Aryanna Allen is an Atlanta-based movement artist originally from Charlotte, NC. She is a graduate of Emory University where she earned a B.A. in Dance and Movement Studies. Presently, Aryanna is a freelance dancer working with local companies/artists Kit Modus, Monica Hogan Danceworks, Leo Briggs, Patsy Collins, and Jacqui Hinkson. She serves as Administrative Director for Lyrric Jackson Dance Company and Research Assistant for T. Lang Dance. Aryanna has a passion for teaching and is currently leading classes at Dance Foundry and Druid Hills Dance Center.

Leo Briggs (he/they/she) is a first-year student in the M.F.A. in Dance & Social Justice Program at the University of Texas Austin. They graduated with a B.A. in Dance & Movement Studies from Emory University in 2019. They have produced two independent performances at 7 Stages Theater in Atlanta: Search History in April 2022 and Lavender Hill in June 2023 (in collaboration with HG Gruebmeyer).

Meg Gourley is a graduate of the University of Georgia with her BFA in Dance and a minor in Anthropology with a K12 Certification for Dance, with which she completed her student teaching at North Gwinnett High School in 2017. She began her dance training at the age of three at Decatur School of Ballet. Meg has had the pleasure of studying at the Joffrey Ballet School, Staibdance, the Governor's Honors Program, and the American Dance Festival. While at UGA, she was chosen to perform work by notable guests such as Alexandre Munz, Luis Piedra, and Urban Bush Women. Furthermore, she had the opportunity to perform in Costa Rica with Danza Universitaria in San Jose, as well as travel and dance in Voronezh, Russia with the UGA Department of Dance. Meg continued her education with ImmerseATL, studying under George Staib, Sean Nguyen-Hilton, and Sarah Hilmer, having the opportunity to perform work by her peers, as well as with Staibdance in "Moat".As a professional dance artist, she has performed and worked with Jessica Bertram, Poetica, Atlanta Dance Collective, Dance Canvas, Bautanz Here, and Valleto Dance. In recent years, she has worked with independent artists Patsy Collins and Leo Briggs on evening length productions. Currently, Meg is also in her fifth season as a company member of Kit Modus, under the direction of Jillian Mitchell. During her time with Kit Modus, Meg has been privileged to premier new works by Mitchell, including "Figment"(2019), as well as guest work by Mark Caserta, Pulkit Sharma, Ruben Julliard, Alexander Espinosa, Maddie Hanson, and Yoshito Sakuraba. As a choreographer, Meg has collaborated with Catherine Messina to create two new works, being presented in Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York. She was a member of DanceATL's AM Collaborative's 2022-2023 Cohort, creating a collaborative work with Andre Lumpkin and Jordan Young entitled "Tethered Together", which was performed at Underground Atlanta and in Fly On A Wall's Excuse The Art. Meg is also a dance educator in the Atlanta area and serves as guest faculty and on the audition tour for The Joffrey Ballet School.

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Amber graduated cum laude from Kennesaw State University in May 2019, earning her B.A. in Dance with a concentration in modern. During her undergraduate studies, Amber performed original works by Daniel Gwirtzman, Andrea Knowlton and Lisa K. Lock. Many of these works were selected to perform at the American College Dance Association (ACDA), including the ACDA National Conference at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Amber also traveled to Tel Aviv, Israel, where she studied Gaga and Repertoire of the Batsheva Dance Company, under Ido Gidron and Kelvin Vu.

Amber is currently a company member with SOMOS under the direction of Angelita Itzanami Andrade, Bautanzt Here under the direction of Nadya Zietlin, and a freelance dancer in the Metro-Atlanta area. Amber has danced professionally with companies including the KSU Dance Company, Atlanta Lyric Theatre, Dance Canvas, Dance Aegis, and Watershed Dance Theatre. Within these companies and freelancing, Amber has worked with choreographers such as Tsai-Hsi Hung, Patsy Collins, Angelita Itzanami Andrade, Nadya Zietlin, Dana Woodruff, Ashley Chasteen, Ricardo Aponte, Andrea Knowlton, Lonnie Davis, Rachel Truitt, Christina J. Massad, and Simone Stevens. In a review from ArtsATL, it was written “Kirchner especially has a dynamic, can’t-look-away stage presence.” Along with being a professional dancer, Amber is also a dance instructor and choreographer.

