Meet the Team

Stephanie Anderson a New York-based actor, improvisor, and teacher who loves an excuse to dance! Stephanie has performed sketch, improv, and musical improv with various teams at Upright Citizens Brigade NY, Magnet Theatre, People’s Improv Theatre, Beijing Improv, Brooklyn Art Hause, and DC Sketchfest. She makes up musicals weekly with her Magnet Theatre house team, Middle Brain, and she recently acted in The 39 Steps, playing 12 different men with 4 different accents and all the silly walks. Stephanie spent five years in Beijing China, building a high school theatre program from scratch and directing several productions. Stephanie has her masters in educational theatre from NYU where is an adjunct faculty member, mentoring graduate students as they do their student teaching. She has taught improv, musical theatre, and devising with New Victory Theater, AfterWork Theater, TADA! Youth Theatre, Opening Act, Pink Fang, Story Pirates, and more! www.stephaniejanderson.com

Kaeshi Chai is a dancer, choreographer, educator, and producer devoted to connection, creativity, and care for our planet through movement. Her work bridges art and community, from environmental performance projects like Nature Stories and art-science presentations at the Exploratorium, to Lunar New Year and AAPI cultural programs in libraries and schools, and creative movement education for children through 92NY. Kaeshi is also the director, teacher trainer and instructor at the Bellyqueen School of Dance and part of the Evolutionary Leaders.

Dawn DiPasquale (MA Dance Education,NYU) is a former Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Musical Theater at Wichita State University, teaching modern, musical theater and tap dance. She is a PreK-5 Creative Dance Teaching Artist in NYC public schools for 92NY School Engagement in the Arts and NY City Center Theater. She is a facilitator, curriculum writer, video liaison, mentor and project manager for several DEL programs including Tracing Footsteps, DEL Dance and Literacy, DEL Institute and Summer Intensive, and the Create Professional Learning Series for 3K and Pre-K NYC DOE educators. She has presented virtual and in-person sessions for DEL at Jacob’s Pillow and NDEO National Conferences.

As a choreographer for Musical Theater, Dawn has worked with composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz on productions of Children of Eden at Paper Mill Playhouse (Recording, RCA Victor) and North Shore Music Theatre, as well as a revival of Working at the Long Wharf Theatre directed by Christopher Ashley. Other venues include Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, Folly Theatre of Kansas City, Music Theatre of Wichita, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, and the College of Charleston. Her work has also been staged at Music Theatre West and The University of Michigan. As a dancer, she has performed at DTW, PS 122, Circum-Arts, Riverside Church, Gowanus, Green Space, Manhattan Movement and Arts Center, NYC Fringe Festival and at the Strada Facendo in Pisa, Italy. She is a grant recipient from The Kansas Cultural Trust/ Koch Foundation and is a proud member of SDC (Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers).

Award-winning flutist, pianist and composer Dominique Gagné translates her fascination with cultures into sound. Trained classically but raised by a father who played jazz piano, Dominique loves exploring varied genres, including Brazilian and Latin jazz, Choro, Flamenco, Moroccan Gnawa, English Country and Contra dance. As a flutist, she plays in duo with 7-string guitarist Cesar Garabini, with bassist Santi Debriano’s nonet and with the all-female Lulada Club salsa band. She loves playing music for dance and performs on both flute and piano for Country Dance NY for English Country and Contra dances. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Village Vanguard and Zinc Bar, as well as venues in Canada, Europe, Japan and Indonesia. She is a teaching artist and dance accompanist with 92NY and Mark Morris Dance Group. Dominique hopes to inspire more musicians, especially girls, to play and improvise in every style they happen to fall in love with.

Robert Galinsky is a director, coach, filmmaker, performer, and playwright. He has lectured at Oxford University on “Literacy and Teenagers in Prison,” teaches his original course “Unscripted Leadership” as a guest lecturer at The Juilliard School, and was one of twelve U.S. citizens to receive the 2025 “Muhammad Ali Face of Compassion in America” award. As head speaker coach for TEDxTeen and TEDxFultonStreet, he has co-authored and coached over one hundred TEDx Talks. He is a three-time recipient of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's SU-CASA Creative Aging Residency grant, a New York State Council on the Arts grant recipient through Franklin Furnace, a Moth Storytelling teaching artist, a 92NY Broadway Spotlight Program teaching artist, and a three-time National Writing Juror for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Galinsky connects with incarcerated individuals at Rikers Island, Sing Sing, Children's Village, Brentwood Secure Center, Brookwood Secure Center, and over a dozen youth facilities from NYC to Atlanta to LA and applies the same methodologies to CEOs, lawyers, professional athletes, and scientists, including clients like 50 Cent, Edgerrin James, and Chelsea Clinton.

