Kristin Dexnis is the artistic director of DeXdance. As a proud native of New Jersey, she graduated magna cum laude from Monmouth University and attended The Ailey School in NYC. Kristin was awarded a full scholarship to the Paul Taylor Intensive the summer of 2006. She's studied choreography under the direction of Neil Greenburg, Alexandra Beller, and Sara Pearson/Patrik Widrig Dance among others. Ms. Dexnis also attended choreography retreats at Bearnstow in Mt. Vernon, ME under Claire Porter and Ruth Grauert. In addition to dancing with her company, Ms. Dexnis had the pleasure of working and performing with: High Frequency Wavelengths Dance Company, Geraldine Cardell, Charly Wenzel & Dancers, Gehring Dance Theatre, Jessica Danser/ dansfolk, T. Lion Dance/Body Stories, and Germaul Barnes/ Viewsic Expressions. She founded DeXdance in 2003, and has since created over 20 works performed in traditional to non-traditional spaces. Ms. Dexnis is also the artistic director of Basically Ballet Studio in NJ where she enjoys educating the community about modern dance as well as teaching ballet and modern. She is on the faculty of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and is a professor of dance at Monmouth University.

Kristin Henry is originally from Norwood, Ma. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Roger Williams University with a B.A. in Dance Performance Studies in 2007. Since moving to NYC she has worked with Troika Ranch, Dura Mater, Tiffany Mills Company, Monica Bill BarnesCompany and DeXdance. Since joining T. Lion Dance/BodyStories in October 2007, she has been pleased to perform all over the city, in Maine, and in France. She is also a certified yoga instructor through Exhale Spa.

Corey Bliss graduated cum laude from the Ailey/Fordham Bachelor of Fine Arts program in May 2007, with a minor in Communication and Media Studies. She began training with Nancy Turano at the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) in 1995. Corey frequently performs with the Ensemble as a guest artist in its annual production of The Nutcracker as well as its other repertory works. She has worked with and performed works by many renowned choreographers, such as Alvin Ailey, David Parsons, Seán Curran, Fabrice Lamego, Eduardo Vilaro, Kyle Ahmed-Bukhari, Jean Emile, Nancy Turano, Kenneth Larson, Earl Mosley, Francisco Martinez, and Vernard Gilmore. In the summer of 2004, Corey attended Kazuko Hirabayashi's Summer Dance International in Burgos, Spain. She apprenticed with Pascal Rioult Dance Theatre for their 2006-2007 season, and is currently a featured dancer with DeXdance Company and Gehring Dancetheatre. Corey is on faculty at Yvette Studio in Cranford, NJ, and the Matheny School in Peapack, NJ (a facility for people with medically complex physical and mental disabilities). She also serves as Assistant Director of Education and Outreach for NJDTE. This is Corey's first season with T. Lion Dance/BodyStories.

Jenny Hegarty began her training as a member of the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble from 1995 to 2004 and the Harkness Youth Ballet from 2000 to 2004, both under the direction of Nancy Turano. While studying there, she had the opportunity of performing in works by Eduardo Vilaro, Steven Pier, Fabrice Lamego, Nancy Turano, and Kyle Amhed-Bukhari, as well as perform in the Kirov Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House. In recent years, she has returned to NJDTE as a guest artist, performing in Robert Battle's The Hunt along with annual productions of The Nutcracker. In May 2008, Jenny received a BFA in Dance Performance from Marymount Manhattan College, under the direction of Katie Langan. While working towards her degree, she was featured in works by David Parsons, Stephen Petronio, Johannes Wieland, Graham Lustig, and Patricia Catterson. In addition to performing with DeXdance, Jenny is currently with Gehring Dancetheatre and on faculty within the Arts Access program at the Matheny School and Hospital in Peapack, NJ. She was thrilled to join DeXdance in February 2008 and is excited to see what the future holds.