2026 staff 

Teaching Staff 
Leveled Workshops:
Ben Morris and Victoria Henk
Gary McIntyre and Susan Kirklin
Thibault and Nicole Ramirez
Markus Smith and Tren Veal
KP Rutland and Bryn Anderson
Joel Torgeson and Chantelle Pianetta
“Zee” and Dalena
Arjay Centeno and Malia Jameson
Keerigan Rudd and Mia Primavera
Brandi Guild
Cameo McHenry
Emily Huang
Matt Auclair
Demetre Souliotes
Tara Trafzer
Alexis Garrish
Phoenix Grey
and more to come! 

MCs: Sheven Kekoolani, Brandi Guild, Joel Torgeson, Tara Trafzer and Forrest Hanson

DJ Staff: 
Ruby Lair 
Aidan Keith-Hynes
Chris Singley
Liz Ravdin
Koichi Tsunoda
Jula Palenga
Giulia Rusch
Forrest Hanson


Judging Staff:
Demery Leyva - Head Judge
Debbie Figueroa
Heather Powers-Rutledge
Kris Swearingen 
Jerome Subey
Kay Newhouse
Nicole Zwerlein
Margie Tuttle
Ryan Crutcher
Janelle Guido
Maria Bileychik 
Eric Byers
Deon Harrell
Alan Annicella
and more to come

Scoring
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Alex Brand - Scorer

Contest Coordinator
Haley Hauglum

College Workshops:
Phillippe Amar and Florencia Diaz
Keerigan Rudd and Mia Primavera

All-Star Intermediate Mentorship Program
Keerigan Rudd

Event Staff

Videography Team
Demetre Souliotes
Jerome Subey


Photography Team
Dan Sweet
Tien Khieu
Philip Piersol

Social Media Team
Casey Margules
Rachel Lai 

Registration Coordinator
Kamela Carter

Work-Dance exchange (Volunteer) Coordinators 
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Amanda Vasquez

Merchandise Coordinator
Paige Sandness

Hospitality Coordinators
Rachel Martino - Lead
Isabella Denise Espinosa 
Betty Cashion

Ballroom and Sound:
Tom Perlinger
Andrew Powell
Dustin Snell

Event Directors: Tracy Wang, Jay Tsai and CJ Caraway