Contemporary

Steven Vaughn was born in the Midwest and raised in Massachusetts. He graduated with Honors from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, earning a BFA in Modern Dance, focusing on choreography. As a senior at the University of the Arts, Steven began working with Parsons Dance as an apprentice, performing at the Joyce Theater with the company while finishing his BFA. At graduation, he was honored with the Stella Moore Prize for Four-Year Achievement and the Award for Excellence in Modern Dance.

Mia DiLena, originally from Toronto, graduated from The Ailey School’s certificate program in NYC. She then attended Springboard Danse Montréal in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Most recently she performed at MCC Theater in the original Off-Broadway musical Alice By Heart, for which she was nominated for a Chita Rivera Award.

Janice Rosario is a NYC-based contemporary dance choreographer and improvisational dance instructor. A native of Upper Manhattan, Janice studied on scholarship at Ballet Hispánico, Ballet Academy East, Boston Ballet, and The Alvin Ailey School. She is a graduate of F.H. LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and Hunter College.

Mecca Vazie Andrews is an LA-based movement artist who utilizes the arts, choreography, and education as avenues for empowerment for the purpose of general well-being. Credits include: LA LA Land, Joffrey Ballet School, Whitney Museum, BET Music Awards 2018, Daft Punk, Geffen MOCA, and former co-voice in post-punk band Sex Stains.

www.MeccaVazieAndrews.com

Kameron N. Saunders (St. Louis, MO) began his dance training at the Center of Creative Arts (COCA). Kameron is a graduate of the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City where he earned his BFA in Dance. He has worked with renowned artists such as Alonzo King, Alicia Graf Mack, Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd, Sally Bliss, George Jones, Kate Skarpetowska, Ron K. Brown, Matthew Rushing, and Judith Jamison.