GEOMETRY | G1
Season
VIII
Year
2023 - 2023
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2022
JESSICA CAULK WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WILSONVILLE, OREGON HAVING HAD VERSATILE TRAINING IN ALL STYLES, SHE GREW UP IN A COMPETITIVE DANCE STUDIO BEFORE JOINING NORTHWEST FUSION DANCE COMPANY. A PRE-PROFESSIONAL COMPANY IN TIGARD, OREGON. SHE CONTINUED HER TRAINING AT THE AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ACADEMY (AMDA) IN LA, MAKING IT A POINT TO GET INTO OPEN CLASSES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. AS A RECENT AMDA GRADUATE WITH A BFA IN DANCE THEATER, SHE FOUND A PASSION FOR DANCE ON CAMERA, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND IMPROVISATION RESEARCH. SHE STRIVES TO HAVE A UNIQUE MOVEMENT QUALITY THAT SPEAKS TO HER ABILITY TO ORGANICALLY CONNECT IN AND THROUGH ANY MOVEMENT VOCABULARY. JESSICA RECENTLY SIGNED WITH BLOC LA TALENT AGENCY AND IS HOPING TO NOT ONLY HAVE A PLACE IN THE COMMERCIAL AND CONCERT WORLD BUT TO FIND A COLLECTIVE SPACE WHERE BOTH WORLDS COEXIST WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, AND IS EXCITED TO BE A PART OF GEOMETRY DANCE COMPANY DIRECTED BY MACKENZIE MARTIN. JESSICA STRIVES TO STAY AMBITIOUS, TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND, AND ALLOW SPACE TO LEARN AND GROW WHILE STEPPING INTO THE INDUSTRY. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT KEEPING THE LOVE SHE HAS FOR THE ART OF DANCE AT THE FOREFRONT OF HER MIND.
JESSICA CAULK
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
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Alyssa Park grew up as a competition dancer in their hometown of Monroe, WA. She studied Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, and Tap. By the age of 10, Alyssa taught herself how to work with a camera and an editing software to create videos of herself dancing. In the Fall of 2017, Alyssa moved to Los Angeles, CA to further their dance career at AMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing Arts. After 3 semesters, Alyssa transferred to The Los Angeles Film School to pursue her love for being behind the camera where they graduated with their BA in Digital Filmmaking in the Spring of 2022. With Geometry, Alyssa has trained under the direction of Mackenzie Martin since 2019, where she started out as a Video Intern and then was promoted to Director of Photography. Alyssa’s creative work includes digital content for Genesis Studios, Geometry Dance Company, Soul de Soul Dance Convention, Taylor Dayne, D-Trix, Duomo, AMDA College and Conservatory of the Arts, Rhythmic Souls Tap Company, and Dupree Dance Convention. Alyssa currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where they continue to combine their love for movement, camera work, and travel and hopes to help others do the same in the future.
ALYSSA PARK
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REHEARSAL DIRECTOR / CO-CHOREOGRAPHER
COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2018
MICHAELA WAS BORN AND RAISED IN COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. THERE, SHE BEGAN DANCING AT THE AGE OF 4 AND HAS BEEN DANCING EVER SINCE. SHE HAS TRAINED EXTENSIVELY IN BALLET, TAP, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATER, CONTEMPORARY, LYRICAL, MODERN, HIP HOP & POM. HER DANCE EDUCATION HAS COME FROM ROBIN’S DANCEWORKS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, THE ANN LACY SCHOOL OF AMERICAN DANCE AND ARTS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND THE BFA DANCE PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER. IN DECEMBER 2015, SHE GRADUATED FROM CU-BOULDER WITH A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE PERFORMANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY. SOME OF HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE HIGH HONORS AT LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPETITIONS, AND BEING INVITED TO AND ATTENDED A SUMMER TAP INTENSIVE IN NEW YORK CITY FOR TWO YEARS CALLED, TAPKIDS, PERFORMING AT THE ANNUAL BEAUX ARTS FREEDOM BALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF TARA CLUCK AND AXS GROUP. IN 2017 SHE JOINED AGT'S "THE SILHOUETTE'S" FOR AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR WHERE SHE SPENT 4 MONTHS DANCING ACROSS GERMANY AND PERFORMING IN 75+ SHOWS. HER PAST COMPANY WORK CREDITS ARE; AMERICAN SPIRIT DANCE COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA CITY, CU DANCE TEAM IN BOULDER, & ROGUE CO. DANCE COMPANY IN BOULDER. MICHAELA NOW RESIDES IN LOS ANGELES AS A PROFESSIONAL DANCER WHERE SHE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF GEOMETRY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MACKENZIE MARTIN. WITH GEOMETRY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DANCE FESTIVAL IN LA, FIESTALONIA SEA SUN FESTIVAL IN COSTA BRAVA, SPAIN, AND CAPEZIO'S A.C.E. AWARDS IN LA. ASIDE FROM PERFORMING, HER LOVE FOR TEACHING AND CHOREOGRAPHING IS EXPANSIVE AND HAS CHOREOGRAPHED/PRODUCED AWARD WINNING PIECES FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS. SHE TRULY BELIEVES IN THE ART OF DANCE AS A WAY TO GLOBALLY COMMUNICATE THROUGH MOVEMENT, AND HOW IT CAN POSITIVELY CHANGE A PERSON AND A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