His work has been featured on NPR, the Today Show, The View, ABC Nightline News, BBC TV, The Wall Street Journal, and Advertising Age, among other outlets. He has created custom programs for clients including Virgin Mobile, Thomson Reuters, Mohegan Sun, Citibank, Mack Trucks, and the Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian.

Galinsky debuted Off-Broadway as playwright and actor in his solo show The Bench, A Homeless Love Story at the Cherry Lane Theater (directed by Jay O. Sanders, produced by five-time Tony winner Terry Schnuck), later extending at the Hudson Guild Theater in LA. The solo show is now in festival submission mode as a feature film called Sunset & Lorraine, Directed by Ron Carlson.

Patrisha trained at The Studio New York, Acting Conservatory as well as a dancer in classical ballet. Later she toured internationally with the Glory Gospel Singers as head choreographer. As well as toured: National Tour of Hairspray. For regional houses such as: Maine State Music Theater, Ogunquit Playhouse to name a few. She performed in Dream Girls, Hairspray, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Memphis, and Music Man. Patrisha has trained specifically under the Disney Musical Theater Program. She is currently a Teaching Artist for 92NY as well as Dance Theater of Harlem and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

On screen, she can be seen in the TV series, A Crime to Remember and the After the Wait.

Percussionist Gabriel Globus-Hoenich blends a multitude of musical influences in his work as a performer and educator. A Montreal native, Gabriel is now based in New York City where his career continues to reflect a deep love for the worlds of jazz, classical music, and world music. Gabriel has performed on drumset and percussion with a wide variety of artists including Morgan James, Jim James, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, Yuja Wang, Omara Portuondo, Telmary Diaz, Roberto Fonseca, Tirso Duarte, Steve Hackman, Tessa Lark, the Philly Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, among others. He collaborates frequently with Teddy Abrams and the Sixth Floor Trio, serving as principal percussionist and education director at the trio’s chamber music festival, GardenMusic, in South Miami.

An active composer and arranger, Gabriel has written orchestral arrangements for Grammy-award winners Sam Bush, Cory Henry, and Sara Jarosz, as well as Achilles Liarmakopolous of the Canadian Brass, Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre, and the Louisville Orchestra. In 2018, Gabriel performed Julia Wolfe's percussion concerto riSE and fLY with Teddy Abrams and the Louisville Orchestra with the composer present. In 2019, Gabriel performed chamber music with Daniil Trifonov and Sergei Babayan to a sold out crowd at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall.

In 2017 Gabriel founded People of Earth, a 15 person Latin fusion group filled with some of NYC’s best musicians representing a myriad of countries. People of Earth has performed at Disney Hall, New World Center for the Arts, Mann Center, and Kennedy Center, among others. For more information visit www.peopleofearthmusic.com.

In addition to his work in the orchestral and jazz music worlds, Gabriel has completed extensive world percussion studies having studied Afro-Brazilian percussion in Salvador, Bahia with Gabi Guedes and Mario Pam, as well as Cuban percussion with Girardo Piloto, Rociel Riveron, and Adonis Panter.

Gabriel works as a teaching artist for the 92NY and Marquis Studios. He was formerly a teaching artist with Play On Philly! as well as musician-in-residence at The Please Touch Museum. He is a 2008 graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Don Liuzzi and Robert van Sice.

