Erin Fleck is a graduate of Indiana University with a BS in Kinesiology and an emphasis in modern dance. At IU, she studied ballet, modern and jazz under Elizabeth Shea, Laura Poole, and Gwendolyn Hamm. Erin also rehearsed with the Ben Munisteri Dance Company and Connie Donapoli, and she was a former member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Additionally, Erin was a Corps Member at Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and a Company Member for the Abigail Alyn Dance Projects. Erin has taught dance at The Academy of Dance Arts in Fishers, Indiana and brings with her a love for dance and a passion for teaching children.

Andrew Tamez Hull (Drew) is a triple threat: actor, dancer, and musician who is talented in three areas of the arts: dancing, acting, and singing. Although Drew has trained in most, if not all, styles of dance, his main forte is Hip Hop. He has spent half of his life competing with Xtreme Dance Force and training with Chicago’s Dance 2XS and Boom Crack. Drew has danced behind artists including Ludacris, Silento, Danity Kane and also choreographed a set for the B96 Pepsi Summer Bash.

As a choreographer, Drew has won numerous awards for his Hip Hop choreography, and he travels to work with the LSU Tiger Girls, one of our nation’s top dance teams. To strengthen his dance ability, Drew has trained in salsa, rumba and tango and swing partner dances. As an actor, Drew has been featured in two major motions pictures including Gran Torino (as a gang member) and was fortunate to work with Clint Eastwood, one of Hollywood’s best directors. Drew also appeared in season two of Empire and acted in Hulu’s tv series Wild Cards episodes 1, 2, and 3, appearing as himself. Drew also had the lead in the indie film Street Boy and has appeared in commercials for Diet Dr. Pepper and Hefty. As a singer, Drew was a finalist in the 2003 Aurora Idol competition and appeared on the TV show Inspiration Sensation on channel TLN in 2005. Currently, Drew has been releasing his music on iTunes under his artist name Dru.

Drew’s main focus is his love of dance, and he has decided to focus on teaching, choreographing, and coaching. Along with teaching and mentoring students at Soul 2 Sole Dance, Inc., Drew also teaches dance classes at Visceral Dance Center and Joffrey in Chicago. Drew is Coach and Artistic Director of Phenom Dance Company at Soul 2 Sole Dance, Inc.. His goal is to inspire and make every student count on the dance floor and to achieve their personal goals.

Ava started dancing at Earle Cobb Dance Studio in San Antonio, Texas, training in various styles. She majored in dance at North East School of the Arts. She then went to Columbia College Chicago to continue studying dance where she met Trae Turner and eventually started dancing in Boom Crack! Dance Company and is the current Captain. She has choreographed numerous pieces for Chicago NBA’s BullsKidz, top and platinum scoring pieces at regional and national competitions, and pieces for Boom Crack! Dance Company. She also competed at World of Dance and Hip Hop International, placing top in the country. Ava has been teaching various styles and ages for over fifteen years; she continues to spread a dance aesthetic of her own around the Chicagoland area.

Ms Lexi is from Milwaukee Wisconsin, and has been dancing since she was 13 in Poms, Hip-Hop. Contemporary Ballet & Jazz. She studied Industrial Design and Film at the Milwaukee Institute or Art & Design and continued training in Hip Hop and Jazz. She went on to dance professionally for multiple years in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks Dancers, working with touring music artists such as Montell Jordan, Bell Biv DeVoe, and Blackstreet. After dancing for the NBA, she started teaching, choreographing & subbing full-time at numerous studios and schools for dance, including The Milwaukee Ballet. Moving here just two years ago to continue pursuing professional opportunities in dance, she started taking class at Visceral Dance center where she met Mr. Drew and joined his adult company, Inside Out Professional Company. Since moving to Chicago she’s preformed and competed in many shows / competitions like World of Dance, Red Bull Dance Your Style, Carnival Choreographers Ball & Urbanite as well as working with music artists like Diljit Dosanjh & Megan Thee Stallion. 

