Destiny Nguyen is a Brooklyn based dancing artist and choreographer. After receiving their BFA from Temple University, they performed in the works of Jerome Bel and Megan Bridge in Philadelphia. They currently work with NYC choreographers Kenichi Kasamatsu, Cat Cogliandro, David Cartahena Lee and others. Destiny’s work has been featured in NYC performance spaces such as the Craft, the Tank, Arts on Site, Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company, as well as in Philadelphia, New Haven and Atlanta, and in Suzanne Sheer’s music video, “Off Limits.”

Lily Moreschi is a movement artist currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work is based in the cultivation of community among a cast of dancers to ask questions about existence within longlasting societal structures. Lily has had the privilege to present her choreographic work through St. Olaf College, the Flaten Art Museum via The Quarry Fine Arts & Literary Magazine, the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Intern Program, and the American College Dance Association.

Sabina Fritz is a theater and dance artist originally from California. She graduated from UC San Diego with BA degrees in dance and theater, where she received the Bronowski Award for excellence in theater and dance, and loves performing and creating new work in both disciplines that explores humanity, our relationship to nature, and radical joy. She has trained in ballet, Limon, Feldenkrais, Cunningham, Horton, Countertechnique, hip hop, improvisation, and musical theater. Her work has been presented across the country, and she currently teaches around NYC in after school programs. Sabina holds a certificate for completion for a full year of the Limon Institute training program, and has completed Limon’s teacher training workshop. Recently, she also became Lauren Lovette’s assistant and re-staged her work in Monterrey, Mexico. She values positivity, sensitivity, and collaborative spaces where individuals are empowered to listen and contribute as the work needs.

As artistic director and choreographer for project based dance -visual- and literary arts practice STORMWRKS (NYC/ DET), Storm Stokes combines eclectic movement, videodance, visual art, and installation to explore themes of liberation, Afro- Futurism, and autoethnography. Storm completed a B.A. in African American Studies & Dance at Princeton University; and trained with artists Shamel Pitts, Jacob Jonas the Company, Rashaun Mitchell & Silas Riener, Yin Yue, Davalois Fearon, Chrysanthi Badeka, more. She received The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Toni Morrison Prize for her latest evening work i, heresy and the Michigan Dance Council’s Maggie Allesee Choreography Competition (Screendance) Runner-Up Award.

Raised in Montgomery, Alabama Wendy has always had a passion for Performing Arts. In 2008 Wendy moved to Brooklyn, New York, and began using her gifts of dancing and acting while training at various studios in NYC. In 2012 she joined the Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory's Summer Intensive program. In 2014 She toured briefly as a a Bollywood Dancer in Diwakar’s Dance Performance troupe. In 2015 Wendy became the Artist in Residence at Lexington School for the Deaf where she Choreographed 3 school wide Dance shows, including students from age 4 to 21. After the pandemic, Wendy proudly danced for Vissi Dance Theater.Wendy has also written and choreographed her own skits and dances. She currently teaches privately in Brooklyn for various clients. Wendy hopes to continue to share her gifts with others and glorify God through the arts.

Brandy Brown (she/her) is a trans NYC-based dancer, choreographer, and activist. She is currently an apprentice with the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation, and is in her last year at the Martha Graham School. Brandy has performed as a back-up dancer for Rachel Platten in the Macy’s Day Parade, in Graham 2's 2024 season, and has danced at notable venues in NYC such as The Joyce Theatre. She is a graduate of UNC Charlotte with a Bachelor's degree in Dance and Women's and Gender Studies and has performed works by Bradley Shelver, George Faison, Aidan Carberry, Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Kim Jones.

Liam (he/him) is a Minneapolis-born, Brooklyn-based dance artist, sound designer, and stutterer. His creative work explores the ways in which dysfluent aesthetics and queer symbolism can offer new possibilities of relation to time, communication, and each other.

Willow Green is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, and writer based in Brooklyn. Their choreography has been performed at Salon Dreiklang, MASH, Kelim, 7MPR! Arts on Site, MOtiVE Brooklyn, and the Jacob's Pillow Staff Show. They recently completed an intensive butoh study with Tiziana Longo in Berlin. In 2022-23, they were awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship based in Jaffa. During their Fulbright, they also developed their solo choreographic practice with support from MASH’s Choreographic Incubator. Willow has also had the honor of performing for artists including Okwui Okpokwasili, Chaesong Kim, and James Graham.

Ameeya Singh is a choreographer based in New York City. She has presented works at venues such as Laguardia Performing Arts Center with Mare Nostrum Elements’ ECS and Tishman Auditorium at The New School for the Next Festival of Emerging Artists, among others. Ameeya graduated from Case Western Reserve University with a BA in dance and nutritional biochemistry. There, she was a recipient of the CWRU Department of Dance full-tuition scholarship and the Vera Orlock Award for excellence in dance. Ameeya was a MOtiVE Brooklyn 2023 Space Grant recipient and recently, one of Little by Little Brooklyn’s Artists-in-Residence.

David, with a BFA in Dance Performance from UC Irvine and an MA in Dance Education from NYU, is a seasoned dancer, choreographer, and educator. He has worked with notable companies and artists in LA and NYC, showcasing his work at various festivals and conferences. David's His current choreographic research centers on the Asian American experience, exploring the rich cultures and narratives that define the reality of being Asian in America. Since relocating to New York, he has showcased his work at Sybarite, Club NYC, Unkempt Dance Festival, Bloom Dance Festival, Inhale/Exhale (PA), and a residency with Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company. As a teaching artist for Battery Dance and Mark Morris, David continues to inspire students with his inclusive approach, recently presenting his workshop on "Leading with Inclusion: Waacking and Queerness" at NDEO 2023

Davinara Marcario is a fourth-year BFA dance major at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. While at Rutgers she has had the opportunity to work with many renowned choreographers such as Thang Dao, Pam Tanowitz, Kun-Yang Lin, and Evelyn Wang. Additionally, she is a selected choreographer representing Rutgers at the American College Dance Association presenting her piece Want it Back. Marcario has also attended intensives with Gibney Company, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and Camping Festival at CN D. Currently, Marcario is an Apprentice for CoCA: Company of Collaborative Artists and is excited to start her professional career.

Nikaio Bulan Sahar Thomashow (they/he) is a mixed Jewish and Filipino-American dancer and composer from northern NY. They graduated from Oberlin College in 2018 with a degree in dance, their thesis exploring performative identities. They have worked with companies such as Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Neos Dance Theatre, and Daloy Dance Company. In 2023, Nikaio completed their final season as a company member with EMERGE125, served as the AAPI Artist in Residence at TOPAZ ARTS, and started KAōS Dance Collective. Kaōs Dance Collective is a playspace that generates innovative, interdisciplinary, site-specific dance works by centering artists’ individual voices and talents.

Founded by Aika Takeshima(Japan) and Sara Pizzi(Italy), immigrants and queer women in New York. sarAika movement collective advocates for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the dance ecosystem. By creating multidisciplinary collaborative performances, we spread awareness on topical aspects or personal insight. Through community programming, we provide accessible opportunities, local empowerment, and performing arts to the general public. We pursue these values of authenticity to bond our community to be inclusive and welcoming to all, trusting in the multidisciplinary aspects of collaborations to expand the potential of art delivery, creativity, and application. sarAika makes dance for and about people.