Paige Amicon is a dance artist and teacher originally hailing from Glenmoore,Pennsylvania. She attends University of North Carolina School of the Arts under Susan Jaffe pursuing a BFA in Contemporary Dance. She also holds a high school degree from UNCSA with a concentration in ballet. Her performance experience includes Twyla Tharp at the Kennedy Center and Durham Performing Arts Center in addition to works by Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, José Limón, Ethan Stiefel, Ming-Lung Yang, Beth Gill and Brenda Daniels. Paige has also had the opportunity to teach and choreograph on young 

dancers at the Chester Valley Dance Academy (PA).

Elizabeth Barnhouse is a dancer/choreographer currently in her fourth year at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts under the direction of Dean Susan Jaffe. She began her dance training at CC and Company Dance Complex under director Christy Curtis, where she received training in jazz, hip-hop, ballet, and tap. She then attended UNCSA’s high school program, where she graduated with a concentration in contemporary dance before returning to continue training in UNCSA’s college program. Since then, she has been given the opportunity to perform pieces by members of the Random Dance Company, Cara Hagen, Ashley Lindsey, Brenda Daniels, Ming-Lung Yang and José Limon.  In addition, she has teaching experience with the Town of Cary and CC and Company. She is thankful for the opportunities given to her at UNCSA and looks forward to choreographing and performing with her fellow classmates this spring as part of the Pluck Project.

Kimberly Fulmer is a dance artist originated from Frisco, TX. She is currently a fourth year Contemporary dance major at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts under the direction of Susan Jaffe. She began dancing at age eight when she started her training with Michelle Stafford. Recently, Ms. Fulmer traveled to Taipei, Taiwan as an apprentice with the company Dance Forum 

Taipei under the direction of Ping Heng. While there, she studied under choreographer Ming- Lung Yang on the creation of a new work. Since coming to UNCSA she has attended a workshop by Trey McIntyre as well as performed in works choreographed by Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Brenda Daniels, Helen Simoneau, Ming-Lung Yang, Emery LeCrone, and Juel D. Lane.

Dominica Greene is a senior majoring in contemporary dance at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) under the direction of Susan Jaffe.  She was born and raised in Claremont, California, where she began her dance training at the age of four at Village Dance Arts.  For many years, her main concentrations were tap and ballet, training yearly for the Royal Academy of Dance vocational exams, completing and excelling all the way to the advanced level.  At 14, Dominica was fortunate enough to be accepted into the exceptional school that is the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). Studying at LACHSA for all four years of high school, she received exemplary training in Horton, Dunham, Jazz, Graham, contemporary ballet, and pointe, and had the pleasure of learning and performing well-known works by Jiří Kylián. It was through LACHSA that Dominica auditioned for the National YoungArts Foundation and was awarded an Honorable Mention in Modern Dance at the age of 17. She has attended dance intensives every summer to further her training, two of her favorites being BODYTRAFFIC and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Now 21 years old, Dominica has performed in works by Julie Schulma, Emery LeCrone, Josè Limón, Merce Cunningham, Brenda Daniels, Daniel Gwirtzman, Lucinda Childs, Susan McCullough, Ohad Naharin, Robert Moses, Twyla Tharp, and Helen Simoneau.

Emily Ester Hart is a dancer, performing artist, and choreographer fromCharleston, South Carolina. She is currently pursuing a B.F.A in Dance with a Contemporary Concentration at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) with Dean Susan Jaffe. Emily’s professional credits include UNCSA’s Cirkus Theatre Project (broadcast on UNC-TV) and performances with the Winston-Salem Festival Ballet. While in college, Emily has had the privilege of performing repertoire from choreographers such as Bill T. Jones, José Limón, Lucinda Childs, Helen Simoneau, Daniel Gwirtzman, Robert Lindgren, Ming-Lung Yang, Brenda Daniels, Jim Cooney, Wes Veldink, Emily Greenwell, Casey Noblett, and Ranko Bogosavac. During 2015, Emily made her New York City debut at Symphony Space with the Broadway Dance Center Summer Professional Semester and studied abroad at the Movement Laboratory Taipei in Taiwan and at the 20th Annual Kyoto International Dance Workshop Festival. In 2015, Emily also performed in UNCSA’s 50th Anniversary production of Guys & Dolls, choreographed by Edie Cowan and Matt Loehr, and directed by Gus Kaikkonen. In 2014, Emily participated in a workshop with Trey McIntyre and performed at the American Dance Festival (ADF) in 2013, where she had a featured role in “Love-Re-Defined” by Bill T. Jones (re-staged by Leah Cox). Emily has studied and performed with the Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA), the Charleston Dance Project, the Charleston Dance Project II, the Charleston Youth Company, Dancefx Charleston, and Piccolo Spoleto. Other styles Emily has trained in/performed include Modern, Ballet, Hip Hop, Swing, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Street Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Ballroom, and Contradance as well as voice and acting (playing leading and supporting roles). Emily was awarded an Artist-in-Residency at the Charleston County School of the Arts (SOA) as a guest teacher and choreographer in 2014-2015. Emily has been the recipient of multiple scholarships through UNCSA, the ADF, SOA, and the Distinguished Young Women program. She feels passionate about fitness and holds a personal trainer certification through the World Instructor Training Schools (W.I.T.S) and a Basic Steps 1 Zumba Fitness Instructor License. Emily is grateful to her family, friends, and instructors for their continued encouragement and support.

Alvarez Delgado Jones, born and raised in Greensboro, NC, began histechnical dance training at Greensboro Dance Theatre and Greensboro Ballet during his senior year of high school. From ages 9 to 17, he performed in many musicals with the Community Theatre of Greensboro such as The Wizard of Oz, Footloose, High School Musical, High School Musical Two, and Hairspray, under the direction of Mitchel Sommers. He was also a dedicated member of the 102 Jamz Hip-Hop Dance Team where he shared the stage with many performing artists. After graduating high school, Alvarez first attended North Carolina A&T State University, studying professional theatre. He then transferred to the 

University of North Carolina School of the Arts where he furthered his study of Contemporary Dance under Dean Susan Jaffe and Brenda Daniels. Jones has studied many techniques, such as Cunningham, Límon, Alexander, and Ballet. He has performed the works of well-known companies such as the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Lucinda Childs, Merce Cunningham, Twyla Tharp and Jose Limon. This past summer, he participated in the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company summer intensive, choreographed on students at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, instructed summer workshops at local studios, and finally, received an internship with UNCSA Alumni and Katy Perry’s dance captain, Cassidy Noblett. He would like to thank the many instructors, family, and friends who helped to mold him into the artist he is today.