Mailey Paupore grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia and is a recent graduate from Radford University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a minor in Professional and Technical Writing. Her first professional job was with Saltare in Elementis Dance Collective as a dancer in their film, Hurricane 6. She has worked and trained under James W. Robey, Ji-Eun Lee, Deborah McLaughlin, Inessa Plekhanova, Aleksey Plekhanov, and Rachel Rugh and with Hubbard Street Dance Company’s Summer Intensive. Currently, she is a part of Visceral Dance Company’s Trainee Program in Chicago Illinois. Mailey is hoping to continue to pursue her career in dance and she is looking forward to attending as many Chicago Cubs games as she can.

Stacy began her early dance training in Chicago and instantly fell in love with dance. She grew up dancing competitively in a variety of styles and later joined Xtreme Dance Force where she had the opportunity to work with top LA choreographers. Stacy went on to graduate from Northeastern IL University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Media, and Theatre and a minor in dance. Her choreography was chosen to be featured at the American College Dance Association’s festivals in 2014 and 2015. While completing her undergraduate degree, Stacy danced with Gifted Souls, a professional latin fusion dance company. She performed around the country and placed 2nd in the world at the Ultimate Latin Dance Championship.

Stacy has since been devoted to perfecting her craft and sharing her love of dance with others. Some of Stacy’s dance credits include: Kanye West, Young Thug, Fox’s The Big Leap, & MG Dance Company. Her choreography has won “Best Choreography”, Industry Dance Awards Nominations, several 1st place overall awards, and gotten teams to the UDA National Finals. She is so excited to share her passion for dance with her students at Soul 2 Sole!

Alexa is a Chicago based teaching artist and choreographer with a passion for teaching Jazz, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre Styles. She graduated from Roosevelts Chicago College of Performing Arts with a BFA in Musical Theatre Dance. She grew up in Park City Utah where she danced with Ballet West Park City focusing in Ballet, Lyrical, and Contemporary. Aside from theatre and dance, Alexa loves to crochet and go on hikes with her beagle Freckles!

Hailing from Chicago, Pause Eddie began dancing at the age of 15 and has not looked back since. Out of options with nowhere to turn and eager to avoid the violence that plagued his neighborhood, Pause picked up dance as a creative outlet. What began as just a hobby, Pause quickly turned into a full-fledged career teaching all over the U.S. in studios such as Broadway Dance Center, Debbie Reynolds, Millennium Dance Complex, and Hubbard Street Dance. In addition to his teaching credentials, Pause has performed on some of the biggest stages including MTV’s ABDC, America’s Got Talent, World of Dance, Apollo, and Chance The Rapper’s Magnificent Coloring Day tour. 

Always remembering his roots, he constantly gives back to the community by training dancers through his company Creation. Pause has also donated his time to different local programs such as After School Matters, as well as teaching in low income/project areas to encourage the youth to better their lives. His unwavering drive to keep pushing his art is motivated by his peers, friends and family, and the tragic death of his brother Kendall. Through all the sacrifice and struggle, he hopes to show that with drive and positive energy. anything is possible.

Originally from Carol Stream, IL, Dani began her dance training at the age of 5. She went
on to pursue a B.F.A. in Dance and Minor in Education from The Ohio State University, where
she graduated Summa Cum Laude with Distinction in Dance. Dani has performed in works by
Sarah Hixon, Susan Petry, Crystal Michelle Perkins, and Edward Taketa. She also spent two
summers at American Dance Festival where she was selected to perform in repertory work by
Ronald K. Brown. In 2017, Dani travelled to Denmark where she taught at various Danish youth
programs and performed at Landsstævne and Gerlev Idrætshøjskole. Currently, Dani enters her
3rd performance season with Hixon Dance Company based out of Columbus, OH. She has been
the recipient of the Artists in the Community Resource Grant and the Margaret Noell Kindberg
Award for her performance and education endeavors in Columbus. Dani has taught for various
dance studios and non-profits, sharing her love of dance with over 600 students in the past year.

Megan is a dancer, educator, and choreographer from the Chicagoland area who studied dance with a focus in pedagogy at Columbia College Chicago. She provides a dance education that encompasses all types of learners and creates a community between all ages, levels, ability, and aesthetics of dancers. She is excited to continue sharing the joy of dancing with the aspiring dancers of Chicago and surrounding areas!

