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Ashley Gonsalves is an Atlanta native trained in ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, clogging, hip hop, drill, heels and pointe. She began her training at Jacobs Dance Academy where she competed nationally in tap, jazz, and contemporary. She’s won awards at StarBiz and Showstopper Dance Competitions in tap and musical theater. At the age of 14, Ms. Gonsalves continued her training at DanceMakers of Atlanta. She served 4 years on their competition team and won numerous awards from Jump and NYCDA Competitions in tap, jazz, and contemporary. As a teenager, Ashley performed on her high school’s dance team and competed regionally in various drill team competitions.

She continued her studies in dance at the University of Georgia where she served as principal choreographer and on the leadership board for Paloma Dance Company. While in Athens, Ms. Gonsalves began teaching youth ages 4-15 years in areas like KidStart Ballet and Tap, Intermediate and Advance Tap, Competition Hip Hop, and Advance Contemporary. After graduation from UGA, she continued teaching tap, jazz, heels and hip hop at Dancing for His Glory, DanceMakers of Atlanta, and DareDreamDance. For two years, Ashley trained and taught ballet and jazz in the New Jersey/New York area. In addition, Ashley is a second-year member of the Atlanta Hawks Dance Team.

Having danced since 2009 and taught since 2013, EC has been a part of both the collegiate and street dance scenes all along the East Coast. With a passion for teaching and a love for street dance forms like popping and house, he seeks to inspire and educate people into caring for the culture in real and meaningful ways.
She is currently attending Kennesaw State University to pursue a career in dance and political science. 

Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, Jaleah discovered a passion for dance at the age of three and has been moving to the beat ever since! She began competing at the age of nine. Since competing, she has earned several awards on a regional and national level in jazz, hip-hop, lyrical clogging, and tap. Including titles such as Dancer of the year, and The Excellence of Dance Award. Jaleah expanded on her creative arts journey, branching off into pageants. She has since won the titles of Miss Kappa Alpha Psi, and Miss South Eastern Province for Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Her talent for pageants, was of course dance! After her reign, she furthered her pageant career choreographing multiple opening number routines and custom dance pieces for other pageants within the community! Jaleah is a former member of Georgia Southern University’s national award-winning dance team, Southern Explosion! Now, dancing professionally Jaleah is currently in her second season with the “ATL dancers” for the Atlanta Hawks. She has performed with famous artist such as Ciara, and Lil Scrappy, New Kids on the Block, and K. Camp! Jaleah continues to share her passion for dance with others by teaching and choreographing! She is committed to providing innovative choreography that challenges and motivates the dancers she works with!  

Len Jackson is a native of Louisiana and a two-time graduate of Grambling State University, a former member of their renowned Orchesis Dance Company, and nationally ranked Varsity Cheerleading Team. He started dancing at the late age of 18 years old and trained extensively under the artistic direction of Dianne Maroney-Grigsby where he gained a strong foundation in the Lester Horton Modern Technique. Len is also a former member of the Louisiana Ballet Dance Theatre/Foundation. 

After moving to Dallas, Texas in 2016 he trained alongside several teams such as the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Dallas Sidekicks, Texas Legends, and Dallas Mavericks Dancers. Choreographing halftimes and quarter-change performances for the Dallas Mavericks Dancers, Dallas Sidekicks, Mesquite Darling Deputies Dance Team, Texas Revs Dance Team, etc. Most excitingly, he performed center court as a featured dancer with the Dallas Mavericks Dancers during their annual Christmas Halftime Special. 

Len recently relocated to Atlanta, GA, and is a member of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders.

Perlizbeth De Leon is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher originally from North Carolina, graduating from Appalachian State University with a degree in Art Education (K-12) B.S., but based out of Atlanta for the last year. She has choreographed for artists local Atlanta artists like Sadie Nicole, Ambra Denise, Zeke Taylor, etc. Along with choreographing for artists, she also creates work for showcases, video concepts, and has recently been accepted to Dance Canvas’s and Atlanta Contemporary’s Summer Choreographic Residency. Her style is a fusion of foundations she has trained in: hip hop, contemporary, jazz, popping, house, and waacking.