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Justice Beitzel began breakdancing in 4th grade at age nine, and won her
first competition the following year. She attended The Art Institute of Seattle,
studying Audio Engineering and Video Production. In 1995, Justice began dancing,
managing, and directing for Diversity Dance Workshop (DDW), a non-profit
organization based out of Seattle, Washington. In 2001, Justice served as the
artistic director for Global Motion, a UN sponsored dance program in Kosovo.
Justice has been the director and artistic director for many dance workshops
across the globe, and assists in the development of various performing arts
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Robin Campbell started dancing in the studio at the age of four, learning tap, ballet and jazz. Carrying
on with jazz, Color Guard and Dance Team in high school, she joined a touring dance company
shortly after graduating - Diversity Dance Workshop (DDW) based out of Seattle, WA. After
touring with DDW for a year, she moved to Germany to pursue Diversity Dance Theater in Europe,
and branched out into the professional commercial world of dance, modeling, clowning and
pantomime soon thereafter. After 8 years in the industry, she moved back to Los Angeles in 2003
to complete her degree in dance from UCLA (WAC program), and moved to Seattle in 2006 to co-found
ajusticenetwork (in 2006) and Splinter Dance Company (in 2009). Jazz dance is still her first
love, but shes since found ample places in her heart for hip hop, break dance, yoga, flamenco,
and most recently, Bollywood!
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Amanda Findley: I have been dancing since I was a little girl, beginning with
ballet, my first love. By high school I had branched out to include jazz and was
invited to join the dance team. I pursued a dance minor at the University of Oregon
where I experienced modern for the first time. After a bitter love/hate relationship
for the first two years, I experienced an epiphany while studying at the Laban Center
in England as an exchange student. Modern became my dance. After college, I moved to
Seattle and explored the modern scene. I was also introduced to yoga, which was love
at first vinyasa. A few years later, I began to dabble in breakdancing and hip hop,
and another love affair was born. I moonlighted as a performer with a number of
choreographers and did a brief stint as a gogo dancer. As well as being a current
member of Splinter, I am also an elementary special education teacher and mother of
a beautiful little girl.
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Thomas Glass has carried a passion for dancing since a very young age.
Performing in various high school recitals and college dance productions has further fueled
his enthusiasm to pursue a career in dancing. After moving to Tampa for college, he
continued to be involved with the arts by performing in various fashion shows and dance
productions. Later he began teaching salsa lessons with Salsa con Sabor. In 2009, Thomas
joined the welcoming family of Splinter Dance.
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Jamie Pederson: I've always enjoyed being in the spotlight, so when it came to dancing
at clubs and parties, I was always on the dance floor. I found my passion for dance in 2008
while working as a bartender, and was approached by Splinter to try out as a hip-hop dancer
for their new cast that same year. I've since developed as a dancer from freestyle and
improvisation to being confident learning and performing choreographed moves. I'm always
working on new techniques, both in hip hop and break dance, as well as lyrical, jazz and
ballet! I feel myself growing as a dancer everyday, and I hope THAT inspires anybody who
thinks that you need training to dance - TO JUST DANCE. As long as you have a smile on your
face and a passion to learn, that's all that matters. I also currently perform with local
artist Sammy LaForge and the Fluffers, and the Improv group, The Nines.
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Jared Jones
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Denise Rounsavelle
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Amanda Hastings
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Emi Thomas
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Joscelyn Ware, currently residing in Las Vegas. |
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Nasim Simmons, currently residing in Israel. |
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Johnny Chamness, currently residing in NYC.
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A Georgia native, Johnny began his training in a small studio in south Texas
at the age of 14, later returning to Atlanta and attending the North Atlanta School of the
Performing Arts under the direction of former Alvin Ailey Company member Nicky Buggs and Waverly
T. Lucas of the Ballethnic Dance Company. He danced as a guest artist with the Decatur School of
Ballet under the direction of renowned Ballet Master Terrell Paulk and Patsy Bromely. This is
where he found a love for African, Modern and Ballet dance and delved into different African styles.
He graduated in 2006 and in 2007, was accepted to the University of Nebraska - Lincoln where he
studied in the UNL Modern dance program and performed with the Principle Traveling Ensemble under
the direction of Susan Levine and Jeffery Curtis of the Omaha Dance Company. This is where he
found his strength in modern and other styles of dance including Video Dance, contact improv and
contemporary dance. Throughout these years he received training from well-known choreographers
and companies. In 2009 in he relocated to Washington to pursue his dance career and joined Splinter
Dance Company. He continues to meld his passion of dance with other influences and styles. John's
love and passion for dance has given him a world to explore and express and he strives to give back
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Tameka Lashunda Lampkin, currently residing in Los Angeles.
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At age eight Tameka danced with her father at an annual family reunion and has not stopped dancing
since. Through observation and self-discipline she taught herself various hip hop moves and was able
to put them to good use at local school dances and exhibitions. She began her studio training in
high school on a dance team at the All-stars studio in Cincinnati, OH. Although she was a late
starter, she was determined to compete. She competed in both the hip hop and jazz divisions of the
Star Quest International Performing Arts Competition in Columbus, OH with impressive results. Being
a natural performer she joined the Marching Band as a color guard member and soon became captain.
With over ten years of experience playing the violin she has also performed with her high school show
choir and various church choirs. Being a natural leader she joined the military directly after high
school. Once her military service became unfulfilling she decided not to renew her contract and go
back to school instead. Since she was in Washington for several years due to the military she decided
to stay and attend the University of Washington. Tameka is now a Dance and Communications major where
she is able to do what she's always loved … dance. She has worked with Matthew Henley in 12 (2009),
(Untitled) (2010), Juliet McMains in Ritmos de Posibilidad (2009), and Kate Jensen in Get down like
Animals (2010). She choreographed Redemption for the 2009 UW Dance Majors Concert. She is looking
forward to joining the production crew for Chamber Dance Company's annual concert and her Broadcast
Reporting internship focusing on the arts. She is the Vice President of the Public Relations Club and
the President of the Military Veteran's Club on campus.
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Molly Hiatt, currently residing in E. WA.
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Molly began taking ballet lessons at age five and then branched out into modern, tap,
gymnastics, ballet folklorica and jazz. Through elementary school and into middle school she
performed theatrical dance at Whitman College. By 7th grade she was taking intermediate and advanced
modern classes through Whitman's dance program with Vicki Lloyd in addition to performing. Whitman
gave her experience with professional and student choreographers as well as a chance to investigate
acting, swing, belly dancing and lyrical dance . Just prior to high school she discovered salsa,
merengue, bachata and cumbia. She took lessons through Whitman and later became and assistant
instructor. Her cousin and mentor, the late Jack Yantis (educator of the arts, professional dancer
and choreographer), was a source of true inspiration for her from a young age. Both salsa and modern
became her passion and favorite means of expression. After a pause in dancing due to injury, she
found Splinter Dance Company. They introduced her to hip-hop which has fueled her passion for dance
ever since.
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Malia R. Trick
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Malia was born and raised in Washington State and trained with the Port
Angeles Ballet Workshop and the Seattle-based Diversity Dance Workshop. In 2004,
Malia graduated with a BFA in Dance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa,
where she danced in works by student, faculty, and guest choreographers. After
two years teaching, choreographing and directing a youth dance company at the
Maxwell International Bahá’í School, she returned to the University
of Hawaii and graduated with an MFA in dance in 2008. Malia has performed throughout the
US, New Zealand and Portugal, and organized performance tours in the United
States, Canada and the Dominican Republic. She has recently relocated to
Seattle, WA and serves as the Dance Department Coordinator at Cornish College of
the Arts.
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