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Nina Chong-Jimenez is a native New Yorker and professional dancer in NYC. She currently holds a B.F.A. in Dance Performance from Belhaven University in Jackson, MS. In the span of her career, Nina has performed in the companies of Carolyn Dorfman Dance, H.T. Chen & Dancers, Michael Mao Dance Company, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, Rennie Harris Puremovement, IKADA Contemporary Dance Company, and LaneCo Arts, amongst others. She has performed works by The Royal Ballet, Neos Dance Theatre, and numerous gifted choreographers. Her own creations have been performed in Mississippi, New York, and Israel, and she has taught and performed internationally. Nina is the artistic director and creator of her performance company, WREAK, a company dedicated to telling stories about chronic and mental illness, and the psychology of human emotions.

Jessica Ray is a multi-disciplinary artist residing in Brooklyn, NY. A native of Oklahoma City, OK, she's been working as a freelance videographer and editor for the last 9 years, creating high quality content for a number of small businesses, dance companies, non-profit organizations, and commercial entities. Her visual art works are displayed in coffee shops in Brooklyn. Jessica is the artistic director/producer of Dance into Deliverance (DID), a New York project based dance collective. Through DID, Jessica has performed/showcased her work through WAXWORKS, Judson Church, and numerous festivals/events, with film screenings in Brooklyn, New Jersey, Atlanta and Texas.