Mark Willis
MARK WILLIS, (NYC) serves as rehearsal director and was a dancer with WHITE WAVE
from 2014-2025. He holds a BFA in Dance from Montclair State University and has worked with renowned artists/companies such as the José Limón Dance Co.(soloist), Douglas Dunn, Yin Yue, Francesca Harper. Willis has taught and performed across 5 continents including Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center and Asia Cultural Center (South Korea). Other creative endeavors include composing, singing, and playing the trumpet. Mark is currently a dancer with EMERGE 125, a NASM-CPT, trainer at Physique 57 barre studio and choreographs for Drum Corps. across the country.
Ben de Andrade
Ben de Andrade is a New York-based artist passionate in dance of all forms and choreographic exploration. Driven by curiosity across disciplines, he crafts work through the intersection of multiple mediums and collaborative exchange. A recent graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, he holds a BFA in Dance with a Minor in Mathematics, and has performed works by Sasha Waltz, Annie Rigney, Crystal Pite, and Sidra Bell. In 2025 he joined the HT Chen and Dancers dance company and WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company, where he continues to grow as a performer and artist.
Bella Donatelli
Originally from Colorado, Bella Donatelli earned her BA in Dance and Classics from Connecticut College, where she fostered her interest in movement as a facilitator of interdisciplinary study, storytelling, and community building. Additionally, she has furthered her artistry through programs such as SpringBoard Danse Pittsburgh, London Contemporary Dance School, Orsolina, B12, and more. Throughout her training, she has performed repertory by renowned choreographers, Sharon Eyal, Ronald K. Brown, Crystal Pite, Bebe Miller, and David Dorfman. Post-graduation, Bella served as an 'Artist' for David Dorfman Dance summer programs and is a current apprentice for Tethered Residents Theater.
Ellison Swainhart
Ellison Swainhart is a New York-based freelance dancer whose artistry has been shaped by three seasons with White Wave, her time with the Limón Second Company, and a range of professional projects since receiving her BFA from the University of Florida.
John Crim
John Crim is a critically acclaimed dancer and performing artist based in Brooklyn New York who loves expressing his gifts to the world. After being a soloist in Garth Fagan Dance in Rochester NY,and a company member in Waterstreet Dance Milwaukee in Milwaukee WI, he is well equipped to explore and expand on what dance and the human form can achieve.
Juan Viveros
Juan Viveros (he/they) is a Colombian contemporary dancer based in New York. He currently performs with White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company, Alessandra Corona Performing Works, Kiribumba, The Heraclitus Project, Mumos ID Studios, and Living Story Lab, and was a guest artist with the Limón Dance Company in Kayla Farrish’s choreography (2023). Juan has presented work and performed at festivals including SoloDuo Dance Festival, DUMBO Dance Festival, Detroit Dance City Festival, SP Mostra Internacional de Dança de São Paulo, and internationally in Paris, Cuba, and New York. Previously, he danced for eight years with the Compañía Colombiana de Danza Contemporánea at Incolballet. His artistic practice explores gender and racial questions, contact improvisation, choreography, and filmmaking.
Michael
Michael received his BFA in Dance/Choreography from Belhaven University and trained at The Alvin Ailey School. He has toured nationally and internationally with productions including West Side Story (2012–2014, 2022–2024), Opera Philadelphia, and work by Bill T. Jones. He has served as choreographer assistant for the International Ballet Competition and created choreography for Youth America Grand Prix. Michael has worked as a rehearsal director, choreographer, and adjunct professor at Five Towns College, staging original contemporary work including Pippin. He is the founder of Dance In Frame Productions; his film These Waters Bleed Deep screened at Dances with Films (LA) and the Wyoming International Film Festival. He is a 2021 NYFA Artist Fellow and a FY25 NYSCA grant recipient, and is a member of Equity, AGMA, and SAG-AFTRA eligible.
Kaylan Bradford
Kaylan Bradford is a New York City–based dance artist who has performed with Visions Contemporary Ballet (Ranardo-Domeico Grays), Accent Dance NYC (Danielle Diniz and Will Ervin), and JKing Dance Company (Joyce King). She received a full scholarship to George Mason University, where she earned her BFA in Dance. Kaylan began her training at Rosie’s Theater Kids and Broadway Dance Center, later studying at Academie De Ballet, the Academy of Classical and Contemporary Dance, and The Governor’s School for the Arts. She has also attended summer intensives with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Nutmeg Conservatory, and Kirov Academy.
Shujung Kim
Shujung Kim, born and raised in South Korea, graduated with a BFA in Dance in 2022 from Ewha Woman's University. After graduating, she moved to New York to continue her training at the Martha Graham School. During her time there, she learned and performed Graham repertory, including Diversion of Angels, Panorama, Celebration, Cave of the Heart, and Errand into the Maze. She had the privilege of performing with the Martha Graham Dance Company and worked with choreographers including Bradley Shelver, Petra Zanki, and Sarah Kramer. Shujung joined the WhiteWave Young Soon Kim Dance Company in 2024.
Soomin Eum
Soomin Eum (she/her) is a New York City based dancer from Orlando, Florida. Beginning her dance training at a young age, she furthered her education by earning her BFA in Dance and BS in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology from the University of Florida in 2024. She has been fortunate to supplement her training through various programs such as Orsolina28, B12, GagalabNYC, and SoulEscape working with artists including FLOCK, Medhi Walerski, Emma Evelein, and KOMOCO. Along with dancing, she is interested in arts administration and sports medicine and has interned for DanceATL and NYU Harkness Center for Dance Medicine.
