Jennifer Archibald

founder and artistic director of the Arch Dance company, graduated from the Alvin Ailey School and has performed across the U.S. at major venues; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Aaron Davis Hall, Lincoln Theatre, and The Duke on 42nd Street Theatre, Abron arts Centre, Judson Memorial Church, MTV, as well as in Europe, Russia and Canada. She has choreographed for both the NBA New York Knicks City Dancers and The Alvin Ailey School. Her works have been featured twice at the Elan Awards honoring Rob Marshall who choreographed the film Chicago and the contemporary dance historian Lar Lubovitch and 2007 Solstice Dance Festival. Graduate of Maggie Flannigan acting conservatory specializing in the Meisner technique. She has worked with chart listed singers and actors, Shaggy, Audrey Tautou from the Davinci Code as a movement specialist and a choreographer! She has taught contemporary master classes at Princeton University, University of South Florida, Kean University, International Association of Blacks in Dance, Virginia Commonwealth University, Jacksonville Community College, FAMU, Washington's Joy of Motion, Harmonique (France), Vortex in Russia. She recently completed a solo project performing Joan of Ark for choreographer Michael Foley in Paris France. In the summer of 2007 her work was featured outdoors in the heart of Time Square for Solstice Dance Festival.

Erin Holmes

Erin Bryce Holmes graduated cum laude from Temple University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance and a minor in psychology. She has performed with Tania Isaac, as an apprentice with Urban Bush Women, as a member of Kariamu & Company: Traditions, and internationally as a dancer in the African American Dance Ensemble. She is currently a dancer with Dance Theatre X and in the Fela Kuti Project, working with Bill T. Jones. Erin is a dancer and choreographer who approaches movement through pan- African, modern and hip- hop techniques. She is a teaching artist working throughout New York and Pennsylvania .

Noibis Licea

Noibis Licea is native of Bayamo Cuba and a graduate of the National School of Arts in Havana where he received a degree in Modern Dance and is trained in Afro-Cuban Dance, Classical Ballet, Jazz, Acrobatics and Latin Rhythms.Mr Licea danced with various Companies in Cuba and taught at the Vocation School of Arts as well.In 1998 Mr Licea performed and choreographed in Mexico. Later in Miami his work included Salome with Florida Grand Opera .In Canada he worked with Royal City School of Ballet. In NY Mr Licea performs with Nai Ni Chen Dance Company.

Darcy Naganuma

Darcy Naganuma is the Artistic Director/ Founder of Naganuma Dance, a Manhattan-based contemporary dance company. Born and raised in Lihue, Hawaii, Darcy holds a B.F.A. and Dance Education certification from the University of Utah. Her choreography, ranging in theme from human diversity to gender dynamics in Japanese culture, has been presented in Hawaii, Salt Lake City, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and New York. She has appeared in commercials and dance specials on both the MTV and VH1 networks, and was invited to perform at the UN Headquarters in May 2007. Critics describe her work as "physical and explosive", "powerful," "riveting," "lush and vibrant," and "utterly absorbing." Naganuma Dance was recently awarded an exclusive contract with Global Talent Associates, joining such esteemed companies as Rennie Harris Puremovement and Step Afrika. Visit www.naganumadance.com to learn more.

Andrew Palermo

Andrew Palermo and Taye Diggs are the Artistic Directors of dre.dance, a New York City based contemporary dance company. Since its 2004 inception, dre.dance has garnered praise from New York critics as being'powerful', 'athletic', 'gifted', passionate', 'propulsive', 'unexpected', 'wonderful', 'weird', 'abstract', and a bunch of other cool adjectives. The company is currently in residence at TriBeCa P.A.C. and Joyce SoHo in New York City. For more info, go to www.dredance.com. Outside of dre.dance, Andrew has choreographed productions at Carnegie Hall, New Amsterdam Theatre, Hudson Theater, 37 Arts, Douglas Fairbanks Theater, The Old Globe, Prince Music Theater, Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Music Theatre of Wichita, Wichita State University, and Sacramento Music Circus as well as on-camera choreography for Comedy Central's Stella, the film Holey Habits, and commercials for G-Shock and The Showtime Network/Apple Computers. Andrew has provided instruction in contemporary modern, jazz, hip hop, musical theater, lyrical and acting audition techniques atthe University of Cincinnati-CCM, University of Michigan, Pepperdine University, SUNY Potsdam, Wichita State University, Rochester School of the Arts, Broadway Dance Center, EDGE P.A.C., Millennium Dance Complex, and numerous national conventions, studios and performing arts camps across the country.

Allen Wildes

Allen was born and raised in Alma, Georgia. He received his BA in Chinese Minority Dance from the Yunnan Art Institute in Kunming, China, where he was also a member of the Yunnan Provincial Song and Dance Troupe. He developed the jazz dance education curriculum for Chongqing University and choreographed and performed for many Chinese recording artists. In Shanghai, Allen co-founded the performing group, Dissidence, under the artistic direction of Josslyn Cantius. Allen has taught and performed extensively throughout Asia and North America and feels truly blessed to share his passion for movement with his students.