JESSICA BROWN

Jess Brown is a thoughtful, curious creative. She grew up moving in the hills of the Santa Ynez Valley, and is a recent graduate of George Mason University. With a BFA in dance and minor in well-being, she is passionate about interdisciplinary arts research, mindfulness based teaching practices, and dancing outside. She is continuously inspired by her time spent with Christina Robson, Lewis Cooke, Kendra Portier, Joy Davis, David Dorfman, Doug Varone, David Zambrano and Charlie Slender-White. Her work is earnest yet slightly tongue in cheek, as she believes everything deserves to be questioned. 

AVERY TRASK

Avery Trask started dancing at 11 and trained under the direction of Kirsten Oakley and Laurin Boland at Oakley Ballet Center in Ventura, California. Predominately trained in ballet and modern dance, she was a part of Footworks Youth Ballet from 2017-2023 as a dancer and rehearsal assistant. She has been featured in soloist and principal roles in the company’s repertoire, including The Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker, and Snow White in the production by the same name. She is pursuing her BFA in Dance at the University of California of Santa Barbara.

MOLLY GRAY

Molly Gray started dancing when she was 3 years old in an Allen Hancock performance of The Nutcracker. She went on to study ballet and jazz at the Los Olivos Dance Gallery, and later attended UC Irvine where she majored in dance performance and dance choreography. Molly supplemented her training through workshops and intensives with Alonzo King Lines Ballet, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, and RUBBERBAND Dance. In 2018, Molly moved to New York City and is now excited to be working with Selah Dance Collective.

MEREDITH VENTURA

Meredith Ventura is a choreographer, educator, and scholar whose work bridges concert dance, theater, and performance studies. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she also earned her M.A. and B.F.A. in Dance (cum laude). She holds an M.F.A. in Dance from Hollins University. Ventura is the Artistic Director of Selah Dance Collective and Novus Contemporary Ballet, two Santa Barbara–based companies merging high-level artistry with critical inquiry and community engagement.