Nani began dancing at the age of 8, taking tap classes. When Nani was 13 years old she began dancing hiphop and joined Inside out dance crew. Nani began teaching at the age of 17, doing instensive and setting choreography for competition dances. In high school she was on inside out youth and professional as well as orchises. Nani’s first studio job was at Simply Destinee a non for profit studio that spread awareness on suicide awareness and gives resources to low income families teaching hiphop and Latin fusion classes for 2.5 years. Last year Nani began teaching hiphop at Visceral dance center and became an assistant coach to Inside out Dance Crew. Nani was raised in a low income family and always was looked at as “different.” Her goal is to teach and share with children that dance is fun and you can show how different you are to the world.

Kaylah King is a dancer, choreographer and teaching artist based in Chicago, IL. She received her BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University in May 2022. She began training in Houston, TX under the direction of Sherese Campbell. King has showcased original choreography in the SHSU undergraduate showcase “Dances @ 8” as well as presented her film “ARE YOU OKAY” in DanceWorks Chicago’s DanceChance. Furthermore, her piece “Les Funérailles Du Jazz” was featured at the Barnstorm Dance Festival in May 2022.

She has had the honor to learn and work with a variety of acclaimed dance artists; Some of these notable choreographers include Joshua Manculich, Vershawn Sanders-Ward, Shonna Hickman-Matlock, Kevin Ward and Alexis Diggs. She has been a member of Red Clay Dance Company and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company’s Second Company. King is currently a freelance artist dancing for a Noumenon Dance Ensemble and Meher Dance Company.

EDUARDO ZAMBRANA is a dancer with Giordano Dance Chicago. He received his training from The University of Arizona School of Dance triple-track program with equal emphasis in Ballet, Modern, and Jazz and received his MFA Choreography and Performance. During is time as a graduate student, Eduardo was awarded the Creative Achievement Award in the College of Fine Arts, representing the School of Dance for demonstrating exceptional creativity and innovation with a passion for the arts. His choreographic commissions nclude original works for New Dances 2023 (IL), Simantikos Dance Chicago (IL), Ten Tiny Dances at Taliesin West (AZ) and Dance Kaleidoscope Spirit & Place Festival (IN). Eduardo has also presented his choreography at Giordano II (IL), Elpis Dance Festival IL), The University of Arizona, Breaking Ground Festival (AZ), SHFT at Tempe Center for Arts (AZ), Florence Dance On Screen (Italy), and Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival (UT) where he was awarded Best Student Film in 2021. Eduardo is extremely excited to be a part of the Soul2Sole Dance family.

As a Deerfield native, Haley has been dancing for over 20 years growing up as a competitive dancer in both studio and high school team settings. At age 15, she joined The Piecemakers, a professional hip hop team in Chicago, serving as captain for 6 of her 10 seasons; helping lead the team to victories at competitions including World of Dance, Prelude, and Indy Open. Haley began teaching at just 13 years old and has over a decade of experience coaching and choreographing competitive teams, leading multiple groups to undefeated seasons and earning regional choreography awards.
While trained in all styles, she specializes in Hip Hop and Contemporary and also currently serves as founder and director of 3Cs Dance Family- a Chicago-based dance team focused on creativity, culture, and community. In addition to teaching dance, Haley works full-time as a School Social Worker, which deeply informs her approach in the studio. She is passionate about creating a space where students feel heard, empowered, and valued, and deeply believes that developing kind and confident humans is just as important as strong technique. These meaningful relationships aid in the inclusive, supportive and dedicated culture Haley aims to build within all of her teams and throughout the studio. She is truly overjoyed to join the Soul 2 Sole community and to continue building meaningful connections not only with her students but with their families in the future to come!

Miranda McGovern is a BFA graduate of The Ohio State University. She is originally from Henderson, Nevada where she trained and danced competitively with The Dance Zone for fourteen years. During her time at Ohio State she has performed in pieces choreographed by Daniel Roberts, Crystal Perkins, and Countess Winfrey. In addition to training at OSU, she has trained with companies Ate9, Deeply Rooted Dance, Groundworks Dance Theater and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company. After relocating to Chicago, she had the opportunity to perform and choreograph for Alluvion Dance Chicago and Chicago Movement Collective. She is currently dancing with the Hiplet Ballerinas and is a Pilates instructor in Chicago.