Zoe Azille

Originally from West Orange, New Jersey, Zoe has been dancing for nearly 14 years, mastering various styles like Tap, Ballet, Contemporary Modern, Horton, and more.

As a former member of the NJ Tap Dance Ensemble under Deborah Mitchell, Zoe’s passion for dance knows no bounds. Currently a sophomore psychology major with a concentration in mental health and a dance minor on the pedagogy track at Spelman College, Zoe is deeply involved in the arts community. They’re a proud member of Spriggs-Burroughs Drama and Dance Ensemble and are engaged in a movement lab in partnership with Princeton University.

Zoe’s vision for the future is inspiring – aiming to become a dance teacher and school psychologist, using movement to heal and empower others through trauma.

LaMia Dingle

LaMia Dingle is the Executive Director and co-founder of REVEAL Movement. LaMia is from Camden, NJ and is a graduate of the city’s first arts high school. She attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she trained vigorously in ballet, modern, jazz, and other cultural dances. LaMia’s artistic flare was recognized while in high school when she was cast as lead dancer in Jill Scott’s directorial debut music video. Always an avid student of hip-hop, LaMia began to delve into the style more intensely after joining Face Da Phlave, a hip-hop company that focuses on pure hip-hop movement and positivity. She has also performed as a dancer for the Garden State Dance Festival’s repertoire company, Philadelphia’s Putty Dance Project, and Project Dance in Washington D.C. LaMia was also the director of dance programs for youth and a co-artistic director and writer of stage productions for a non-profit theater group in Philadelphia. She and the group went on to utilize dance and theater as an instrument of education for young women in Liberia, West Africa. LaMia currently co-directs her training and performing company, REVEAL Movement, while instructing and contributing to works in the Atlanta area.

Deborah Chambers

Deborah Chambers was born in New Haven, CT and raised in Atlanta, GA. She received her early training at the Academy of Ballet Arts and the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education. Deborah’s professional training began at The Ailey School in New York City under the tutelage of various instructors, including the late Denise Jefferson. She went on to attend New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida as a dance major under the direction of Daniel Lewis.

Deborah has performed as a freelance dance artist with various choreographers and companies in Atlanta & New York City, including Meredith Moore, Daryl Foster, Juel Lane, Tracy Vogt, Lonnie Davis, Zoetic Dance Ensemble, Shift Dance, JP Dance Group, Ya’el Tap, Leigh Ann Kabatra and a host of others.

Her past teaching experience includes the National Black Arts Festival, Drew Charter School, Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School, Project S.L.I.D.E. Studios, Southwest Arts Center, Gotta Dance Atlanta, Harlem School of the Arts, Greenhouse Arts Center, and Dancewave.

She made her feature film debut as a principal dancer in “Bolden” and has had the opportunity to transition into the acting industry through the mediums of tv and film. Deborah directed, wrote, choreographed and danced in her documentary “Tales of a Twenty-Something”.

Deborah is currently a teaching artist, dance fitness instructor, and personal trainer in Decatur, GA. She is currently studying psychology at Georgia State University as she embarks on a journey towards dance/movement therapy and sports psychology.

Tambra Omiyale Harris

Tambra “Omiyale” Harris is the Artistic Director of Giwayen Mata, the all-sistah dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble. With 26 years of company experience as a choreographer, teacher, and performer who is trained in anti-racist methodology, Tambra leads the company in performance works and classes that highlight the African Diaspora and the hidden treasures of black womanhood. She successfully developed the K-12 dance program at Charles R. Drew Charter School by employing her own curriculum specializing in African and Black American dance styles, STEAM, and the core values of Project Based Learning. Currently directing a dance program at Price Middle School in Atlanta in partnership with her company Giwayen Mata, she works as the school’s dance educator using cultural and creative movement to focus on identity, cultural relevance, and social emotional learning. At Moving in the Spirit, Tambra teaches the art of West African dance to our GLOW in Motion and Apprentice Corporation performance companies.

Versaille Jones

Versaille began their training at Gwinnett Ballet Theater under Wade Wathall, and at Terminus Ballet under John Welker. They have studied at companies such as Sarasota Ballet, Dance Theater of Harlem, The Marais School of Dance, Post Ballet, and Kim Robards Dance. Versaille has worked under choreographers such as Sidra Bell, Dennis Geter, Joanna Kotze, Fana Fraser, Kathyrn Vickers and Albert Quesada. Versaille has also done professional work for The Fidget Space under Megan Bridge and for Judson Church’s Movement Research. They are a recent graduate from University of the Arts, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield with an artistic scholarship, as well as the Associate Director of the UArts Ballet Ensemble. Versaille is very excited to be working for Moving in the Spirit and Tolbert Yilmaz School of Dance.

