarded and nationally recognized choreographer and inclusivity advocate, Morgan Joanne Grube. Meaning magic charm, magic power, or spell, “MoJo” represents the vision, purpose, and commitment to recognizing that movement is created by the individual and that every artist has a profoundly unique and important voice to share. Meaning a community collecting to connect, collaborate, and share conversations as a company, “Co.” represents the vision, purpose, and commitment to featuring and honoring all artists within the creative space as part of the creative process. Together, with the belief that inclusion leads to creation and innovation, MoJo Co.Lab’s mission is to create space for all creators and those who wish to explore and share their stories by providing collaborative choreographic spaces, performances, creative workshops, and classes reflective of the unique identities of the community within it. MoJo Co.Lab’s focus of contemporary dance is intended to expand and breathe through various art forms anywhere that creativity and community happens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/445ce910-fb5e-4935-bcf8-3cfe344263ec/Zehnder+Dance New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out SARAH ZEHNDER (she/her) is a contemporary dance artist based in Massachusetts. Her choreographic research with her company, Zehnder Dance, is rooted in feminism. Zehnder Dance’s choreographic themes often address and challenge power dynamics, socio-political systems and structures, and gender stereotypes, with a focus on the amplification of women's stories. For over 15 years, Zehnder’s choreographic work has been presented nationally and internationally. Her work has been presented at Dixon Place, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, Gowanus Arts, Triskelion Arts, 92nd Y, Greenspace, the Center for Performance Research (CPR), and Florence (Italy) Summer Dance. Zehnder has received numerous grants and awards, including a Research Fellowship through the Jacob's Pillow College Partnership Program from 2023-2024. Furthermore, she has been a Guest Teaching Artist at Dance New Amsterdam, Gibney Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and Jacob’s Pillow, as well as taught and set choreographic works at numerous colleges and universities from New York to California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/3242d0d2-9a81-422b-9f8e-194d13a8cdcb/Captura+de+Pantalla+2026-06-16+a+la%28s%29+16.16.45.png New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out A dancer and choreographer based out of Miami,FL. Angelina graduated from Miami Dance collective in 2020 where she was trained both commercially and classically. After focusing on composition and choreographic opportunities at her studio she was awarded the prestigious National YoungArts Foundation Merit Award in Choreography. She then pursued her training career at SUNY Purchase. She was soon invited to tour with conventions Adrenaline and Revive dance. She has worked with choreographers Jenn Freeman, Peter Chu, and Matt Luck to name a few. She has recently showcased her work Open Doors North America 2024, was named DDCF 2024 Rising Choreographer, and a finalist for The 2025 Dance Educators Collective in Nashville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/99f3cce0-aa8f-459d-a622-0233ad913a35/Captura+de+Pantalla+2026-06-16+a+la%28s%29+16.57.30.png New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out A mover, maker, researcher and educator, Gina Laurenzi graduated from the University of WI - Milwaukee where she earned her MFA in dance. With roots in jazz dance and contemporary ballet, Laurenzi’s professional dance career began in Chicago. In Milwaukee, Laurenzi’s performance career expanded as a contemporary company dancer with Danceworks Performance MKE, Hyperlocal and Wild Space Dance Company. In 2015, Gina created the Gina Laurenzi Dance Project to present and develop her own choreographic ideas alongside a collective of artist collaborators. Originally from Southeast Wisconsin, Gina was previously a Co-artistic Director at Danceworks and dance lecturer at the University of WI - Milwaukee. Gina aims to craft curious and dynamic interdisciplinary works of dance that spark wonder, and invite reflection. A passion for scuba diving and a lover of nature, Gina’s recent choreographic work explores awe and the human impact on the planet through the medium of dance. Currently residing in Texas, Laurenzi continues her research as an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/8e9bc7ad-8023-4878-bb5c-fd2385854bed/Kaley+Pruitt+Dance New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Kaley Pruitt is a performer, choreographer, and Professor at SUNY Brockport. She received her MFA from UW Milwaukee and BFA from Florida State. Pruitt founded her company in 2014 in NYC and has created over 35 works. Commissions: Repertory Dance Theatre, Wasatch Contemporary Dance, Fem Dance, Idaho Dance Theatre, Steffi Nossen Dance, Society for New Music, Simantikos Dance Chicago, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, and Illinois State University. Select presentations: NYS DanceForce, Terpsichore Collective, St. Lois Contemporary Dance Festival /Resilience Dance, Green Space, MADCO Dare to Dance, Rochester Fringe, Austin Dance Festival, ACDA Nationals, Mark DeGarmo, Milwaukee Fringel, UW Milwaukee, Dixon Place, Manhattan Movement & Arts, Triskelion, Chez Bushwick CPR, Built on Stilts, Secret Theater, Ketchum Arts Commission, and Movement Research. Pruitt received the Community Arts Grant from Genesee Valley Council on the Arts to implement a community building workshop series in partnership with the Henreitta Public Library in 2026. Pruitt has presented her research in interactive performance at the NDEO annual conference in 2024. Pruitt’s work was showcased at the ACDA’s National Conference in Long Beach, California in 2023, and she is a past winner of Repertory Dance Theatre’s national choreographic competition Regalia in 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/89c0a631-d6ab-46a2-8cea-3e27ff83a474/Alison+Cook+Beatty+Dance New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Alison Cook Beatty Dance, founded in 2012 by choreographer Alison Cook-Beatty, is a New York City–based modern dance company dedicated to creating emotionally resonant, human-centered work. Cook-Beatty is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music, where she trained in classical and contemporary modern dance traditions that continue to shape her artistic voice. Her choreography blends expressive lyricism, theatricality, and physical intensity, exploring themes of memory, resilience, connection, and the human condition. Cook-Beatty has been commissioned by The Joffrey Ballet School, The Ailey School, Marymount Manhattan College, The Boston Conservatory, BalletNext, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, and others. The company has toured nationally, performing at The Buckman Performing Arts Center in Tennessee and throughout MA, VT, CT, NJ, Washington D.C., RI, and CA. ACBD has also been presented at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, Windhover Performing Arts Center, the Hudson Valley Dance Festival, and DUMBO Dance Festival. The company is known for cross-disciplinary collaborations and a strong commitment to community engagement and educational outreach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/20463e96-4426-46a8-b972-7f84314602e9/IMG_2162.