Davor Golub was born in Toronto, Canada. After graduating from the University of Toronto he moved to London where he pursued a career as a performer in West End musicals, TV, film and cabaret. Highlights include understudying Hugh Jackman in the National Theater production of Oklahoma and appearing in the original West End run of Miss Saigon. Lead roles in Off-West End and UK regional theatre include Billy Bigelow in Carousel, Saul in the UK premiere of Rags and El Gallo in The Fantastiks. Davor is a UK certified teacher and taught in the London public school system eventually working as an Assistant Principal. In 2019, Davor performed his one-man show If This Isn’t Love at NYC’s Don’t Tell Mama. In 2023, Davor graduated from NYU with a Master of Arts in Educational Theatre in Colleges and Communities. In addition to 92NY Davor works as a Teaching Artist for the Metropolitan Opera, The Entertainment Community Fund’s Performing Arts Legacy Project, Ritual4Return, Young Audiences New York and Rosie’s Kids.

Kim Grier-Martinez is the Artistic Director of the Rod Rodgers Dance Company, founded in 1967. A native New Yorker, Kim received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the prestigious Philadelphia College of Performing Arts, now the University of the Arts. She is a dancer, performance artist, master teacher, educator, and choreographer.

Kim made her debut at the esteemed Metropolitan Opera House as the principal dancer in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, choreographed by Carmen de Lavallade in 1990. As a dancer, she has worked with several modern dance companies and notable choreographers and had the privilege to perform solo theater with the award-winning novelist, playwright and director Bill Wright.

Kim served as Director of Dance Programs at the Harlem School of the Arts and Rehearsal Director and Choreographer for three of the school’s resident dance companies. She continues her work with ArtsConnection, where she incorporates poetry, music, and elements of media in her teaching practice. Kim has worked as a Program Advisor for Broadway Jr middle schools and has choreographed Broadway Jr shows. She has a special passion for teaching young people, using dance to mentor and guide them from childhood to young adulthood. In 2002, she founded the Rod Rodgers Youth Program and established the ensemble in 2005. As a teaching artist, facilitator and one of the developers, her work continues with GIVE.

Kim created the choreography for the Off-Broadway production, The Dark Star from Harlem, a tribute to Josephine Baker which premiered to rave reviews at La Mama Ellen Stewart Theater in 1990, and the Miss US Virgin Islands Caribbean Queen Pageant in St. Croix. In 2018, she choreographed for Middle Collegiate Church’s CBS Christmas special: A Bold New Love which aired on Christmas Eve.

Kim has served as a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts, Middle Collegiate Church Arts Ministries of New York City, the Fourth Arts Block (FAB) and as a judge for the Hal Jackson Talented Teens Final Pageant in New York City, Connecticut, and St. Croix. She choreographed and volunteered at Good Shepherd Church Young Ministries as well as Middle Collegiate Church, whose mission is social action and interfaith dialog for the purpose of justice and reconciliation.

Among other recognitions, she is the recipient of the Lila Wallace Award, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts Teacher’s Recognition in 2005-2006, 2004-2005 and 2009, ArtsConnection Linda Janklow Award, Downtown Arts Young Artists and Leaders 2011 Mentor Award and was honored by the Renaissance Movement Ensemble of the Harlem School of the Arts Alumni in 2012 and awarded several “Certificates of Appreciation” for the Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser For Birdie’s Nesting Place in 2013, 2014, 2016 & 2017, and most recently an AUDELCO Award Nominee in choreography for the Dark Star from Harlem.

What I hope to offer as a teacher is not just answers, but invitations to succeed.

I try to build projects that ask for student input rather than simply delivering instruction. When students have a voice in how a task unfolds, they invest in it differently. They take ownership. They surprise themselves.

There is a particular kind of light that crosses a young scholar's face in the moment they realize they have done something they didn't know they could do. It is quiet, sometimes fleeting, but unmistakable — the flicker of surprise giving way to pride, the shy smile that says, I didn't know I could do that.

Luke Foster Hayden is a teaching artist who likes to work at the “intersection of the performing arts.” As a classical musician, theatre practitioner, and teaching artist he enjoys exploring the tension between all of those disciplines. He currently is working at the intersection of musicology, music education, and educational theatre. He holds a Bachelor of Music Education in Secondary Choral Education from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He recently completed IU's first ever graduate level Transition-to-Teaching certificate in Drama Education. Luke is currently pursuing. He previously held the post of choir and theatre director at Bedford North Lawrence High School and Bedford Middle School in Bedford, Indiana.

