Tonya Pennie
Managing Director / Booking / Dancer / Wardrobe Mistress
Tonya Pennie believes in the power of dance to unite community, heal historical trauma, and raise body as voice to a transcendent communal artform....
View profileDaniela Vargas Calvo
Dancer / Director of Body Conditioning
Graduate of Universidad Nacional Costa Rica, UNA. Class of 2015 · Danza · Heredia, Costa Rica. Bailarina. Contemporary Dance. Artista. Performer. Teacher. Director, professor...
View profileJamie Vallejo
Dancer
Jamie Vallejo is a native of Houston, TX and has been studying various styles of dance for 25 years. Growing up as a competitive performer,...
View profileHope Folarin
Dancer
Illinois native, Hope Folarin, was formally introduced to dance in adolescence when her mother forced her to take ballet lessons to improve her posture....
View profileKaitlyn Jolly
Dancer
Kaitlyn Jolly was born in Boston, Massachusetts and is a lover and lifelong student of dance. She’s studied Capoeira Angola, samba and other Afro-Brazilian...
View profileTaylor Conaler
Apprentice Dancer
Taylor Conaler is a 24 year old Texas State University Graduate! As a Dance major, her focus was Performance and Choreography, with a minor...
View profileVictoria Jara
Apprentice Dancer
Victoria Jara was born in Miami, Florida to Peruvian and Chilean parents. Her story begins as a kid who was “ni de aqui, ni...
View profileIona Tan
Apprentice Dancer
Iona Tan: After a decade of not dancing, I returned to the studio in 2022 seeking to reconnect with the home I made in...
View profileNico DeOsso
Production Assistant
Howdy I’m Nico, I’m a college student with a focus on digital communication and social emotional learning. All of my life I was involved...
View profileAboubacar ‘Abou’ Sylla
Company Teacher. Renowned West African Multi-percussionist, music and dance performer, teacher, and traditional instrument builder.
Aboubacar ‘Abou’ Sylla. Renowned West African music/dance performer, teacher, and traditional instrument builder. Performer for 20+ years, teaching West African drum/dance culture globally, including...
View profileNoah Mosgofian
Multi-percussionist / Arranger / Composer
Noah Mosgofian has been drumming for over 20 years. His performance career includes 6 years of touring with the international percussion sensation STOMP, and...
View profileBrandon Grant
Multi-percussionist / Drum Coordinator
Brandon Grant first started learning West African drumming in late 2009 at Youth Villages campus in Douglasville, Georgia. Under the tutelage of Youth Villages...
View profileOwen Towles
Multi-percussionist
Owen Towles has been a percussionist for over 15 years. He has spent time learning rhythms from two different continents, having traveled to Brazil,...
View profileShawn Guillory
Apprentice Drummer
Shawn Guillory has been a percussionist for over 3 years. Although she’s always been fascinated with drumming, her passion for it grew after participating...
View profileSantiago Clark
Apprentice Drummer
Santiago Clark is a Colombian American musician from Houston, Texas. His musical career began in 2020 when he joined local Austin-based African Fusion band,...
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