Alicia Chesser started studying classical ballet in Tulsa at age 4 with Jane Reid, then continued with Moscelyne Larkin and Roman Jasinski, adding jazz, character dance, and dance history to the mix. During that time she performed with Tulsa Ballet as a company apprentice. She holds degrees in English and philosophy from the University of Tulsa. Her award-winning arts reviews, essays, and interviews have appeared in publications from New York City’s Village Voice to The Tulsa Voice, LUXIERE, and Root. Since 2010, Alicia's collaborative, interdisciplinary work as a dancer, choreographer, curator, and director has been presented at venues such as Tulsa Ballet's Studio K, the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. She has served as artistic director for Tulsa Modern Movement, curated the Exchange Choreography Festival, taught advanced ballet at Jasinski Academy, and currently leads contemporary classes at Temple of Dance. 

See her new work "Sloth" "Sloth has multiple faces and resists easy assumptions. Is it laziness? Apathy? Avoidance? A trauma response, like "freeze" or dissociation? Is it, like Bartleby the Scrivener in Melville's famous story, a declaration of resistance, a refusal to participate in a dehumanizing capitalist machine? Is it a commitment to rest, to honor one's own pace, even though that pace might be different from the norm? As a neurodivergent creator, I'm interested in the idea of "neuro-emergent time" or “spiral time,” as researched by Marta Rose, which invites different ways of thinking about using/spending/spiraling through/flowing with time and energy in ways that are curiosity-building rather than stigmatizing." 

Music: "EXIL Choral of Harmonics for bass renaissance recorder" by Thierry De May, performed by Pierre  Hamon

Nina Madsen Puckett is a dancer, choreographer, licensed massage therapist and movement educator. In addition to being a Creative Co-Director of Oklahoma Movement with Jen Alden, she is also the director of Madsen Movement, owner of Madsen Massage and an executive Team Member for Oklahoma Performing Arts. Nina is a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Educator, having received her registration in Somatic Movement Therapy through The International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA). She is also a Certified Movement Analyst, having received her education and certificate from the yearlong program at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in NYC in 2006. She graduated from UNC- Greensboro with a BFA in Dance: Choreography and Performance in 2005 and an Associates of Occupational Studies in 2008 from the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences Massage Therapy Program in NYC. She also studied dance for two semesters abroad at arts conservatories that include the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia and Teatterikorkeakoulu (The Theatre Academy of Finland) in Helsinki in 2003 and 2004. In a 2002 review of the American Dance Festival, dance critic, Byron Woods, wrote “the unforgettable flex of Ursula Payne’s student, Nina Madsen, reminiscent of Gretchen Lothrop’s work.”

See her new work "Opportunist". "When given two opposing choices, oftentimes one becomes overwhelmed, appears to "go in circles," and chooses nothing at all."

Music: "Blaen" by Loess

Kate Jacobs is a native Oklahoman, homegrown around the Tulsa area as a dancer and aerialist with one foot on the ground and the other in the air. With roots in modern, contemporary, jazz, and ballet, Jacobs is currently a performer with Inspyral Circus, a company member, choreographer, and board member with Oklahoma Movement, and a company member with Kin Dance Company. She has danced at the 50th Anniversary of Tulsa's Mayfest Festival where she choreographed and performed alongside a live orchestra and has danced with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's "Link Up" - a program that brings performing arts to elementary school students. Jacobs has also performed in the Exchange Choreography Festival, Tulsa Performing Arts Center’s “Arts in the Air", AHHA’s CREATE Gala for multiple seasons, and in local musical theater productions, dance films, and other collaborative movement projects. In the air, she specializes in lyra and dabbles in lollipop lyra, flying pole, static pole, and sling. Jacobs has performed aerial arts with Night Muses and Oklahoma Movement. When not performing, you will find her with her husband obsessing over their daughter - her greatest creation and muse.