In 2025, Luke Foster Hayden relocated from Indiana to New York City to pursue a Masters of Arts degree in Education Theatre for Social and Civic Engagement at New York University. His first publication Dramatic Sonata: A Musicking was recently featured in ArtsPraxis.

Everton Isidoro was born and raised in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He began studying percussion in 1999, and he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Percussion at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) in 2012. Everton has built his career around his love for the rhythms native to his country, specifically those from Northeastern Brazil. Despite his young age, he is already well respected as both a master player and teacher by musicians worldwide. His work in Brazil consists of 10 years as a percussion teacher and musician at Neojibá project, touring Europe, the US, and South America. He was the main percussion teacher at Espaço Cultural Pierre Verger for six years, a musician with Orchestra Afro-Sinfônica, the Orchestra Soteropolifônica, Leitieres Leite & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra. He has performed with such artists as Maria Bethânia, Ivete Sangalo, Caetano Veloso, Susana Baca, Carlinhos Brown, Mercedes Sosa, Cecília Todd, and Ramiro Musotto. He has performed in more than 75 cities in Brazil with the UFBA percussion ensemble. In the United States, Everton has taught workshops at Harlem Samba, Play on Philly, Dwana Smallwood’s dance school, and the Philadelphia Orchestra’s school partnership program.

Eli Kababa’s dance career began when he discovered his love of hip-hop culture while earning his black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Martial arts helped hone his skills of mental discipline, focus and dexterity. When Eli combined those with passion, devotion, and experimentation, he was on his way. Learning how to break-dance from local crews in Bayonne, New Jersey was his first form. Studying under Souljerz Crew he explored other techniques like gliding, waving, popping & locking. In a dance battle at his local college Eli was spotted by the dance professor which launched his studies in Fine Arts. Soon after graduating he was hired by New York City Ballet’s Education Department where he worked as a Teaching Artist for 11 years in their Nutcracker, Ballet Bridges and Project Ballet Programs.

During this time Eli co-founded Garden State Dance Project, a successful dance company devoted to cultivating community through various arts and entertainment projects. As the company in residence at the Y in Wayne New Jersey from 2007 to 2011 Eli and his dancers hosted school assemblies and taught in their School of Dance. Along with instruction they would meet weekly to create fusion dance works. Mixing fine arts like ballet and modern dance with street styles to create new works. They hosted annual dance performances and performed at venues such as 42nd Street Port Authority, Grounds for Sculpture, Ceres Art Gallery, Bickford Theatre and the County College of Morris, his alma-mater.

For the past 7 years Eli has been honored to work for The 92nd Street Y, New York. His company performed for students in the Dance Introduction Series. He has taught hip-hop for Harkness Dance Center students in their School of Arts and was a student and graduate of DEL, the Dance Education Laboratory. Becoming a DEL Facilitator he learned ways to share his work within CALL, the Center for Arts Learning and Leadership where he developed, and pioneered the curricula he (co)authored for them titled “Hip-Hop to the Top” & “Tracing Footsteps, Honoring Diverse Voices through Dance History in NYC.” Both programs continue to serve the New York City public schools annually. Eli's success comes from sharing his love of hip-hop and its ability to transform the lives of his students, schools and communities. You can read more about his work in Dance Teacher and if you want to join his hip-hop community you can find him on the “Eli Kababa YouTube Channel.” He is currently under the mentorship of legendary hip hop artist Rennie Harris as he attends Wilson College where he is pursuing his MFA, Master Fine Arts, anticipated graduation date, 2024.

Alison Kuo makes sculptures from found objects and creates performances that tell stories about the Asian diaspora experience. She is a community arts organizer in Manhattan’s Chinatown and a second-generation immigrant.

Angelina Ponzio Labate (snowflake.productions) is a teaching and performing artist, choreographer, poet, storyteller and documentarian. She is guided by Afrodiasporic traditions of Hip-hop, Street and Club Dance and her choreographic works often encompass dance, poetry, film and storytelling.