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Britanie Leland is an Atlanta based artist and current company dancer with Monica Hogan Danceworks. Previously, she has worked with Staibdance, Emily Cargill and Dancers, Fly on A Wall, and Catellier Dance Project as well as independent choreographers Jessica Bertram and Patsy Collins. She has also guested with The Nash Conspiracy (NY), Jellybean Dance Collective (AL), and Visionary Dance Theater (CA). Her work has been presented in Affix (Profectus Dance), Shift (Profectus Dance), Spring for Spring Dance Festival, Skwirlhaus, Local Motion Arts Festival, and Fieldwork with Core Dance. She has been teaching and choreographing in the Southeast for almost ten years.

Mercy Matthews was born and raised in Oregon, moved away from home at 16 to pursue ballet, and moved to the Atlanta area fall of 2021 to join ImmerseATL. She started dancing when she was 7 years old in a small hometown studio and continued her training in Chicago and Indiana for ballet. Currently, Mercy is freelancing in the Atlanta dance scene and continuing to widen her training and experiences with more diverse styles. Her love for moving and performing has been fueled by many incredible voices, such as George Staib of Staib Dance, Beth McLeish of Project Ballet, Sarah Hillmer of ImmerseATL, and Anna Bracewell Crowder. She has danced alongside Bandaloop with Flux Productions, Excuse The Art with Olivia Rae Bryant, and performed excerpts from Konverjdans based in New York.

Mercy hopes to continue to be inspired by all that Atlanta has to offer, and keep creating alongside the many talented individuals that make up such a diverse artistic community.

Emma Morris is a dancer, choreographer, and artist based in Atlanta GA. Emma is a company member with Kit Modus, dancing lead roles in works by Christian Denise, Mark Caserta, Rubén Juilliard, Yoshito Sakuraba, and director Jillian Mitchell. She has also worked with Leo Briggs, Patsy Collins, Katie Messina, Full Radius Dance, Samantha Spriggs, and Zoetic Dance. As a choreographer, her work has been shown across the US at festivals in Atlanta, Boston, Columbia, Detroit, Sarasota, and New York City. In 2023, she attended Gallim’s Process Immersion with Tanztheater Wuppertal artist Eddie Martinez on full scholarship and is the recipient of a Creative Residency at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts and Sciences.

In 2020 She was the recipient of the Atlanta Mayor’s Office Pandemic Grant for her global screendance project Close to Distance. Emma has trained with Axis Connect, Gallim, New Dialect, Northwest Dance Project and ABT. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina with degrees in Environmental Science and Dance Performance & Choreography. Highlights of her time at university include: the creation and remounting Thaddeus Davis' Black Gazing, originating a role in Bryan Arias’ of passing time, and performing the soloist role in Shaun Boyle's Honor and Ash at the Kennedy Center in 2018.

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Jacquelyn (Jacque) Pritz is an Atlanta based dancer, choreographer, and arts administrator. She enjoys using movement as a vehicle to research her curiosities and to meaningfully connect with other people. You can learn more about her professional work at www.jpritzdance.com and follow her on Instagram @jpritz.dance

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Virginia Spinks is a dance artist moved by vulnerability, connectivity, and the power those traits hold. A native of Atlanta, she earned a BA in Dance, Religion & Anthropology from Emory and is currently pursuing her master’s in public policy at GSU. When she’s not dancing or studying, Virginia spends her time working in nonprofits, cooking, or spending time outside.

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Alfredo Takori is an Atlanta-based dancer who first started performing after being introduced to dance at Emory University where he received his formal training. During the daytime, he works as a software engineer, but makes sure to leave time for rehearsals and classes at night. Throughout his career, Alfredo has had the privilege of collaborating with renowned choreographers and companies including Staibdance, Dana Woodruff, and Patsy Collins