He was co-producer and curator for the annual REVERBdance Festival from 2010-2016. From 2013-2016, he was the Artistic Director of the STEPS Repertory Ensemble and the Production Director for Steps on Broadway. He is currently the Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet Concert Group and The Brooklyn Dance Festival Company. Mathew Bourne’s “Adventures in Motion Pictures”, The Lion King on Broadway, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Elisa Monte Dance. Mr Shelver is on the faculty of schools and universities worldwide including ABT/JKO School, Adjunct Professor at Montclair State University, The Limòn Institute, Complexions Contemporary Ballet Academy, Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet Schools, The Ailey School, La Guardia High School for the Performing Arts, Joffrey Ballet School, Bikuratim (Israel), Pan American Modern Dance School (Brazil), Hinton Battle Academy. (Tokyo), DAR Jazz Academy (Russia) among others. He is a certified ballet teacher with the ABT National Training Curriculum. He was a contributing writer for Dance Spirit Magazine and His book, “Performance Through the Dance Technique of Lester Horton” is available worldwide.

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In addition to her many appearances at NYCB, including a celebrated portrayal of Anita in Jerome Robbins’s West Side Story Suite, her credits include the hit show Fosse/Verdon 2019, the award-winning film N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz, Ivy in the Broadway revival of On the Town, and Victoria in the 2016 Broadway revival of Cats, a portrayal that earned her two Chita Rivera Award nominations. In addition to continuing her working relationship with the Fosse Verdon Legacy, Georgina has the experience of working firsthand with many Broadway choreographers and directors. These names include John Rando, Susan Stroman, Josh Bergasse, Laine Sakaura, Andy Blankenbuehler, Margo Sappington. She has had the pleasure of being mentored by Broadway and dance legends Chita Rivera, and Donna McKechnie, and Carmen de Lavallade.

She was a founding member of the rebooted American Dance Machine for the 21st century. Taking pride in the recreation of lost dance numbers from Broadway musicals from firsthand study from the original dance makers and creators. She celebrates along with her cohort of prominent Filipino artists, becoming a co producer of the 4-time Tony Award nominated musical Here Lies Love. Pazcoguin remains an active dancer, actress, and activist making appearance on stage in the revival of Nine summer 2024 at Kennedy Center and her book Swan Dive: The Making of a Rogue Ballerina (published in 2021) continues to sell copies worldwide. She lives in New York City, and a half hour with her will shake your stereotype of uptight ballerinas to bits.

Class Description:

“Front Center Stage Left”

The rogue ballerina’s invitation to move like the multi hyphenate artist you are. This ballet-based class blends a solid ballet barre foundations with a center jam session—1–3 short combos crafted to spark performance, not perfection. Center work can be pointe shoes, heels, or socks—whatever fuels your fire. With a rock/pop/contemporary playlist and space to adapt, this class is built for professional and pre-professional dancers who crave structure and freedom OR just a break from the grind. The mirrors are there, but this is your space—show up, take up space, and own your spotlight.

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Her first love was dance. As a child, Jana danced recreationally with CAPA Dance School and trained pre-professionally at The Washington Ballet. Unfortunately, during her pre-professional years, she faced hip injuries and underwent multiple surgeries. These challenges inspired her to support other dancers, athletes, and performing artists. Jana believes that many injuries—or their worsening—can be prevented with guidance from qualified healthcare professionals and early intervention.

After several years as an athletic trainer, Jana witnessed both the positive and negative impacts of sports and physical activity on her athletes. This experience motivated her to pursue advanced studies in sport psychology, allowing her to provide comprehensive care. She understands that an athlete’s mental state, well-being, confidence, and enjoyment are crucial for achieving and sustaining peak performance.

Currently, in addition to her full-time role, Jana runs her own business, OrthoMind Clinic, where she serves as an athletic trainer and sport psychology consultant. She is dedicated to enhancing her clients’ quality of life and performance. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her cat, trying new restaurants, attending professional ballets, and listening to audiobooks. Jana is excited to collaborate with Cerebral Sports and provide services to Steps on Broadway this season as a contracted sport psychology consultant. Feel free to reach out to Jana @orthomind.clinic.

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Her additional Broadway credits include: Velma in Chicago (understudy, performed), Lola in Damn Yankees, Cassie in A Chorus Line, Kathy in Company and Bombalurina in Cats. Her multiple film and television credits include: Grey’s Anatomy, Happy Endings, In Plain Sight, Switched at Birth, Castle, The Mentalist, Warehouse 13, Private Practice, Boston Public, Revenge of the Bridesmaids (with Raven-Symone) and this Christmas’s Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story.

In addition to performing, she has directed and/or choreographed productions of Chicago, Into the Woods, Shrek, Grease, and Beauty and the Beast. She teaches and directs on the musical theatre faculty at AMDA as well as online as a Mentor with her performing arts educational company, www.BroadwayArtsCommunity.com.

