CHRISTOPHER PAGE-SANDERS
Christopher Page-Sanders, originally from St. Louis, MO, and based in New York City, is the Founding Co-Artistic Director of NU-World Contemporary Danse Theatre. He received his formal education from the Center of Creative Arts and the University of Missouri - Kansas City. With a background in both theatre and dance, his journey as a performing artist has taken him across the globe, gracing stages with renowned dance companies such as the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dianne McIntyre Group, Hannah Kahn Dance Company, and the Owen/Cox Dance Group, among others. Working as a choreographer for concert dance companies and as director/choreographer for theatre companies, he has had the privilege of working on theatrical works such as Once Upon A Mattress (Arvada
Center), Dreamgirls (Lone Tree Arts Center), Sophisticated Ladies, R&H Cinderella, Five Guys Named Moe (Vintage Theatre Productions), Raisin - The Musical (Town Hall Arts Center), The Last Stop On Market Street (Metro Theatre Company). His choreography has been shown on national stages at prestigious festivals like the Battery Dance Festival, the Dumbo Dance Festival, and the International Association of Blacks In Dance. Notably, Christopher’s choreography for The Scottsboro Boys (Vintage Theatre Productions) earned him the esteemed Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award. “On the shoulders of my ancestors, I dance!”

SAM MCREYNOLDS
​Sam McReynolds is originally from St. Louis, MO, where he received his BFA in Dance at Lindenwood University and trained closely under hip hop choreographer/instructor Anthony “REDD” Williams. He expanded his approach to movement greatly through his experience exploring Gaga technique here in the U.S. and in Tel Aviv, Israel. Since moving to LA in 2016, he has danced for several choreographers and dance companies, such as Sarah Elgart / Arrogant Elbow, Micaela Taylor, Brian Friedman, Marguerite Derricks, Sidra Bell, Dolly Sfeir, Bryan Arias, Christian Warner, Norbert de la Cruz, Marco Goecke, Alex Anderson, Ate9 Dance Company, LA Contemporary Dance Company, and more. Sam has a great passion for choreographing and has presented original live and film works in LA at several events such as CONGRESS: Legalize Dance and LA Dance Festival. Most recently, he presented his first ever evening-length collaborative work C Yu with Osq Trujillo, which premiered Valentine's Day weekend this year at Greenwood Social Hall. Previously, also at GSH, Sam curated his first ever dance production/event, “Kurve Ball,” which hosted eleven choreographers to present original dance works and concluded with a full day movement workshop. His solo work Affirmed, Harness, performed by OCDG company dancer Emara Neymour-Jackson, also premiered at Modern Night at The Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO in February of last year. Sam is currently a resident artist at Charlotte Street Foundation, company dancer with Owen/Cox Dance Group, and faculty teacher with Kansas City Ballet Academy.

MARLAYNA LOCKLEAR
Marlayna Locklear hails from Milwaukee,WI. She began her training at the age of 12 at City Ballet Theatre and went
on to graduate from Milwaukee High School of the Arts and University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, with a BFA in Bal-
let and Jazz. Marlayna was one of the founding members of The Milwaukee Dance Connection and has gone on to dance with Eleone Dance Theatre, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Dallas Black Dance Theatre II, Owen/Cox Dance group, NuWorld Contemporary Dance Theatre, Robert Moses KIN, Garrett Moulton & Productions, Deeply Rooted Dance Theatre, and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company where she served as the company Jazz and Contemporary instructor as well as resident choreographer for DCDC II. She has performed works by Christopher Huggins, Dwight Rhoden, Ron Brown, Donald Byrd, Ronen Koresh, Donald McKayle, Diane McIntyre, and Ray Mercer to name a few. Marlayna is a freelance artist and teaches and choreographs at universities around the nation. She is currently dancing with the San Francisco Opera and is a guest lecturer at San Francisco State University.

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.

KYLE H. MARTIN
Kyle H. Martin, originally from Montclair, NJ, began his dance training at Sharron Miller’s
Academy for the Performing Arts. He continued his training at The Ailey School where he graduated with honors from the certificate program. Mr. Martin then went on to dance with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s second company, Ailey II, from 2017 to 2020. From there, Mr. Martin went on to perform works by Willam Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Alvin Ailey, Ohad Naharin, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Rena Butler, Jae Man Joo, Andrea Miller, Pascal Rioult, Matthew Rushing, Robert Battle, and many more. He has also been featured in Dance Magazine, Out Magazine, and a Tommy Hilfiger Campaign. 

