Post:ballet Company Dancers
Crystaldawn Bell
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Crystaldawn Bell earned her BFA from California Institute of the Arts. Since relocating to the Bay Area, she has worked with Robert Moses’ KIN, Labayen Dance/SF, Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers, Stranger Lover Dreamer, Paufve Dance, Nina Haft & Co, Todd Eckert, Garrett + Moulton Productions, and ODC. She received an Isadora Duncan Award (Izzie) for “Outstanding Achievement in Performance-Ensemble” for her performance in Eckert’s duet “First Stab at Closure” and has been nominated on three other occasions for “Outstanding Performance-Individual.” Crystaldawn was recognized as a Refinery 29: 30 under 30 and was the recipient of the Aninstantia Grant. She is also grateful to have been featured in DANCE Magazine on two occasions. In addition to her work with Post:ballet, she is currently working with EIGHT/MOVES. Crystaldawn loves teaching and is on faculty at Saint Mary’s College of California and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center.
Isaac Bates-Vinueza
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Isaac lives in Berkeley, California, where he works as a freelance artist and studies English at the University of California, Berkeley. Originally from Louisville, Colorado, he received his initial training from Boulder Ballet School, and later graduated from Pacific Northwest Ballet School. He also attended summer courses at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Arts Umbrella Dance. Isaac has danced professionally with Sacramento Ballet, Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, LED Boise, and SFDanceworks. Throughout his career, he has originated and performed leading roles in works by George Balanchine, Penny Saunders, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Amy Seiwert, Natasha Adorlee, Laura O’Malley, and Bryan Arias, among others. He made his professional choreographic debut in 2022 at Sacramento Ballet, and that same year, was awarded the Ann and Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacob’s Pillow. This is his first season with Post:ballet.
Charmaine Butcher
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Charmaine Butcher is a dance artist based out of San Francisco. After graduating high school with an Associate's Degree, they continued their training at Alonzo King LINES Ballet's Training Program in San Francisco. Charmaine has worked professionally for various choreographers, including Amy J Lambert, Chuck Wilt, Beth Terwilleger, Cameo Lethem, Dwight Rhoden, Robert Moses and performed with Ballet22, Ballare Carmel, Coriolis Dance, the Seattle Opera, SFJazz, and Verlaine & McCann’s Burlesque Nutcracker. They currently work with Post:ballet, Sharp & Fine, and BODYSONNET. Charmaine frequently collaborates with their partner Babatunji, showing work independently at San Francisco Trolley Dance, RAWdance’s CONCEPT Series, Dance Lovers (SF), and with Inner Child Foundation. In 2019, Charmaine completed their Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing & Entrepreneurship. In addition to dancing and teaching movement, Charmaine is a visual artist working in the mediums of floral, paint, and clay.
Colin Frederick
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Colin Frederick was born and raised in Warrensburg, Missouri began their dance training at Center Stage Academy of the Performing Arts. They attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where they obtained their B.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography. After graduation, Colin moved to San Francisco, California where they have freelanced with several choreographers and companies including Garrett + Moulton Productions, Deborah Slater Dance Theatre, Post:ballet under the direction of Robin Dekkers, and Mia J. Chong’s EIGHT/MOVES. Colin has choreographed and co-produced shows with BODYSONNET and is on faculty at Berkeley Ballet.
Caitlin Hicks
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Caitlin Hicks grew up in San Diego where she received her formative dance training at Performing Arts Workshop before completing her B.F.A. in Dance Performance at UC Irvine. She has been living and performing in the Bay Area since 2015, appearing with dance companies including Post:ballet, Sharp & Fine, REYES Dance, Garrett + Moulton Productions, Bellwether Dance Project, and The MoveMessenger(s). Caitlin also appears in work by media artist John Sanborn and as a collaborator with The Residents.
