Bios

Emily Schultz began her formal dance education at age 16 in Oregon. She spent her summers training with American Ballet Theatre in New York City. In 2010 she joined Portland Festival Ballet under the artistic direction of John Magnus where she danced principal roles in the Nutcracker, Raymonda, Le Corsaire, and Alice In Wonderland. Her choreography was chosen two years in a row to be performed on stage by the Portland Festival Ballet.

Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Anna graduated with a BFA from the University of Utah's Department of Ballet, where she had the opportunity to perform internationally in Europe and Asia. Anna also dances with Éowyn Emerald and Dancers and several independent choreographers within the Portland area. A certified STOTT Pilates instructor, Anna enjoys climbing, the Blazers, hanging with friends and family, and lip synching in her car.

Alicia Cutaia earned her BFA with honors from Point Park University with a double major in Classical Ballet and Jazz. Her previous training included scholarships at Hubbard Street Dance, North Carolina Dance Theater, and River North Dance Company.

Brent fell in love with dance at the Vancouver School of Arts and Academics in Vancouver, Washington and went on to graduate from Point Park University with a BFA in Modern Dance. He has since worked with The Pillow Project, as well as with Attack Theatre, both of Pittsburgh. Brent worked with Bodyvox for a year before attending college and is thrilled to be working with them again.

Jeff George trained with Ballet Arts of Minnesota and Broadway Dance Center in New York. He performed on the East Coast Tour of Sesame Street Live and then moved on to travel the world for the next six years performing on various Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line ships.

Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Anna graduated with a BFA from the University of Utah's Department of Ballet, where she had the opportunity to perform internationally in Europe and Asia. Anna also dances with Éowyn Emerald and Dancers and several independent choreographers within the Portland area. A certified STOTT Pilates instructor, Anna enjoys climbing, the Blazers, hanging with friends and family, and lip synching in her car.

Abigail started dance at the age of nine when she enrolled in the Dance Center of New Jersey . Abigail attended various summer intensive programs including American Ballet Theatre, The Washington Ballet and Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet.  In 2013, Abigail was accepted into American Repertory Ballet's trainee program.

For over four decades, Jamey Hampton has had a storied career in dance theater that is as varied as it is accomplished. He was born in Portland, Oregon, where he began his dance training in the burgeoning modern dance scene of the early 1970's. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1976 with a BFA degree in Drama, receiving the Marcus Hieman Award for Artistic Excellence.

Ashley Roland is a true American original. With an unparalleled imagination and an acuity in both choreography and theatrical effect, she creates work that is unbridled, ebullient, and unabashed, resonating deeply with audiences around the world. A native New Yorker, Ashley began her dance training at age 3.

Josh began dancing at local studios on the Oregon coast when he was 12. As a teenager he studied at Milwaukee Ballet in Wisconsin and Joffrey Ballet in New York on full scholarship. He attended Brigham Young University on scholarship while being in their Theatre Ballet Company. After joining BodyVox-2 in 2009 then danced as  a full company member through 2015, touring internationally, and becoming one of the core JAG teachers.

Nicole McCall is the founder/director of DANCE YOUR HEART OUT® and a certified member of the Dance Masters of America. She has been teaching dance for over 15 years and is known for her energy and entusiasm in her classes. Former Director at Northwest Conservatory of Dance and artist in residence at Jackson Elementary School, Miss Nicole just returned from living in Ireland for three years.

Paris studied dance in Santa Cruz, California with small local studios as well as the Santa Cruz and San Jose Ballet. By junior high and high school, she was also varsity captain of the cheer team and a competition dancer. Training continued with the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance until moving to Portland in 2010 where she continued her training at BodyVox and Northwest Dance Project.

Sarah Fuhrman is originally from Portland, OR, and trained with The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre under Haydee Gutierrez and James Canfield. She spent time in St. Petersburg, RU for additional training with the Mussogrsky Opera and Ballet Theatre. Sarah joined Oregon Ballet Theatre as a company member and danced corps and principle roles.

Rachel Slater is a Portland based dancer, choreographer and teacher. She trained at Portland Metro Arts and then continued on with the Jefferson Dancers and Northwest Dance Project. She received a BFA in Modern Dance Performance and Choreography from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Locally, she has performed with Tere Mathern Dance, Eowyn Emerald & Dancers and Tracey Durbin among others.

Laure Redmond began her career in the fitness industry in the early 1980’s, eventually owning and operating one of New York City’s well-known fitness establishments. She has endorsed dozens of impressive wellness products and has produced and starred in popular DVD workouts, including Mary Tyler Moore’s Everywoman's Workout.

Tracey Durbin - After studying years of piano, theater and ballet at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, Tracey moved to Los Angeles. In LA, Tracey studied ballet with Stanely Holden, jazz with Luigi (the innovator of the worlds first jazz technique), and assisted Hama, Luigi's protege.