Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre welcomes three new dancers for the 2026–27 season: Caleb Ballantine, Justice Jackson and Amari Snead, each bringing diverse training and professional experience to the company.
Caleb Ballantine is a New York City-based dancer and company member with Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, Umami Playground NYC and The Barnhill Movement Collective in Albany, NY. He earned a BA in Dance and Anthropology from Skidmore College and has trained at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the American Dance Festival at Duke University. His training spans Contemporary, Hip-Hop, House, Breaking, Ballet, Salsa, Tango and Afro-Caribbean dance. His experiences living in Medellín, Colombia, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, have further shaped his understanding of dance as a cultural and social force.
Justice Jackson was born and raised in Houston, TX, and earned a BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University in 2022. His professional performance credits include Houston Grand Opera’s Aida, Carnegie Hall’s Can We Know Forgiveness and New York City Center’s Memoria. Jackson is a 2025 graduate of The Ailey School certificate program and previously danced with Contemporary West Dance Theater during the 2025–26 season.
Amari Snead is a New York City-based dance artist and choreographer from Copperas Cove, TX. He graduated summa cum laude from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography, where he was a member of Verve Contemporary Dance. His performance credits include work by Roderick George, Kihyoung Choi, Abby Williams Chin, Levi Marsman and TweetBoogie, as well as performances through the American College Dance Association and the International Collegiate Theatre Festival during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Snead currently continues his training through the Limón Pro Training Program.
“My Company dancers deepen, shape, and animate every aspect of my choreographic work. I am incredibly grateful for the long-standing creative relationships I share with so many remarkable artists – many of whom have danced with us for over 10 years. I am equally energized by the vibrant new voices joining our company. With Caleb, Justice, and Amari adding to the mix, we now are a community of 16 diverse, talented, and unique performers. Each dancer brings a distinct physicality and perspective to the work, alongside extraordinary movement clarity, expressive theatricality, precision, technique, passion, and diligence,” said Amanda Selwyn, Artistic/Executive Director.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre creates dynamic dance theatre that activates emotional expression. Through an interplay of athletic and articulate motion, they present theatrical and immediate works that engage audiences from start to finish and beckon a response of thought, feeling, and soul.
For more information about Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre and its upcoming season, visit https://amandaselwyndance.org/.
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