Khambatta Dance CompanY
The Company
Nathan Cook received his dance training at Washington Contemporary Ballet, Spectrum Dance Theater, and Pacific Northwest Ballet where he studied classical and contemporary ballet. He has had the pleasure of working with esteemed choreographers such as Adam Miller, Julie Tobiason, Jennifer Porter, Sayoko Knode, and Cyrus Khambatta. From 2015-2018, Mr. Cook served as the Director of Washington Contemporary Ballet. He currently dances with Khambatta Dance Company and is the School Principal of Evergreen City Ballet.
Nathan Cook
Dancer
Kaitlyn Nguyen began dancing in Diamond Bar, CA under Janaina Watkins. She trained at The Ailey School and received a BFA at the University of California, Irvine in Dance Performance and a minor in Business Management, where she worked with the late Donald McKayle. She danced with NYC-area companies Nimbus Dance Works, iKada Contemporary Dance, Armitage Gone! Dance, and in Southern California, with Re:borN Dance Interactive. Kaitlyn became a mother to Lucile in 2018, and moved to Seattle to dance with Spectrum Dance Theater and Seattle Opera under Donald Byrd, joining KDC in 2023.
Kaitlyn Nguyen
Dancer
Emily Walter was born in Olympia, WA, where she trained with Ballet Northwest and Johansen Olympia Dance Center. At the same time Emily graduated high school, she obtained an AA from South Puget Sound Community College. Ms. Walter then went to Point Park University where she recieved her BFA in Dance. Emily has performed works by Yin Yue, Kyle Abraham, Pearlann Porter and Martha Graham. Off the stage you can find Emily teaching, creating, and adventuring.
Emily Walter
Dancer
Leah Russell holds a BFA in theater from Cornish College of the Arts where she first discovered her insatiable curiosity for movement. She has trained extensively in a variety of dance and movement styles from contemporary, hip hop, capoeira and tai chi. In the last year, she has had the pleasure of appearing in works by Beth Terwilleger, Vladimir Kremenovic, Emily Curtiss, Maya Soto, Melissa Riker and is thrilled to join with Khambatta Dance Company. She recently made her choreographic debut in Converge Dance Festival and is currently focusing on developing new works.
Leah Russel
Dancer
Mary Sigward was born in Cincinnati. In 2015 she graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a BA in Dance Performance, where she was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award for artistic achievement. Under the direction of Susan Anderson and Stacey Calvert she performed works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Tanya Wideman-Davis, Thaddeus Davis, Helen Pickett, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, and Paul Taylor. She moved to Seattle to join Spectrum Dance Theater (SDT), and danced for four seasons. She has attended summer and winter workshops at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, SDT, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Company E. She is a certified Pilates instructor.
MAry Sigward
Dancer
A native Bostonian, Olivia Link began her dance training in high school at the Boston Arts Academy public high school for the visual and performing arts (class valedictorian). There, she found her passion for dance; having opportunities to perform on mainstage venues and travel to Cape Town, South Africa for training. She continued her pursuit for her artform in college as a BFA student at George Mason University’s School of Dance where she was trained under Susan Shields, Christopher d’Amboise, Dan Joyce, Roger Jeffrey, Jean Emile, Karen Reedy, and Ethan Brown. A highlight of her time at Mason was performing works by her peers.
Olivia received Mason School of Dance’s Excellence in Choreography award upon graduating summa cum laude. Beyond dance, she has interned for renowned arts institutions including Jacob’s Pillow, Boston Ballet, and Batsheva Dance Company. Olivia's academic research has been presented at the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science's annual conferences in Montreal, Quebec and in Denver, Colorado.
Olivia Link
Dancer
Rodrick Barnes is a self taught dancer who started dancing at 7 years old in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Kinder High School For The Performing and Visual Arts before attending Cornish College of The Arts and joining El Sueño. Shortly after that he knew he wanted to become a professional dancer and choreographer. Rodrick has worked and trained with Debbie Allen, Roderick George, Derrell Moultrie, Christian Warner, Kidd Pivot, Kurt Douglas, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, Sidra Bell, Courtney D. Jones and many more. While also dancing Rodrick loves to give back to the community by mentioning and teaching youth who were just like him at an early age. Rodrick is thrilled to be joining Khambatta Dance Company.
Rodrick Barnes
Dancer
Cyrus Khambatta, the artistic director and founder Khambatta Dance Company (KDC) graduated with a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied dance and theater. His choreographic works have been presented in fifteen US states, throughout Europe, Russia, Latin America and Canada, commissioned by numerous companies in the U.S> and abroad. He has received California's Damen New Choreography award, selected for an Artistic Leadership program by Dance USA, was a former Seattle University Artist in Residence and more recently was nominated for the prestigious Herb Alpert award in the Arts. His work with KDC has been supported by numerous funding and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad including the National Endowment for the Arts, Paul Allen Foundation and others. He is the Artistic Director of the Seattle International Dance Festival now in its 16th year.
Cyrus Khambatta
Artistic Director
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