Company and Staff
Founder | Artistic Director
AllYson Sledge
Allyson Sledge is a Texas-based freelance dancer and choreographer. A native of Austin, Texas, Allyson trained at Shirley McPhail School of Dance under the direction of Edwina Worley, Jennifer Tcharikova, and Teresa Pearce. Furthering her dance education, Allyson attended Texas Christian University, where she recently earned her BFA in Modern Dance. During her time at TCU, Allyson trained with renowned guest artists, including Jamila Glass, Nycole Ray, Gina Patterson, and KT Nelson. She has performed as a guest artist at Dallas Black Dance Theatre's Encore! Concert Rising Excellence in 2024, as well as representing TCU at the American College Dance Association in 2022 and 2023. Allyson began choreographing at the age of 13, and several of her works have been presented with the Silver Spurs Dance Team, the Rouse Royals, in music videos, and as part of the TCU Brown Bag Series. Allyson’s most recent works, Constantly Improving, Lifeline, and To Be Born, a Colored Girl, have been showcased at the DanceTCU Concert series, with To Be Born, a Colored Girl making its NYC debut as part of Chutzpah Dance’s Unshaken in 2025. Allyson is currently a Dance Instructor at Dance Discovery/Avery Ranch Dance & Music, the resident choreographer for Austin-based R&B artist Jonah Sigler, and is performing with ImPULSE Dance Project and Delve Dance Collective.
Marketing Director
AICILA JOHNSON
Aicila Johnson is a contemporary and modern dancer and choreographer based in Dallas, Texas. She has a diverse background in ballet, jazz, musical theatre, and commercial contemporary dance. Her early training includes the Dallas Black Dance Theatre Pre-Professional Program, where she developed a strong foundation in technique, artistry, and performance. Aicila is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Marketing and a minor in Dance at The University of Texas at Dallas, and her recent performance credits include the New York City debut of To Be Born a Colored Girl at Chutzpah Dance’s Unshaken, as well as performances with the UTD Dance Ensemble.
Company Member
Megan Davidson
Megan Davidson (she/her) is a dynamic dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Austin, Texas. She is a recent graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a BFA in Dance and a Minor in African and African Diaspora Studies, with a strong foundation in contemporary, ballet, and commercial jazz. Megan is passionate about creating and performing in spaces that foster freedom of expression and meaningful storytelling. Megan is drawn to work that engages and uplifts diverse voices. Her recent performance credits include Where to Go From Here—her original work featured in Cyphers (2024) presented by Dance Repertory Theatre at The University of Texas at Austin, and Unbecoming (2026) by RednightFall Dance Theatre.
Guest Artist
Trinity Crider
Lifeline Cast Member
Trinity has been dancing for 20 years, and she has trained in various styles of dance such as tap, jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, acro, musical theater, and baton twirling. She is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Dallas, Texas. Trinity graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas, where she got her BA in visual and performing arts with a concentration in dance. She was on the UTD Dance ensemble for 2 years and has performed with Grace the Company and the Dallas Cowboys Rhythm and Blues Dancers. Trinity’s senior capstone production won the Dean’s Advisory Council Award.
Julia Ly
Lifeline Cast Member
Julia is a Dallas-based dancer trained extensively in ballet and contemporary. Her training includes intensives with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, American Academy of Ballet, and Southland Ballet Academy. Her performance credits include To Be Born a Colored Girl at Chutzpah Dance’s Unshaken in New York City and the UTDance Ensemble. Her choreography was selected for the Dallas Indie Dance Festival. Julia earned Third Place at the Youth America Grand Prix Finals as part of an ensemble and served as president of UTD’s National Honor Society for Dance Arts. She recently graduated from The University of Texas at Dallas with a B.A. in EC-6 Education and a minor in dance.
Wynter Winston
Lifeline Cast Member
Wynter Winston, a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, participated in this year’s Deeply Rooted Dance Theater in Chicago through the Work-Study program. Outside of the arts, Wynter Winston provides childcare as an activity specialist with the City of Austin at the same after-school care facility where she was raised. She gives back to the community that supported her. Her teaching skills have been expanded through work and student teaching at Bertha Sadler Means Young Women’s Leadership Academy and McCallum Fine Arts Dance Academy. During her time as a dance major at UT, she became a guest choreographer for both institutions, further enhancing her pedagogical skills.