Andrew Champlin is a dance artist based in Berlin. Originally from the United States, he trained in ballet at the School of American Ballet before entering the field of contemporary dance and performance in New York City. He received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from The New School University, focusing on artistic practice in social and political contexts, and an MA in Choreography from Stockholm University of the Arts, concentrating on performative practices. He works as a performer and teacher, bridging the areas of art and education together through his embodied knowledge of movement technique. As a dancer he has had the pleasure of working with a number of inspiring artists including Pam Tanowitz, Christopher Williams, David Gordon, Miguel Gutierrez, Heather Kravas, Jillian Peña, Madeline Hollander, Ryan McNamara, and Xavier le Roy, among others. He was an assistant to the ballet instructor Janet Panetta internationally and teaches ballet through legacy. He is currently a PhD candidate in artistic research at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and Zurich University of the Arts. 

Liveinthemovement was always Johari Mayfield’s mantra as a dancer, teaching artist, choreographer, activist, healer, and ACE certified personal trainer living in New York City. After training extensively in ballet with Sylvester Campbell, she received a scholarship to the Ailey School, where she studied for over two years. She has been a performer in NYC with Janet Panetta, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Joan Miller’s Dance Players, and Peggy Choy Dance Company. As a choreographer, her work has been presented at several different venues including HERE Arts Center, The Gatehouse at Aaron Davis Hall, 45 Bleecker Theater, and Dance Theatre Workshop (now New York Live Arts). She is a teaching artist for the Misty Copeland Foundation, Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy, Marquis Studios and Eryc Taylor Dance Outreach

In addition to dance, fitness, and choreography, Johari has authored two comic books: Wildcard, written with visual artist Teylor Smirl, and Wildlife. Wildcard was publicly presented in January 2011 as part of the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture’s conference “The State of African American and African Diaspora Studies: Methodology, Pedagogy, and Research.” She has also conducted research on the therapeutic

potential of creative movement training in treating victims of sex trafficking. She self published Ayana and Jamal Dance Presents, a coloring book that addresses the need for children to remember the importance of movement and healthy food choices. Johari’s community outreach initiatives have included traveling to Uganda to support families and school communities, creating children’s workshops on healthy eating at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, and movement and fitness with Girls Education and Mentoring Service (GEMS), an organization committed to empowering survivors of sexual exploitation and Reveal NYC, a nonprofit organization that encourages female survivors of domestic violence in self-care. Most recently, she choreographed and performed “Recovery” at The Theatre at the 14th St Y. In addition to sharing her journey in recovery from journey in recovery from substance use disorder through dance, she created Afro Cardio Jam and Smoothie Social, a workout workshop aimed at supporting others in recovery through dance and nutrition.