(Principal Artist) Kelly Ann Barton grew up in Portland, Oregon. She trained and choreographed as a member of the Jefferson Dancers, graduating in 2006. Under the direction of Sarah Slipper, Kelly Ann has spent the last four summers working with the Northwest Professional Dance Project, where she studied professionally with Donald McKayle, Alonzo King, Donald Byrd, Thaddeus Davis and other leading dance makers. She has also performed in 5th Avenue Theatre's production of West Side Story, and most recently Seattle Opera's production of Aida. This is Kelly Ann's third season with Spectrum.

Vincent Lopez began his ballet training at The School of Ballet Arizona under the direction of Kee Juan Han and Truman Finney. After his first three years of dance, he received The Oprah Winfrey Scholarship to study various styles of dance at The Ailey School for one year in New York City. That year he was privileged enough to perform choreography by Alvin Ailey, Dwight Rhoden, and David Parsons. Then from NYC to Austin, TX he had joined Ballet Austin II for one season performing works by Stephen Mills, Gina Patterson, Thang Dao, and Thaddeus Davis who soon after took Lopez into Wideman/Davis Dance performing projects that would take him all over USA and into the Dominican Republic. Now in his sixth year of dance, Lopez performed with Dominic Walsh Dance Theater in the summer of 2008 before making a home for himself here in Seattle. This will be his first season with Spectrum.

(Principal Artist) Ty Alexander Cheng, a Seattle native, began his professional dance training at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance, and has participated in all three annual summer dance intensives (The Professional Dance Project) in Portland, OR . He danced with MOMIX Dance Theater for two seasons under the direction of Moses Pendleton, with whom he had the opportunity to perform all over the globe. He has also danced with Balance Dance Theater under the direction of Obediah Wright. He would like to give special thanks to Steve, Sarah, Mary, John, Jonte, Sadie, Duane, and Wendy for helping him get where he is today. This is Ty’s second season with Spectrum Dance Theater.

(Principal Artist) This is Joel Myers' third season performing with Spectrum Dance Theater. He received the majority of his training from the Evergreen City Ballet under artistic director Wade Walthall. Mr. Myers serves also as the in-house choreographer of the Loyalty Conglomerate in Tacoma .

Amber Nicole Mayberry of Washington, DC trained at the Washington School of Ballet, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency Program and with Fabian Barnes at the Dance Institute of Washington. In 2005, she graduated cum laude from SUNY-Purchase College where she performed works by Richard Cook, Michael Blake and Sean Curran with ABT's Studio Company. She has performed with Washington Reflections Dance Company, This Woman’s Work, Elisa Monte Dance and Wideman/Davis Dance. In addition to concert dance, Ms. Mayberry has also performed with the Washington National Opera and the Baltimore Opera Company. Ms. Mayberry joined Spectrum in 2009.

(Principal Artist) Tory grew up in Ashland, Oregon where she studied under Sylvia Bolton. She spent summers on scholarship with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Alonzo King's LINES Ballet and Northwest Professional Dance Project. She spent the last 3 years with St. Louis Ballet company before coming to Spectrum. This is her first season with Spectrum.

Michael Bagne was raised in Rochester NY where he studied under the direction of Sandy Stramonine. He graduated from Point Park University with a BA in dance under the direction of Susan Stowe. While attending school he had the opportunity to perform works by Kiesha Lalama-White, Jason McDole, Douglas Bentz, Ronald Tassone, Whitney Moncrief, Cheryl Mann, Daniel Ezralow, David Parsons, and Agnes de Mille. During his senior year Michael was given the opportunity to showcase his work de Facto at The American College Dance Festival. Post graduation, Michael has been a part of the Martha Graham Two Company, Amy Marshall Dance Company and has been a guest artist for Olympic Ballet Theatre. He has also performed works by Nathan Trice, Tony Bordonaro, Eryc Taylor,and Tze Chun. This is Michael’s first season with Spectrum Dance Theater.

(Principal Artist) Kylie Lewallen was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She received her classical ballet training from Mrs. Patricia Stander and was a member Dance Peninsula Ballet for over 10 years. Under the Artistic Direction of Mrs. Stander, she danced classical and contemporary works by choreographers including Valerie Houston, Charles Maple, and Elloy Barragan. Kylie was fortunate to also study with Charles Raye, Cami Marseilles, Dudley Davies, Preston Li, and Alexander and Marina Kalinina. This is her first season with Spectrum.

Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, originally from South Carolina, graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts high school program where she was a scholarship student under Melissa Hayden, Kee Juan Han and Warren Connover among others. Bonnie spent summers studying at the American Ballet Theatre’s NYC intensive as well as at Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Jacob’s Pillow, and Ballet Adriatico, Italy both under the direction of Anna Marie Holmes. In the spring of 2010 Bonnie graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College with degrees in Dance Performance and Choreography and Political Science. While studying at the university she was fortunate to perform numerous works from the Balanchine Trust as well as by choreographers Twyla Tharp, Lyla York, Kevin O’Day, Thaddeus Davis and Alan Hineline. Bonnie was also privileged to be asked to work with Wideman Davis Dance with whom she performed in the NYC Summerstage festival in 2010. This is Bonnie’s first season with Spectrum Dance Theater.

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