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Thryn Saxon is the Artistic Director of SAXYN Dance Works, a dance-theater company based in NYC dedicated to multi-disciplinary collaborations centering women and their stories. Her work has been supported by residencies at The Baryshnikov Arts Center, The Croft, The Dragon’s Egg, Windhover Performing Arts Center, Peaceable Barn, Homeport Art House and The Moss Center in Miami, FL. Thryn’s work has been performed at venues such as The Moss Center, Triskelion Arts, 92Y, Arts on Site, RADFest, The Perez Art Museum, Windhover Performing Art Center, Abron’s Arts Center, and Kingsland Wild Flowers. Commissions of her work include senior solos at Ailey and Skidmore college as well as group pieces at Marymount Manhattan and Miami Arts Charter High School. Thryn has professional performance credits with Kate Weare Company, Sleep No More, Helene Simoneau Danse and Doug Varone and Dancers. She also acts as co-director with her mother Dale Andree of Homeport Art House, a rural dance residency in mid-coast Maine dedicated to art, community, and the environment. She also has extensive teaching experience at studios and universities including SUNY Purchase College, NYU, George Mason University, Gibney Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, Connecticut College, and Miami Arts Charter High School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/f25f2af8-b4d5-454c-b721-8b234180743d/IMG_2381.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Jack earned his BFA in Dance from the University of Michigan, where his capstone project, Rhapsody, was selected for presentation at the 2023 American College Dance Association (ACDA) National Festival at CSU Long Beach. He has performed in works by artists including Shannon Gillen, Jessica Fogel, Jillian Hopper, Matty Mahoski, Nicole Reehorst, Leah O’Donnell, and J’Sun Howard. Jack is currently a company member with Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, and Matthew Westerby Company. He actively freelances in both concert dance and theater. His stage work includes regional performances with The Encore Musical Theatre Company in Dexter, Michigan, and other theaters across the Midwest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/12f3c1d9-94a2-48e0-824b-4d61b54866ad/%27Without%27+Photo+1.png New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Shaun Boyle D’Arcy is a Washington, D.C.-based dance artist and tenured Associate Professor in the School of Dance at George Mason University. Her work integrates choreography, performance, and pedagogy, with a research focus at the intersection of ballet and modern/postmodern practices. D’Arcy holds an MFA in Dance from George Mason University, an MA with Distinction in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance (London), and a BFA in Dance with Honors (summa cum laude) from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As a performer, D’Arcy danced full-time with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet (NYC), performing works by Benoit-Swan Pouffer, Jodie Gates, Edwaard Liang, Nicolo Fonte, and Emily Molnar. She also performed principal, soloist, and corps roles with BalletMet in classical and contemporary repertoire. Additional performance credits include David Dorfman Dance, Dancenow/NYC, Bard SummerScape, and projects with Tino Sehgal at Tate Modern and the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay. D’Arcy’s choreography has been widely presented nationally and internationally, including American College Dance Association regional and national conferences, with gala and National Festival selections. Commissions and presentations include George Mason University, University of South Carolina, University of California, Irvine, Northern Ballet School (UK), Dance City (UK), The Place (London), ARENA Festival (Germany), GIFT Festival (UK), Italy’s Body Songs Festival and Moving Frames, Harvest Chicago Dance Festival, Breaking Ground Contemporary Dance and Film Festival, and The Dance Gallery Festival among others. She was also selected by Wayne McGregor for Dancelines at the Royal Opera House, a mentorship and creative development initiative. Motherhood has become a defining lens in D’Arcy’s work, as first realized with her choreography 'War Children' (2022). With collaborator Satu Hummasti, she also presented ‘It Takes a Village: Establishing Dance Ecosystems that Support Working Mothers’ at an international conference in Leeds (2024), exploring equity, leadership, and embodied motherhood in dance. Her teaching and mentorship span higher education, professional companies, and community contexts. She has taught at George Mason University since 2018, receiving tenure in 2025, and previously held appointments at UC Irvine and the University of Utah. She has been a guest teacher and lecturer at institutions, companies, and festivals across the U.S., U.K., and Europe, including the José Limón Dance Company, Dance Ireland, and Northern School of Contemporary Dance. D’Arcy also leads the Dance for Parkinson’s Disease® program at Mason, integrating community classes, student internships, and interdisciplinary research. Her honors include the Bessie Schönberg Memorial Fellowship, NYU’s J.S. Seidman Award for Excellence in Dance, and multiple institutional grants for creative research, and recognition for academic advancement and service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/cc3a2c3b-1587-4067-9e54-f68090c8aff2/01AF84AA-6FE3-44F3-968A-BB5A1B1B5345.