Creative individuals with magical moves.

Natasha Powell is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, producer, and founding artistic director of Holla Jazz.

This vast training has lead to a number of appearances in film, television and stage with performances in HBO Series The L Word, Nickelodeon movie Spectacular!, The dance movie Center Stage 2, and graced numerous stages across North America. As co-artistic director of Catalyst Dance Company alongside Janet L. Castillo, she co-created a body of eclectic works for clients including Fashion Alternative Week, Four Seasons Hotel, Canada Philipines Fashion Week, The Toronto Fringe, Free the Children, Artbound, and the Canadian Special Events Gala. Natasha is the co-producer / choreographer for the dance-theater production Gimme One Riddim; has received grant awards for new creations, productions, and research from the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts;

An injury forced Natasha to take a slight pause, but also introduced her into the new territory of her creative career - of jazz dance. Grant awards from the Canada Council and Ontario Arts Council supported her New York residency research period, guided by Professor Moncell “iLLKozby” Durden and support from Margaret Batiuchok, Nathan Bugh to study the roots of jazz dance, lindy hop, and their connection to the popular street dances as we know them today. This residency was the birth of new creative chapter for Natasha leading to creation of Holla Jazz - an arena where all jazz dances, hip hop, and house intersect to reinvigorate the idea of ​​freedom and unity of the dance styles that bring meaning and hope to our communities.

Ashley "Colors" Perez , is a dancer, choreographer and entrepreneur. Training in funk styles and hip hop, she later specialized in voguing, waacking and house. Ashley was a resident choreographer and performer with the artist collective House of Dangerkat, developing works that allowed her to travel and perform in places such as New York, London and Paris. Along with Emily Law, Ashley is now the Co-Artistic Director of Mix Mix Dance Collective with whom she has co-created two full-length works and represented Canada at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan.

Caroline “Lady C” Fraser is known in the international street dance scene for her versatility and multi-disciplinary dance style. She has trained in popping, locking, house, breaking, and hip hop since 2003, and her classical background gives her a deeply rooted understanding of movement and performance that lends to her unique quality as a dancer. Lady C has won many titles in the battle and competition scene and was the 2015 recipient of the Dora Award for Best Female Solo Performance, as well as the Gadfly Award for Dancer of the Year in Canada. 

Hollywood Jade has worked in the performing arts for almost two decades. He began his journey as a dancer, supporting many artists on stage and screen including Nelly Furtado, Divine Brown and Rihanna. Hollywood has also been a featured dancer / actor in several films including Save The Last Dance 2, Camp Rock 2, Make Your Move , and the blockbuster Hairspray . As a choreographer, he has secured the positions of Artistic Director and Choreographer to Canada's Queen of R&B - Jully Black, and Entertainment and Artistic Director for Artxperiential Projects and The Black Diamond Ball. 

Miha Matevzic has over 15 years of professional dance experience in jazz, hip hop, house, locking. While working in London, England in 2010, he worked with artists such as Rihanna and Mariah Carey, and performed in the London Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies. In 2014, Miha moved to Toronto, and has danced for the Much Music Video Awards and Junos, performed at Breakin’ Convention, and was also part of Gadfly’s full-length production of ‘Klorofyl’ in 2017/18.  In 2016, Miha was a company member of Calgary’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks.

Raoul Wilke’s extensive training in house, hip hop and vernacular jazz has lead him to perform for years with professional companies The Moon Runners, Gadfly Dance and Holla Jazz. He also continues to work on film, choreograph his own work, and establish a name for himself internationally through battle competitions. Raoul continues to travel and study these dance forms to better understand their historical and contemporary contexts, and he aims to share his love of dance by creating a safe space where movement is the primary voice.

Sarah Tumaliuan has a varied arsenal of movement languages, including house, hip hop, and vernacular jazz. She has worked with dance companies such as Mix Mix Dance Collective, Gadfly Dance Company, Alias ​​Dance Projects, and Catalyst Dance Company. She is the co-founder of Parks N 'Wreck, a street dance organization dedicated to getting people outside to celebrate music and street dance. She finds delight in sharing dance with others to enhance well-being, build confidence, and explore creativity, leading to her work in community arts and her pursuit of a master's degree in Public Health. 

Tereka Tyler-Davis is an emerging performing artist who has spent four seasons with Kashedance, and worked with various contemporary, musical theater and burlesque artists, including Jose Carret (DanzaCorpus), Arsenio Andrade (Kashedance), Ronald Taylor (Ronald Taylor Dance), Adrianna Yanuziello (Dance Migration) Victoria MataSoledad (MataDanze Collective), Jasmyn Fyffe, Wind in the Leaves Collective, and Expect Theater. Her performance highlights include Shades (Esie Mensah), Tribute to Harry Belafonte (Melissa Noventa), White Light Follies, Portrait of a Scandal (High Society Cabaret), Sister Act (at Lower Ossington Theater), and Child Soldier (Shameka Blake's Dance Ontario committee).