Jazz

One of the most sought after dancer/teacher/choreographers in the country, Dana Foglia has performed and taught dance both nationally and internationally. She trained extensively in ballet and modern with the Seiskaya Ballet Academy and later on a full scholarship to the Ailey School. At the same time she also studied hip hop, pointe, jazz, tap and African. When only a select few were chosen, Dana was honored to perform with the Ailey Company in Memoria. Dana joined Rhapsody The Company in 2001.

Originally from Florida, Marinda Davis' dance training began at the young age of two. Between her training at Mary Jo’s Performing Arts Academy, Blake High School of the Arts, and regional musical theater, it was during these pivotal years that Davis' signature style gained its eclectic roots. Touring with conventions from age 15, it was on the circuit that Davis began to spread her wings working as assistant to Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchett, Ray Leeper, Dennis Caspary, & Lisa Allain.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, Phil Black began dancing under the instruction of his Aunt. Mr. Black started his serious dance career in his early 20s on the competitive ballroom circuit. He began to branch out and study jazz and tap dance at almost 30 years old, and it was then that his passion for dance truly came alive. He began spending all of his free time at a local dance studio, and eventually opened up his own in 1968, the Phil Black Studios in NYC, where he honed his teaching techniques.

Ashley King (she/her) is originally from Bloomington, Indiana, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance and a minor in Psychology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Ashley’s passion for music and dance has brought her to the stage in many capacities throughout the Midwest, Northeast, Colorado, Canada, and Europe. She is trained in many genres of dance and has performed works by Sheila Barker, Mike Esperanza, Cat Cogliandro, Stacie Webster, J9, Ryan Daniel Beck, and Ashlé Dawson to name a few.

Amy Gardner is the artistic director of annoDAM Dance, and the founder of A CLASS ACT Intensives. Currently based in New York City, Amy collaborates and creates work in a myriad of forms, as a choreographer/movement director, as well as a dancer/actor.

Tyce Diorio's credits include Taylor Swifts RED and 1989 World Tours (including her music video Shake It Off), working with The Weeknd on his Can't Feel My Face music video, and won an Emmy for his work on So You Think You Can Dance, where he's appeared on 13 seasons. He has danced with Janet Jackson on her Velvet Rope World Tour as well as in her If, Together Again, and You videos.

Selena Hepburn started dancing at the age of seven in Chesterfield, VA where she enjoyed training in a wide variety of styles, competing, and performing at local events. As a teen she danced as an apprentice to the jazz company Fusion in Richmond, VA, at the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii, and as a back-up dancer for Hip Hop artists. She continued her training at Ohio University, Joy of Motion in D.C. and studios in NYC such as BDC.