Natalie Border is a lover of all things movement. With dance being a prominent movement form in her lifestyle, Natalie revels in the connection between the mind, body and spirit. Natalie calls the Utah mountains home, however, craves to live near the ocean someday. Natalie received her BFA from the University of Utah in 2015 and has since worked as a freelance artist where she has collaborated with choreographers Nick Blaylock, LAJAMARTIN, Satu Hummasti and Daniel Clifton among many others. Natalie participated in Snow College’s Juilliard Summer Intensive as well as Northwest Dance Project’s Launch program. She has guested in Repertory Dance Theatre’s Emerge show, and produced her own show, Nomad. Natalie danced for SALT Contemporary Dance in 2018 and had the privilege of working with artists such as Brendan Duggan, Penny Saunders, and Jenni Gordon. From 2019-2021 Natalie was a company member of Vim Vigor, a New York physical theater company, under the direction of Shannon Gillen. Returning to Utah, she has ventured into screendance-making and collaborating with artists, Rebekah Guerra and Megan O’Brien. Natalie looks forward to continuing to dance, create, perform, and explore the tender moments of being a human. Natalie is currently dancing for Nichele Woods and recently started teaching tango, her new-found love of partner dancing.

Jonathan Kim (he/him) is a dance artist currently based in San Francisco, CA. Before relocating to California this year, he was a full-time company member with Repertory Dance Theatre and freelanced in the community. Originally from Southern California, he obtained his Bachelor's in Dance from California State University, Fullerton. Previously, he worked with SALT Contemporary Dance, SJDanceCo, and Lineage Dance Company. He has been fortunate to perform works by a diverse spectrum of choreographers and répétiteurs during his professional career including, but not limited to: Doris Humphrey, José Límon, Donald McKayle, Ihsan Rustem, Lar Lubovitch, Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof, Mitsu Salmon, LAJAMARTIN, Joni McDonald, and Brendan Duggan. While not dancing, he can be found reading a good sci-fi/fantasy book or napping. 

Tara McArthur is a dance artist, social worker and GYROTONIC® instructor, originally from Northern California. She was a member of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company from 2008-2014, performing and teaching extensively throughout the U.S. and France. She went on to collaborate with Katie Faulkner, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Hope Mohr, Gerald Casel, Risa Jaroslow, Tandy Beal and Keith Johnson, among others, across Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and New York City. Most recently she has performed with Repertory Dance Theatre, Joanna Kotze (NYC), Nichele Woods (SLC) and Andrew Merrell (SF). Tara holds a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Utah, and a BFA in Dance from California State University Long Beach.

Morgan Phillips, originally from Mesa, Arizona is a freelance performer in the Salt Lake City area. She has performed with many local companies including RDT's Emerge, SALT Contemporary, Cat+Fish Dances, Wasatch Contemporary Dance, Myriad Dance, The Woods Dance Project, and SB Dance Company. Morgan is a full body mover with a focus in floorwork. Her work is mostly created through improvisation using complex textures, sensations, and imagery. Outside of working with contemporary companies in the Salt Lake area, she also is a pole dancer where she integrates her contemporary dance background with the apparatus. 

Mel Younker (she/her) is an artist and creative with a multidisciplinary dedication to dance. A deeply collaborative human, she thrives in environments that invite curiosity, experimentation, and play. Her work spans performance, choreography, costume design, film, and education to create interdisciplinary experiences that center togetherness. Originally from California, Mel received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach. She has toured in Croatia, France, Mongolia, Poland, South Korea and throughout the United States as a professional dancer and cultural ambassador – exchanging ideas with a sense of wonder.