ANNESLEY HARING is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher based in St. Louis, MO. She is a recent graduate of Lindenwood University where she received a BFA in Dance with an Emphasis in Contemporary and a BA in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Marketing. Prior to attending Lindenwood, Annesley trained for fifteen years, ten of them at Fusion Dance Center, where she is now an instructor. During her time at Lindenwood, Annesley served as the President of the student-led dance organization, Synergy. Annesley performed in Synergy’s Informal Dance Concerts, as well as the Lindenwood University Dance Program’s Fall, Winter and Spring Dance Concerts. She also performed at the Big Muddy Dance Festival, The Detroit Dance City Festival, and American College Dance Association. Annesley had the opportunity to perform in works by guest artists Audrey Johnston, Christine Howe, Madison Hicks, and Hot Crowd Chicago. Annesley received an Award for Outstanding Choreography for her first choreographic work, “seven” in 2021. In March 2022, Annesley received the opportunity to showcase her work “I kept searching” in the Informal Concert at the American College Dance Association Conference. She was a Student Judge for the Hellbender Student Film Festival and a member of the Student Committee for the Detroit Dance City Festival. Annesley has also trained with professional company Water Street Dance Milwaukee, and will be attending Gus Giordano’s Jazz Intensive on scholarship in 2023.

EMILY KILROY Originally from Boston, MA, Emily Kilroy is a multidisciplinary dance artist based in Columbus, OH. Emily is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she received both her BFA in Dance and her BA in Arts Management. During her undergraduate years, Emily performed in countless works choreographed by renowned OSU dance faculty and guest artists. Alongside her own practices, Emily is a collaborative performer with LP + Dancers under the direction of Columbus-based dance artist Laura Patterson. Emily is also the recent recipient of an Individual Artist Grant from the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Emily's individual work focuses on the blending of performance genres, the exploration of her own feminine identity, and the different lenses that humor can be seen through. Emily's work plays with concepts of theatricality through both performance and film. On top of her artistic pursuits, Emily works full-time for the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts as a Development & Special Events Associate. Emily is deeply passionate about supporting the arts in her community and works to do so in all aspects of her life, both artistically as well as administratively.