Eva Anderson (Assistant to the Artistic Director, Marketing/Grants Coordinator, Dancer) – Eva Anderson is a dancer and choreographer based in San Diego. She grew up in Kidz Danz Kompany under the direction of Spencer Powell. She made her debut as a member of Mounarath Powell Dance in the summer of 2018, performing Jeanne Travers’ solo piece “Tremors,” which earned her a National Youth Arts Award. In 2019, Eva premiered her first evening-length work, “Science in Motion,” which was later restaged with Kidz Danz Kompany in 2023. Eva graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2024 with her BA in Theatre & Dance and her BS in Cognitive Science. In college, Eva trained in contact improvisation, jazz, modern, choreography, and concentrated in Taylor technique under the direction of David Grenke. Since moving back to San Diego, Eva has returned as a company dancer and serves as Assistant to the Artistic Director and Marketing/Grants Coordinator.

Yasmina Devos (KDK Coordinator, Dancer) – Yasmina Devos began dancing at the age of four and was a member of Kidz Danz Kompany before joining the junior company at Malashock Dance in San Diego when she was seventeen.  While training and performing there, she met Courtney Giannone and Sam Tribble who taught her CYR Wheel.  Yasmina attended San Diego Mesa College, where she had the opportunity to train under Donna Flournoy and Blythe Barton before transferring to Cal State Fullerton.  During her college years, Yasmina studied under Lisa D. Long and Alvin Rangel and was a dancer in an original composition that was written and arranged by Saunder Choi called Verum Corpus along with the university singers.  Now, she holds a bachelor’s degree in dance and has returned to San Diego to dance professionally with Mounarath Powell Dance.

Caryn Ipapo-Glass (KAU Coordinator) – Caryn Ipapo-Glass received a BFA from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts and has earned credits such as the “Girl in the Yellow Dress” in the first university production of Susan Stroman’s Tony Award winning show, Contact. She has also had the opportunity to work with prominent choreographers including Toni Pimble, Artistic Director of Eugene Ballet and Elizabeth Streb, Artistic Director of STREB Extreme Action.  Since relocating from New York City, she has worked as a guest artist and choreographer with the Malashock Dance Company, Marshall Middle School, Canyon Crest Academy, Visionary Dance Theatre, Visionary Youth Theatre, Lynch Dance Institute and Teatro San Diego. From 2012-2016, she was the co-artistic director for [the] movement initiative which presented works at White Box Live Arts, San Diego International Fringe Festival, and Diversionary Theater. The company’s contemporary work, SPACES, was chosen for the La Jolla Music Society’s 2015 CHOREOLab, and their critically acclaimed dance theater production, Victor Charlie, was awarded prizes for the Top Box Office Seller and Audience Favorite at the 2014 San Diego International Fringe Festival. Mrs. Ipapo-Glass is currently the director of the dance program at Grossmont High School, where she enjoys teaching and learning alongside her talented and inspiring students.

Minaqua McPherson (Studio Manager, Dancer) – Minaqua was first introduced to dance and the stage in her youth, studying ballet and jazz at the East Bay Center for the Performing Arts. As a young adult, she pursued Modern Dance at UC San Diego, earning her BA in Dance and Theater in 2007.

James LaRose (Dance Manager, Dancer) – James LaRose Powell is a San Diego–based contemporary dance artist known for his clarity, musicality, and grounded stage presence. A core member of Mounarath Powell Dance since 2016, he has performed leading and ensemble roles in a wide range of repertory, working with choreographers including Jeanne Travers, Khamla Somphanh, Kevin Jenkins, Emily Navarra, Jean Isaacs, Betzi Roe, and Javier Velasco.

James has performed nationally and internationally, including Holding Common Ground: Pathways to Cultural Exchange in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, appearances at the LA Dance Festival and the Small Plates Dance Festival in New York, and tours as a guest artist with San Diego Ballet’s The Nutcracker. He has also performed with Ballet Counterpointe and The Rosin Box Project, bringing consistency, responsiveness, and collaborative intelligence to both solo and partnered work.

His training spans ballet, Horton, Limón, Dunham, and contemporary techniques, with additional study at the Alvin Ailey Extension and Paul Taylor Dance Company’s professional division. Beyond concert dance, James has been recognized for his narrative performance work across mediums, including a lead role in the award-winning short film Cronch. He is drawn to process-driven creation and values clear physical communication, shared responsibility, and intention in performance.

Khamla Somphanh – Faculty of Visionary Dance Theater, The Kennedy Center Dance Lab, Lynch Dance Institute, Inspired Movement, Lecturer at San Diego State University and holds open community movement classes throughout San Diego. Somphanh received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Performing Arts from St. Mary’s College of California, graduated from Duke Ellington Performing Arts High School in Washington, D.C. and attained Certification in Theory and Practice of Horton Pedagogy from The Alvin Ailey School in NYC. Her choreographic works have been commissioned by dance companies, conservatories, performing arts high schools and competition dancers across the country. Some of Somphanh’s performing credits include ODC/San Francisco Dance Company (San Francisco), Wylliams/Henry Dance Ensemble (Kansas City), the Broadway production of “The King and I” and 1st national touring company, Na-Ni Chen Dance Company, East/West Repertory Ensemble, Soundance Dance Company (New York City), Dance Esaias (Miami), New World Dance Company (Washington, D.C.), Malashock Dance Company, San Diego Opera (San Diego).