WINSTON DYNAMITE BROWN
​Winston Dynamite Brown, Dancer/Teacher/Choreographer, a native of Kansas City Missouri began his dance journey at The Smith Sisters Dance Studio which lead him to the Missouri State Ballet, The University of Missouri Kansas City (BFA in dance recipient), as well as The Center Dance under the mentorship/tutelage of Mr. Tyrone Aiken. Along this creative path, Dynamite participated in various intensive programs such as Kansas City Ballet, Alonzo King’s pre-professional, The Ailey School summer intensive (three-time fellowship recipient), as well as the inaugural recipient of the Lorna Strassler scholarship recipient at the Jacobs Pillow (ballet & modern program). As a professional dance artist, Dynamite has had the pleasure of working with companies such as Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Co., Deeply Rooted Productions, Albany Berkshire Ballet, The Metropolitan Opera (most recently, AIDA, ONEGIN, and Fire Shut Up in My Bones), TU Dance, CorbinDances, Irish Modern Dance Theatre (IMDT), Ben Munisteri Dance Projects, Taylor 2, and most recently Dance Heginbotham, Owen/Cox Dance Group, Pilobolus, Sean CurranCo., Opera Theater St. Louis, Kyle Abraham/A.I.M, and Stefanie Batten Bland Co. Dynamite is honored to be a member of Camille A. Brown & Dancers. In addition to concert dance, Dynamite has been fortunate to participate in the 2015 27th annual “Gypsy of the Year’’ & “Easter Bonnet” 2016 choreographed by Ray Mercer for The Broadway Cares Fundraisers. Throughout his career, Dynamite has taught as a teaching artist for many schools and institutions both domestic and international. These include: The Dalton High School (NYC), Vassar College (NYC), DANCEWAVE (NYC), Paul Taylor Studios (NYC), KC Ballet School (MO), Le Dance Studio (MO), American Ballet Theater (NYC), Ballet Arts (NYC), Manhattan Movement Arts Center (Manhattan Youth Ballet, NYC), The Joffrey Ballet School & Contemporary/Jazz (NYC), Ailey Camp (MO,KS,NJ,NY), and The Ailey School (NYC). The DynamitExperience, a contemporary dance company founded in 2019 by Dynamite and partner, Latra Wilson, has been commissioned by JPAC (Jamaica Performing Arts Center, NYC), JACK Arts (NYC), EMIA Summer at Hofstra (NY), Dance Institute of Washington (DC); and presented at: the SHED (NYC), The Mark O’Donnell Theater at The Actors Fund Theater (NYC), Mark Morris Dance Center and Art Repertory Theater (Re/VENUE NYC), Alma College (MI), Western Oregon University (OR), WestFest at WestBeth Artists’ Building (NYC), The SPENCE School (NY), Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (NYC), Dance Adelphi (NY), DanceWave (NYC), Music Theater Heritage Kansas City (MO), The Dairy Arts Center (CO), among others. Most recently, Dynamite is the Associate Choreographer to the Metropolitan Opera’s 2023-2024 season, new production of El Niño.
www.thedynamitexperience.org

JM. RODRIGUEZ
An LA native, JM. Rodriguez graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where he trained in Ballet, Horton (under the mentorship of legendary Horton Master Don Martin), and Luigi Jazz. JM. since has been working both commercially, as well in the concert dance scene. After being signed with agents at 19, JM. began working as a professional dancer for tv shows, commercials and touring shows. He’s worked with artists such as Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, The Maria’s; has danced in shows such as Disney’s Shake It Up, Apple TV’s ROAR, Disney Plus’ Mysterious Benedict Society, Netflix’s Dear White People; has worked with choreographers such as Nina McNeely, Fatima Robinson, Marguerite Derricks, Ryan Heffington; has shot commercials for Forever 21, CA Lottery, American Airlines, Microsoft and Xbox, and many more. For over 10 years, JM. performed and toured as a company member with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company and had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Christian Denice, Roderick George, Alice Clock, and Whytberg (founders of GroundGrooves) to name a few.
During his final year with LACDC, JM. had the opportunity to both produce and choreograph for the company, which received great reviews in the LA Times. With over 13 years of experience in both working commercially and in the dance company world, JM. has begun to fuse together his own mix of contemporary dance, that incorporates much of his Horton roots, with a mix of commercial-esque musicality, and contemporary flow.
​His aim is to create the kind of environment where everyone in the space can discover fulfillment in the process of learning through movement and music.

