PERFORMERS
SOPHIE MINOUCHE ALLEN
Performer 2024 - present
Sophie Minouche Allen is a Chicago-based dance artist who imbues playfulness and nuance in all her endeavors. She has recently performed with Nora Sharp, Al Evangelista, Fever Dream Dance Collective, Niko8, Darling Squire and Ayako Kato. Her choreography has been presented by FACT/SF, Thodos/DanceWorks Chicago and Midwest RAD Fest among others. She teaches at The Rooted Space, The Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet and co-facilitates the Chicago Countertechnique® Community Class Series. Sophie holds both a BFA in Dance and BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Michigan, and is a certified Countertechnique® Teacher. www.sophieminouche.com
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LAREN CHANG
Performer 2024 - present
Laren is a performing artist and educator originally from Saint Paul, Minnesota. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Iowa, completed a post-graduate program with Copenhagen Contemporary Dance School, and has also trained in Berlin and Paris. Laren has danced with TU Dance in St. Paul in their CULTIVATE program and Three Women Project. In Chicago, she has performed with Cerqua Rivera Dance Theater in works by Shannon Alvis, Katlin Bourgeois, and Monique Haley.
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DAMON D. GREEN
Associate Director & Performer 2007 - present
Damon D. Green is a Chicago-based dance artist and founder of TEXTUREDance Studio, an Urban Styles and Forms dance and wellness facility where he spreads his passion for movement education. Green is an avid Vogue aesthetic practitioner, exploring, performing and teaching this form in its fusion with other movement disciplines. Green has collaborated with local choreographers and companies including Red Clay Dance, Paige Cunningham-Calderella, Darrell Jones, J'sun Howard, Philip Elson, Kristina Isabelle, Cecil Johnson Jr., Lional Freeman, Jane Beachy, Mauren Sledge (House of Avant-Garde), Bob Eisen, Molly Shanahan, as well as visual artist Faheem Majeed. Green teaches and attends workshops and master classes throughout Chicago as well as abroad. Damon joined The Seldoms in 2007, and has contributed to fourteen major projects. texturedance.com
HALEY MARCIN
Performer & Co.Training Lead 2022-present
Haley Marcin is a Chicago based artist, performer, and educator. In 2019, she graduated summa cum laude from The University of North Carolina Greensboro with a BFA in Dance. Haley had the opportunity to train intensively and perform in Calabria, Italy on a full tuition scholarship. Upon graduating, Haley apprenticed with the Michael Mao Dance Company in New York. She returned to Chicago and since has performed with Aerial Dance Chicago, Project Bound Dance, Still Inspired, and collaborated with many Chicago choreographers. She is a 200-hour certified yoga/aerial yoga instructor and teaches yoga and dance throughout the Chicagoland area.
RACHEL NEWTON
Performer 2024-present
​Rachel Newton grew up in Frankfort, IL. She studied dance at Salt Creek Ballet under Sergey Kozadayev and Eddy Ocampo, where she performed in many classical ballets and danced principal roles in The Nutcracker, Flower Festival in Genzano, and Alice in Wonderland. Rachel went on to get her degree in dance from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, graduating summa cum laude in 2024. She has had the privilege to perform in works by Alexander Anderson, Helen Simmoneau, Ethan Colangelo, Mark Caserta, Earl Mosley, Levi Marsman, Brice Mousset, and Winston Dynamite Brown. Additionally, Rachel has spent summers with Visceral Dance Chicago, Common Conservatory, and Joffrey Ballet Chicago.
FAITH VON ATZIGEN
Performer 2025-present
Faith von Atzigen is a dancer, choreographer, and instructor from Southern California. She graduated with a B.A. in Dance Performance from Oral Roberts University in 2020 and moved to Chicago in 2022. Faith performed with South Chicago Dance Theatre for three seasons and had the honor of working with Kia S. Smith, Terrence Marling, Noelle Kayser, Jackie Nowicki, Donald Byrd, Tsai Hsi Hung, Monique Haley, Kate Weare, Frank Chavez, and Joshua Blake Carter. She recently completed her Coutertechnique® Teacher Certification in Amsterdam and is teaching classes in Chicago. As a choreographer, Faith was a recipient of a Chicago DCASE Individual Artist Program Grant in 2023 and produced an evening-length work in 2024 entitled “HER.” She performed an excerpt of work at Harvest Contemporary Dance Festival in Chicago in 2024 and at the St. Louis Contemporary Dance Festival in 2025. Faith currently freelances as a performer and choreographer in Chicago and dances with Little Fire Artist Collective and The Seldoms.
DILLON ZAMORA
Performer 2024 - present
Dillon Zamora started training in dance at the age of 13. Dillon trained at his home studio in California in the Cecchetti Ballet method, contemporary, and hip hop. Dillon later studied at the University of California Irvine where he received two BFAs for Dance Choreography and Dance Performance. While at UCI Dillon performed in multiple shows and performed in works by Lar Lubovitch and Vitor Luiz DeSantos. Dillon was a trainee with Visceral Dance Chicago and worked with Braeden Barnes, Tina Diaz, and Cait Cucchiarra. He’s also had the opportunity to work with renowned choreographers such as Ethan Colangelo, Nicole Von Arx, Alex Ketley, and Nicole Hennington. Dillon is also a dancer for Winifred Haun and Dancers.