Founder

Jodie Randolph is a choreographer and dance educator based in southeast Michigan. She holds her MFA in Choreography from Jacksonville University where she studied under notable artists Alonzo King, Ana Sanchez-Cohlberg, John Paul Zaccarini, Mayra Morales, Lily Baldwin, and Marianela Boan. Jodie has presented work at numerous venues across the United States and Caribbean including Hudson Guild Theatre (NYC), Boll Theatre (Detroit), Palacio de Bellas Artes (Santon Domingo), among others. Her choreography has been commissioned for Brighton Dance Festival, Dance Masters of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Oakland University, and ENDANZA, as well as multiple dance schools in the region. Her work has been presented at Biomorphic Dance Festival (NYC), Brighton Dance Festival (MI), Detroit Dance City Festival (MI), Detroit Dance Race (MI), Michigan Dance Festival (MI), Oakland Dance Festival (MI), and EDANCO (Dominican Republic). As an educator, Jodie's students have gone on to study at The Juilliard School, Marymount of Manhattan, Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Western Michigan University, among others.

Artistic Director

Kaitlyn Pollock attended Western Michigan University and graduated with a BFA in Dance in 2013. Throughout her university experience, she had many opportunities to work with professional artists and perform professional works such as Gerald Arpino's "Viva Vivaldi", KT Nelson "Light and Landless" (2013), Lauren Edson "Foreground" (2012), David Parsons "The Envelope" (2011), Gerald Arpino's "Birthday Variations", Harrison McEldowney "Dance Sport" (2010), Autumn Eckman Premiere of "Yes, and..” (2010), Ron DeJesus (2009) Premiere of "Khamsin". Following graduation she moved to New York City and performed professionally with Shawn Bible Dance Company, artistic director Shawn T Bible, BOM DIGGS, artistic director Bonnie O’Rourke, Smashworks Dance Collective and DoubleTakeDance Co. She also performed in various freelance dance projects throughout NYC. KP recently moved back to Kalamazoo, MI and is excited to lead Young Dancers Initiative!

Assistant Artistic Director

Bella Varon is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance with a concentration in Ballet. During her classical studies at Marymount, under the direction of Katie Langan, Bella performed several new choreographic works as well as repertoire by artists such as Kyle Abraham, Adam Barruch, Michael Thomas, Breton Tyner-Bryan, John Heginbotham, and Nancy Lushington. Her additional summer training includes Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, American Ballet Theatre and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. In addition to performance, Bella has a passion for dance teaching. She is the Assistant Artistic Director of Young Dancers Initiative and the Assistant Company Director at Viva Dance Co. where she leads weekly ballet, contemporary, improvisation, and composition classes. Additionally, she is on faculty at RELEASE Detroit, and frequently guest instructs across various dance programs in Metro-Detroit.