See her new work "Envy" "As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man." Saint John Chrysostom

Music: "Black swan orchestra version" by BTS

Sheri Hayden is a graduate of Oklahoma City University with a Masters in Nonprofit Leadership in Arts Administration and a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Performance. As a working professional, she has performed internationally on cruise ships, with The Pollard Theatre Company in The Producers, with Tulsa Ballet in its North American premiere of Strictly Gershwin, +3 Quartets with Adam Parsons Company in Los Angeles, Jazz Dance World Congress in Chicago, as a Company Dancer in RACE. Currently, Sheri serves as Executive Director of RACE Dance Collective, where she first spent many seasons as a full-time company member before transitioning to her leadership position. Disorder is her second original production to co-produce with Oklahoma artists, and her works have been featured in various RACE company shows, including RACE’s Hip Hop Nutcracker. She is also the co-founder of RACE’s first tap company, Red Dirt Tap, with Megan Murray. In addition to her community work with RACE, Sheri is a faculty member of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment at Oklahoma City University (OCU) and the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), where she teaches multiple dance styles, grant writing for the arts, and has choreographed numerous main stage productions. Her choreographic credits include White Christmas, Mother Road, Footloose, RENT, Sweeney Todd, Bright Star, Legally Blonde, Children of Eden, Spring Awakening, Spamalot, Music Man, Side Show, Sister Act, Evita, and Brigadoon. In addition to musicals, she has set numerous works on UCO’s Kaleidoscope Dance Company. In 2023, she was honored as Adjunct Faculty of Year at OCU. Over the years, she has provided master dance classes throughout the Oklahoma City area and has served on a panel of judges for competitions such as Oklahoma Dance Masters of America, Oklahoma State Dance Team Directors’ Association, Edmond Chamber’s Dancing with the Stars, Starbound, Triumph National Talent, and Dance Champs. 

See her new work "Bad Love" "The cycle of conflict; fostering of destructive patterns that perpetuate discontent and undermine harmony."

Music: "Seven Devils" by Florence + The Machine

Kymber Sage was born in Nebraska and raised in Oklahoma. She began her journey into dance at 13 years old on Broken Arrow’s pom team,the Tigettes, where she danced through high school. She received her BA in Theatre from Oklahoma Baptist University in 2017. Since returning to Tulsa after graduation, she has graced stages as both a performer and choreographer through dance, theatre and aerial arts. 

She currently teaches aerial arts at Tulsa Dance Company and Oklahoma Extreme Tumbling & Trampoline. She has performed with various theatre companies in Tulsa including Pembroke Players, Theatre Tulsa, Overture Musical Theatre and Tulsa Project Theatre. Kymber can also be found frequenting the air with companies such Calliope Circus and Oklahoma Showgirls. She is currently a company member with Kin Dance Company and Oklahoma Movement. 

Her recent performance credits include Caroline in Pride & Prejudice with Pembroke Players, A core dancer in OKM & Race Dance Companies Disorder, Witch 1 in Pembroke Players Macbeth, a dancer and aerialist in Sonder with OKM where she wrote and directed, and Miss Thorn in Ruthless! The Musical presented by Overture Musical Theatre. 

When not creating or performing, she can be found with her wonderful family having the best adventures. 

Kymber will be doing all of the Aerial choreography for Tethered. Come see her new work "Confidence" and "Bully" and aerial as part of "Opportunist" "Fallen Angel" "Lazy" "Sloth" and "Envy"

Cassie Waggoner began her dance training at the age of 5 at Nancy Clarke’s School of dance, training in tap, jazz and ballet. She continued her dance training at South Tulsa Dance Company, where she fell in love with contemporary and hip hop and began competing nationally. Cassie joined Portico Dance Theater and Tulsa Modern Movement in 2010 and has performed in many full-length productions including Project Alice, Elements, Super Suite, Wo, and Oklahoma Movement’s Between Us 2-Rewind,  and performed and choreographed site specific work for Oklahoma Movement’s Celebration Earth. Cassie has also danced in two music videos, Hanson’s “Give a Little” and “Thinkin‘ Bout Somethin’” and was part of Shock Ignition- a professional hip hop dance group. Cassie teaches Contemporary and Lyrical dance at Ovations Studio and Gym, where she has had the honor of sharing her passion for dance with her students for over 12 years. When she is not dancing, she enjoys being in nature with her two boys and is currently studying to achieve her bachelor’s in nursing at the University of Oklahoma.

