Artistic Director & Company | Dancers
This page features our most recent performing artists. Due to the project-based nature of Alana O. Rogers Dance Company, dancers involved cycle in and out from project to project.
Rose Amlin
Rose Amlin (she/her) is a Seattle-based dance artist. She graduated from the University of Washington in 2023 and has had the pleasure of performing in works by Dani Tirrell and The Congregation, Mike Esperanza, Noel Price-Bracey, Tshedzom Tingkhye, Tyra Kopf, Nia-Amina Minor, Rachel Lincoln, Alethea Alexander, and others. Rose's choreography has been presented at UW, and at BOOST and LAUNCH dance festivals. Rose is continuously interested in blurring the lines between genres and has a great love for finding community and shared experiences through dance. Photo: Devin Munoz.
Rodrick Barnes
Rodrick Barnes (he/him) graduated from Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, TX before attending Cornish College of The Arts and joining El Sueño dance company. He has worked and trained with Debbie Allen, Roderick George, Derrell Moultrie, Christian Warner, Kidd Pivot, Kurt Douglas, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Sidra Bell, Courtney D. Jones and more. Outside of dance, he gives back to the community by mentoring and teaching youth. Currently Rodrick is a Khambatta Dance member and is thrilled to be working with Alana O. Rogers. Photo: Robin Henry.
Karena Birk
Karena Birk (she/her) is the Director of Dance Fremont. She received her MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University. Her professional performance experience includes Colorado Ballet, Lehua Dance Theatre, ARC Dance, Catherine Cabeen/Hyphen, Redd Legg Dance, Seattle Dance Project, and works by Trisha Brown, Anna Sokolow, Antony Tudor, George Balanchine, Wade Madsen, Deborah Wolf, and Hannah Wiley. She has taught at Bainbridge Dance Center, UW Bothell, Cornish Preparatory Dance, Interlochen, and OSU. Photo: Ernie Sapiro.
Sylvain Boulet
Sylvain Boulet (he/him) began his dance training in Yelm, WA. He has danced with the Evergreen City Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, and Coriolis Dance and has been a featured guest artist with many regional ballet and contemporary dance companies. He has worked with Alana O. Rogers Dance Company since 2011, including as a costume designer on It's All a Circus. Sylvain performs regularly in the burlesque world under the alias Paris Original. Photo: Joseph Lambert.
Nicole Flores
With strong Chicago roots, Nicole Flores (they/she) holds a BFA from Columbia College Chicago. She received further training from AMDA LA, allowing her to gain skill in many genres of dance. She has performed with Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, Psychopomp Dance Theater, LA Contemporary Dance Company, and others. Now based in Seattle, Nikki has performed works by El Sueno, Dance Undercurrent, Coriolis Dance, and badmarmarDance. Currently, Nikki is working on developing her piece "These Heavy Bones" into an evening length work. Photo: Joseph Lambert.
Ally Elliot
Ally Elliott (she/her) is from Austin, Texas. She holds a dual degree in Modern Dance and Psychology from Texas Christian University and a Master in Social Work from the UW. Ally has performed in works by Jennifer Nugent, Leah Cox, Fransisco Avina, Liz Lerman (restaged by Matthew Cumbie), Charlotte Boye-Christensen, badmarmarDANCE/Marlo Martin, Carol Davis, Alana O. Rogers, El Sueño/Alicia Mullikin, WhipLash Dance/Tyra Rose, Nicole Flores, Lael Battiste and Margaux Gex. Ally has a desire to connect with humans as they are, which can be seen in her work onstage and as a social worker at a Seattle middle school. Photo: Allina Yang.
Kimberly Holloway
A North Carolina native, Kimberly Holloway (she/her) received her BFA from Belhaven University. Her choreography has been commissioned by Katy Hagelin Dance Project, Störling Dance Theater, enROOT, Converge Dance Festival, and Abbey Grown, and has also been performed at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Kim has performed with Michele Miller/Catapult Dance, Störling Dance Theater, Stone Dance Collective, Maureen Whiting Company, Shannon Stewart, Alana O. Rogers Dance Company, The Kinesis Project, Maya Soto, and Tara Dyberg/Lotus Body. Photo: Danny Boulet.
Hayley Keller
Hayley Keller (she/her) grew up as a gymnast and dancer in Grand Junction, CO before relocating to the PNW to continue her education in Dance and Political Science at the U. of Oregon. She trained further at Shawl Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, CA. Hayley has studied under and performed works by Adam Parson, Mike Esperanza, Habib Iddrisu, Shannon Mockli, and Marlo Martin, and spent three years as a member of Dema, a West African dance ensemble. Hayley seeks out community and authenticity in all parts of her life. Photo: Devin Munoz.
Rhea Keller
Rhea Keller (she/her) is from Peoria, IL. She has danced with Island Moving Company, Central Illinois Ballet, and Rochester City Ballet performing works by José Limón, Staycee Pearl, Colin Connor, Bill Evans, and George Balanchine, among others. Her own work has been featured at the Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project, Fuselage Dance Film Festival, and SIDF with Leah Russell. Now in Seattle, Rhea has worked with Alana O. Rogers, Bennyroyce Royon, Beth Twigs, Emily Schoen Branch, Kyrin Grey, Nikki Cardona, and Rodrick Barnes. Photo: Eric Hovermale.
Jana Kincl
Jana Kincl (she/her) has danced throughout her life, enjoying every type of dance. Originally from Helena, Montana, she has now called Seattle home for many years. She has worked with several fantastic choreographers and companies including Veronica Mendonca/VAM, Michele Miller/Catapult Dance, Catherine Cabeen/Hyphen, Alana O. Rogers Dance Company, Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann, Jason Ohlberg, Zoe Scofield, and ARC Dance Productions. Photo: Danny Boulet.
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Nia Amina Minor
Nia-Amina Minor is a movement artist, choreographer, curator, and educator originally from L.A., now based in Seattle. She has received regional and national commissions for her choreographic work. She is the co-founder of Black Collectivity, a collaborative project that celebrates embodied research. In 2021, Nia-Amina was listed as Dance Magazine's 25 Artists to Watch, and one of Seattle Magazine's Most Influential People in 2025. Nia-Amina holds a MFA from UC Irvine and a BA from Stanford University. She is on faculty at Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University. Photo: Allina Yang.
Thomas Phelan
Thomas Phelan (he/they) is from Fort Collins, Colorado where he recieved his BA in Performing Arts from Colorado State University. He is a performer with Coriolis Dance, Alana O. Rogers Dance Company, and House of Verlaine. He teaches throughout the Seattle area and has performed with Whim W'him, Alaska Dance Theater, Khambatta Dance Company, The Can Can, Ballet Bellevue, Olympic Ballet Theatre, International Ballet Theatre, and The Robbie Turner Revue. Photo: Bret Doss.
Alicia Pugh
Alicia Pugh’s (she/her) formal dance education started at the age of 6, when her mom and dad decided it was time to put all that energy twirling around the kitchen into a dance studio. Pursuing this training took her all over the country, but she is currently honored to be working in Seattle with artists: Beth Terwilleger, Cameo Lethem, Maia Melene Durfee, Alana O. Rogers, and formerly jo Blake/joBdance and Stephanie Liapis. Alicia is also a musician and sings into the mic under the name Hell Pony. Photo: jo Blake.
