
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....
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Daniela 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...
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Jamie 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,...
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Hope 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....
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Kaitlyn 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...
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Taylor 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...
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Liana Hernandez
Apprentice Dancer
Liana Hernandez is a singer and music lover living in Austin, TX. Music has always spoken to her; from a young age, she remembers...
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Victoria 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...
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Aboubacar ‘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...
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Noah 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...
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Brandon Grant
Multi-percussionist
Brandon Grant first started learning West African drumming in late 2009 at Youth Villages campus in Douglasville, Georgia. Under the tutelage of Youth Villages...
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Owen 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,...
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Carlos E Pérez Díaz
Apprentice Drummer
Born and raised in the colony of Puerto Rico. Carlos started his musical journey by being submerged in the music of his people: reggaeton!...
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Dave White
Multi-percussionist
Dave White has been playing percussion for over 25 years, and West African percussion since 2000. He has studied with numerous West African drummers...
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Rudy Rexx Canales
Multi-percussionist, Conguero
Born in South Texas, Rudy started drumming at a very young age. His musical studies started with rhythm guitar and eventually latin. Studying the...
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