EMARA NEYMOUR JACKSON
Emara Neymour-Jackson, a St. Louis native, is a multifaceted artist whose career spans national and international stages and platforms. A dancer, vocalist, actress, and movement director, Emara’s work includes her portrayal of Josephine Baker in the film Bright Hours and featured performances in works like Treemonisha with Opera Theater STL. Notable collaborations include projects with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Solange Knowles, and Gerard Kelly, as well as a recent collaboration with PGA alum Marcella Lewis in Spectacle of Ritual. Emara was a finalist in the Seoul International Dance Competition, starred as Celie in The Color Purple, and is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award Honoraria 2024. Through Our Arch Temple, she continues to explore diverse artistic expressions and cultural dialogue through movement and aerial practices.

MARIAN FAUSTINO
​Marian began her career in the Philippines with the country’s two premiere dance organizations, Ballet Manila and Ballet Philippines.  Upon moving to Denver, Colorado in 2011 Marian became a founding member of the contemporary ballet company, Wonderbound where she danced for 5 seasons.  As a freelance artist Marian has performed with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, Owen Cox Dance Group, and Dance Aspen.  Her repertoire includes work by Rena Butler, Caili Quan, Penny Saunders, Danielle Rowe, Sidra Bell, Alvin Ailey, Ma Cong, Maurya Kerr, and Philippine National Artist for Dance, Agnes Locsin. 

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HENRY STEELE
Henry Steele was born and raised in Wollongong, NSW, Australia. He was an elite gymnast for 8 years, a national gold medalist 3 years in a row, and during his final years in gymnastics he began to make the transition to dance. Henry graduated with honors from Point Park University with a BFA in Modern and Jazz dance in 2016. While at Point Park he worked with choreographers: Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris, Madboots Dance, Ronin Koresh, Jessica Hendricks, and many others. After graduating, Henry danced professionally with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Texture Contemporary Ballet, and toured internationally with The Bad Boys of Ballet. Most recently, Henry spent five years a company member with Parsons Dance, where he notably performed the iconic solo “Caught” for several years and also acted as the company’s rehearsal director. Instagram: @henrymsteele

QUENTIN SLEDGE
Quentin ApolloVaughn Sledge is a professional dancer from Chicago, Illinois. He began his training in 2009 under the
watchful eye of Mr. Homer Hans Bryant, formerly of the Dance Theatre of Harlem. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA from 2010-2014 and earned a degree in Business Administration. While in Atlanta he began dancing commercially with Daryl Foster, Cici Kelley, Juel Lane and Stephan Wilson all while training at Gotta Dance Atlanta. After
a year of intense training he joined the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC) in 2014. Since joining DCDC, he has worked with notable choreographers such as Mr. Donald McKayle, Francesca Harper, Donald Byrd, Ray Mercer, Ron K. Brown, Juliano Nunes, Ohad Naharan, and Rennie Harris. He has performed in the world renowned Joyce Theatre, the David H. Koch stage in New York City’s Lincoln Center and also the famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Mr. Sledge was a featured soloist in the 2016 revival of Donald McKayle’s “Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder” which was awarded a Bessie for Most Outstanding Revival of a Modern Classic. He is a 2022 Dance USA Archival and Preservation fellow, a recipient of three Montgomery County arts grants for outstanding choreography, and resident choreographer for the Dayton Dance Initiative. He is a certified teacher of the Lester Horton modern dance technique, the Talawa African and Caribbean peoples dance technique, and the Umfundalai Contemporary African dance technique. He holds a Masters of Library and Information Science focused on Archival Science from Kent State University, and is in process of completing a Masters of Fine Arts
degree at Hollins University.