 See her new work "Righteous" Righteous explores the themes of greed and the corrupting influence of power. The work portrays the madness of the struggle for dominance, focusing on how a once oppressed people, driven by the desire to rise, justify the oppression of others. Through quirky, childlike movements, the dancers initially express the fleeting joy of victory, which quickly transforms into an obsessive drive for more. This relentless pursuit of power leads to a breakdown, as the dancers ultimately tear each other apart in a chaotic fall, underscoring the destructive nature of unchecked greed. The piece captures the emotional intensity of human ambition, showing how the joy of success is overshadowed by the darker consequences of excess and selfishness.

Music: “Clap Hands” Tom Waits

Bayleigh Bates is an accomplished dancer and performer with a history in ballet, contemporary, aerial arts and theatre. Currently a dancer, aerialist and choreographer for Oklahoma Moment, she has honed her skills and developed a deep understanding of the art forms. Throughout her performance years Bayleigh has showcased her talent and versatility on various stages in Oklahoma.  She has taken on challenging roles, bringing characters to life. Her passion for dance, aerial and theatre fuels her drive to deliver captivating performances that resonate with audiences. Bayleigh enjoys sharing her expertise and love for the arts through teaching Ballet and Aerial at Soul 2 Sole Performing Arts, as well as popping into other studios around town to share some of the fun! She finds fulfillment in inspiring the next generation of dancers, aerialists and actors, nurturing their talent and instilling a deep appreciation for the performing arts. She has two beautiful boys of her own she hopes to instill great love for the arts in as well. 

See her new work "Immoderate Love" “All those who lacked moderation and self-control, who desired immoderately and excessively.” -Dante Alighieri

Music: "Exogenesis Symphony pt 2" Muse

Lexie Jo Sweeney was born and raised in Arizona. She is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and creative artist. She received her BA in dance performance with a minor in art with high honors, Summa Cum Laude in May 2014 from Oral Roberts University. Since then, she remains in residence in Tulsa. She utilizes her degree and passion for dance by choreographing small dance works, often collaborating with other artists, filmmakers and creatives. In her work, Lexie creates, and often performs a tangible embodiment of the beauty and elegance that can be found in movement. "There is nothing more fulfilling than creating art for the enjoyment of others to see again and again," she says.

Lexie Jo is trained and practices Laban Bartenieff modern movement technique and has a rich love of all modern, ballet and contemporary dance techniques. She currently teaches dance at Tulsa Dance Company.  Lexie has danced and performed with local dance companies Living Water Dance Company, Tulsa Modern Movement, Oklahoma Movement and Kin Dance Company. Sweeney was a presenting artist in the Exchange Choreography Festival for three years and served on the board of the Oklahoma Dance Film Festival (OkDFF). She is currently dancing with Kin Dance and Oklahoma Movement. Lexie’s work in the studio and on the stage strives to bring light and joy with honesty while honoring the body, mind and spirit. 

See her new work "Pride" “Already you can make out how each one beats their breast. What have your souls to boast of and be proud? You are no more then insects, incomplete as any grub until it burst the shroud.” -Dante Alighieri

Music: "Bye Bye Macadam" Rone

TAMARA MOORE is a native New Yorker who began her dance training at the legendary Broadway Dance Center. Tamara’s dance and choreography have taken her across the globe with stage credits including, Love, Precious Memories, Tap and Pan, Trans Am Jam, and Tap Fusion. She has danced for T.W.A.P.A, Awakening Theatre Dance Co and for a myriad of artists, including Mary J. Blige, LL Cool J, and Martina McBride. With over 25 years in the NBA as a Creative in sports entertainment, she coordinated performances for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games, Outkast, Beyonce, and Mariah Carey and served over 10 seasons as an NBA Coach and Choreographer for the Memphis Grizzlies.

