Summer Faculty
Modern (Limon technique) with Roxane D’Orleans Juste:
Roxane D’Orléans Juste is a Haitian-Canadian dancer, teacher, and choreographer. Her dance pedagogy and choreographic structures intersect meticulous attention to form and design with the inherent risk in questioning the mystery of the unknown. They are infused with the rich tones and textures of her multicultural heritage and position the female choreographic voice as a powerful catalyst for social change.
Umfundalai with Dr. Kemal Nance:
Kemal Nance, PhD “Kibon” a native of Chester, Pennsylvania is a performer, choreographer, and scholar of African Diasporic Dance. Attendees at the Colloquium of Black Arts in Bahia, Salvador knighted him “Kibon” – the name of a Brazilian ice cream to reflect the “delicious time“ they experienced in his movement class. Nance is a master teacher of the Umfundalai technique of African dance. His work with the National Association of American African Dance Teachers has resulted in teachers’ training programs for budding African dance artists to be certified in the technique.
Musical Theatre with Jacob Henss:
Jacob Henss (he/him) is a dancer, producer, choreographer, and teacher primarily based in the Midwest. He currently works at the University of Illinois (UIUC) as a Teaching Assistant Professor. In the past, he has been an Instructional Professor at Illinois State University, adjunct faculty member at Millikin University since 2020, where he was awarded outstanding adjunct faculty in 2023. He holds an MFA in Dance from UIUC (2019-22). He is also a graduate of Webster University (2013–17) with a BA in Dance and Music. Henss has performed with the Modern American Dance Company (MADCO), located in St. Louis, MO, where he was a MADCO2 founding member (2017–18) and later an apprentice for the leading company (2018–19). Work post-undergraduate graduation includes becoming the producer and Artistic Director for Space Station Dance Residency, an organization dedicated to presenting experimental dance work in the greater St. Louis area.
Jazz with Hollis Bartlett:
Hollis Bartlett (he/him) is a performer, teacher, creator, and advocate for the arts. His curiosity for movement and performance began at an early age, and led him to NYU where he received a BFA in Dance and studied abroad at the Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance in Austria. He spent 12 years as a performer, rehearsal director and licensing/staging manager for Doug Varone and Dancers, touring throughout the US and internationally. As an educator, he has taught at the Bates Dance Festival and at universities including Rutgers, Montclair, and SUNY Purchase. He collaborates with life partner Nattie Trogdon constructing dance works, films and research based practices aimed to disrupt assumptions of performance and personhood. They’ve presented work at venues including LMCC’s River to River Festival, Center for Performance Research, The 14th Street Y and Judson Church, and have received support from artist residencies including Marble House Project, The Croft, and Monira Foundation. In Spring 2023, they were the first collaborative pair invited to participate in the New Directions Choreography Lab at the Ailey School.
Ballet/Conditioning with Nattie Trogdon:
Nattie Trogdon (she/her) is a performer, choreographer, and educator part of a collaborative duo with her life and creative partner, Hollis Bartlett. She creates dance works, films and research based practices aimed to disrupt assumptions of performance and personhood. Her collaborations have been presented at The River to River Festival, Center for Performance Research, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Coffey Street Studios, Future Dance Festival at the 92 Y, Duo Multicultural Arts Center, School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, The 14th street Y, Judson Church, Earthdance, The Dance Complex and the No Theme Festival. She’s received support from artist residencies at LMCC, The 14th Street Y, MAD Arts, The Croft, Marble House Project, The Atlantic Center for the Arts, The Visionary, MOtiVE Brooklyn, Chapman Steamer Arts, Monira Foundation, Mana Contemporary, Leimay, NYU, and Gibney. In Spring 2023, she and Hollis were the first collaborative pair invited to participate in the New Directions Choreography Lab at The Ailey School founded by Robert Battle.
Improvisation/Composition with Anna Sapozhnikov:
Anna Sapozhnikov is a teacher, choreographer, and performer with roots based in Chicagoland. As an educator, Anna created the dance program at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, where she taught from 2008 to 2019. Her teaching credits also include serving as dance faculty at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Youth Performing Arts High School in Louisville, Kentucky, as well as the Louisville Ballet School. Anna received her BFA and MFA in dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is currently Senior Assistant Head of Program Administration & Engagement as well as a Lecturer in the Department of Dance. She holds her K-12 teaching certification from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.