About Trista Redavid
Trista Received her BFA in dance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and her MA in dance from New York University. In 1992 she was awarded a scholarship from the American Dance Festival to study at Nikolais/Louis Dance lab in New York City. In 1994 she was invited to join the Nicolais/Louis dance company. She traveled nationally and internationally with the company and was featured in many works of both Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis. Currently Trista is a member of the Nikolais Legacy Committee which is responsible for preserving Nik's artistic visions and his artistry in the modern dance world. In addition to her work with the company, Trista has also performed with BEYONDANCE, Inc., Janetti/Haver, Accordance Theatre Free Fall Dance Company and many more. She has performed original works by Claudia Gitelman, Don Redlich, Ronald K Brown, Amy Pivar, Bill T Jones, and Beverly Blossom. Her own choreography had been performed in many venues including Rutgers University, Monroe Street Movement Space, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, and Fredrick Lowe Theatre. She started her own company R-2 dance with colleague Sarah Geroulo-Rutledge. Their work has been presented at SWEAT Modern dance series, and at Hatch in NYC. Trista is the head of dance at the Hudson County School of Technology in North Bergen, NJ where she is Head of the Dance Department.

About Michael Blevins
Michael Blevins is the Young Performers Workshop Director who attended the University Of North Carolina and the New York University majoring in theatre and dance. He is a noted NYC director and choreographer with credits at The Manhattan Theatre Club and most recently the GTT revival of Cy Coleman's "Seasaw" at Off Broadway's historic Connelly Theatre , and his own show Count to Ten recently produced by GTT and performed in Manhattan. He has appeared in several Broadway productions including Bring Back Birdie, Neil Simon's Little Me, and The Tap Dance Kid, which he created the role of Winslow Alexander. He also portrayed Mark in the screen version of "A Chorus Line" co-starring Michael Douglas. Other films include Woody Allens "Zelig" and Sir Richard Attenborough's film "Chaplin. He is presently artistic director of Group Theatre Too, a professional Manhattan Theatre Collective.

About Justin Boccitto
Justin Boccitto is a graduate of Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre School. He trained under Michael Blevins and the YPW program for 10 years and went on to appear with The Metropolitan Opera, The Willow Cabin Theatre Company and the New York Theatre Ballet. Justin also appeared with the New Jersey Tap and Theatre Dance Ensemble in Broadway to Brunswick starring Marvin Hamlish and Rachael York. As an instructor of tap and theatre dance, Justin serves on the Guest Faculty at Broadway Dance Center, The Julliard School, Circle in the Square Theatre School, and Broadway Artists Alliance. He also directs and choreographs for Circle in the Square Theatre School with credits including Tenderloin and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Other credits include Side Show (West Chester Broadway Theatre) The Seven Little Foys (NYC Fringe Festival), Singing in the Rain (MacHaydn Theatre) and Sweeny Todd (White Plains Performing Arts Center). Justin is the Executive Producer of Group Theatre Too (GTT) in NYC. GTT has mounted productions of Seesaw, The Subject was Roses, Tape and Count to Ten, which recently received the 2008 National Youth Theatre Award for best new play.