Zayda Estrada (Dancer) – Zayda started dancing when she was six years old in a variety of styles including ballet, modern, jazz, and contemporary dance.  Additionally, she trained at California Ballet and spent a number of years performing around San Diego.  She was a featured dancer in several productions and had the opportunity to perform multiple roles before shifting focus to cosmetology.  In October of 2024, Zayda graduated with a certification in cosmetology and is now returning to the stage with Mounarath Powell Dance.

Jazmine Huerta (Dancer) – Jazmine Huerta (she/her) began her dance journey at the age of two with a small studio called California Dancers in Moreno Valley. She continued to cultivate her dance skills at Dance FX, training in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, tap, musical theatre, and acrobatics. Huerta attended California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) to further her dance knowledge in ballet and the modern techniques of Horton, Graham, and Limón. During her time at CSUF, she had the pleasure of choreographing and working and performing pieces by choreographers such as Leon Damasco, Yoshito Sakubara, Jamila Glass, and Michael Nickerson-Rossi. In 2023, she graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in Dance. Her professional performances include the Palm Springs International Dance Festival, Nickerson-Rossi Dance Concert “When Academia Meets Professional,” American College Dance Association National Conference, Chloe and Maud Arnold’s Hollywood Tap Festival’s “All-Star Concert” and the DUMBO Dance Festival presented by White Wave in Brooklyn, New York. Since graduating Jazmine has been a dancer at Legoland California Resort, worked with Litvak Dance on a project for SD JFest,, and the San Diego Padres on the Pad Squad. Now she is a company dancer at Mounarath Powell Dance.

Joseph Lister (Dancer) – Joseph Lister (he/they) began their dance training at California State University, Channel Islands at age 19, where they founded and captained the university’s first dance team, Breaking Pointe. They then transferred to the University of California, Riverside, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Dance in 2015. During their time at UCR, Joseph was awarded the GLUCK Fellowship and the Chancellor’s Performance Award and apprenticed with Lula Washington Dance Theatre while attending its Professional Development Program. Post-graduation, Joseph danced with No) One Art House during a residency at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and completed a character folk dance intensive at Voronezh Ballet School in Russia. Joseph is currently a dancer, teacher and choreographer for Malashock Dance and is also a soloist with San Diego Ballet, Artistic Director of CalliOpus Contemporary Dance based in Temecula, and guest faculty at Mount San Jacinto College.

DeVonté Murphy (Dancer) – DeVonté has had disciplined training in hip-hop, modern, contemporary, ballet, and jazz and showcases a variety of styles during performances.  During his time at Grossmont College, DeVonté danced in concerts and trained under Colleen Shipkowski and Blythe Barton. He has performed with Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater, Common Ground Theater, and Bite Dance Company. DeVonté became a professional company dancer with Mounarath Powell Dance in 2020.  Since becoming a member, he has been a featured dancer and worked with guest artists including Emily Navarra, Jeanne Travers, Betzi Roe, and Robert Todd.