 | Adam Aicher was born in Berkeley, CA, and began his training as a young boy, under his mother, a dancer with Oakland Ballet. In 1992, Adam started at Contra Costa Ballet. In 1995, he simultaneously trained at the Berkeley Ballet Theatre under Sally Streets, of New York City Ballet. Adam has recieved scholarships to Pennsylvania Ballet, Houston Ballet and was personally invited by Fernando Bujones to train at Orlando Ballet in 2003. Before joining Company C Ballet in 2004, Adam danced for City Ballet of San Diego, Brandon Ballet and Northern California Ballet. He teaches for numerous studios as well as giving master classes at UC Davis and Chico State University Adam is certified in Pilates and is an accomplished screenwriter. |
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| Marika Brussel
New Mexico Ballet
Moving Arts Dance Company |
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| Gianna Davy
Oakland Ballet
Company C |
 | Maria LaMance joined Moving Arts Dance in the summer of 2004. She trained at the San Francisco Ballet School and earned her BA Degree at San Francisco State University. Ms. LaMance has performed with numerous modern dance companies and independent choreographers including Heidi Schweiker, Lea Wolf, Kate Corby and Dancers, Earth Circus Productions, Jenice Alcosta Movers and Huckabay McAllister Dance. She teaches ballet and Russian character dance at Dance Theater international and is a certified massage therapist. |
 | Anandha Ray
Director and Resident Choreographer
Ms. Ray has a BA in Dance Education from ASU, two Master of Arts degrees from UCLA (a double major in Choreography and Kinesiology and a second degree in Dance/Movement Therapy). She has guest lectured and served on the faculties of colleges and universities throughout the nation, and was the Director of the Dance Program at Yavapai College 1980-84; Assistant Professor, Director of Dance for the University of the Pacific from 1988-1990; and directed the dance program at Walnut Creek's Civic Arts Education from 1993-2000. She has served as adjudicator for selection committees for the American College Dance Festival, for grants committees, and for many years toured a lecture circuit to festivals and universities across the nation.
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 | Michael Lowe
Assistant Artistic Director
Michael Lowe, Assistant Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer, returns from retirement to perform as a full time member of Moving Arts Dance since 2003. A 2003 winner of the Bay Areas Izzie (Isadora Duncan Dance Award) for Choreography, he joined Moving Arts Dance in Season 2001 as Resident Choreographer. Mr. Lowe danced with Oakland Ballet for almost three decades and was the Assistant Artistic Director under Ronn Guidi. He performed numerous principal roles and he has created five dances for Oakland Ballet in addition to works for several ballet companies across the nation.
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