Sam Buchanan received his BFA in commercial dance from Pace University in 2021. Noteworthy credits include Cats National tour “Plato/Macavity”, Mamma Mia! at Laguna Playhouse “ensemble”, Step One Dance Company with Holland America Line, and DanceLab NYC.

Nazear Brown signed to Clear Talent Agency was born and raised in New Bern, North Carolina. Nazear was selected to be apart of the inaugural class of the CLI Conservatory where he was later one of five dancers to be personally chosen to join CLI Company under the direction of Teddy Forance. Since starting his mentorship with Forance, he has had the opportunity to teach at the CLI Conservatory and perform works by Mike Tyus, Micaela Taylor, Ethan Colangelo, and Spenser Theberge.

Dylon Cedillo is a bi-coastal dancer in LA & NYC with roots in Dallas/Fort Worth. Dylon's background starts in Hip Hop with foundations in breaking, waving, popping and tutting. He furthered his education at Pace University to classical styles including ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical, partnering, and fosse. You can most recently spot him in Kylie Minogue's comeback video "Padam Padam” and the final episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Atlanta native Justin Daniels embarked on his artistic journey at Tri-Cities High School's Visual & Performing Arts Program in East Point, GA. He holds a B.F.A. in Contemporary Dance Performance with a minor in Psychology from The Boston Conservatory and abroad at The Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Now as an New York based dance artist, choreographer, and photographer represented by BLOC NY. Justin has worked with world Grammy award winning artist Jon Batiste and recently with global sensation Serpentwithfeet on “Heart of Brick”, a groundbreaking production intertwining music, theater, and dance. Justin has also been a collaborator in incubators with Dance Lab New York and residences at Kampnagel Summer Festival, Kaatsban, and Turnpark Summer festival. Featured in DanceItalia! (Spring,2021’) and VoyageATL(Spring, 22’) Magazine Justin is committed to exploring and expanding the collectiveness of concert, commercial, and digital dance spaces.

Josh Escover trained for 15 years in Northern California prior to graduating from Chapman University in 2022, with a BFA in dance performance and a minor in business administration. Since moving to New York shortly after, he has worked with DanceLabNY and performed in The Empire Strips Back (A Burlesque Parody) at the historic Orpheum Theater and on tour.

Ellen Akashi, originally from California, began studying dance at Southland Ballet Academy under Salwa Rizkalla. She received her BFA from Chapman University and continued at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance's year-round program. Ellen has performed multiple seasons with contemporary dance companies Backhausdance and Laurie Sefton Creates (formerly Clairobscur Dance), and danced in music videos, opera projects, and various pre-production workshops. Ellen most recently performed as Marie Claire in Company XIV’s Nutcracker Rouge.

Ramona began her training at Berkeley Ballet Theater and went on to earn a BFA in dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She danced the principal role of ‘Betsy’ in Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away. Ramona went on to work with the Tharp company extensively creating new roles as well as performing repertory works. She has been a principal dancer with Oakland Ballet and principal guest artist with Minnesota Dance Theater. She has also performed with Sumin Ballet in San Francisco, Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris, Dani Rowe's "Fury," Dance Lab New York, Isaac Mizrahi’s “The Third Bird,” Sidra Bell Dance NY, and Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary Tour) among others. Ramona has taught for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, NYU’s Tisch Dance, Peridance NYC and others.

Hailing from Rahway, New Jersey and taught by her late mother, Ms. Jay Skeete-Lee, Daphne graduated from both Ailey/Fordham BFA and Hollins University MFA Programs. She graced the stages of companies from Alvin Ailey II, Black Iris Project, Collage Dance Collective, and Dance Theatre of Harlem while being featured by Pointe Magazine as "Top Performance of 2024". Lee also has a scholarship for BIPOC artists pursuing performance art degrees in Universities. Lee can currently be found on Broadway in Disney's The Lion King.

Nicole Ashley Morris is a movement artist from Sarasota, FL. She graduated from Florida State University with a BFA in Dance. Since moving to New York, Nicole has been a featured dancer in many industrials, showcases, professional company, and commercial/tv work. She has worked with Twyla Tharp, Kristin Sudeikis, Al Blackstone, Reed Luplau, Troy Schumacher (BalletCollective), Josh Prince, Jackie Nowicki, Melissa Hough, and more. Nicole always offers a sincere artistic voice to any process she is apart of.

Christian Whan is a dancer, singer, and actor based in New York City. This is his third lab cycle with Dance Lab New York. He has always loved the space and environment Dance Lab creates and is thrilled to be back.

Tiffani Russell, born in Heidelberg, Germany, grew up in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. She started at her local competitive dance studio at the age of two and continued until she graduated high school. Tiffani moved to NYC to attend Pace University as a Commercial Dance major; she recently graduated in May of 2023. Since graduating, Tiffani has performed on television networks, live stage performances, and music videos with artists/brands such as Doja Cat, Keke Palmer, New Edition, Ain't Afraid, Nile Rodgers, Yume, Boot Barn and more. She is excited to work with Dance Lab once again! :)

Terri Ayanna Wright (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an NYC-based performing artist. After graduating with her BFA from Ailey/Fordham, Ms. Wright toured internationally with Ailey II as a dancer and masterclass teacher. Since then, Ms. Wright has performed with Buglisi Dance Theatre, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, MATHETA Dance, and in project-based works by Ray Mercer and André Zachery. Presently, you can find Ms. Wright performing with HopeBoykinDance, Woof Woof Shadow Pup, and The Met Opera, while also teaching for The Ailey Extension.