Dancers

Ty Barker, received his BFA in Dance from the University of Florida.  A native of Bermuda, he began his dance training at the age of 15 at InMotion school of dance in both swing and salsa.  By age 19, Ty was ready to take his dancing to another level and attended New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL.  There, he studied classical ballet, Limon, Graham, and Horton.  Ty has performed works by Robert Battle, Paul Taylor, Jose Limon and SLAM, to name a few.  He was selected to represent NWSA in Taiwan and numerous other gala events.  Ty was a featured dancer in the Florida Grand Opera’s productions of Samson et Dalilah and Les pecheurs de perles.  Currently, he is a full time company member of Animate Objects Physical Theatre based in Miami, FL, where he studies aerial training, stilt walking, and trapeze, furthering his repertoire and constantly learning new skills to further his career.  Ty hopes to continue his training and demonstrate all that he has learned in life and dance to help create and be part of continuous great performances.

Karin Bejerano, received her BFA in Dance from S.U.N.Y. Purchase.  She received additional dance training at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, David Howard Dance Center, and Broadway Dance Center.  She has performed with modern dance companies including: Houlihan & Dancers, Ballet Randolph, and Next Step Dance. She has appeared in numerous regional theater productions including: West Side Story (Velma), Sweet Charity (Charity u.s./Frenchy), Guys and Dolls (Sarah), Company in Concert (April), Steel Pier (featured dancer), and Marisol (young woman). She has also been seen in commercials, videos and many corporate dance shows.  As a choreographer she has worked on: and The World Goes Round, When Pigs Fly, Bed, Boys and Beyond, Into the Woods, Barnum,  A Chorus Line, Pippin, and The Orange Bowl Parade.  Ms. Bejerano currently serves as the Head of Musical Theater Dance for the Department of Theatre Arts at the University of Miami.

Matthew Farmer, received his MFA in Dance from the University of Michigan.  He received his BA from Hope College in Theatre and Dance with a secondary focus in Scenic Design.  While at Hope, Matthew danced for Aerial Dance Theatre for four seasons, under the direction of Steven Iannacone and Linda Graham.  He continues to work with Iannacone as a fellow colleague and mentor, most recently performing in the Dance in the Desert Festival, as well as the newly formed project “Men Dance Michigan."  Matthew has toured throughout Europe as a student (Hope Liverpool University, UK), performer (The Rein Orange Project in collaboration with Avi Kaiser and Sergio Antonino), and instructor (The International Summer Stage, Brugge, Belgium).  He has also had the privilege of dancing and working with Peter Sparling for the past three years as a company member and soloist for The Peter Sparling Dance Co.  Matthew continues to guest for PSDC, Next Step Dance (Miami, FL), as well as guest teach at various universities and schools throughout the US.  Currently, he is a company member and Associate Director of LehrerDance in Buffalo, NY.

Michael Joseph, was born in Bridgeport, CT, and began his dance training at Extensions Performing Arts Academy in Lancaster, CA.  He went on to dance soloist roles with Festival Ballet Theatre while attending UCLA’s Theatre, Film, and Television School.  In 2003, Michael shared the stage with the Kirov Ballet in their production of, La Bayadere at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.  He has been featured in multiple films and on television, most notably in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and the USA Network’s, Burn Notice.  Michael has most recently danced at the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, FL in the Florida Grand Opera’s production of, Les pecheurs de perles.  He is grateful for the gift of dance.

Elizabeth Malm, is a native Miamian.  She graduated from New World School of the Arts where she was featured as a soloist in a work by guest choreographer, Michael Uthoff of the Arizona Ballet.  Elizabeth has danced with companies such as Momentum Dance and Ballet Theater of Miami where she worked with choreographers Mia Michaels, David Palmer and Yanis Pikeris.  She has choreographed, danced or toured with artists such as Ricky Martin, Lenny Kravitz, Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction, The Beastie Boys, Pharrell, Jay-Z, Missy Elliot, P-Diddy, Lil' Romeo, The Baha Men, and Sam Beam.  Elizabeth has also choreographed for many commercials and television shows.  Her work has been featured during Superbowl and on MTV's Video Music Awards, BET, and CBS.  Elizabeth is currently a faculty member at New World School of the Arts in the Musical Theater Department and Miami City Ballet.  Recently, she choreographed for Miami City Ballet in a jazz production called, Lounge 2200.   

Tina Scanlan , received her dance training while attending New World School of the Arts and the State University of New York at Purchase.  She has worked with local musical theatre companies and has appeared in numerous productions including: Guys and Dolls (ensemble), West Side Story (ensemble), Carousel (ensemble), and Sweet Charity (ensemble).  Tina has also performed in many corporate dance shows, and has danced for modern dance companies, such as: Ballet Randolph and Next Step Dance.  Currently, she continues to work as an independent dancer on a part time basis, while concentrating on her career in Corporate Health Care and raising her two sons.