MICHAELA MOORE
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2021
AMINA YUFANYI IS A YOUNG DRIVEN ARTIST AND ACTIVIST WHO IS EAGER TO BRING HER TWO WORLDS OF DANCE AND THE WORLD AROUND HER TOGETHER. YUFANYI IS NATIVE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, JUST OUTSIDE OF OUR NATION’S CAPITAL, AND A DANCE AND SOCIOLOGY ALUMNI OF LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES, CA. SHE HAS BEEN DANCING SINCE THE AGE OF THREE, TAKING CLASSES IN ALL GENRES OF DANCE (BALLET, TAP, JAZZ, MODERN, LYRICAL, AND HIP-HOP), AND HAS ATTENDED SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAMS AND CLASSES AT THE JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL, DANCEMAKERS INTERNATIONAL INC., MILLENNIUM DANCE COMPLEX, PAUL TAYLOR, JESSICA LANG, AND LA CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY. YUFANYI HAS STUDIED AND DANCED FOR JAMES GREGG (WEWOLF), ROZ LEBLANC LOO (BILL T. JONES), LILLIAN BARBEITO (BODYTRAFFIC), ALLISON COOK BEATTY, CONNIE DINAPOLI (PAUL TAYLOR), WILLIAM ISAAC, JESSICA LANG, ANGELA STISKIN, MICHAEL LEON THOMAS, AND ANDRE TYSON (ALVIN AILEY), AMONG NUMEROUS OTHERS. YUFANYI WANTS TO BECOME AN ESTABLISHED CHOREOGRAPHER WITH MOVEMENT THAT ENCOMPASSES WHO SHE IS AS A PERSON AND A DANCER. SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO BEING A PERFORMER IN BOTH THE CONCERT AND COMMERCIAL DANCE WORLDS AND HOPES TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH ASPECT OF DANCE AS A WHOLE, WHILE ALSO BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
AMINA YUFANYI
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REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2020
MADI THOMAS IS A LOS ANGELES BASED DANCER AND ARTIST WHO WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA BUT GREW UP IN NEBRASKA. SHE STARTED HER DANCE JOURNEY AT THE AGE OF TWO WITH BALLET, TAP, AND JAZZ AND COMPLETELY FELL IN LOVE WITH THE ART. AS SHE GREW UP, SHE STARTED TRAINING IN CONTEMPORARY ALONG WITH HIP HOP. MADI WAS ACCEPTED INTO AMDA LA AND STARTED HER PRE PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY IN JUNE OF 2018 AND GRADUATED WITH A BFA IN DANCE THEATRE IN JUNE OF 2021. SHE SPECIALIZES IN CONTEMPORARY, MOVEMENT EXPLORATION, AND STREET JAZZ. MADI IS A G1 MEMBER OF GEOMETRY DANCE COMPANY BASED IN LA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MACKENZIE MARTIN AND SIGNED TO BLOC TALENT AGENCY. SHE HAS BEEN IN CONCEPT VIDEOS, STAGE PERFORMANCES, FILM PROJECTS, AND MUSIC VIDEOS FOR VARIOUS ARTISTS AND DIRECTORS/CHOREOGRAPHERS. SHE HAS DANCED WITH GEOMETRY AT THE ACE AWARDS AND THE MASHUPS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FESTIVAL TO NAME A FEW OF THE FAVORITES. SHE HAS ALSO BEEN IN MUSIC VIDEOS FOR DEMI LOVATO AND SAYGRACE. MADI’S INSPIRED ANGLES, FLUIDITY, AND THE USE OF EXPLORATION OF NEGATIVE SPACE MAKES HER ARTISTRY UNIQUE. SHE MOVES FROM PERSPECTIVE, EMOTIONS, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITHOUT JUDGEMENT.
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR
MADI THOMAS
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2020
SAM CHA STARTED HER DANCE TRAINING IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, TRAINING WITH A LOCAL STUDIO AND TRAVELING TO VARIOUS WORKSHOPS. IN 2016, SHE RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND AMDA FOR THEIR FALL 2017 TERM. DURING HER TIME AT AMDA, SHE TRAINED WITH INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS IN DANCE, ACTING AND FILMMAKING. THROUGH HER JOURNEY AT AMDA, SHE WAS FEATURED IN MANY PRODUCTIONS, AND EVEN GOT THE CHANCE TO CO-DIRECT AND CHOREOGRAPH HER OWN SHOW WITH OTHER G1 MEMBER PR. THESE OPPORTUNITIES HELPED TO SHAPE SAM’S ARTISTIC VOICE AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE HER IN THE WORK SHE IS GIVEN AND THE WORK SHE CREATES. SAM STRIVES TO AMPLIFY AND DISTORT REALITY THROUGH DEEP STORYTELLING AND THOUGHTFUL MOVEMENT. SHE IS CURRENTLY DANCING PROFESSIONALLY, CHOREOGRAPHING, TEACHING, ACTING, FILMMAKING AND EDITING IN LOS ANGELES AS WELL AS TRAVELING FOR VARIOUS CONVENTIONS AND COMPETITIONS DOING DANCE FILM.
