¡Ordena!

¡Ordena! was made possible with support from Prosper Portland, the Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest Board of Directors, and the Hacienda CDC (Community Development Corporation).

Charles Roy

After studying dance and natural science at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Charles spent over a decade refining his work as a teacher, choreographer and an all-around entertainer in both the commercial and concert industry. These days, you can find Charles teaching workshops of his own design that tailor to advancing one’s overall wellness and deepening our connection to humanity. Collaborating with others is truly where he finds his purpose.

Suzanne Chi

Dancer, producer and filmmaker in Portland, OR. Her award-winning films have been screened both in the US and internationally. She is co-director of Muddy Feet Dance with Rachel Slater.

Carla Mann

Choreographing, teaching, and performing contemporary dance since 1983, Mann has been most recently commissioned by the Northwest Dance Project, Portland Taiko, and Ten Tiny Dances and is currently a member of Minh Tran and Company. She serves as professor and chair of the Dance Department at Reed College.

Tony Carnell

Tony, originally from Boise Idaho began their dance training in 2009 at a local community center in boise. After just 2 years of training Tony was scouted by Ballet Idaho’s Academy directors while participating in a dance outreach program. After nearly 12 years of training and performing with the ballet, taking advantage of apprenticeships and training programs around the country, Tony was offered their very first official company position with Project Flux Dance Company under the direction of Lydia Sakolsky-Basquill. He has took on a number of professional opportunities in Idaho and abroad. Working as a principal performing artist with Idaho Dance Theater under the direction of Marla Hanson, Ballet Idaho under the direction of Garrett Anderson, LED under the direction of Lauren Edson, W’HIM W’HIM Dance Company under the direction of Oliver Weavers and OPEN SPACE under the direction and guidance of Franco Neito.

Barbara Lima

Barbara Lima is a Brazilian dancer, choreographer and artistic director based in Oregon, United States.  She got her major degree at the Angel Vianna University (BRA) and for over 15 years has been extending her talent into multiple areas of expertise, as a performer, a director, a producer, a teacher, a writer and a visionary.

She is the founder artistic director of ELa FaLa Collective that counts with 5 productions including Co-produced dance for camera with Urban Body Project and produced and choreographed dance for camera “Anna”, directed by Devin Febbroriello (Serpent Power Productions).