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Olivia Chesla is a contemporary dance artist and junior at George Mason University where she is pursuing her BFA in dance. Originally from Harleysville PA, Olivia grew up training in ballet and contemporary at Philadelphia Dance Theatre under the direction of Joy Delaney Capponi, where she had many opportunities to work with notable artists including Kiley Dolaway and Gary Jeter -- as well as the opportunity to create work on her peers. More recently, Olivia has supplemented her dance training with intensives such as BigKid Dance, Vim Vigor, and DOVA. In her time at GMU she has had the privilege of performing new works by esteemed choreographers such as Christina Robson, Christopher d’Amboise, and Robert Kleinendorst. Olivia is not only passionate about performing but also exploring movement through improvisation and choreography. She premiered her first fully produced choreographic work, "Disconcerted," this Fall, and is excited to keep creating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/d5d287da-899f-4405-a650-b627a519b8f3/Captura+de+Pantalla+2026-06-16+a+la%28s%29+16.16.45.png New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Found Movement Group is a diverse ensemble of movers integrated to form a creative whole. We are the overlooked because of shape, size, race, gender, education (or lack there of), having too much of one style but wanting to train in another, not having enough training, and the list goes on. We are the lost who have found each other. Found was established in 2006 to fill the absence of hardhitting dance in Nashville. The company's mission is to establish an open community by addressing real life issues through the lens of dance and movement theatre. The company explores the unspoken trials which we all seem to face but no one wants to admit. Our vision is to expose Nashville to choreography that maintains responsibility to social consciousness. Stacie M. Flood-Popp, in collaboration with the company, creates athletic movement which is an amalgamation of all genres. With a background in visual art, Flood-Popp’s work is constantly presented in a visually stimulating aesthetic. Found provides their spectators an opportunity to dive into a world which is set in nontraditional performance settings, innovative lighting design and intricate costumes all topped off with acrobatic choreography and physical acting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/022d47a2-c2b5-402d-9b3c-dee730779cad/IMG_2411.png New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Bre Covais is a dancer based in Tampa, FL. She is currently pursuing her associate's degree on the dance pathway at Hillsborough College. Pursing dance in college lead to her focus on modern and contemporary dance with maintenance technique in ballet. In 2024 and 2025, she had the opportunity to choreograph two works for the HC Student Choreography Showcase. She has been included in dance films such as the CurArt Agency Dance Film and the Dance Rising Film. Bre has previously been in projects with ATLAS Modern Ballet Company founded and directed by Sarah Walston Phillips. Currently she is a company member with MB Creative Company to continue her dance exploration. Bre admires the process of creation and exploration as she continues to enhance her art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/c0e5968e-efc7-4c8f-ba5e-a541dbdeadd6/CBC12.05-2414.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Adrienne Chan is a contemporary ballet choreographer and dancer based in New York City. Blending the language of contemporary ballet with sociological themes and playful, earnest theatricality, her work investigates dance as a narrative medium. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Adrienne trained at Cleveland City Dance and performed with its pre-professional company, City Ballet of Cleveland. She continued her training at summer intensives with Pacific Northwest Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Atlanta Ballet, and Kaatsbaan. In 2023, she was a summer trainee at Ohio Contemporary Ballet. Her choreographic work spans concert and theatrical dance, musical theater, and interdisciplinary performance. Recent work includes Romeo & Juliet (2024), a contemporary dance-theater adaptation that she directed and co-choreographed at the Loeb Ex at the American Repertory Theater. Lauded for its emotional depth and formal ambition as the first evening-length narrative dance production at Harvard, the production was described as a “total artwork… blending choreography, storytelling, and design into a profoundly moving whole—like no Shakespeare we’ve seen before” (The Harvard Independent). Her work has also been performed by the Harvard Ballet Company, the Asian American Ballet Project, and the Columbia Ballet Collaborative. In recognition of her choreographic and academic work, Adrienne has received the E. John Busser Scholarship, the Harvard Office for the Arts’ Radcliffe Doris Cohen Levi Prize for choreography and musical theater, and the Sociology Department’s Albert M. Fulton Prize for her honors thesis on labor, passion, and precarity in the dance industry. She graduated from Harvard University, where she studied Sociology and Theater, Dance, and Media. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/072d8bab-ab1a-418c-adcd-5499b7256248/Bound_Idy+Vandepas-3.jpg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Idy Vandepas is a choreographer and dance educator with roots in musical theatre, earning a BFA from New World School of the Arts. She began choreographing for Inside Out Theatre before expanding into dance education in 2014, teaching all levels and currently working at Dancing Plus in Pembroke Pines, FL. Her students have performed her choreography at countless competitions, earning numerous awards and recognitions. In 2021, Idy founded The Âme Project, a dance film company dedicated to movement-driven storytelling, allowing her to further explore her creative voice and merge her passions for choreography, performance, and film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/cd00e609-5032-4b19-a828-f2b287dbca1a/IMG_2211.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out SFDC BIO: Soul Fusion Dance Company is led by Grenadian-American Dance educator, Dance artist and Temple University Phd candidate: Shaahida Samuel. Soul Fusion dance company members study a range of techniques and partake in rigorous classes in various genres of the African Diaspora at their home studio at Achievement First Brooklyn High Schoo in New York. Dancers have performed for Misty Copeland and will be featured in an upcoming documentary! Dancers have performed internationally in the Dance Grenada conference and have performed at a range of events across the tai-state area. Follow & Connect with us: IG/Tik Tok @soulfusiondancecompany https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/aecb53d4-81d5-4637-9e24-3abba5021aed/DSC00648.