Chelsea Vill, M.S. BC-DMT

Chelsea Vill is a Brooklyn native whose passion for dance has expanded well beyond leisure. Chelsea began dancing at the age of four and has never stopped. During high school, she became the artistic director of her school’s dance company, where she exhibited leadership through dance choreography and fundraising initiatives. Chelsea is an alumna of Spelman College where she majored in drama with a concentration in dance. During her time at Spelman College, she was very active in Ashietu, the African dance ministry at Spelman College.

Chelsea received her Master’s degree in dance/movement therapy from Pratt Institute in 2016, where she focused her study on the therapeutic effects of West African drumming in a dance movement therapy session. In addition to teaching the fundamentals of dance and choreography, Chelsea now uses her passion and love for dance to help people with emotional traumas and psychological disorders strengthen their coping skills.

Graham Shelor

Graham Shelor (He/Him) is an Atlanta based movement artist, improviser, and dance educator. Originally from Tampa, Florida, his dance training has formally developed through contemporary, vogue femme, modern, ballet, jazz, and hip-hop forms/techniques. Graham holds a B.A in dance from Middlebury College where he had the privilege of training under Christal Brown, Laurel Jenkins, Lida Winfield, Kari Borni, Meshi Chavez, and Michael Abbatiello. Graham has choreographed works which been shown at Fall for Fall Dance Festival (GA), Middlebury College, the New England Conference of American College Dance Association (VT), and NewGrounds Dance Festival (FL).

His work is mindful of transcending community boundaries and fostering radical interpersonal dialogue through active collaboration with diverse movement experiences. He was a recipient of the Alexander Twilight 1823 Diversity and Community Leadership Award and the Mahalingaiah Family Dance Prize, both awarded by Middlebury College, for his research and performance work on movement repression and liberatory dance pedagogy. He has been featured as a dancer in works created by Tori Lawrence, Maia Sauer, Dahyun Kim, Atarius Armstrong, Yoshito Sakuraba, and Courtney McClendon.

Currently, Graham is a company member of ALA Dance and Monica Hogan Danceworks. He is also a member of the Kiki House of Bodega, competing at underground kiki balls in Atlanta and beyond in the beginners performance (vogue femme) category. Graham has shared his love for dance through teaching a wide variety of ages and abilities in studios and schools in Tampa, Middlebury, and Atlanta. 

Janan Mirza

Janan Mirza is a dancer, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a B.A. in dance from Brenau University with a concentration in pre-physical therapy. Janan is a proud alumna of Moving in the Spirit, which became the root to her creative and pre-professional journey. Her dance training integrated the importance of diversity, equity, and proper youth development. At Brenau, Janan danced in works created by esteemed artists such as Du’Bois A’Keen, Carl Flink, and Madia Cooper-Ashirifi. She is currently a teaching artist around Atlanta focusing on early childhood levels in modern, ballet, and jazz. Her wish for her students is to gain the joy dance has always brought her. She believes being a teacher means holding great communication skills and being continuously kind in order to make all students feel welcomed and seen.

Azaria Gadson

Azaria G. is a curious and interdisciplinary performance and visual artist with her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance choreography and performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In dance, she has curated original screen dance work Find Your Wings Draft 2 (2021) as well as her staged works Lovely and Ghetto (2022) and Blue’s Monologue (2023). Each work is informed by her interest in intersectional experiences and the embodiment of perspective, history and expression. Azaria G. explores the intersections between black and Caribbean culture, the concept of magic, and the practices of agency. Azaria G. is also a complex visual artist with themes focused on surrealism, color theory, storytelling, spirituality and magic in the black body. Through the practice of catharsis and improvisation, she has presented her interdisciplinary work at the Southeastern Center of Contemporary Arts (SECCA) during the Black@Intersection exhibition curated by Duane Cyrus. Azaria G. has also led social art initiatives of both dance and visual art at the Weatherspoon Art Museum during her internship for the Lorraine O’Grady retrospective titled Both/And (2022). Azaria G. continues to pursue social art and activism through her continued creative practices and pedagogy.

Chris Shepard

Chris “Twix” Shepard is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance performance. A dynamic and engaging dancer, Chris performed in children’s theatre for over 18 years with Rhythmically Speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota. Chris danced in Oklahoma City’s  R.A.C.E. Dance Collective for ten years and served as the company’s community engagement director for five years. Other affiliations include: O’City Crew, Oklahoma City Thunder’s dance team; Generation Why, a nonprofit organization centered around bullying and mental health; Sparklahoma, a sound painting group; and dance crew Band of Misfits

In addition to dance, Chris loves to act and sing. Notable credits include Pollard Theatre’s productions of In the Heights, Shrek The Musical, The Color Purple, Hairspray, Fences, and Bring it On, as well as Lyric Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol.