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Shelby M. Coon is a dance artist and collaborator based in Atlanta, GA. She holds a BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (2022) and a comprehensive Pilates teaching certification. Shelby has trained at the American Dance Festival, performing in an original work by Shen Wei, as well as the Staib Dance Italy Intensive and the Amsterdam-based One Body One Career Countertechnique Intensive. Since moving to Atlanta, she has collaborated with local artists through DanceATL, completed a Meli Kaye artist residency, interned with Dance Canvas, and currently performs with Shelor Dance Company. Grounded in functional movement and somatic inquiry, her work centers sustainable artistry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and process-driven, community-engaged dance.

Faith Fidgeon is a dance artist currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. They graduated from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2022 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance and a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship. Faith’s current movement practices include Countertechnique, release technique, contact improvisation, clowning, and bouldering. They dance with the Atlanta-based company staibdance and continue to excavate and develop iterations of their most recent work, I’m performing. Can you tell? Repetition, satire, duration, and character often emerge in their work as they navigate the terrain between and around theater and dance.

Jacqui Hinkson is a movement and visual artist, arts administrator, and the Founder and Artistic Director of Atlanta-based dance and performance company, EXCAVATE BODY. Jacqui is a long-time mover — drawing inspiration from years as an athlete, yoga practitioner, runner, and dancer. She also considers her work in dance and movement heavily infused with her approach and work as a visual artist, often approaching composition through that lens. She completed ImmerseATL under the guidance of Sarah Hillmer, George Staib, and Anna Bracewell in 2021, and attended Paris Summer Academy with ORIANTHEATRE, under Mehdi Farajpour, in the summer of 2022. Later that year, Jacqui premiered her first evening-length work, AVALANCHE, at Windmill Arts. Following this premiere, Jacqui officially founded EXCAVATE BODY, and became a resident company at Windmill Arts.

Maia Jones is an interdisciplinary artist from Atlanta, Georgia. She began her dance training at the Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance under the direction of Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz. In May 2025, Maia graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance. She had the opportunity to work with various choreographers such as Annika Verplancke, Norbert De La Cruz III, Andrea Miller, Victor Quijada, Sidra Bell, Kayla Farrish, and Connie Shiau. Following graduation, Maia joined The Unbound Ballet Project for their 2025 season under the direction of Crystal Wellman. Currently Maia is working with Atlanta-based artists, such as Meaghan Novoa for their 2025-2026 season.

Amber Lux Archer (she/they) is an Atlanta native and received most of her dance education at the Atlanta Ballet. Following graduation Amber received her first contract with the Atlanta Ballet and has danced with Ballet Memphis, South Carolina Ballet, and Nashville Ballet. As a freelance artist she has also had the privilege to work with Atlanta based arts organizations Fly on a Wall and Staibdance. Regional theater credits include Rosie in Cabaret (Coachella Valley Repertory), The Mute in The Fanstaticks: Reimagined (Coachella Valley Repertory) Ensemble in The Wizard of Oz (City Springs Theatre Company). TV: Netflix’s “Raising Dion”.

Madison Lee (any pronouns) is a queer, Korean American dance artist based in Atlanta, GA. They graduated from Emory University in 2024 where they were awarded Highest Honors for their dance thesis, fellowship in the John H. Gordon Stipe Society, and The Pioneer Award. Madison began training in contemporary/modern techniques when they moved to Atlanta, and they have presented multiple works at Emory and locally in Atlanta. Currently, Madison is a company member with staibdance, Shelor Dance, Catching Mangoes Dance, and Excavate Body. Outside of company work, they have had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Walter Apps, Leah Behm, Page Yang, Leo Briggs, Julio Medina, Mychal Vandell, and Annalee Traylor.

Madeline O’Brien (she/her) is an interdisciplinary dance artist and teacher based in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in the cold, fast-paced city of Boston and attended the University of North Carolina School of the Arts—an experience that ignited her love for the South. Since moving to Atlanta a year ago, Madeline has had the pleasure of presenting work as a Meli Kaye Artist-in-Residence through the Decatur School of Ballet, at The Supermarket, and for Dance ATL’s Constructing Dance showcase. She is grateful to be a part of Atlanta’s flourishing dance community and is so excited to take part in Andie Knudson’s dance film YELLOW.

Brooke Thompson is an Atlanta-based dancer who graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Psychology. Her vision is to collaborate with others by listening, learning, and living through different movements, while enhancing her own knowledge.