OMAR HUMPHREY
Omar started his dance training at 14 at The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, TX. After graduating from Arts Magnet high school, he received his BFA from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Modern Dance. Omar danced with Verb Ballets in Cleveland, OH where he toured both nationally and internationally. He then moved to NYC and found  freelance work with friends from around the country.  Omar is currently on faculty at his alma mater, Booker T. Washington HSPVA.

FELIX BRYAN
Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Felix began their dance education at Boulder Ballet
School under the direction of Ana Claire and Peter Davidson. In 2016, Ophelia joined Oregon
Ballet Theatre II in Portland, OR. Following this, Felix attended Mt. Holyoke College as a
trustee scholar to study mathematics and dance. They have since danced with BODYVOX
Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Professional Program, Little Fire Collective,
and as a freelance artist in Chicago, IL. Felix has had the privilege of performing works by
artists including Bill T. Jones, Robyn Mineko Williams, Peter Chu, Rena Butler, Ryan Mason,
Nicolo Fonte, and George Balanchine. Ophelia has also been commissioned to choreograph for
COMMON Conservatory and Little Fire Collective, and has also presented their choreography at
The Craft Performance and Brews, The School of Contemporary Dance and Thought, and the
Rooted Space.

BLAKE MILLER
Blake Miller is a dancer from Los Angeles, California. He found dance at Colorado State while exploring their theatre program where he received a BFA in Dance and a BS in Psychology, before moving to LA to train for a full 365 days on scholarship at the EDGE Performing Arts Center. After signing with MSA Agency, he's been dancing professionally ever since. He's performed for the 2017 MTV VMA's, a Yoko Ono tribute at the Disney Concert Hall and for episodes of Netflix's Dear White People to name a few. He's worked for artists such as Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars, LSD, Jason Mraz and Jacob Collier and has had the pleasure of collaborating with choreographers Matt Cady, Megan Lawson, Nina McNeely, Jamila Glass and Lindsey Blaufarb & Craig Hollamon. It's a very exciting time to be able to come back to live performance after the past 18 months of silence and he cannot wait to be able to share and experience all of this new collective energy.

SAM MCREYNOLDS
Sam McReynolds is an LA-based dance artist originally from St. Louis, MO, where he received his BFA in Dance at Lindenwood University and trained closely under hiphop choreographer/instructor Anthony “REDD” Williams. He expanded his understanding of dance greatly through his experience exploring the movement language known as “Gaga” here in the U.S. and in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since moving to LA in 2016, he has danced for several notable choreographers and dance companies, such as Sarah Elgart / Arrogant Elbow, Brian Friedman, Marguerite Derricks, No)one. Art House, Ate9 Dance Company, WHYTEBERG, Fabe Dance, The TL Collective, and many more. Recently, Sam has begun to more deeply explore his choreographer side, offering “GREYaRea” dance sessions, as well as occasional improv jams to the LA dance community at Stomping Ground LA. He is thrilled to be working with Sidra Bell and Owen/Cox Dance Group on this exciting new project!

LAURA JONES WALLNER
Laura Jones Wallner, originally from Hamilton, Montana, started dancing at the age of 6. She began attending the University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ School of Dance when she was 14, where she later graduated from their high school Classical Ballet program. During this time, Laura also studied with Boston Ballet and Houston Ballet. After high school, Laura danced professionally with Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet II and with the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. Since moving to Kansas City, she has danced extensively with Quixotic and with Owen/Cox Dance Group.

FELICIA MCBRIDE
Originally from San Antonio, Felicia began her ballet training at the age of 12. She attended summer intensives at Houston Ballet, The Chautauqua Institute, Tulsa Ballet, and Ballet Austin. Felicia has danced professionally with companies such as Hubbard Street II, Ballet Austin II, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Hedwig Dances, Kristina Isabelle Dance Company, and Chicago Repertory Ballet. She has performed works by Jiri Kylian, Matts Ek, Mauro Bigonzetti, Dominic Walsh, Stephen Mills, Alejandro Cerrudo, Maurya Kerr, Penny Saunders, Edgar Zendejas, Gabrielle Lamb, and Robyn Mineko Williams. Felicia has also guested for three seasons with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens in their production of “The Nutcracker.” She has toured to Italy, Germany, and The Netherlands for various performance opportunities with a few of the companies mentioned above. Felicia recently expanded her skill set and learned how to dance on stilts from Kristina Isabelle during her time living in Chicago. Felicia is very excited to continue her freelance career based out of Austin with ARCOS Dance as well as smaller companies outside of Texas.   