Angelina’s training includes: a Street Dance Teaching Certificate with Rennie Harris University; a Certificate of Continuation from the Moptop Universal Professional Program, and a Master of Fine Arts in Choreography from Wilson College — where she was mentored by Dr. Rennie Harris. Angelina received her Bachelor of Arts from the World Arts and Cultures/Dance program at University of California at Los Angeles, with a Minor in Visual and Performing Arts Education, and her Associate of Arts with a Certificate in African Heritage Dance Production from City College of San Francisco. Angelina is the Director of Archives and Street Dance History for the Rennie Harris American Street Dance Archive / Rennie Harris Puremovement, and she continues to learn, document and teach in community, academic and higher education spaces across the United States.

Angelina began her teaching career with The Growing Peace Project youth, where she developed a teaching philosophy coming from the belief that we thrive when we are seen, heard, challenged and loved. She has taught in schools, dance studios, colleges and community spaces — and her pedagogy is rooted in respect, history, technique, growth, expression and exchange.

Angelina gives many thanks e grazie mille to: Rennie Harris and RHU; Moptop Universal; her many teachers; her family, community, students, spirits and ancestors; and always - good music and dance.

Juanga Lakunza is a Grammy Nominated trombonist and composer fluent in both Jazz and Latin Jazz languages and with a profound knowledge in a variety of music styles. He has recorded and performed with Lakunza Brothers, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Arturo O´Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Giovanni Hidalgo & Jubilation, Lance Bryant & Shout!, Eddie Allen´s Aggregation Bigband, Mambo Legends Orchestra, Típica73, Willie Colón, Tito Nieves, La India and has shared the stage with luminaries such as Wynton Marsalis, Paquito D´Rivera, Jon Faddis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Joe Lovano, Bobby Shew, Pedrito Martínez and Ravi Coltrane.

Daniel Levy is a composer and musician based in New York City whose work includes scores for plays, musicals, opera, and film. His full-length music-theater works include The Singing (Richard Rodgers Award), Laughing Pictures (Fordham Lincoln Center), Jungle Book (Imagination Stage), Cinderella (off-Broadway), and an operatic version of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles (Ars Nova, Miami University, New York Theater Workshop). A leader in urban teaching artistry and arts program design, he has partnered with numerous arts-in-education institutions, including 92NY, The Little Orchestra Society, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera Guild, Lincoln Center Education, and Project Music Heals Us, working with a variety of communities in public schools, homeless shelters, and state and federal correctional facilities (Sing Sing, Rikers Island, Danbury). Daniel is the author of A Teaching Artist’s Companion: How To Define and Develop Your Practice (Oxford University Press, 2019).

Website: www.daniellevymusic.com
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Carol Grocki Lewis is an accomplished New York City-based ceramicist, art educator, and collections manager with over 30 years of experience blending historical context with hands-on studio practice. She specializes in wheel-thrown and hand-built ceramics, having taught students of all ages across public and private institutions, including the 92NY, several public schools in NYC and Marymount Manhattan College. In addition to her studio and pedagogical practice, Carol worked as a registrar and collections manager for private art collectors, applying her expertise in provenance and historical research. Her work has been featured in prestigious juried exhibitions, including the Strictly Functional Pottery National. Carol holds a BS in Art Education from SUNY Buffalo and an MA in Art History and Museum Studies from NYU Gallatin.

Raka is a multidisciplinary artist whose work moves across performance, choreography, voice, costume design, and arts education, drawing from African, Caribbean, and African American cultural traditions. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, her creative practice is deeply rooted in the cultures and traditions that shaped her.

Her artistic and teaching work has brought her into spaces including BAM, NJPAC, The Joyce Theater, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Radio City Music Hall, and the Coney Island Amphitheater. She has also collaborated and toured with reggae band Third World. Her teaching practice is informed by more than two decades of experience working with young people in New York City schools, alongside ongoing artistic practice, cultural research, and community engagement.

Raka brings this breadth of artistic practice to her work as a Teaching Artist with 92NY’s Discover Dance program.

Teaching experience over 4 years in different environments. From private school and public school to one on one private music lessons. As a multi-instrumentalist Odariza offers a deep understanding of music through the variety of forms music can be expressed. These includes instruments like: Percussion, Drums, Piano, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Voice and Electric Bass Guitar. As formally trained classical pianist and known for acts in popular music, her scope for teaching grows wider everyday. In a classroom environment you can find her teaching music through the appreciation of all music styles, culture and bringing a sense of community. She holds two degrees, Psychology and Music Production. They both shape her approach while teaching. Fun and self-expression are the core of her teaching style. Some of her former students have recorded and published original music and performed at important venues like The Ryman in Nashville, TN. Likewise, others have achieved recital performances for showing academic excellence. 2026-2027 is her second school year with 92NY bringing the best out of NYC young creatives and artists.

