Luke Qualls is a hybrid dance artist based in New York City. He began training in jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, and ballet at age 5 in Austin, TX. Luke attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Tx and pursued his BFA in Dance at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance in Los Angeles, CA. Post graduation, Luke performed at Radio City Music Hall with the Rockettes in the 2022 Christmas Spectacular and was on SoulEscape the Company in 2022. Luke continues to shine on stage and entertain audiences through authentic storytelling and continuous artistic growth.

Lily Sheppard, originally from Howell, MI, graduated from Marymount Manhattan College receiving a BFA in Modern Dance. Lily has worked closely alongside and performed works by Peter Chu, Sonya Tayeh, johannes wieland, Micaela Taylor, Yin Yue, Jenn Freeman, Martha Graham and more. She has also attended training programs that include b12 festival in Berlin, Springboard Danse Montreal, GibneyPro, Complexions and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Upon graduation from Marymount, Lily was awarded the Gold Key in excellence for modern dance. She has also most recently been the Associate Choreographer for ‘Is It Thursday Yet?’, an evening length show performed and created by Jenn Freeman and created and directed by Sonya Tayeh. Lily is also a member of Verbal Animal, a contemporary and theater based company in Brooklyn, NY. Lily has been freelancing as a dancer and choreographer in New York City as well choreographing and teaching master classes nationwide in styles that include contemporary, ballet, jazz, improvisation and floor work.

Brionna Trilling has been lucky enough to have been judging for three years. She started performing professionally at a young age in the Broadway National Tour of Billy Elliot: The Musical. After touring around the world for four years, she moved to NYC to train at the Professional Performing Arts School and continue her career professionally. She recently graduated with a BFA in Musical Theater at Marymount Manhattan College, where she has gotten to train with Fosse Verdon sanctioned reconstructor Dana Moore, and many other professionals involved with the legacy. She is now lucky enough to be an adjunct Professor on their Daily Dance faculty. Recently, she worked as the Associate Choreographer and played Cha Cha in Grease and was the Associate Choreographer for Pete The Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure. Some of her favorite experiences include: participating in choreography labs with Disney Theatricals, and performing at The Muny. She has also had the opportunity to assist professionals such as Lane Napper, Christine O’Grady Roberts, and Whitney Sprayberry. Brionna is so thankful she’s had the chance to share her passion as a guest teacher and choreographer at different dance studios around the country.