Rufus Chappell IV is a professional dancer and athlete from Farmington Hills, MI. He grew up playing football, soccer, basketball, baseball, track, rowing (crew), swimming, wrestling, fencing, dance and competing in gymnastics all the way through the collegiate level. He went to Liberty University in Virginia and triple majored in International Business, Finance and Economics. Rufus is fluent in English and Spanish and he LOVES to travel! Rufus has dreams of working commercially on dance tv shows and movies, and he would love to enter the high fashion world as a sponsored dance athlete for high fashion brands recognized worldwide such as Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste to name a few. Last but not least, Rufus loves Jesus and always wants to share His love with others!

is a Happendance and University of Michigan alum. She has been training in modern and ballet for over 20 years and attended the University of Michigan to pursue a BFA in dance (2017). She is currently a Soloist and Arts Management/Human Resources Coordinator at Suttle Dance (Novi) and a company member of Happendance Velocity (Okemos). In addition, she is an Assistant Director for Impulse and is currently teaching Contemporary and Dance Composition at Happendance. She recently organized and directed “Our Body - Performance as Protest” advocating for reproductive rights in Michigan using the art of dance and involving artists from across mid-Michigan. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to work with notable artists such as Meredith Monk (Quarry, restaged 2017), Richard Alston (Brisk Singing, restaged 2015), Peter Sparling (Vox Femina (Girl Talk), 2014) among others. Chloe enjoys mentoring her students and helping them grow as people while encouraging their self expression as emerging young artists.

is a graduate of Everett High School where she trained in the Everett Dance Program, as well as at other local dance studios. She has been dancing for twenty-four years, and studied various styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, partnering, and hip hop. Her specialties include contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, and hiphop.

Jennah is also a cross-fit enthusiast and has her level one certificate. Her main goal is to not only provide an open space for dancers to learn and grow, but also to engage students with the how and why of what they are learning to do with their bodies—to engage their minds, bodies, and souls as one.

She currently attends LCC for Business and Accounting, and also works in the office at Happendance, gaining experience in finance. Along with being an instructor at Happendance and Danceworks, she is also one of the Assistant Directors of the Happendance Impulse student company. Jennah is also an adjunct employee of the MSU Theatre Department, subbing classes in Jazz and Contemporary.

Emily Scott is a dancer, instructor and choreographer based in Mid-Michigan. Growing up in the Lansing area she as a member of the Children’s Ballet Theater and Happendance 2, now Impulse Student Dance Company. She also performed as a guest performer with the Cincinnati Ballet Company, and the Moscow Ballet.

Emily majored in dance performance at Eastern Michigan University and has had the opportunity to work with many Michigan Dance professionals including Kristi Faulkner, Joori Jung, Joanna McNamara, Sherry Wilkinson, Phil Simmons, Jeremy Blair, and Haleem Rasul. Emily is a popular teacher in and around Mid-Michigan, formerly teaching at Foster Community Center in Lansing and Gardner International Magnet School. Her current teaching posts are Happendance School in Okemos, her alma mater, and Jackson Center for the Arts- Jackson MI. She is also engaged as an Assistant Director for Impulse Student Dance Company, and Co-Directs DANCE Lansing, a summer festival for the entire dance community of Lansing. As a performing artist Emily is a member of Velocity! Concert Dance Company and Education Exchange Company.

Jared Thompson was born and raised in Lansing, Michigan, and began his dance studies at the age of four. Through his 20+ years of dance instruction, he has been trained in a wide variety of styles, ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, tap, and hip hop. He has danced with Everett High School Dance Company, Happendance Impulse Dance Company, LCC Dance Shows, Happendance Education Exchange, and Release Detriot Dance Company, as well as the Director of Dance Lansing Hip Hop Club and Frxsco Dance Sessions. His choreography has been seen on MTV TRL, Harlem Global Trotters Pregame Show, and The Detriot Pistons Pregame Show. He has taught at various local schools and studios competitively where his choreography gained several top overall and judges awards for his choreography and recreationally just simply teaching the love of dance.

Bridget Vander Hoff graduated from Oakland University with a Bachelor of Arts in dance. There, she was a member of the Oakland Dance Theatre and performed the lead role in The Autumn of the Rite of Spring. Upon graduating, she danced with Velocity and taught at Happendance for a season, which brought her here to Lansing. Bridget has performed in work with Diversiform Dance Project and Dynasty Dancers, and currently dances with Dance Uprising and Greater Lansing Ballet. She also works as the assistant director of Delta Dance Connection's Company. Her choreography has been showcased in both Ypsi Dance Swap and Dance Lansing, and she also serves as Michigan Dance Council's executive secretary. Bridget is very excited to return to Happendance for her second season with Velocity.