Amanda Loulaki is a choreographer, movement educator, and arts administrator whose practice is rooted in the belief that movement is a way of thinking, sensing, imagining, and relating to the world. For more than 25 years, she has worked across primary, secondary, and higher education, creating spaces where young people can cultivate curiosity, confidence, creativity, and their own ways of seeing and moving.

As Director of Education & Pedagogy at Movement Research, Amanda has shaped and led innovative educational programs, including the MELT Intensive and collaborative initiatives with institutions such as The Museum of Modern Art. Her work has connected thousands of students with national and international artists and opened pathways into contemporary dance through diverse approaches to movement, creativity, and embodied learning.

Through her independent practice, Amanda Loulaki Consultancy, she develops creative movement programs for schools, museums, and arts festivals, as well as curricula for higher education. Her teaching experience includes 92nd Street Y, The Blue School, East Village Community School, MIT, Barnard College, Rutgers University, and the American Dance Festival.

Born and raised in Crete, Greece, Amanda came to New York as a Fulbright Scholar. Moving between cultures, artistic communities, and educational contexts has shaped her understanding of movement as a practice of listening, exchange, discovery, and transformation.

Amanda holds a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance from Hollins University and a Bachelor (BA) in Elementary Education from the University of Crete. She is fluent in English and Greek.

Stephanie Mandra-Martinez (she/her) is a teaching artist, stage manager, and director from Long Island, New York. She holds a BFA in Stage Management from Hofstra University and an M.S.Ed in Educational Theatre from The City College of New York. Stephanie is the resident director of the Oceanside #9E Drama Club and the Lynbrook West End Elementary Drama Club, as well as a teaching artist for Storytime Theater, Arts for All, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Global Arts To Go, Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts, and the Hofstra University Continuing Education Program. She also runs theatrical programming for all ages at various libraries across Long Island. Stephanie is particularly passionate about providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed theatrical education to New York students and schools.

Jemima Orusa is a Nigerian-American dancer, educator, and movement artist based in New York City. She received her formal training at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where she earned a BFA in Fine Arts and trained extensively in contemporary, modern, and ballet.

Jemima’s artistic practice is rooted in musicality, physicality, and emotional expression, with an interest in movement as a means of exploring identity, connection, and storytelling. Her performance experience spans contemporary, commercial, ballet, and theatrical work, and she continues to expand her practice through training, workshops, and collaborations within New York City’s dance community.

As an educator, Jemima is passionate about cultivating technically grounded, expressive, and confident dancers. She has taught students across a range of ages and levels in ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, musical theater, and conditioning. Her teaching emphasizes strong technical foundations while encouraging individuality, artistry, curiosity, and a genuine connection to movement.

Jemima is committed to creating meaningful experiences for young artists and supporting the next generation of dancers as they develop both their craft and their unique artistic voice.

Kali Petrizzo (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based performer, choreographer, and dance educator with a BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts. She has been teaching dance and movement to elementary through collegiate level students throughout the Tri-State area since 2016, working in schools, studios, and community programs. Kali is passionate about creating supportive, imaginative spaces where young dancers can build confidence, develop technical and creative skills, and discover their own voices through movement.

As a performer and choreographer, Kali has worked with artists including Doug Varone, Sidra Bell, and Bobbi Jene Smith. In 2022, she co-founded the dance theater company Sheer Spectacle with Lily Mello, creating and performing original work throughout NYC and Philadelphia.

Juan Carlos Polo is a New York–based Peruvian percussionist, composer, and educator whose work bridges jazz, Afro-Latin, and Peruvian musical traditions. He holds a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from The City College of New York and has taught music for more than two decades in both the United States and Peru. Juan Carlos is a Teaching Artist with 92NY and has worked as an educator with organizations including Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, and the National University of Music of Peru. His teaching emphasizes creativity, cultural awareness, improvisation, and helping students discover their own musical voice.

