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Gustavo “Suavo” Vargas is a Choreographer based out of LA. He has Choreographed for Jennifer Lopez’s Residency Show in Las Vegas-“All I Have - Latin Section”, Justin Timberlake, Romeo Santos, Karol G, Becky G, Justin Bieber “Changes Tour”, Karol G for Coachella, Maks and Vals “Our Way” Tour, Derek and Julianne Hough’s “Move Beyond” Tour from Dancing With The Stars, Prince Royce “The Bad Man Tour” and Dream for the “MY2K Tour” with 98 Degrees. He has also Danced, Choreographed, and Toured with Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, MADONNA, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Will Smith, Usher, Pink, Mya, Alicia Keys, Paulina Rubio, Roselyn Sanchez, Enrique Iglesias, N'Sync, Jessica Simpson, and Eva Longoria to name a few. Television shows include World Of Dance, Jane the Virgin, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance-Canada, So You Think You Can Dance-USA, Lips Sync Battle, Bruno and Carrie Ann’s Dance Wars, America’s Best Dance Crew, True Blood, Eve, 7th Heaven, Drew Carey, Boston Public, Nikki Cox, American Music Awards, The Grammys, The Latin Grammy’s, Guys Choice Awards, Marry Me, and Janet Jackson MTV-Icon. He has worked on movies such as Lala Land, The Accountant, The Bachelor, Be Cool, Dirty Dancing II-Havana Nights, Spanglish, Master of Disguise, Along Came Polly, Jackass II, Rent, and Indiana Jones. He has also made his acting debut on the TV show "Strong Medicine".

Gustavo teaches and travels the world giving Master classes of all styles.

Dancer/Acrobat/Choreographer - Mari grew up dancing in the School of Canyon Concert Ballet and accepted her first role as a CCB company member at age seventeen. After performing with CCB Mari attended The School of Acrobatics and New Circus Arts in Seattle. She has since gained specializations in lyra, contortion, flying trapeze, pole, and hair suspension and is now based out of Las Vegas.

As both a dancer and acrobat Mari has had the pleasure of working with Acrobatic Conundrum, Valtesse, DASS Dance, Maison de V, Insomniac Entertainers, The Flying Kestrels, Quixotic Fusion, Kasbo, YellaCatt Music, The Freemont Street Experience, Emerald City Trapeze Arts (where she also served as Artistic Director for three years), and more. Mari has appeared as a featured performer in music video productions, published works, events, and advertisements for companies such as Google and Moet Chandon. As an aerial competitor, she won first place in Pole Sport Organization’s pro-division lyra competition in LA.

Behind the scenes Mari has directed multiple contemporary circus shows and competition dance teams, as well as staged dancers in fine art photography for artists such as Jordan Matter. Many pieces with her direct involvement have been hung in Lincoln Center NYC and shown world-wide. Mari has also choreographed several award winning dance and acrobatic works on a national and international scale. Most recently Mari’s choreographic work with Pneumatic Arts and their team of Cirque du Soleil trapeze artists won various special awards and ranked bronze in Monaco at the world’s largest circus festival: Festival du Cirque du Monte Carlo.

BRANDON W. FREEMAN - ODC Assistant to the Artistic Director - Better known as “Private” hails from Colorado. He is an ODC veteran having first joined the company in 1996 - and has passionately danced, coached, taught, choreographed, and championed for ODC ever since! He has also been a guest artist, collaborator, and choreographer for many other Colorado and Bay Area companies and schools, and was a Principal Dancer in the movie, “The Matrix 2: Reloaded”. Private has always brought his outside experiences back to his artistic home to enrich and deepen his contributions to ODC. Nominated multiple times, Mr. Freeman received Isadora Duncan Dance Awards for Ensemble Performance in 2002 with Brian Fisher (Sonya Delwaide), 2012 with Katie Faulkner (Little Seismic Dance), and 2014 with Katherine Wells (Imagery) Notably, Private received a nomination for Individual Performance in 2004 for his role, which he helped to create, in Brenda Way’s masterpiece, Investigating Grace. As a teacher, incorporating ODC's values, he enjoys teaching ballet and modern dance technique as well as Dance for Parkinson’s Disease. Mr. Freeman also has had the honor of being entrusted by Val Caniparoli to set Mr. Caniparoli’s work on Singapore Dance Theater and Ballet X in Philadelphia.

Mr. Freeman is a Certified Personal Trainer and has a Certificate in Stretch Theory and Practice. He enjoys helping people understand and find balance in their bodies in order to achieve a long and healthy life.

Private seeks to exhaust the joys of life! He is a woodworker, oil painter, voice actor, a poet, and an actor. He has flown an airplane solo; and served honorably as a Sergeant in the Army National Guard for 11 years. He gratefully acknowledges all who have influenced his career; specifically Brenda, KT, Sonya, and Randy.

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Julia is a teacher, artist, and choreographer. She began her career in Fort Collins, Colorado as a Canyon Concert Ballet Company member. She earned her BFA from The University of Wyoming and has studied with companies such as American Repertory Theatre, Trey McIntyre Project, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Repertory Dance Theatre, Ririe Woodberry, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

Julia spent two years dancing in New York City performing with Ballet Inc and Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre, which involved a variety of venues, including the Battery Dance Festival. Julia also had the opportunity to guest with several photographers, working both as a dancer and model.

Julia completed her MFA in dance choreography from The University of Iowa. During her three years at Iowa she expanded her choreographic research with a focus on historical context, the use of narrative, and an emphasis on human connection. Her work aims to make ballet approachable in an effort to expand its influence beyond traditional boundaries and across generations. Julia is now on faculty and continuing her research at Colorado State University in the dance department.

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Lily grew up dancing with CCB and continued her passion for dance throughout her college years in the dance program at Colorado Mesa University. Her love for movement inspired her to earn a degree in kinesiology with a concentration in fitness and health promotion. After graduating, Lily became a certified barre instructor and now enjoys teaching barre, spin, strength, and yoga classes in her spare time.

Professionally, Lily works in community health at UCHealth, where she educates students in Northern Colorado about heart health. She finds great joy in seeing students have those "lightbulb moments" when they gain new insights into their health and wellness.

Lily is married to her husband, Jared, and they have a wonderful son named Brecken, with a little girl on the way in fall 2024. In her free time, Lily loves being outdoors, reading books, and sharing her love of dance and performance with her children. Her son Breck is always dancing whenever music comes on, much to her delight.

Lily’s heart will always belong to the performing arts, and she is deeply grateful for the skills and discipline she gained through dance, which continue to enrich her life every day.

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Hailey's love for dance began as an infant when her mother, a teacher at Canyon Concert Ballet, brought her along to the studio. She officially began her training at age four and continued dancing with the company until she was 17. During her time with Canyon Concert Ballet, she performed notable roles, including the "voice of the child" in Fieffer Dances, Clara in The Nutcracker, and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. After graduating from Colorado Ballet, Hailey continued to dance with small regional modern and contemporary companies around Colorado. Seeking adventure, she moved to Mazatlán, Mexico, intending to spend six months improving her Spanish and relaxing by the beach. Fourteen years later, she now lives in the jungle of Sayulita, Mexico, with her husband and their ancient Chihuahua, Frankie, in a 100-year-old teak home imported from Bali. Today, Hailey heads the marketing department for a North American tech company, but her passion for dance remains an important part of her life.