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out First meeting at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, Meagan Ahern (class of 2019) and Georgia Taylor (class of 2020) found a shared passion for composition and dance theater. Together, they like to move and jest. They have presented choreographic works individually across many venues and festivals in NYC since 2019. What started off as collaborative hobby, led them to debut their first work “C*nt” in 2022. In 2025, they presented their second work “what do the weatherman do when you aren’t looking?” in NYC and Orlando, FL. They are working on their third work as a choreographic pair, titled “if only there was another…”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4cc2751a-0f49-4b46-a68b-6d961131673d/IMG_2592.jpeg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Cara Marguerite (she/her) is originally from Los Angeles, CA. She holds a Bachelors in Dance from Cal State Fullerton. Most notably she has performed with Sokolow Dance Theatre Ensemble, as a trainee with Jose Limon Institute at the Joyce and 92nd Y, at Judson Church with Natalia Fernandez’s company, and Kanopy Dance in Madison, WI. She has also performed pieces by Dante Pulieo, Brad Beaks, Tadej Brdnk, Yoshito Sakuraba, Stephamie Liapis, and Joshua Estrada-Romero just to name a few. While choreographing, Cara is interested in dwelling on the beauty of life, keeping childlike curiosities, investigating religious structures, and using dance for social justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/f2091753-32c7-4360-9fb6-106cb9decdda/three+scratches+below+the+readable+surface.jpg New York Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Alexis Stus is a choreographer, performer, and interdisciplinary artist based in Dallas, TX. Her work lives at the intersection of movement, cognition, and identity, exploring how internal patterns, habits, and interactions shape the way we move through the world. Alexis studied at University of the Arts as a dance major before the school’s unexpected closure. She now attends Southern Methodist University with plans to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mathematics. 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Blair Smith Dance Company (based in Singapore) and Singapore Dance Intensive. University of Michigan Dance MFA (currently). UNCSA Contemporary Dance BFA, Arts Entrepreneurship minor. Kenan Fellow at Lincoln Center. American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher. Broadway National Tour of “Fiddler on the Roof” (Hofesh Shechter), 400+ performances, 100+ cities in the US and Canada. Certified Pilates/HIIT instructor at Marina Bay Sands, Artyzen Singapore, Parkroyal Collection Pickering, and The American Club Singapore. 2020 Artpreneur Grant, 2019 & 2018 Career Development Grant, 2017 Semans Art Fund Grant Recipient. While growing up in Singapore, Lauren attended the Singapore American School (SAS) and performed professionally at various venues, including “Santa Claus the Musical” at the Marina Bay Sands, “The Crucible” at the DBS Theatre, “Halloween Horror Nights” at Universal Studios Singapore, and on the reality television series competition, “Dance Singapore Dance” (top three overall, top female dancer). Successful performance collaborations with Panasonic, Google, Jewel Changi Airport, TEDx Procter & Gamble, X System International, and SAS. Choreography featured in the US, UK, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Portugal, and Australia (festival recognition list available upon request). Recent: Lauren’s Company presented her choreography at the 2023 Palm Dessert Choreography Festival (performed by University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance students), 2023 Young Choreographer’s Festival in NYC (performed by the Company’s talented Pre-Professional Dancers), 2024 Carmel Dance Festival Dance & Choreography Fellowship Program (performed by Ballare Carmel Apprentices), and 2024 Detroit Dance City Festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/6d8729ba-bba4-4069-abf3-ee151511d5ea/CHIMERA3.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Minsu Kim, “CHIMERA” Minsu Kim is a Seoul-based filmmaker and the founder of KKUM, a creative studio exploring the intersection of dance, movement, and cinema. His work blurs the line between commercial and artistic storytelling, seamlessly weaving emotion, rhythm, and visual composition into immersive experiences. Starting in commercial filmmaking, Minsu has directed campaigns for brands like KB Card, Hyundai, and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), as well as music videos for artists such as Roy Kim, CHEN, and Stella Jang. However, his deep fascination with movement as a cinematic language led him into the world of screendance—a medium where choreography and film merge to create something visceral and transcendent. His works have been recognized at international film festivals, including: "CHIMERA" – Official Selection, 2025 Seoul Dance Film Festival "I, Dear" – Official Selection, 2025 Busan International Short Film Festival "First Move" – Best Screendance, Indie Short Fest (LA) Through KKUM, Minsu continues to push the boundaries of movement-based storytelling, embracing both the raw energy of dance and the poetic stillness of cinema. His vision is simple yet profound: to capture movement as memory, emotion, and timeless art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/b2843690-1c00-4967-bf50-2f091d1d1fff/Timeline+1_01_01_02_12.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Genevieve Kochanowicz, “Red Robin” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/5bcdf719-c83f-4609-a9e5-bceb0f301aa1/kneeling+scorched.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Thayer Jonutz, “Scorches” Thayer was born and raised in California to a roofing contractor father who was a lifelong saxophonist and a Hawaiian dancing mother, in 1978. His California hometown was the small city of Diamond Springs, in El Dorado County. This is where he found dance as a 14 year old. Now 33 years later, Thayer’s world is imbedded in Oakland Township, which is found in Oakland County, Michigan. Thayer is happily married, raising 5 children, 2 biological and 3 adopted. The youngest, identical twin boys who are both nonverbally autistic add a unique level of daily adventure. All of this feeds into Thayer’s drive as a creator. Thayer performed with Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) from 2002-2007, before moving to Michigan, immersing himself in both historical and contemporary works. He earned his MFA dance degree from the University of Michigan before beginning his professorship position at Oakland University in 2009. As a seasoned educator and artist Thayer strives to continually challenge his comfort zone. His current multiyear creative process on the solo concert Hammer and Nail has pushed Thayer outside the typical modern dance aesthetic and has merged acting, vocalization, sound engineering, video projections, and integrative props to tell his pandemic survival narrative. Hammer and Nail has enjoyed much success winning the 2023 Oakland University President’s Colloquium award, presenting it at both Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University January 2024, and performing it in Spanish for the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, July 2024. Both Hope College and the University of Michigan hosted the presentation of Hammer and Nail winter of 2025. Hammer and Nail will be presented at Alma College Fall of 2025. Bringing things full circle, Thayer is honored to return to his RDT home and present Hammer and Nail as part of RDT’s 60th anniversary, March of 