Meet the Artists✨ ALISHA JIHN | 靳書怡 (she/her) is a dance artist, board-certified dance/movement therapist, and educator. Her work is grounded in ideas of hybridity and intercultural experiences reflective of her identity as a Taiwanese-American raised in the Midwest. She was a Fulbright Fellow to Taiwan researching cross-cultural approaches in dance/movement therapy. Alisha has presented her work at the Asia Pacific Dance Festival in Hawaii, OhioDance Festival, DanceLAB MKE, The Alice Wilds Gallery and was a choreographic fellow with Wild Space Dance Company in Milwaukee, WI. Alisha holds an MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University. Use the link in our bio to grab tickets to Cleveland Dance Fest 2025 and celebrate 10 years of supporting artists & inspiring audiences! #cdf2025 #clevelanddancefest #meettheartists (fb)

Meet the Artists✨ ELYSE KASSA & EMMA LITTLE ELYSE KASSA (she/her) lives in Columbus, OH, and loves to make things— most recently for her collaborative company/collective, “all our friends collective”, which she founded in 2024. Elyse has performed as part of STILGO dance + tech, Lp & dancers, Perennial Movement Group in addition to touring her own solo and collaborative works around the region. She is always trying to learn something new. Elyse holds a BFA in Dance: Performance & Choreography from Ohio University. EMMA LITTLE (she/they) lives in Raleigh-Durham, NC, with one foot in Ohio. Her work has been presented at ImPulsTanz, Ohio University, and Cleveland Dance Festival. She is inquisitive and anatomical, and values compassionate art. She holds a BFA in Dance. She loves to improvise, be upside down, and evolve. Use the link in our bio to grab tickets to Cleveland Dance Fest 2025 and celebrate 10 years of supporting artists & inspiring audiences! #cdf2025 #clevelanddancefest #meettheartists (fb)