Who are they?
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Well-versed dancers of varying styles
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Brilliant movement makers
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Dynamic performers
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Compelling actors
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Experienced collaborators
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Top notch teachers
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Gifted choreographers
“Within Houston’s world of contemporary dance, these are among the best dancers the community has to offer. Suffice to say, the dancing is topnotch.” ~ Dance Source Houston – Neil Ellis Orts
Rachel Cox Culver
DancerRachel holds a BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University (SHSU). Since earning her degree, she performs throughout Texas with companies such as Ventana Ballet and Bruce Wood Dance. While pursuing her BFA, she performed a variety of ballet and modern repertoire as a Nicolay Dance Works company member, worked with guest choreographers Maurice Causey, Gerard Theoret, and Gregory Nuber, and performed in many SHSU faculty creations. Hailing from Elida, NM, she studied classical and contemporary ballet with S-W School of Dance and Ballet Lubbock, and spent her summers training with the Kirov Ballet, Virginia School of the Arts and LoneStar Ballet. She enjoys sharing her love of movement with young dancers through teaching in Austin. This is Rachel’s fifth season with NobleMotion Dance, and she is excited to be a part of the company once again.
La'Rodney Freeman
DancerLaRodney has been performing since he was 5 years old, starting out as a thespian. He first began dancing under Anna Ashy as a member of Alief Jazz Ballet. He then decided to pursue his BFA in Dance at Sam Houston State University. During his time at SHSU, he has worked under the guidance of Andy and Dionne Noble, Elijah Alhadji Gibson, Dr. Cindy Gratz, Dana and Betty Nicolay, Jonathan Charles Smith and Jennifer Pontius. He has also worked with choreographers Harrison Guy, Khaleah London, and Maurice Causey. LaRodney is in his 9th season with NobleMotion Dance and his 6th year with HOPESTONE Dance. La’Rodney has also performed with Social Movement Contemporary Dance under Elijah Alhadji Gibson and FRAME Dance under Lydia Hance. La’Rodney is also the owner of Generations Soul Kitchen Catering.
Colette R. Kerwick
Dancer, Director of Programming, Co-Director NMD2Colette grew up in Santa Fe New Mexico where she trained with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Moving People Dance Theater. Colette attended New Mexico State University where she completed her BA in Dance. During her undergraduate studies, Colette’s choreography was selected twice for adjudication at the American College Dance Association and as an alternate for the National conference in 2016. She is currently in her fourth season dancing professionally with NobleMotion Dance, where she is also the co-director of NMD2. Additionally, she has her MFA in Dance at Sam Houston State University where she also works as a Adjunct Professor. Colette has trained at The American Dance Festival, José Limon, Lux Boreal and Dance Italia, where she performed repertory by NobleMotion Dance, Ohad Naharin, and Kidd Pivot. Colette has also had the privilege of performing in Dance Gallery Festival New York in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, Colette presented her own work in New York and Texas for the Dance Gallery Festival.
Lindsey McGill
DancerLindsey McGill was born in Houston, Texas. She began her formal dance training under Elizabeth and Rosemary Molak in Orange County, California and continued training at the Houston Ballet Academy under the direction of Ben Stevenson, Clara Cravey, and Priscilla Nathan Murphy. Since graduating from the Houston Ballet Academy, Lindsey has worked with companies in Houston, New York, and Portland including Northwest Dance Project, Hope Stone Dance, Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, iMEE, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, NobleMotion Dance, The Next Stage Project, KDNY, and O Dance. She has also had the opportunity to dance in projects by jhon r. stronks, Teresa Chapman, Vault, 6 Degrees, Freneticore, and iLluminate, among others. Lindsey was voted Reader’s Choice Best Dancer in 2006 for the Houston Press’ annual “Best...of Houston” series, and artistic directors and dancers awarded her the 2007 Buffy Award for Best Performing Artist in Houston 2005-2007. Lindsey has been choreographing since 2004 and has made works for Revolve Dance Company, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, iMEE, Northwest Dance Project, O Dance, Freneticore, 12 Minutes Max, Frenetic Fringe Festival, and the Big Range Dance Festival. She serves as co-director, choreographer, and dancer for Group Acorde. After guesting with NobleMotion in 2013, Lindsay has returned for a fourth season dancing with NobleMotion Dance.
Tyler Orcutt
DancerTyler Orcutt, a dance artist based near Houston, is currently an MFA candidate at Sam Houston State University. Former dancer with Repertory Dance Theatre (RDT) from 2012-2020, Tyler has toured the west coast performing in lead roles choreographed by Modern Dance pioneers Humphrey, Limón, Shawn, McKayle, and Cunningham. With RDT, he also worked with current choreographers Bebe Miller, Lar Lubovitch, Danielle Agami, Tiffany Rae-Fisher, and Zvi Gotheiner, among many others. He has guested with Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company during a collaboration with RDT and the Eccles Theater, as well as St. Petersburg Opera and Moving Current Dance Collective. He most recently joined NobleMotion Dance in the summer of 2020. Tyler holds a BFA in dance from The University of South Florida, during which he performed in works by Bill T. Jones and Doug Varone. This is Tyler's third season dancing with NobleMotion Dance.
