Greg Begley is a native of Flint, Michigan where he began his dance career with the Flint Ballet Theatre. He attended Point Park College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on a full dance scholarship and spent his summers performing in stock productions of many Broadway shows. Greg became a principal dancer with the Chicago Ballet under the direction of Ruth Page and Frederick Franklin, where he performed many traditional classical pas de deux including the grand pas in Ruth Page's production of The Nutcracker. He also danced the role of Johnny in Page's public television production of Frankie and Johnny, which Greg has recently set for the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. In 1980 Greg became an original member of the world famous Hubbard Street Dance Company where he served as a principal dancer and the company dance master.

Artistic director, performer, choreographer, teacher, and dance fanatic. Julie first came to Chicago via the concert dance scene, performing with some of Chicago's finest dance companies including Chi-town Jazz Dance, The Lynda Martha Dance Company, & River North Dance Company. She also dabbled in musical theater, trade shows & the like, & became a founding member of Especially Tap Chicago, one of Chicago's oldest & most successful tap ensembles. In 2000, Julie took over leadership of the group as artistic director. Julie's diverse background has presented her with a wide range of theatrical projects both as performer & choreographer. She has performed with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, & on a lark performed on The Today Show! She has recently choreographed for Celebrity Cruise Lines newest ships & continues to create new work for companies throughout the US. Julie started Soul-2-Soles Youth Tap Company at Dancenter North in Libertyville & continues to teach for some of the finest studios in the Chicagoland area & abroad, including a 10 year stint at Barat College, Dance Center Evanston, Danceworks of Milwaukee, Gus Giordano's Dance Center, & the Lou Conte Dance Studio. Julie's next chapter features "The Cartier Collective'-all things rhythm, all things movement....dive in.

Jesse first started dancing at the age of four in Milford, MI. In 2006, he was accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy under the tutelage of Mark Borchelt, and had the honor of working with guest artists Earl Mosely, Mari Jo Irbe, and Jennifer Mabus. After high school, Jesse continued his education and training at Western Michigan University's Department of Dance, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2014. While attending WMU, Jesse performed in works by Gerald Arpino, Alonzo King, Peter Chu, Danceworks Chicago with Nelly van Bommel, Lauren Edson, Joshua Manculich, and KT Nelson. He also began to establish himself as a choreograhper in college, with works being accepted into  the American College Dance Festival Association's East Central Conference gala concert, as well as the Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival. Since moving to Chicago, Jesse has had the privilege of performing with Winifred Haun & Dancers, Dance in the Parks, and Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre. He is currently dancing with Hedwig Dances at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. 

Emily began her dance training at Dancenter North at the age of eight. She attended San Diego City Ballet and Orlando Ballet summer intensives both on scholarship where she was privileged to work with David Howard, Susan Jaffe, Fernando Bujones, and more. Emily was a soloist performer while attending both intensives, but also in Chicago National Associations of Dance Masters which she attended for four years on scholarship. Emily graduated from Western Michigan University with a BA in dance and communication. While at WMU, she performed in Serenade which was staged by Victoria Simon from the New York City Ballet and Balanchine Trust and performed a solo variation in Birthday Variations staged by Willy Shives from the Joffrey Ballet. Emily has spent ten seasons working at Six Flags Great America as a featured performer, choreographer and dance captain of the shows performed in the Grand Music Hall. She has been awarded with the best female dancer of the year award and three Big “E” awards from IAAPA. From 2012-13 Emily was the casting director, choreographer, featured performer and dance captain of the Lady Gaga inspired touring production, Bad Romance. She currently assistant directs "The Magic of the Nutcracker" and coaches the Lake Forest High School JV Dance Team.

Ian began his dance training at the age of 15 while attending Mundelein High School. He continued his education and training at Carthage College where he received a BA in Exercise in Sports Science and minored in Dance. He worked under the direction of Stacy Pottinger. While attending Carthage, Ian co-captained and choreographed Iluzion, a student run Hip-Hop Company. Ian spent four seasons dancing at Six Flags Great America as a featured performer and choreographer of the shows performed in the Grand Music Hall. Ian was a featured dancer in the touring Lady Gaga inspired production, Bad Romance. He then served as dance captain and performer for Matt Davenport Productions in IAAPA winning shows at Hershey Park and the Hershey Lodge. Ian then joined the crew of the Carnival Pride as a featured dancer. After participating in the 2014 Dancenter North production of, The Magic of the Nutcracker, Ian is very excited to have his own set of Hip-Hop classes for the upcoming year.