Miye Bishop began dancing at the age of eight in Hiroshima, Japan. After moving to Washington State three years later, she started dancing intensively at Northwest Ballet Theater and attended workshops at American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Bellevue, and International Ballet Theater. She also studied with the Kirov Academy and Dance Open in Russia. After high school, Bishop danced with Bellingham Repertory Dance for four seasons, where she performed works by Molly Scott, Mark Haim, Josh Beamish, and Cyrus Khambatta. She also performed professionally with Ballet Bellevue, Seattle Opera and Skagit Opera. In the past few years Bishop has performed in Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan, and various cities throughout the U.S. She is now a faculty member at Dance Wisconsin and Central Midwest Ballet Academy, as well as a freelance yoga instructor.

Stormy Gaylord began her dance training at Laguna Dance Theatre in Mission Viejo, California. After high school, she obtained her Associate’s Degree in Dance from Irvine Valley College. As she worked toward her AA, she discovered her love for modern dance. She then transferred to California State University Fullerton and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance in 2018. While at University, she studied Ballet, Horton, Graham, and Limón techniques. In CSUF’s Repertory Dance company, Stormy worked with guest choreographers Bryn Cohn, Jessica Kondrath, and Colin Connor. Post-graduation Stormy danced in Southern California as a freelance artist, company member in Re:borN Dance Interactive and FUSE Dance Company, cast member in numerous Disneyland parades, and performer in the Teatro Martini Dinner Theatre show. In 2021 she had the honor of joining the dance faculty at California State University Fullerton teaching ballet. Additionally, she holds her Power Yoga 200 Hour Teaching Certification. Stormy is currently pursuing her Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and a certificate in Web Design. She is thrilled to be joining Kanopy for her first season as a company member.

Originally from Covina, California, Edward Salas began dancing at the age of 19 while earning his AA in Theater Arts at Mt. San Antonio College. Once he transferred to California State University, Fullerton (B.A. Dance 2018), Edward let go of his musical theatre journey to embrace concert dance fully. He trained in classical ballet and modern techniques such as Horton, Graham, and Limón under Muriel Joyce, Alvin Rangel-Alvarado, Lisa D. Long, and Debra Noble. While at university, he worked with guest artists such as Mike Esperanza, Bryn Cohn, Daniel Jaber, and Colin Connor as a member of CSUF’s Dance Repertory Company. Since graduating, Edward has guested for Contemporary West Dance Theatre, Grayscale, L2 Dance Theatre, and ViHu Dance. He has also worked as a company member with Re:borN Dance Interactive and FUSE Dance Company in Orange County. In addition, he performed in parades at the Disneyland Resort including Paint the Night, A Christmas Fantasy, and Magic Happens. He holds a black belt in Tae Kwondo which has greatly influenced his physical development and movement style. Additionally, he holds a 200 hour Power Yoga certification and currently teaches at Corepower Yoga. Edward is excited to continue growing and sharing all that he can offer with Kanopy Dance.

Katie Sovik took her first ballet class at age 4. She found that she had a passion for it and was fully committed to dance by age 6. She grew up in Clayton, California and took classes at Lareen Fender The Ballet School Performing Arts in Walnut Creek. After graduating from high school, Katie furthered her dance education by earning her BA in Dance in 2021 from California State University, Fullerton. She trained under Lisa Long, Alvin Rangel-Alvarado, Debra Noble, and Muriel Joyce. Katie had the honor of performing works created by Anna Sokolow, David Hochoy, Charlotte Griffin, and Colin Connor. She is excited to continue to grow as a dancer in her post graduation life. This is her first season with Kanopy Dance.

Alex Trofka graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a Bachelors of Arts in Dance and a minor in Professional Communication. Alex trained with Joan Karlen, Michael Estanich, Jeannie Hill, Pamela Luedtke, and Sarah Olson. Alex studied abroad at the University of Limerick in Ireland training with Ursula Robb, Jazmin Chiodi, Sophie Bailey, Jennifer de Brun, and Kelsey Schuhle. Alex has worked with choreographers Michael Estanich, Nick Pupillo, Joan Karlen, Pamela Luedtke, Sarah Olson, Ursula Robb, Amy Roby, Elena Hausmann and others. Alex is a dancer with Madison Contemporary Dance. This is his first season with Kanopy Dance.

Hannah is originally from Seattle, WA where she started her early dance training under the guidance of Anne Green Gilbert with Kaleidoscope Dance Company and Marie Chong with Arc School of Ballet. In 2015 Hannah received a B.F.A. in Dance and the Excellence in Choreography Award from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. During her college career she was generously funded by grants from the Undergraduate Research Scholars Program and her choreographic research was presented at the 2014 National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Hannah also attended summer programs at San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, Keigwin + Company, and Paul Taylor Dance Company. After college, she taught dance classes for the Maryland Public School District and performed with Metropolitan Ballet Ensemble. Hannah spent last year training with Kanopy 2. This is her second season with Kanopy Dance Company.