While dance and live production have been her passion, she has started her newest chapter in Tulsa, where she shares her gifts to emerging artists on the Faculty of Temple of Dance and spends downtime with her Husband Dale, and son Isaiah.  

Before arriving in Tulsa, Jennifer danced with several contemporary dance companies in Portland, Oregon. Prior to this, Jennifer studied under Susan Zadoff at the University of Oregon and Eugene Ballet in Eugene, Oregon and was a company member of Dance Oregon and performed with the Eugene Opera Ballet. Before this, Jennifer performed as a soloist with the State Ballet of Oregon under the direction of Eric Hyrst. Jennifer was also involved with musical theater in high school and choreographed her first musical of West Side Story at the age of 17.

Jennifer was Founding Co-Artistic Director, Choreographer and Company Manager of Oklahoma Movement (formerly Portico Dance Theatre) in Tulsa for the last 15 years, creating, directing and choreographing more than 15 full length works. Jennifer was a Board Member and served as Treasurer of Living Arts of Tulsa for five years. She was Chair of the Arts and Entertainment Crew of Tulsa Young Professionals (TYPROs). Jennifer received awards for 40 Under 40 for both the Tulsa People and Business and Legal News.

Jennifer has choreographed for three years for the Tulsa Opera, operas such as Carmen, Romeo and Juliet and Samson and Delilah. Jennifer choreographed for Theatre Tulsa and has had the pleasure of choreographing Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ragtime, The Producers, The Wedding Singer, My Fair Lady, The Music Man and Something Rotten.  She also choregraphed and directed Sound of Music. Jennifer recently directed the opera "The Medium" for the Tulsa Opera. Jennifer was recently awarded the Tulsa Theater award (PO TATE) for her choreography of "Pride and Prejudice" for Pembroke Players.

Jennifer is the creator and director of this year's full-length Tethered. She choreographed the Opening, Finale, Fallen Angels all of the transitions and Lust. It has been an absolute joy to work with this team of artists. Each one of the choreographers has poured their heart and souls into their works. Truly the best choreography I have seen in a long time full of rich texture and intention.

Valeria Fleming was one of the original founders of Portico Dance Theater, now Oklahoma Movement, and is grateful to have been welcomed back into the fold since returning to Oklahoma last year. As an Artistic Director in its early days, she had the privilege to help direct, choreograph and perform in several original works including Elements, Alice in Wonderland, and Super Suite. Val created and directed the original full-length Super Suite in 2011. Currently, Valeria works independently as a physical therapist with a special interest in dance medicine. She has had the pleasure of treating the professional artists of Ballet San Antonio, American Midwest Ballet, and individual performers in Las Vegas, Nevada. She resides in Edmond with her loving husband, two beautiful children, and cranky old dog. 

 See her new work "Greed" “Anything you can do I can do better. I can do anything better than you.” – Irving Berlin and "Gluttony" “Iiiiiiiiiii want candy.” – Aaron Carter circa 2000 

Music:"Caesar on a TV Screen" Prelude to Ecstasy, "Survival" Muse and "I Want Candy (instrumental version)" Intended Immigration

Heather Hall Newman has built an impressive career as a dancer, choreographer, and stage director, performing on cruise ships, in Las Vegas, Branson, and on international tours. After returning home to Tulsa, she had the honor of choreographing two music videos for longtime friends and music legends, Hanson. She also choreographed and directed numerous musicals for Tulsa Project Theatre, the city’s premier Equity theater company.

Her choreography credits extend to major productions, including VeggieTales, Mike Rowe's TV series The Way I Heard It, and Andrea Bocelli’s Family Christmas film, where she traveled to Italy to choreograph 10 prima ballerinas—a performance that has now surpassed 10 million views.

Above all, Heather is a proud mom of two incredible kids and cherishes every adventure alongside her supportive husband.