Clinton Edward Martin was born and raised in Oklahoma. He was an original member of Dare to Be Soul Dance Company under Artistic Director Destini Rogers (a SYTYCD season 1 finalist) and a senior company member at Emily Shock’s Applause Studios. He moved to New York City in August of 2007 to attend Eugene Lang The New School for Liberal Arts, where he was first introduced to Take Ueyama’s work. Clinton earned his BFA in Dance from Marymount Manhattan College where he performed in pieces by Martha Graham, Nancy Lushington, William Soleau, Erick Hawkins, Benoit-Swan Pouffer.
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Ashley Taylor
Ashley Taylor, from White Plains, NY, received her BA in Dance from
Muhlenberg College in 2010. Dance was always a part of her life growing up, but she
began seriously training upon entering high school. She has trained in intensives
with the Paul Taylor Dance Company, Parsons Dance, and spent the summer of
2009 at American Dance Festival at Duke. There she danced with Rosie Herrera,
and was chosen to perform with H. Art Chaos, in the premiere of their piece Flower
of the Bones. She performed with Charles O. Anderson in his piece Rite at the 2010
Kevin Ferguson
Kevin Fitzgerald Ferguson is originally from Houston, Texas. Kevin has studied at The Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, The Ailey School, and holds a BFA from The Boston Conservatory of Music. Mr. Ferguson is an NAACP and Arts Recognition and Talent Search recipient. Kevin has taught at Ballet Hispanico, currently The Joffrey School, and Black Spectrum Theater. Mr. Ferguson has taught internationally and domestically. He has choreographed for competitions and festivals. He has performed work by Nilas Martins, Donald Byrd, and Larry Keigwin.
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Richard Marsden
Richard made his onstage debut at the early age of six. He acquired his early training under the tutelage of his parents at the Brae Crest School of Classical Ballet in Lincoln, RI. At the age of 12, he was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York. He attained a year-round full scholarship when he was fifteen years of age. Three years later, Richard joined the New York City Ballet. Richard danced the Repertory of George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Peter Martins, and was met with a unanimous wave of adulation from the critics.
Cameron Burke
Cameron Burke grew up in a small town outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was there that he began his dance training at the age of 14 with The School of Music and Dance, under the direction of Robin Bowman and Lauren Walb. Cameron has won various awards and titles from numerous competitions and conventions, and in 2005 he was one of 30 dancers chosen from the state of Pennsylvania to attend the Pennsylvania Governor's School for The Arts. Cameron is a recent 2010 graduate of Marymount Manhattan College, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in Jazz Dance.
Dexter Jones
DEXTER JONES most recently appeared in the critically acclaimed West Coast premiere of Swinging on A Star at the International City Theatre in Long Beach, Ca. and was nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award for his performance. On Broadway and in national and international tours he has been seen as Richie in A Chorus Line, Andy Lee in 42nd Street, a New Rhythm Boy in My One and Only, Riverdance, Play On!, and performing Cholly Atkins classic soft shoe "Memories of You" in the multi-Tony award winning hit Black and Blue.
Bill Doran
Bill is a graduate of the University of Michigan, earning a BS in Math/Statistics, as well as Marshall University, with a Masters in Math. He was a gymnast for several years, specializing in floor exercise and the parallel bars. In college, he continued extensive tumbling as a member of the U of M's cheerleading team, where he learned to perform many difficult partnering stunts, and performed at such events as the Rose Bowl Parade and the NCAA Final Four in Minnesota. He has previously taught gymnastics to students age 5 - 9, and has worked with the current Nova Jazz dance company.
Jennifer Dell
Jennifer Dell is the co-owner and Artistic Director of The Pulse Performing Arts Studio, Bedford Hills, NY, as well as instructing classes specializing in jazz, tap, and theatre dance. Jennifer is the founder of the Nova Jazz performance ensemble, which has been featured at such venues as Walt Disney World, Washington, D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Festival, and Dancers Responding to Aids at SUNY-Purchase. Jennifer recently founded Competitive Edge, for students who wish to compete in various genres of dance.