Krystal Renée is a multifaceted artist and educator known for captivating audiences across the globe. Delivering high-energy performances, she spent seven years as a touring member of the Off-Broadway sensation STOMP! and has appeared in a wide range of stage and screen productions. Additional credits include Step Kids (Off-Off-Broadway), Julie’s Greenroom (Netflix), Try/Step/Trip (Off-Off Broadway), international press coverage, and ongoing work with the Off-Broadway production Breakin’ NYC (Off-Broadway).

Renée’s work is rooted in physically rigorous, rhythmically intricate performance, with a specialized focus on Stepping and polyrhythmic movement. Her training spans theater, dance, and music at esteemed institutions including LaGuardia High School, California Institute of the Arts, Florence University of the Arts, and SUNY Purchase, where she graduated summa cum laude.

As a choreographer, Renée works with leading cultural organizations such as 92NY and the Apollo Theater, creating original Step choreography and providing instruction to dancers throughout New York City. She is also the author of the Step Study Guide. For more information, please visit: www.WhoisKrystal.com.

Arleigh Rothenberg is a Dancer and Choreographer for Stage, Video, and Commercial work, with experience in a multitude of dance styles. In 2020, she created her company Spring 36, which emphasizes Creativity. Growth. Opportunity. These are key components of Arleigh’s artistry, and what she hopes to inspire in her students and peers.

Arleigh has had the opportunity to perform at a variety of historical venues including the world famous Cotton Club and The Apollo Theatre. As a member of Dormeshia's Sophisticated Ladies, Arleigh performed weekly at The Cotton Club from 2010-2020. Arleigh was also featured in the PEOPLE x Prudential “Who’s Your Rock” Campaign, tap dancing, and speaking about her rock, tap-great, Derick K. Grant. Recently, Arleigh performed in work created by Franco Th3 Artist (Candyland, Times Square), Amandy Fernandez’s “Fight For It”, and Tweet Boogie’s Performance Project.

Arleigh is a graduate of Ithaca College, where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Television-Radio, with a concentration in Video Production.

Brittany Stahl is teaching artist, performer, and producer all over New York City. She is a Texas native and was trained at the Ann Lacy School of Dance and Arts Management at Oklahoma City University.

Brittany began her teaching career coaching children’s gymnastics in Brooklyn, New York at The Little Gym of DUMBO. She went on to serve as a Story Love program manager for an arts and education non-profit, The Story Pirates. There she also began teaching creative writing in NYC public elementary schools as well as performing on the Story Pirates Podcast and in children’s improv comedy shows. Brittany is excited to share the magic of theater with children all across NYC and to inspire them to take creative risks, make art, and build community.

Elinam Joe Tsogbe’s journey into dance began at a tender age of three in Togo, where his innate talent found its rhythm. By 12, he had already immersed himself in the vibrant world of hip-hop, becoming an integral part of a local group and captivating audiences at prestigious venues, including the American Consulate.

Venturing across continents to Middlesex County College in New Jersey, Elinam’s passion for dance blossomed further. His creative energy flowed through choreographed masterpieces that spanned an eclectic mix of hip-hop, modern, and contemporary styles, marking him as an emerging force in the dance arena.

The inception of PARANOR3MIX Dance Company marked a pivotal chapter in his career. Beyond triumphs in various dance competitions, this venture became a beacon of hope for underprivileged youth in Perth Amboy, NJ, offering them not just dance education but a pathway to empowerment and self-discovery.

Amidst these achievements, Elinam seamlessly integrated into Souljerz Crew Ent., a revered dance company in New Jersey, leaving an indelible mark through his versatile choreography. His talent transcended conventional boundaries when he lent his creative vision to an off-Broadway production in NYC, showcasing his ability to blend innovation with artistry.

Assuming the role of Director at Bachrach School of Dance and Fitness, Elinam Joe Tsogbe’s impact extended far beyond the stage. His commitment to nurturing talent and fostering a love for dance among students marked a defining era in the school’s legacy.

However, Elinam’s influence wasn’t confined solely to performances and directorial roles. He dedicated himself to training aspiring dancers to become professional motivators, imparting not just the technicalities but also the essence of dance as a form of expression and celebration.