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/ebea30dc-212b-4c3e-b252-0844b8561b61/Madison10+%281%29.png Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Mandy Milligan, “But What Am I” Mandy Milligan graduated from University of Cincinnati Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Ballet performance. She received additional training at the Graham School for Contemporary Dance, Beijing Dance Academy, Dance Works Chicago, Interlochen Center for the Arts, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Perry-Mansfield. She has worked with companies from all over the midwest such as Mamluft & Co., Dance Kaleidoscope, Winifred Haun & Dancers, Simantikos Dance, Cocodaco Dance Company and Kanopy Dance Company. Mandy is currently Rehearsal director and dance artist with Darvin Dances. She is also the founder/director of Mandy MIlligan Movement Project.Since moving to Chicago in 2017 her choreographic work has been shown at the Links Hall, Pleasant Home, Dance Chance, Going Dutch Festival, First Draft, The Garage at Dovetail Studios and RADfest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/dd374fea-bcd3-4fde-b858-c4fa4d29b007/0_Sum_Still_0648%E2%80%AFpng.png Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Scott Cook, Liz Dibble, “Zero Sum Game” Liz Dibble is a native of San Francisco, CA, where she began her dance training as a scholarship student at the San Francisco Ballet School. She graduated cum laude from Brigham Young University with a BA in Dance. Liz continued her studies at the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance, where she received an MFA. At Purchase, Liz was the 2010 MFA Excellence Award recipient and performed works choreographed by Jose Limon, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Doug Varone, Helen Pickett, Anna Sokolow, Joyce Trisler, Sophie Maslow, and Mark Morris. After graduation, she performed with Trio Dance Collective in NY and taught at Peridance and Ballet Hispanico. She is passionate about telling stories through dance and her choreography has been presented at Brigham Young University, Sheridan College, DNA, On Site Mobile Dance Series, White Wave SoloDuo Festival, New Prague Dance Festival, Utah Dance Film Festival, RDT Link Series and the Mark Morris Dance Center. Her dance films have been showcased across the country. She is fascinated by abstract narrative, interpersonal relationships, opposition, and the transcendence of human connection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/cd283ca4-b467-4c6b-8517-4eabbdb4c48c/Ballaro%2C+Photo+3+%28Photo+credit_+Reiko+Yoo+Yanagi%29.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Marisa f. Ballaro, Zoran Prodanovic, “Descent” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/61463b8f-1636-4fa7-8926-21a2fc7f3d9a/OnTime_Image3.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Liz Macro, “On Time” Liz Macro is a Brooklyn-based filmmaker trained in nonfiction photography and video production. She has worked across the country using visual media to tell and contextualize stories for organizations like the National Park Service and Newsweek. She has created films about contemporary art in rural Alabama, nonprofit work at the Mexico-U.S. border and the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Her work has expanded beyond traditional documentary filmmaking and photojournalism, now exploring dance, drawn portraits and street photography. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/64b0b98e-02ac-460e-944c-9bd5c1be08ff/PDT+IMAGE+1.png Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Guillaume Herment-Berrebi, “The Intruder” Guillaume Herment-Berrebi is a composer haunted by creation, movement, and eclecticism. He graduated from the National Conservatory of Paris and holds a Master's degree in Letters and Philosophy. Prior to turning to composition, he also studied dance at a young age, a passion that still holds a decisive place in his life. In addition to various musical achievements for film and stage, he recently directed "Pas de Trois", a first dance film based on music and text that he had previously written, and which he also supervised the choreography for. The movie has since been selected in several festivals around the world. He is passionate about photography and is always looking for a common language. Today, with a precise vision of a certain way of showing bodies and movement, he has created his second short film: cinematic, musical, and danced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/bdad1d37-ed3f-473f-b991-bba5cabbc3d5/Fitted+Skin+Tango+copy.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Karen Gayle, “Fitted Skin” Originally from Toronto, Karen began her formal training in the Claude Watson Arts Program and received her Bachelors degree from the Toronto Metropolitan University. She moved to New York to study at The Ailey School where she fell in love with the Horton technique. Karen is currently a faculty member for Steps on Broadway, Marymount Manhattan College, Montclair State University, The Joffrey Ballet School and The Ailey School. She has had the opportunity to guest teach and choreograph across the U.S. and abroad, including Canada, Mexico, Bolivia, Italy, Cyprus, and Israel. As artistic director of the xodus dance collective, her choreography has been showcased at such iconic concert dance venues as: American Dance Guild Festival, DUMBO Dance Festival, Movement Research at Judson Church, the Downtown Dance Festival, JPAC, Here Arts Center, The Ailey Theatre, The Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto and the Inside/Out Festival at Jacob’s Pillow. Her latest project FITTED SKIN is a short film set to the music of Paolo Nutini. She strives to continually showcase her “slice of life” narrative through a variety of mediums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4474cafb-e49e-44b8-975f-3577019289cb/Ikigai+Still+3.jpg Dance On Screen - Make it stand out Marina Waltz, “Ikigai” https://www.dancecityfestival.com/choreographers-showcase daily 0.75 2026-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/e913065b-336a-46e7-9191-ee031520beaa/102.png Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/912554bd-4cef-436b-aa29-2be60a0b0e29/Mapping_1+Photography+by+Maureen+Janson+Heintz_.png Choreographers Showcase Well Seasoned Works Mike Esperanza is a multifaceted choreographer, dancer, and artistic director known for merging contemporary aesthetics with authentic storytelling. Originally from Los Angeles and now based in New York City, he has choreographed for companies including Whim W’Him, LACDC, Urbanity, and Dark Circles Contemporary Dance. His work has been praised for its bold, athletic movement and theatricality. James Morrow and Megan Thompson are co-directors of Well Seasoned Works and dance professors at Old Dominion University. The company creates performance opportunities for experienced dancers, celebrating the depth and vitality that