Jacob Regan
DancerJacob Regan is a movement researcher who has a love for dance, a knack for falling, and a passion for improvisation. In 2017 he got his BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from East Carolina University, where he was introduced to both contact improvisation and formal philosophy. These both developed into fascinations for Jacob, the zeal of which he may never recover from. While living in Boston, he danced with Urbanity Dance Company, Prometheus Dance, Lorraine Chapman the Company, and worked with Contact Improvisation Boston and Contact Improvisation Jamaica Plain to facilitate weekly improv jams. A wanderer at heart, he’s grateful to have spent the past eight months before moving to Texas traveling around the lower 48 US states with his life and dance partner Jen Passios, living mostly out of a tent and dancing in many national parts, forests, and the occasional cave. Jacob is a MFA Dance graduate student at Sam Houston State University and in his second season with NobleMotion.
Lauren Serrano
Dancer, Admin and Marketing Manager, NMD2 Co-Artistic DirectorLauren Serrano is originally from Orange County, California. She received her B.F.A in Dance from University of California Santa Barbara and her Masters in Dance Education from the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program at Hunter College in New York City. She is honored to have worked with artists such as Andrea Schermolly, Yusha Sorzano, Christopher Pilafian, Jennifer Muller, Mike Esperanza, Stephanie Miracle, Brandon Whited, Joshua Manculich, Andy and Dionne Noble, and Edgar Zendejas. Lauren is currently a Graduate Assistant at Sam Houston State University pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts in Dance. Lauren is in her 3rd season dancing for NobleMotion and is also the Co-Artistic Director of NMD2 and Administration and Marketing Manager for the company.
Joseph Stevens
DancerJoseph was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, later relocating to San Antonio, Texas where he attended Tom Clark High School studying vocal performance as well as trained in dance for 4 years under Director Sarah Visel. He continued his studies at the University of North Texas earning a degree in the Bachelor of Arts in Dance, while also gaining knowledge from a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program. In doing so, he has studied under astounding professors such as Shelley Cushman, Claudia Howard Queen, Mary Lynn Babcock, Robin Lakes, Erin Boone, Sue Collins, Karen Maclntyre, Whitney Geldon, and Lily Sloan. Also, working with guest artists and instructors such as Libby Rhodes, Carl Flink (Black Label Movement), Contra- Tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theatre, Joshua L. Peugh, Alumni Jake Bone, and many others. Stevens continues his exploration of dance performance, choreography, and pedagogical practices in Houston, TX as a company member in Open Dance Project company under artistic director/founder Annie Arnoult. Joseph is in his fourth season dancing with NobleMotion.
Evelyn Toh
DancerEvelyn Toh is a dance artist, teacher, and choreographer, based in Houston, TX. She obtained her MFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University and graduated magna cum laude with her BFA in Dance from The Boston Conservatory as a National Arts Council Overseas Scholar. Evelyn has performed for numerous companies, including John Mead Dance Company, Nimbus Dance Works, MOMIX, and T.H.E Dance Company. In addition, Evelyn’s choreographic work has been presented at Barnstorm Dance Festival, T.H.E Dance Company’s New Vision, Boston Contemporary Dance Festival, and Dance Gallery Festival. She is currently in her 5th season with NobleMotion Dance while teaching at Sam Houston State University and Texas Academy of Dance Arts.
Angelica Villa
DancerAngelica Villa is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Houston, Texas. Pronouns are she, her, hers. She’s been living her life in the art form of dance for over 13 years obtaining her BFA in dance at Sam Houston State University. She performed works by artists such as Sidra Bell and Andy Noble, in addition to working closely with Donald Shorter Jr. and Adele Nickel. Villa’s notable performances include Dance Gallery Festival, Barnstorm Dance Festival, and ACDA South-Central Conference. Villa is currently teaching classes in the Houston area and is looking forward to creating with artists in NMD this season.
Dillon Bell
Dancer (Apprentice)Since the age of 3, Dillon has strived for a tenacious grasp for movement and rhythm. He developed his own quality at Amanda’s Dance Center in Daytona Beach, Florida up until age 18. Leaning more and more towards concert dance, he began to gravitate toward the Orlando scene, working with Kathy Follensbee at Dr. Phillips High School. This gateway opportunity led him to work with much-acclaimed companies and choreographers, such as Jon Lehrer, Layla Amis, Robert Moses, Kiki Lucas, Joshua Manculich, and Andrew and Dionne Noble. Dillon is currently training with the Sam Houston State University Dance Department, further cultivating his own twist and intricacy of the movement itself. He now moves alongside another handful of extremely talented movers and minds, such as Adele Nickel, Francisco Graciano, Travis Lake, and other NobleMotionDance company members such as Evelyn Toh, Colette Kerwick, and Abby Schafer. Dillon is beyond excited to be training as an apprentice for this season.