CHRISTOPHER PAGE-SANDERS
Originally from St. Louis, MO, Christopher is the Founding\CO-Artistic Director of NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre. As a performer, he has danced extensively with national dance companies such as the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, Leah Glenn Dance Theatre, Owen/Cox Dance Group, and Wylliams\Henry Contemporary Dance Company to name a few. As a director and choreographer, Christopher has had the privilege to work with theatre companies such as The Aurora Fox Arts Center, COCAPresents, Fly North Theatricals, Metro Theatre Company, Town Hall Arts Center, Vintage Theatre Productions, as well as teaching and choreographing for Chapman University, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Davis Contemporary Dance Company, Deeply Rooted ECS, Denver School For The Arts, Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center, and Park Hill Dance Academy. He is the recipient of The Leni Wylliams Award from Cleo Parker Robinson Dance and a two-time True West Award winner for his work on Amplify (Arvada Center) and The Scottsboro Boys (Vintage Theatre Productions). He is also a 2020 Colorado Henry Award winner for his choreography in The Scottsboro Boys (Vintage Theatre Productions). “On the shoulders of my ancestors and mentors, I Dance!”

EMILY MUSHINSKI
Emily Mushinski is a native of the Kansas City area. She studied at American Dance Center under the instruction of Kristopher Estes-Brown and Jennifer Tierney. During her time there, she was a member of American Youth Ballet and performed lead roles in ballets such as The Firebird, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker. She furthered her training at summer intensives with Joffrey Midwest, Boston Ballet, LINES Ballet, Ballet X, and Trisha Brown Dance Company. She recently graduated summa cum laude from SUNY Purchase College where she was the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor's Award. In 2015, she had the opportunity to study at Codarts University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands for a semester. Emily has had the privilege to perform works by choreographers such as George Balanchine, Trisha Brown, Adam Hougland, Gabrielle Lamb, Matthew Neenan, Taryn Kaschock Russell, Bettijane Sills, and Manuel Vignoulle. She has taught dance locally and internationally through organizations such as JUNTOS Collective, Panama Mission Foundation, and India Gospel League.  

MARIAN FAUSTINO
Marian began her dance training in the Philppines with Ballet Manila in the Russian Vaganova style.  As a student, she danced in the corps de ballet with the professional company, and worked her way up eventually perform principal & soloist roles in many full-length classics which include The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, La Bayadere, Giselle, Swan Lake and Le Corsaire.  With Ballet Manila, Marian performed on stages throughout Southeast Asia, Russia, Europe, and the United States. She was also chosen represent the Philippines in several major ballet competitions was awarded semi-finalist and finalist certificates in Moscow and Nagoya.  Marian continued her career with Ballet Philippines where she received additional training in Graham and Horton techniques, and increased exposure to neo-classical and contemporary ballet.  In 2011, Marian relocated to the United States to join Ballet Nouveau Colorado in Denver, which later rebranded and became Wonderbound.  After five seasons with the company, she made the decision to work as a freelance dance artist and has since performed for the Denver Art Museum, Central City Opera ,The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Malashock Dance San Diego, The Lyric Opera of Kansas City, and Zikr Dance Ensemble.


In addition to dancing professionally, Marian graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Family Life & Child Development in 2008.  This has proven to be a wonderful asset in teaching dance to students of all levels over the past 10 years.  In the Denver area, Marian currently teaches at Premier School of Dance, Denver Ballet Theater, and Denver Dance Center.  She is beyond excited to be joining the faculty at Littleton Contemporary Dance Center.