come with time in the field. Their collaboration Mapping, choreographed by Mike Esperanza, reflects on connection, memory, and how shared experience shapes the spaces between us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/acb95eb8-9264-4fea-999f-7d23ea1c42f1/KPD+Image+1.jpg Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out Kaley Pruitt Dance Kaley Pruitt is a performer, choreographer, and professor at SUNY Brockport. She earned her MFA from UW Milwaukee and BFA from Florida State University, and founded Kaley Pruitt Dance in New York City in 2014, creating more than 35 works. Her choreography has been commissioned by Repertory Dance Theatre, Wasatch Contemporary Dance, Fem Dance, Idaho Dance Theatre, Society for New Music, Simantikos Dance Chicago, and Illinois State University, among others. Her work has been presented at festivals and venues across the country, including ACDA Nationals, Rochester Fringe Festival, Austin Dance Festival, MADCO Dare to Dance Festival, Dixon Place, and Movement Research. In 2026, she received a Community Arts Grant supporting a community workshop series in partnership with the Henrietta Public Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/a9d5447e-aebd-46a7-8584-705900ef56b0/CPR+2026-768.jpg Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out CPR Dance: Inhale Movement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/7b6f069e-baca-4759-86b0-a966cb69d0a1/IMG_2206.jpeg Choreographers Showcase Lila Hodgin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/150b0706-9e2c-4615-8d27-2ee864209576/DSC_9237.jpeg Choreographers Showcase - Make it stand out H2 Dance Company https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/1429df51-a00c-483c-9c4e-80df887893fa/IMG_6660.jpeg Choreographers Showcase Vitality [The Company] Vitality [The Company] is a Colorado-based contemporary fusion dance company directed by Katie Hazard. Since its founding in 2023, the company has produced four original evening-length and repertory works VITALIZE, VITALIZED, VIM, and VIM VOL. 2 featuring physically driven movement and emotionally resonant storytelling. The company has presented work at regional and national festivals including the DUMBO Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, Versatility Dance Festival, and International Women's Day Festival, and has received recognition at the Red Rocks Dance Festival. Beyond performance, Vitality emphasizes collaboration and dancer development through its Co-Labs, providing opportunities for artists to expand their technique, artistry, and creative voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/e8381dc8-7fa6-4b69-b26a-4c988b2f43bd/IMG_2244.jpeg Choreographers Showcase Zehnder Dance Sarah Zehnder is a contemporary dance artist based in Massachusetts. Through Zehnder Dance, her choreographic research is rooted in feminism, exploring power dynamics, socio-political systems, gender stereotypes, and the amplification of women's stories. For over 15 years, her work has been presented nationally and internationally at venues including Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Dixon Place, 92nd Y, Triskelion Arts, and the Center for Performance Research. Zehnder received a Research Fellowship through the Jacob's Pillow College Partnership Program (2023–2024) and has been a guest teaching artist at Jacob's Pillow, Gibney Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, and Dance New Amsterdam. She has also taught and choreographed at colleges and universities across the United States. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/879c0cca-b378-4278-ae8f-de576ffab11e/IMG_2325.jpeg Choreographers Showcase Ashley L. 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In 2019 she started Nicole Decsey Dance Projects through which she has hosted master classes, digital film festivals, and premiered We Lost You a Long Time Ago to 3 sold out audiences in February 2023 which became her first show to go on tour throughout Ontario. As a rehearsal director she has worked for companies such as Little Pear Garden Productions, Human Body Expression, and Ismailova Theatre of Dance on such works as Spectrum with Little Pear Garden Productions and Body with Human Body Expression which toured Korea in August 2024. Nicole has performed in site specific shows, in films, and on stage at many different venues and events such as the Toronto Fringe Festival, On The Edge Fringe in North Bay, and Nuit Blanche Festival. More recently Nicole also performed in Anastasia, a musical by Alexander Showcase Theatre. When Nicole graduated with her BFA she was lucky enough to be accepted into the Emerging Arts Critics Program in association with The National Ballet of Canada, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Canadian Opera Company, and SoulPepper Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/60d89174-f002-4ca3-bfc8-fc6b3d4bd2b6/Delve+2026+Showcase-262+%281%29.jpg Rivera Court Stage - Suzzanne Ponomarenko Dance - Suzzanne Ponomarenko CPR Dance: Inhale Movement CPR Dance: Inhale Movement is a nonprofit dance company based in Southwest Michigan focused on access to professional contemporary dance while fostering community connection through performance, teaching, and collaboration. Founded on the principle of movement as essential as breath, the company blends dance, wellness, mindfulness and justice that press into reflective evaluative works. Carolyn Pampalone Rabbers is an Instructional Assistant Professor in Dance at Texas A&M and the Executive Artistic Director of CPR Dance: Inhale Movement. She holds an MFA from the University of the Arts and a BFA as a Presidential Scholar from Western Michigan University. Carolyn has performed nationally and internationally with companies including Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, Diavolo, Royal and Celebrity Cruises, Clairobscur, and LACDC, in works by Sidra Bell, Seyong Kim, Erik Hawkins, Yvonne Rainer, Loïe Fuller, and Gerald Arpino. Her choreography has been featured at Small Plates Dance Festival, RAD Fest, Dance City Festival, Grand Rapids Ballet, Art Prize, and as a Maggie Allesee Choreography Competition Finalist. She choreographed Chase Your Dreams for Texas A&M’s Virtual Production Institute with Academy Award-nominated director Brandon Oldenburg and Limbert Fabian, as well as THAW with Lynn Vartan, Stewart Ziff, and Michael Bruner. Carolyn is certified in ABT NTC Level VII, Graham Technique, PBT, PCT, Pilates, Reiki, Yoga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/ebf4a3fe-6a12-4975-b5d0-6fc5b206d220/IMG_2170+%281%29.