Sophie Jordan is a dancer, artist, and choreographer from Nacogdoches, Texas. She received two bachelor's degrees in dance and liberal studies from Stephen F. Austin State University and is currently earning her MFA in dance at Texas A&M University. Jordan has performed at conferences, festivals, and conventions such as Brazos Contemporary Dance Festival, the Texas Dance Educators Association convention and Artist for Hope. She has also performed internationally at the Fringe festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and had her own works performed at the South-Central Region ACDA Conference. Driven by curiosity, Jordan devotes herself to creating, teaching, and collaborating with others to further her evolution as a dancer, artist, and human being.

Grant McGee is an MFA student at Texas A&M University focusing on choreography with an emphasis in technology. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Dance Performance & Choreography from Stephen F. Austin State University. McGee is a former company member of VERVE Contemporary Dance and SFASU Repertory Dance Company. He has performed in dance festivals across the state of Texas as well as internationally in Edinburgh, Scotland. Through an unabating interest in human ecology, McGee engages in creative risks by synergizing humanistic and biological movement qualities into contemporary adaptations, interconnecting technology in his creative praxis through lighting design, soundscore ethnography, screendance, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Abz D. Ruehlen is a mover and maker based in south Texas. With 15 years spent at Adamson Ballet School studying classical ballet, jazz, and hip-hop, she has begun building upon this background exploring modern and improvisation. At Sam Houston State University, Ruehlen is privileged to train under: Adele Nickel, Dionne Noble, Travis Lake, and Jennifer Pontius. She has directed several dance films, most notably: “If I say I Love you” and “The Search for Serenity”.