Giovanni Castellon is from Miami, Florida, where he studied at New World School of the Arts High School and Miami Dance Collective. He continued his studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts as a Kenan Excellence Scholar, earning a BFA in Contemporary Dance with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship. He has presented work at Peridance Presents, the SoloDuo Dance Festival, and the Dumbo Dance Festival. Giovanni is honored to have been selected for Miami DanceMakers and looks forward to sharing his love for movement-based art with the community that helped shape him.

Deja Darbonne is a Miami-based performing artist, choreographer, and movement teacher blending classical tradition with contemporary expression. She began dancing at her mother’s studio, Darbonne Academy of the Arts, and later trained in competitive and commercial dance in Suisun City, CA. A Miami Dade College Dance Award recipient, she earned her BFA from New World School of the Arts in 2017. Deja has danced with Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, Syncopate Collective, Zest Collective, Ballet Hispanico II and more. Her works—Philautia, Sun Down, Joyce, and Resolve—have premiered in Miami, and she is developing a new piece exploring
nature and reincarnation.

Luiza Lamoglia is a multimedia dance artist based in Miami, Florida. She earned her B.F.A. in Dance Performance from The State University of New York at Purchase College. Luiza has performed works choreographed by renowned artists including Beth Gill, Michael Cole, and Rosalind Newman. Her own dance practice explores improvisation, theatrics, and voice. Luiza and her close friend/collaborator, Mary Rogers, have co-created and performed works for platforms such as MOMENTA NYC, Green Space’s "Fertile Ground," and Emerging Artists Theater’s "New Work Series." Luiza is currently a member of Miami’s Syncopate Collective.