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Mrudani School of Performing Arts Dr. Anuradha Murali is the Artistic Director of Mrudani School of Performing Arts, whose mission is to promote the classical arts of India. She performs and teaches Indian Classical Dance (Bharathanatayam and Kuchipudi) and Carnatic Music. As an Adjunct Professor of Dance and as an instructor, Anuradha has taught Bharathanatyam and Kuchipudi at Columbia College and University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. She has authored several scholarly articles in teaching at community colleges and universities for dance majors. Anuradha, a recipient of numerous grants/awards for dance choreography and dance performance, has performed at prestigious national and international festivals including India, Japan, France, Korea, Greece, Italy and Brazil. Dr. Murali’s abstract/paper, “Pedogogy and Natya Sadhana”, was accepted by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi, India. Dance productions choerographed by Dr. Murali, either completed or in-progress, include the following: “Megadhoota”, “Gangashtakam”, “Ganga Margam”, “Sagarika”, “Dasara Natyarpana”, and “Divya-Yaanam”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4efcb2b7-5444-40c5-b3f9-5ea875362038/File+-+2026-01-29T07_22_28+%289%29+%281%29+2.JPG Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Kayla Wiese Movement Reservoir exists to provide a creative outlet for dance artists, to help build a dance community that supports artists in their endeavors, and to increase opportunities for the Kalamazoo community and beyond to experience dance from multiple voices. Kayla Wiese, originally from Rochester Hills, MI, is a current student at Western Michigan University, pursuing a BFA in Dance. During her time at WMU thus far, she has had opportunities to train with Kelsey Paschich, Carolyn Pavlik, Whitney Moncrief, Jeremey Blair, and Mike Esperanza. Outside of her training at school, Kayla has been blessed with the opportunities to train with companies such as, BODYTRAFFIC, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Cincinnati Ballet, and Carolina Ballet. While at school, Kayla is also in her second season with Movement Reservoir Dance Company, a contemporary dance company based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she is dancing and choreographing for the company. Kayla is also the Director of Marketing and Outreach for Movement Reservoir Dance Company. Along with performing and choreographing, Kayla is also a dance teacher, where she teaches children and adults all styles of dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/1683d473-1a9a-449e-b72a-b9b2fb9d552e/IMG_2403+%281%29.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Adari Torres Adari Torres is a dancer and choreographer based in Detroit, Michigan. She studied at Noretta Dunworth School of Dance from 2005 to 2021, and later received her BFA from Wayne State University in 2025. Throughout her career, she has been involved in numerous projects and productions, with her choreography even traveling to places like Las Vegas, Florida, and San Diego. During her time at Wayne State University, Adari was also a member of the Dance Recruitment team. She has had the privilege of collaborating with both local and international artists, including Biba Bell, Dr. RAS Mikey Courtney, Jackie Nowicki, Hannah Anderson, Jessica Raijko, Crystal Frazier, Joshua L. Peugh, BAIRA, and Contra Tiempo, among others. Adari's unique style incorporates elements of Mexican American culture, community, personal stories, and ancestral heritage, making her a truly dynamic and diverse choreographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/9ed868c8-2f93-40d4-a550-c2c9cd595d1f/TanzBlack+Theatre Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out TanzBlack Theatre Tsiambwom "T" Akuchu is a hip-hop and theatre artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He works as a choreographer and movement director, creating works for concert dance that stage hip-hop and street dance fused with physical theater. His work focuses on the body, creating meaning through character and movement, often focusing on themes such as identity, self, and race. It is often socio-politically driven, exploring narratives that make up the lived experiences of marginalized communities, expressed through cultural products from those communities He has choreographed and performed in shows and festivals across the United States, such as DANCE NOW NYC, SoloDuo, Dumbo Dance Festival, Austin Dance Festival, (de) Color-es Festival and more. TanzBlack is the collective name for movement based theatrical works conceived, directed, or choreographed by Tsiambwom M. Akuchu. Borrowing it’s name from the German Tanztheater (“dance theatre”) which grew out of German Expressionist dance in Weimar Germany and 1920s Vienna, TanzBlack Theatre or TanzBlack, creates work in that lineage of theater/dance making while focusing on representing movement forms rooted in Black culture. Especially Hip-Hop and Street Dances. TanzBalck aims to reshape contemporary concert dance by introducing new movement forms and choreographic strategies rooted in non-western dance practices to generate profoundly new theatrical experiences. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/3287636f-52d0-4d79-9181-0abfb171651f/IMG_2368.webp Rivera Court Stage - Intertwine Movement Collective - Zandria Lucas Ballet Legato Ballet Legato is proud to introduce artistic and innovative repertoire from classical to contemporary works while connecting with our community and familiarizing them with the depth and relevance of dance as an art form; presenting accessible performances of the highest quality while enriching the lives of the artists and audiences with a range of significant, ever-evolving dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/760bf096-3408-4c55-b08d-3de5e4c11b5d/IMG_2347+%281%29.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - MICHAEL MANSON Alisha Jihn ALISHA JIHN | 靳書怡 (she/her) is a dancer, maker, and board-certified dance/movement therapist. Her choreography is grounded in ideas of hybridity and intercultural experiences reflective of her identity as a Taiwanese-American raised in the Midwest. Alisha has presented her work at the Asia Pacific Dance Festival (Honolulu, HI), RADFest (Kalamazoo, MI), Cleveland Dance Festival (Cleveland, OH), OhioDance Festival (Columbus, OH), and DanceLAB MKE (Milwaukee, WI). Alisha currently teaches with Perennial Movement Group (Columbus, OH) facilitating dance for memory care and has taught at Denison University. She was a Fulbright Fellow in Taiwan researching cross-cultural approaches in dance/movement therapy. Alisha holds degrees from St. Olaf College, Columbia College Chicago, and The Ohio State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/40a9c0de-3c40-4dae-8cc4-643d2c33e031/June%27s+Creative+Expressions-3.png Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out June’s Creative Expressions June’s Creative Expressions exists to disrupt silence and celebrate liberation through movement. We create dance that interrogates systemic oppression, particularly the repression of queer identities, and empowers individuals to reclaim their narratives. Our work is a