Trained in the Cuban school, he was a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Cuba.
He pursued an international career in Europe, becoming a principal dancer with Les Ballets de Roland Petit. Subsequently, he turned to teaching and held the position of artistic director at the Alicia Alonso Dance Institute in Madrid. Lienz Chang has since become an accomplished ballet master and assistant choreographer, having worked with prestigious institutions such as La Scala in Milan, Opéra de Bordeaux and Opéra de Rome.

Born in Cali, Colombia, and raised in Stockholm, John trained at the Royal Swedish Ballet School before joining Le Jeune Ballet de Cannes. He began his professional career at Thüringen Ballet in Gera, Germany, where he performed works by choreographers like Nils Christe, Uwe Scholz, and Davide Bombana. In 2013, John joined the ballet company of the Poznań Great Theatre in Poland, where he has danced a range of roles in both classical and contemporary repertoire, including "Romeo and Juliet", "Swan Lake", "Nutcracker, *Cinderella*, and "Don Quixote", as well as works by Alexander Ekman and Edward Clug. As a choreographer, John has created productions such as "Dido and Aeneas" (Purcell), "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (Wagner), "Rhapsody in Blue" (Gershwin), and "Serenades Rouges" (2023) for the Young Choreographers Workshop in Poznań.

Nandita Shankardass is a dance artist, choreographer, and facilitator, and the founder of Welcome Movement®, which emphasizes wellbeing, creativity, and self-expression through dance. She is a Clore emerging leader, an artist-in-residence at Rambert Dance, an associate artist and facilitator for English National Ballet’s Ballet Futures, and a workshop leader for Ballet Black. Trained at The Royal Ballet School, Nandita has performed with companies such as Zürcher Ballet, Victor Ullate Ballet, Ballet Black, Scottish Ballet, and Compañia Nacional de Danza, showcasing a range of classical, neo-classical, and contemporary works. She has choreographed for the Zürcher Junior Ballet, Ballet Black, Compañia Nacional de Danza, and various dance films, with performances at venues like Sadler’s Wells, Tate Modern, and The Royal Opera House. Nandita was a SEEDBED artist in 2024, pushing the boundaries of public art, and also a selected choreographer for McNicol Ballet Collective’s Creative Residency. She has taught and delivered workshops worldwide, including at prestigious institutions like Rambert Dance and Trinity Laban, and is a global mentor for the Institute of Classical and Modern Dance in Mumbai.

Florencia Chinellato, born in Argentina, is a renowned ballet dancer. She received her training at the Instituto superior de arte del Teatro Colón and at the Ballettschule des Hamburg Ballett, under the direction of esteemed teachers. From 2005 to 2018, Florencia was a member of the Hamburg Ballett, where she was promoted to soloist in 2012. She then joined the Ballet du Capitole in 2018, also as a soloist. She has performed in pieces such as "Eine Figur aus Tatjanas gelesenen Romanen" in "Tatjana" and "Turangalila" by John Neumeier, "Beethoven project", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nutcracker", "The Lady of the Camellias" and many others. Florencia has also performed in prestigious galas around the world. In addition to her career as a dancer, Florencia has ventured into choreography, creating works such as "Meine Vorstellung von der Wirklichkeit" by Braulio Alvarez, "Bivio" and "Alone together", which premiered at Junge Choreografen in Hamburg in 2016 and 2017.