BABATUNJI
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Babatunji began as a self-taught street performer, developing a unique approach to various styles of hip hop such as breakdance, popping, and krump. He has danced professionally with, Post:ballet, SFDanceworks, SFJazz, Ballare Carmel, ZiRu Dance, Maurya Kerr’s tinypistol, and Dawson|Wallace Dance Project among others. Babatunji's choreography has been performed by Berkeley Ballet Theater, Boston Dance Theater, Trolley Dance, SFDanceworks, ZiRu Dance, as well as Joseph Walsh and Sarah Van Patten of San Francisco Ballet for København Danser. He is a Princess Grace Award and Chris Hellman Award recipient. He is currently a member of Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet.
JA’MOON JONES *
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Javon 'Ja'Moon' Jones is a New York City-based performer, teacher, choreographer and creator whose work centers on themes of identity, storytelling, and collective healing. As the Resident Choreographer at Ballare Carmel (2024-present), Ja'Moon infuses his innovative vision into a variety of projects while continuing to develop solo works like The Ghetto Shaman: That Which Lurks in the Shadows. His performances have been featured at Institut Français Senegal, Navel.LA, and Arts on Site NYC. Ja'Moon’s unique style blends physical theater and movement, drawing inspiration from recent performances in acclaimed productions like Sleep No More NYC and collaborations with artists such as Robert Moses and Kyle Abraham.
His accolades include the Max Mara Young Visionary Award, a YoungArts Modern Dance Gold Medal, and a prestigious residency at École Des Sables, Sénégal. With an education from The Juilliard School and years of international performance experience.
*Magma Guest Artist
Pakela Newalu-Gomes*
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Pakela Newalu-Gomes began their dance training at age twelve at a local studio on O’ahu, Hawai’i. They later attended Dominican University of California, where they received their B.F.A. in Dance under the directorship of Marina Hotchkiss. During their studies, Pakela had the opportunity to work with Gregory Dawson's dawsondancesf and Bear Graham's James Graham Dance Theater.
Upon graduating, they joined Contemporary West Dance Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the direction of Bernard Gaddis for the 2023-24 season. Pakela is currently based in Berkeley and is excited to be working with Post:ballet!
*Apprentice
Madison Lindgren
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Madison Lindgren began her dance training in Lubbock, Texas and continued her education at the University of Utah and the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University. She recently graduated from the LINES Training Program, where she performed works by Gregory Dawson, Carmen Rozestraten, Moscelyne ParkeHarrison, Mike Tyus, Chuck Wilt, David Harvey, and Laura O’Malley. Madison has also had the opportunity to dance in the Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Performance Ensemble, where she performed works by Sidra Bell, Rena Butler, and Studio Wayne McGregor. This is Madison’s second season with Post:ballet.
Moscelyne ParkeHarrison
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Moscelyne ParkeHarrison is a dancer, director, and choreographer from the Berkshires, MA. She graduated from The Juilliard School (’19 with the Joseph W. Polisi Award for Artist as Citizen), Hubbard Street Pro (’20), and Walnut Hill School for the Arts (’15). She is Associate Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer, and a company dancer at Post:ballet. She is also the Co-Founder and Director of NEFA and MassCulturalCouncil award-winning dance collective BODYSONNET.
Moscelyne has originated roles in works by Deborah Slater, Liss Fain, Ihsan Rustem, Liz Gerring, Francesca Harper, Mia J. Chong, Vanessa Thiessen, Emily Hansel, Chuck Wilt, Francesca Harper, Helen Simoneau, Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Roy Assaf, Hannes Langolf, Ryan Mason, Mikaela Kelly, Iztok Kovac and Stefanie Batten Bland, and performed the repertoire of José Limón, Sharp & Fine, Nacho Duato, Martha Graham, Bill T Jones, Crystal Pite, and solos by Robin Dekkers and Johannes Wieland.
As a choreographer, Moscelyne has received commissions from from Metropolis Ensemble, LINES Training Program, The Juilliard School, and Post:ballet. Her works for film have been screened at SF Dance Film Festival, Dance Camera West, ADF Movies for Movers, and CANADA Gallery NYC. She has produced 21 original productions for BODYSONNET in collaboration with various artists and communities. This year she looks forward to creating Magma, an immersive dance theater show for Post:ballet.