protest against conformity—a demand for the freedom to love, exist, and express without fear. JCE believes dance is not just art—it is resistance, resilience, and revolution. Rooted in radical empathy and intersectionality, JCE prioritizes collaboration with artists who share the commitment to mental health advocacy and social justice. Through performances, workshops, and community engagement, JCE aims to: Collaborate: Unite the divide Cultivate: Nurture the growth of the Union Create: Build a space in which we can grow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/337e0792-f3fe-421a-82ab-61bac669fc95/sk2+%281%29.JPG Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Seyong Kim Seyong Kim, Associate Professor of Dance at Western Michigan University, holds an MA in Dance Education from New York University. He is a Certified Movement Analyst, a Registered Somatic Dance Educator, and an ABT® Certified Teacher (Primary through Level 7 of the American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum). Seyong is the recipient of the 2023 Maggie Allessee Choreography Award and the 2025 Higher Education Educator of the Year Award from Michigan Dance Council. Seyong has taught for the University of Georgia, Rutgers University, John Hopkins University, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, American College Dance Association (ACDA), Alabama Dance Festival, Grand Rapids Ballet, Ballet 5:8 Chicago, and Eisenhower Dance Detroit. Seyong has danced with the Metropolitan Opera in Lincoln Center, Albania National Ballet Theatre, Traverse City Dance Project, TAKE Dance, and Oakland Ballet Company. His choreographic works have been presented at Landestheater Coburg in Germany, JueDai Taipei International Dance Festival, International Contemporary Dance Festival of Mexico City, ProArteDanza in Canada, Palm Desert Choreography Festival, American Dance Guild Festival, Washington International Dance Festival, Detroit Dance City Festival, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, CrossCurrent Asian American Dance Festival, 92NY Future Dance Festival, and Movement Research at the Judson Church. Currently, Seyong is a resident choreographer with Wise Ballet Theater and an International Visiting Professor at Sung-shin Women's University in Seoul, South Korea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/4ac47d26-9148-4e9c-97d8-08b762b87461/IMG_2454+%282%29.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Thowra Dabke - Ayman Aboutaleb Haley Tarling Haley Tarling is a choreographer, dancer and teacher based in Chicago, IL. She graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in dance and a dual degree in psychology. She also graduated from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology with a masters in counseling psychology, and is a licensed clinician. She has presented work in spaces including Dance Chance, Brighton Dance Festival, Common Ground, Trifecta Dance Festival, and Dance City Festival in both Chicago and Detroit. Her work has been commissioned by companies including Hot Crowd and Simantikos Dance Chicago. She had the opportunity to train at Orsolina 28 with Humanhood and currently dances as a company member with Hot Crowd. As a dancer, she has had the joy of working with artists including Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Jackie Nowiki, Mark Gonzalez, Jessi Stegall, Celine Spinka O’brien and Gianna Burright. Haley strives to create movement that embodies expansion, authenticity and grit, and is committed to telling stories that reflect some of the diverse aspects human experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/bb27a94f-fde6-4f48-a38a-474e74477b57/IMG_2172.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out IMAN … https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/dcd55f09-d08e-4563-bfb0-573131c3108b/IMG_2166.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Leah O’Donnell Kavita Rausaria Kavita Rausaria is an aspiring Kathak dancer based in Michigan, USA. She was born in Varanasi, India, and migrated with her parents to the US at a young age. At 7 years old, Kavita joined a local Michigan Kathak school, Taal Academy, run by Guru Manisha Dongre where she learned for 12 years. She started learning under Guru Amruta Paranjape online for more advanced dance training. Her completed her Masters in Kathak through Bharati Vidyapeeth college in Pune, India in 2023, and now teaches at Taal Academy in Michigan. Along with being a dancer, she has completed her Bachelors in Engineering from Wayne State University and is currently working at Ford Motor Company as a D&R for HV Battery Structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/d5259a32-ae0d-4e73-b2c2-c705964c6485/IMG_2294.jpeg Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Sophia & El Kronox Sophia & El Kronox have been dancing and performing Tango together for 10 years. They love to share their passion for Tango wherever they go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/84812741-83b3-4663-84b8-a4557a6f2bc2/Alison+Cook+Beatty Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Alison Cook Beatty Dance Alison Cook Beatty Dance, founded in 2012 by choreographer Alison Cook-Beatty, is a New York City–based modern dance company dedicated to creating emotionally resonant, human-centered work. Cook-Beatty is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music, where she trained in classical and contemporary modern dance traditions that continue to shape her artistic voice. Her choreography blends expressive lyricism, theatricality, and physical intensity, exploring themes of memory, resilience, connection, and the human condition. Cook-Beatty has been commissioned by The Joffrey Ballet School, The Ailey School, Marymount Manhattan College, The Boston Conservatory, BalletNext, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, and others. The company has toured nationally, performing at The Buckman Performing Arts Center in Tennessee and throughout MA, VT, CT, NJ, Washington D.C., RI, and CA. ACBD has also been presented at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, Windhover Performing Arts Center, the Hudson Valley Dance Festival, and DUMBO Dance Festival. The company is known for cross-disciplinary collaborations and a strong commitment to community engagement and educational outreach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/674b5839ffffab7a8ef852b5/20814e2d-841d-4191-a9ce-43da3fdba1da/Phone+Foot2.jpg Rivera Court Stage - Make it stand out Alexis Stus Alexis Stus is a Dallas-based choreographer, and interdisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of movement, cognition, and identity. Her choreographic investigations, inspired by psychology and gesture, explore how internal patterns shape our movement. Alexis previously attended the University of the Arts with plans to achieve a BFA in Dance. 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