Jazz

Zak Nemorin is a critically acclaimed choreographer, performer and filmmaker. He had the Original Concept and is Co-Creator / Additional Choreographer for UPROOTED: The Journey of Jazz Dance. After an almost twenty year career, appearing in seventeen Musical Theatre productions in the West End, around Europe and in North America, on TV and in Film, Zak turned his sights to being a creative, envisioning works for physical theatre companies in London, Edinburgh Festival and off Broadway.

Courtney Ortiz is a professional dancer, educator, choreographer, adjudicator and proud YoungARTS award winner based in New York City. Her professional dance and teaching career has allowed her to travel the world performing in places such as: Dubai, Brazil, England, Poland, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Australia, and France.

Brianna Mercado is a diverse and purposeful dance artist, international teacher, and choreographer based in New York City. She started her dance training in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she attended the University of California Berkeley and graduated with a double major in Dance & Performance Studies and Social Welfare.

Catherine Foster is a professional dancer, dance educator, choreographer, freelance makeup artist, and cultural consultant. She received her dance training from the DC Youth Ensemble (DCYE), Baltimore School for the Arts (BSA), and at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She was a finalist and 2nd place winner in the National Arts Recognition/YoungARTS, in Miami, Fla., and is a recipient of the Astaire Award for Best Broadway Female Ensemble. She has worked with and performed the works of noted choreographers, including Donald Bryd, Bill T.

Cedric Dodd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He then moved to Los Angeles to continue his training where he received his BFA in Dance Theatre from AMDA, LA.

He has worked on television shows such as Physical, Mysterious Benedict Society, American Horror Story and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. As well as various products such as Neiman Marcus, Apple and Crocs.

Matthew Lynady is a professional dancer/ choreographer living in NYC. Before graduating from The University of Arizona with a B.F.A in dance, he was a scholarship student at the Ballet Theatre of Scranton. He has previously performed with renowned companies including The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Odyssey Dance Theatre, Electric Daisy Carnival Music Festival, Now Dance Project and Step One Dance Company. He recently was a dancer on The Femuline World Tour starring Todrick Hall choreographed by Kiel Tutin and Richy Jackson.