Andres Vahos is a musician and educator in New York City. From ballet orchestras to hip-hop acts, Andres enjoys playing many styles of music on a regular basis as both a percussionist and drummer. On Broadway he has been heard in Sweeney Todd and Maybe Happy Ending, in addition to holding Off Broadway chairs on La Llamada, Xena: Warrior Princess Musical. Other favorite credits include Ainadamar at The Metropolitan Opera as a cover/extra musician on congas, djembe, shekere, cajón, and as a percussionist with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Andres has had the pleasure of playing at venues such as Carnegie Hall, 54 Below, The Cutting Room, on PBS National Broadcasts, and in performances receiving critical acclaim from The New York Times.

Andres takes great pride in teaching all ages and abilities through his private percussion and drum studio, presentations, and clinics along the East Coast. His students have achieved high honors in New York State and have gone onto acclaimed institutions such as the Juilliard Pre-College Program and top university percussion programs.

Elena Valencia is a performer, dancer, and a proud New Yorker. Inspired by community building through movement, Elena loves focusing on social and club dance styles, such as Lindy Hop and floorwork. Her passion for social dances led her to receive the Rosen Fellowship through Brooklyn College, which gave her the opportunity to study and teach swing dance in Barcelona while attending and competing at major festivals throughout Europe. After completing her year abroad, Elena trained at Steps on Broadway, completed the Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center, and taught at Broadway Dance Center Children & Teens. She has furthered her training at Herrang Dance Camp and Dance Italia as a scholarship recipient. In NYC she performs with Wild Rhythm Dance Company and is a teaching artist with 92NY and Together in Dance.

Benjamin Walton is a Georgia-raised, NYC-based theatre maker, composer, writer, music director, and teaching artist. At 92NY, he teaches musical theatre writing, songwriting, and dramatic writing through the Broadway Spotlight and Lyrics & Lyricists Jr. programs. His work with young artists also includes teaching and music direction with Riverdale Children’s Theatre, Helen Hayes Youth Theatre, and NexGen Youth Theatre. As a writer, his musical tame the noise (New Musical Project Finalist, Syracuse University New Works/New Voices Finalist, Wild Imaginings’ Epiphanies Festival Semifinalist) has received development through Michigan State University, The Table Read Co.’s inaugural Writers Club, and the MilkyWay New Works Festival. Other projects include I’m in Love with Bigfoot (Book & Lyrics: Timothy Thomas Leech; New Works/New Voices Semifinalist, SWATCH selection) and the one-act play Playground (KCACTF Region 1 Finalist, John Cauble Outstanding Short Play Award National Semifinalist). Benjamin is the founder and artistic director of SandboxMusicals. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Central Florida and an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. www.benjamin-walton.com

Hailed by the New York Times for her “magnificently sweet tone,” oboist Keve Wilson most recently played on Broadway in the revival of Company. She inspires high school band and orchestra students from around the country with her original show Believe NYC — from the Band Room to Broadway and has played in the orchestras for 13 Broadway shows. A past winner of Concert Artists Guild competition and a recipient of the Clifford-Levy Creativity Grant, she performs with the Grammy-nominated Absolute Ensemble, touring everywhere from Argentina to Dubai to South Korea. She recently recorded oboe for Bruce Springsteen on his upcoming 2022 album. A graduate of Eastman School of Music, Keve lives in Manhattan with husband Kerry and Portuguese water dog Bugsy.

(Teacher/Director/Singer/Actress) 30+ yrs teaching with 92NY’s K-4 music, Midori and Friends grades 1-5 and founding teacher of City Lights Youth Theatre; Musical director at First Presbyterian/5th Ave & Marble Collegiate Church Children’s Choirs & Community Choir; numerous regional/stock leads, toured for Columbia Artists in Some Enchanted Evening; Co-wrote/performed original comedy for US TV’s Up All Night, Sex In the City, All My Children and commercials; Recordings: ZAZ, In Other Words, Lost Broadway and More; JACK by Will Holt/Tom Sawyer; The Road To Ruin by William Zeffiro. Currently writing novel about famous musician and family. BMEd from Millsaps College and MM from Columbus State University.