ABOUT THE DANCERS 

Cecilia Benitez was born and raised in Miami, Florida and earned her BFA in dance from Point Park University in 2020. Currently a freelance artist based in Miami, she dances for Rosie Herrera Dance Theater, Adele Myers and Dancers, and Syncopate Collective. Her choreography has been commissioned by Miami Light Project’s “Here and Now” program, Pioneer Winter’s “Grass Stains”, Bistoury Physical Theater and Film, Miami- Dade County Cultural Affairs, and Mutual Dance Theatre, in Cincinnati Ohio. When not dancing you can find her biking, writing letters, or making Cuban coffee. Ceci was also invited to participate in the 2024 Miami DanceMakers season.

Mari Burt is a Miami Native who garnered her love for dance at a very young age and has a repertoire of styles and techniques including modern, contemporary, ballet, tap, jazz, and Afro-Caribbean. She  began her professional training from Armour Dance Theater and attended New World School of the Arts College where she has performed repertoire by Robert Battle, Ohad Naharin, Mark Morris and Paul Taylor. She also had the opportunity to work closely with Eduardo Villaro in the production of the work "Chance of Thunder". In the summer of 2018, Maria attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance summer intensive where she learned choreography from Christian Burns and Alex Ketley. Currently, she is working with Adele Myers and Dancers, Peter London Global Dance Company, NWD Projects.

Kayla Castellon is a vibrant dance artist, movement educator, and vibe-curator. She believes that embodiment is the key to a more empowered life - a way of stepping into one's highest and brightest self. After Kayla received her BFA in Dance, she went on to perform with Miami locals like Pioneer Winter Collective, Aeon De La Cruz, and Adele Myers and Dancers. She has been supported by Miami Light Project, The Arsht Center, and The Knight Foundation for her founding project Show and Talk- a series of performances followed by feedback discussions. She is passionate about building spaces of connection and belonging through movement. Kayla is excited to embark on another project with Adele Myers and Dancers!

Clint T. Harris is from Miami, FL where he currently dances with Peter London Global Dance Company. Harris has also performed in works choreographed by Enrique Villacreses, Mike Tyus, Jamar Roberts, and Justin Rapaport on stages throughout South Florida including the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Miami Beach Bandshell, African American Cultural Arts
Center, Live ARTS at Super Blue, and internationally in Trinidad and Martinique. In
2020, Harris was selected for "Grass Stains," a site-specific dance project directed by Pioneer Winter Collective. In 2015, he was featured in the Lifetime TV Network docuseries "Step! Up," which captured the lives of inner-city youth and their unwavering passion for dance.