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Omari Wiles began his training in various African dance forms at the age of 6 years old. He then joined his father and mother, Marie Basse Wiles and Anthony Olukose Wiles, and by his teens he took on the role as Assistant Director of the family company: The Maimouna Ketia School of African Dance. Working with master African dancers, Omari's understanding of African cultures, rythems, and dance has been his foundation venturing further into his training in dance.

After spending her childhood dancing, Donna Flagg (she/her) went on to study at Philadelphia's University of the Arts and graduate with highest honors from Rutgers University with a degree in Dance. Later, Donna earned two Masters Degrees in Education from New York University, also finishing at the top of her class.

Lucille DiCampli is one of the most influential agents in the professional dance world. Currently, Lucille is the founder and director of LDC Artist Representation in New York City. She was originally with BBA on the West Coast, and for the last decade, was the founder and director of McDonald Selznick Associates/New York office.

Bettina Sheppard (she/her) is a classically trained singer and pianist, and holds Masters' degrees in music and composition. She has appeared in New York and regional theatres as singer, dancer, and actress and has sung classical repertoire in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, and Riverside Church.

Joy Karley (she/her) holds a Master’s degree in Biomechanics and Athletic Training from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Science in Modern Dance from Kent State University. Her background also includes extensive training in classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Latin, and Theater dance. She studied at the School of Cleveland Ballet and has performed with companies in Ohio, California, Washington DC, New Jersey, and New York. She has taught students of all ages and abilities, at studios and professional training schools.

Denise Garvey is in her 16th season with the New York Jets. Her new role as creative director comes after serving as director of the Jets Flight Crew program since its inception (2007). Garvey worked with the Jets to pilot the program and was responsible for managing all business and creative initiatives for the department.

Serge Onik was born in Kharkov, Ukraine and moved to the United States with his family at the age of 3. Training in all styles of Ballroom, he quickly made a name for himself as a National Champion and for capturing 8th Place at the World Games in Taiwan in 2009.

JT Horenstein , Creative Director, Writer, Executive choreographer for TV, stage, film and corporate entertainment.

Hard Candy Fitness Master trainer, Timothy Anderson, is an all-around performer and personal trainer. He started dancing at the age of 13 and at 17 was on scholarship at the EDGE Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles. Thanks to Bill Bohl and Marguerite Derricks, his dance career started at the age of 18 and landed him various movie and TV spots including Austin Powers 3, Starsky & Hutch, and the Billboard Music Awards, along with commercials for The Gap, Reebok and Toyota. 

Bronwen Carson is an award-winning actor, and Theatre and Film Director.

Bronwen teaches master classes in acting for the stage, acting for the camera, physical theatre, and performance development throughout the US, most recently at Juilliard, The En Avant Foundation, and in Spring 2017 at ABT.

In 2015/16 Bronwen was the recipient of two residencies at Ironbound Theatre, and The Director's Lab at The Actor's Studio.