SAM CHA
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2020
DANI BURD IS A DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER FROM LOS ANGELES, CA WITH A TRAINING BACKGROUND IN MODERN, CONTEMPORARY, AND IMPROVISATIONAL MOVEMENT SPANNING OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE IN DANCE FROM CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH WHERE SHE TRAINED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF REBECCA LEMME, KEITH JOHNSON, ROSANNA TAVARES, AND ALEX SHILLING. DANI HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE WORKS OF MARJANI FORTÉ SAUNDERS, REBECCA LEMME AND KEITH JOHNSON TO NAME A FEW. CURRENTLY SHE IS HONORED TO BE A MEMBER OF LOS ANGELES BASED COMPANY, GEOMETRY DANCE COMPANY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MACKENZIE MARTIN. THROUGHOUT HER TIME WITH GEOMETRY SHE HAS PERFORMED IN MASHUP’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY FESTIVAL IN LA, MUSIC VIDEOS, DANCE FILMS AND TRAVELED NATIONALLY AS A GUEST PERFORMER WITH MACKENZIE’S CONVENTION, SOUL DE SOUL. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING, DANI’S CHOREOGRAPHY HAS BEEN FEATURED IN DANCE FILMS, LIVE MUSIC PRODUCTIONS, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND DANCE/THEATRE PERFORMANCES. SOME OF HER CREDITS INCLUDE TRISTAN ECKERSON, INSOMNIAC EVENTS, CSULB, AND GLENDALE DANCE COMPANY. BURD OFTEN WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH MUSICIANS, VISUAL ARTISTS, AND LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUES. SHE STRIVES TO APPROACH DANCE FROM A HOLISTIC, AND HEALING, POINT OF VIEW THAT CHANNELS BRAVE, AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT. IN HER PRACTICE SHE SEEKS TO EMPOWER OTHERS IN THEIR PERSONAL STORIES, WITH THE INTENTION OF CULTIVATING AN EXPERIENCE OF RETURN TO ONESELF FOR BOTH THE MOVER AND THE VIEWER. SHE BELIEVES IN THE POWER OF COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING HER RESEARCH WITH OTHERS FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. WHEN DANI IS NOT DANCING SHE ENJOYS PLAYING GUITAR, HIKING AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH LOVED ONES.
DANI BURD
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2021
MORGAN GOODFELLOW IS A GRADUATE OF CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY WITH BOTH A BFA IN DANCE AS WELL AS A BA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE. HER ARTISTIC AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS WORK TO COMBINE HER DEGREES IN A CAREER DEDICATED TO PERFORMANCE AND ARTS ADVOCACY. MO HAS AN INTENSE PASSION FOR CONCERT WORK AS WELL AS CONTACT IMPROVISATION AND SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE. SHE CURRENTLY DANCES WITH GEOMETRY AS WELL AS BACKHAUSDANCE. A FEW OF HER MOST NOTABLE PERFORMANCES INCLUDE "CHOOSE TO LET,” A VIDEO PROJECT PRODUCED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY ALICE KLOCK, AS WELL AS HER WORK WITH IDO TADMOR IN THE PREMIERE OF HIS PIECE “IMAGINE” AT THE CUTTING-EDGE MUSCO CENTER FOR THE ARTS. ADDITIONALLY, SHE HAS PERFORMED AT THE CAPEZIO ACE AWARDS AND THE PALM DESERT CHOREOGRAPHY FESTIVAL AT THE MCCALLUM THEATER. OUTSIDE OF THE STUDIO, MO LOVES READING, HIKING, AND PLAYING BOARD GAMES WITH HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
MO GOODFELLOW
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COMPANY MEMBER SINCE: 2021
I STARTED DANCING AROUND THE AGE OF 5 IN A SMALL TOWN IN WASHINGTON STATE. I TRAINED IN STYLES LIKE BALLET, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, TAP AND HIP HOP. JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I DECIDED I WANTED THIS TO BE MY CAREER AND I'VE DONE JUST THAT. I MOVED TO LA AT 18 AND ATTENDED AMDA GETTING MY BACHELORS DEGREE IN DANCE THEATRE. AFTER GRADUATION I SIGNED WITH A COMMERCIAL ACTING AGENT AND AUDITIONED FOR GEOMETRY DANCE COMPANY. THIS PAST YEAR HAS TAUGHT ME A LOT AND I'M EXCITED TO CONTINUE GROWING MY DANCING AND ACTING TRAINING.