Push Dance Company-- The Company

		Robert Henry Johnson Robert is a dancer and playwright who mixes movement style and literary influences with equal fluidity. The son of jazz singer Lady Mem'fis and guitarist Robert Gonzales, he was one of the first students to graduate from San Francisco's School of the Performing Arts. He attended the San Francisco Ballet School on full scholarship. His performances are an arresting mix of muscular virtuosity, manic energy and naked emotion. In addition to founding the Robert Henry Johnson Dance Company in 1993, Johnson has created works for Oakland Ballet, Bavarian State Opera Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theater and others.
		Jetta Martin A Bay Area performer and choreographer, began her dance training with Grace Doty at Berkeley City Ballet. Merit scholarships at Dance Theater of Harlem, The Rock School, The School at Jacob’s Pillow and American Ballet Theater furthered her dance education. Summer intensives with Ailey, Limon, Lines and ODC also inform her dance practice. After graduating from Harvard, Jetta started her professional career dancing in Ronn Guidi’s Nutcracker. She is beginning her third season with the Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble and performed with Jacinta Vlach’s Liberation Dance Theater in their summer 2009 Jacob’s Pillow debut. Also in 2009, she originated the role of Josephine Baker in James Brooks’ Celestial Celebration. Currently a faculty member at Henry Berg’s The Ballet Studio and Shawl Anderson Dance Center, Jetta’s choreography has been presented at Shawl Anderson, The Ballet Studio, Berkeley’s Earth Day, MoAD and Counterpulse. In February her choreography will be featured as a part of the 2010 Annual Black Choreographer’s Festival at Dance Mission Theater. Jetta's 2010 performances are sponsored by Corey Wade, Sheila Martin & Nettie Martin. Adopt-a-Dancer Learn how to sponsor Jetta's performance. Adopt Jetta

		Julian Pham Julian Pham, went to UC Irvine and just graduated from San Francisco State University. He currently works for the City of San Francisco and is starting two nonprofits related to the issue of human trafficking. He has studied dance with Reginald Ray Savage and has performed with the Erika Shuch Performance Project. He is excited to be a part of the Push Dance Company. Julian's 2010 performances are sponsored by Richard & Catherine Loehnig. Adopt-a-Dancer Learn how to sponsor Julian's performance. Adopt Julian

		Kat Worthington A native Swiss, received her BFA in Dance from California State University Long Beach. She holds a Horton pedagogy certification from the Ailey School in NYC and is a National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer. She has taught Horton internationally and worked as an active performer and choreographer in the NYC and Bay Area dance communities. She currently teaches Horton Technique at Alonzo King Lines Dance Center in San Francisco and Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley. Kat is artistic director of Copious Dance Theater.(www.copiousdance.org) Adopt-a-Dancer Learn how to sponsor Kat's performance. Adopt Kat