Kevin Iverson is a 2008 graduate of the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists and Summit School of Dance, Mr. Iverson has studied multiple dance styles. His performance credits include; Minnesota Dance Theatre: Sacre du Printemps; Ordway: Singin’ in the Rain; Chanhassen Dinner Theatres: Swing!; Minnesota Opera: Romeo and Juliet;  Ballet Minnesota: Nutcracker; Southern Theatre: Bright Lights/Dance in the Dark; Company Member at Out on a Limb Dance Company: Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, Wizard of Oz, Readin’, Writin' and Rythmatic; Time Warp on Broadway. Kevin currently teaches at the DanceXchange in Edina. This is his second season with Minnesota Dance Theatre.

Katie Danielle Johnson has trained in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, tap, and was a competitive gymnast prior to graduating high school. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Iowa where she was the recipient of the Iowa Center for the Arts scholarship. She studied at The Butterfield School of Dance, Ballet Arts Minnesota, Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, Mark Morris Dance Center, and the Beijing Dance Academy in China. Katie has performed and worked with Tania Perez-Salas, Duarte Dance Works, The Joffrey Ballet, River North Dance Chicago, and Ballet America. She has performed works by distinguished choreographers such as Dwight Rhoden, Nina Buisson, Louis Falco, Jill Sigman, Deanna Carter, Jeffrey Bullock, Gabriel Masson, Eloy Barragan, Basil Thompson, and George De La Pena. Katie has dance with Minnesota Dance Theatre since December 2008.

Justin Leaf began his dance training in his hometown of Hagerstown, Maryland. He continued his training at The Kirov Academy, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, the School of American Ballet, and the Juilliard School, where he received his BFA in 2001. Justin has also studied privately with master teachers Andra and Ernesta Corvino. His performance credits include the James Sewell Ballet, the Juilliard Dance Ensemble, Nederlands Dans Theater, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. As a creative artist, Justin has developed performance pieces that bridge music, theater, and dance. His choreographic credits include works for Minnesota Dance Threatre, James Sewell Ballet, the Weisman Art Museum, the Minnesota Orchestra, Patrick's Cabaret, and Junkyard Theater, his own performance company. Justin has been awarded the 2001 Zaraspe Prize for Outstanding Choreography, a 2007 Minnesota SAGE Dance Award for Best Performance, and a 2009 McKnight Artist Fellowship for Dancers, funded by the McKnight Foundation and administered by the Southern Theater. This is his third season with Minnesota Dance Theatre.

Justin Marie Miller grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and trained at the Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet. While there she performed with Cincinnati Ballet, the Cincinnati Pops, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Justin attended University of Utah where she received a bachelor's degree in Performance Dance and danced in the university's scholarship company Utah Ballet. After college Justin danced lead roles with Ballet Theatre Midwest for two seasons. This is her third season with Minnesota Dance Theatre.

Alexis O'Farril, a native of Puerto Rico, began his ballet training at the Harlem School of Arts in New York City, under the direction of Stephanie Parker, and then in Puerto Rico with Roberto Rodríguez, the Waldo González’s School for the Performing Arts, and the Ballet Concierto of Puerto Rico where he received a contract as a soloist for the company. In 2001, he was recruited by Le Jeune Ballet du France, dancing as a soloist for their European Tour. Alexis also danced for Le Ballet Grandiva in New York City under the direction of Victor Treviño and the Rochester Ballet Company as a soloist. He has been teaching in Puerto Rico at the Waldo González’s School for the Performing Arts and was certified in dance therapy by Thania Acarón. Alexis was awarded a proclamation by the Puerto Rico Senate as "Promising Dancer of Puerto Rico". This is his first season with Minnesota Dance Theatre.

Melanie Verna began dancing in her hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, where she toured with the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble. She has been a recipient of the Coca-Cola scholarship with American Ballet Theatre’s summer program and was awarded the Ailey Fellowship through Fordham University. Melanie is a graduate of the School of Minnesota Dance Theatre where she was a member of the Repertory Ensemble. She was an apprentice with Minnesota Dance Theatre for two years before joining the company. Melanie has performed repertory by Ashton, Barbuto, Balanchine, Fricke, Hart, Janczewski, Loyce and Lise Houlton, Maginnis, Petipa, Rhoden and Rink. Melanie has been a Minnesota Dance Theatre company member since 2005.