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He debuted his own company, The DASH Ensemble, in December 2010 at The JOYCE SoHo. DASH Company performance credits include The JOYCE Theater, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York Live Arts, Guggenheim Works and Process Series, Kaatsbaan, Joe’s Pub, Central Park Summerstage, Tribeca Film Festival, Venice Biennale in Madison Square Park, Bryant Park Dance Fest, as well as domestic touring all over the U.S. including Dallas, L.A., and North Carolina.

Gregory, in partnership with dance education specialist Lindsey Pettus, is also the co-founder of The DASH Academy. He has been commissioned for original works by American Ballet Theater, including exclusive creations for Jeffrey Cirio, Daniil Simkin, and Hee Seo. Ballet commissions also include Atlanta Ballet, St. Louis Ballet, and Ballet Austin. He was the recipient of the highly selective Footprints commission at American Dance Festival, and most recently for Limon Dance Company’s newly formed Limon 2. Awards for Choreography include Hubbard Street 2 International Competition, Ballet Austin’s New American Talent, and Northwest Dance Project’s Pretty Creatives. Commissions for Contemporary/ Rep companies include LA Contemporary Dance Co., Owen/Cox in Kansas City, Dark Circles CD in Dallas, TU Dance in MPLS and Northwest Dance Project in Portland, OR. His collegiate and training program commissions include Juilliard, Princeton, Point Park, LINES Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC Summer Study, MOVENYC YP & S.W.E.A.T programs, NYU, SUNY Purchase, Earl Mosely’s Diversity of Dance, University of Minnesota, Fordham/Ailey, Montclair State, and SAM Houston State. Faculty positions include Broadway Dance Center, Gibney Dance, The Martha Graham School, Ballet Hispanico, Dallas Black Dance Theater, and Peridance Capezio Center.

Adjunct positions held at SUNY Purchase and The Hartt School. He has conducted multiple masterclasses around the country including Juilliard, NYU, UNCSA, The Hartt School, Ballet Hispanico, UC Irvine, SUNY Purchase, Point Park, Booker T Washington HSPVA, OCSA and HSPVA in Houston. In addition, Gregory, alongside fellow choreographer Loni Landon, is the co-founder of The PlaygroundNYC, a choreographic initiative that was voted 25 to Watch in 2013 by Dance Magazine.

photo: Joseph Heitman

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Mr. Mosley has applied his philosophy of “giving back” in the creation of a winter program called Earl Mosley’s Dancing Beyond, A benefit for Dance Against Cancer. Following EMIA 2020 ONLINE’s outstanding summer, Earl Mosley’s Diversity of Dance presented EMIA FALL 2020 ONLINE, which offered10 weeks of classes for dancers during these struggling and virtual times. In 2021 EMDOD also established the Dance Is Activism Film Festival in response to the push for change in our social, racial, gender inequitable built-in systems that target mostly black and brown citizens. The festival gave a platform for dancers, choreographers and film makers to come together and express their art and voices of activism to stand up, speak out and make change. EMIA 2021 In person nonresidential program will take place in NYC, June 21- july3.

Mr. Mosley believes in diversity, not only in art, but also the life experiences that each dancer brings to the process of creating dance that entertains, educates and heals the human spirit. For more information please visit diversityofdance.org.

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She has performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Lar Lubovitch and Aszure Barton, among others. In 2013, Zoey performed with Nikolais Louis in the Yang Liping International Dance Festival in Kunming China. Other credits include the Broadway premiere gala of On The Town, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Dancing With The Stars webisodes, and Macy’s Passport Tour with P. Diddy. Zoey was nominated for the Outstanding Performer Bessie Award for her sustained achievement in Parsons Dance and Clive Barnes winner. Zoey joined the company in 2015.

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Jacoby began his dance training in his hometown of Miami, FL, where he attended New World School of the Arts. He later earned his BFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, graduating with honors. Jacoby is also a recipient of the Martha Hill Dance Fund’s “Young Professional” Award and a New York Dance & Performance Bessie Award.His creative work extends into TV and film, with credits that include Good Morning America, Comedy Central’s “Alternatino”, the film In The Heights, and music videos for artists such as Fletcher, Lexxe, Chad Lawson, Nicky Doll, and Loren Allred.Alongside his performance career, Jacoby is passionate about teaching and sharing his craft with the next generation. He currently serves on the faculty at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City, where he is dedicated to shaping both the technical and creative growth of aspiring artists.
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Class Description
My Contemporary Technique class integrates the principles of American modern dance, the exploratory nature of Post-modern movement, and the demands of current concert dance repertoire. It focuses on understanding anatomical functions, reconnecting with form, and reinterpreting familiar movement pathways. The class emphasizes dynamic alignment, head-tail connection, and core stability as key drivers of movement. It begins by grounding the body in space, finding fluidity, and activating muscle groups essential for supporting the skeleton. From there, it progresses into exercises that develop spinal articulation and uncover sequential movement patterns. As the class advances, it incorporates larger movements through space, culminating in complex movement phrases that apply the learned principles.

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