LA-based Creative Director/Dancer, Anna Hicks, was raised in both Northwest Arkansas and St. Louis, Missouri. She received a BA in Dance from Lindenwood University under the direction of Janet Strzelec and Tricia Zweier, where she studied ballet, tap, jazz, and contemporary dance styles. While in school, she also studied and was a company member under the direction of Redd Williams at COCA (Center of Creative Arts) in hip hop and jazz funk. At the same time, working as a choreographer/dancer at Six Flags St. Louis. Since moving to LA, Anna has worked a wide variety of performances, ranging from company work, music videos, national and international tours to commercials, movies, residencies, and concert performances. Some of the more notable names include: Keke Palmer, Dababy, 877SellEasy national commercial (lead dancer/assistant choreographer), Rapaul’s Dragcon, Bollywood film Naa Peru Surya Naa Iiu India, Cirque Dreams Holidaze National Tour, and Cirque Dreams Elysion International Tour. In 2021, Anna started expanding her focus into creative direction, artist development, and aerial (barred). While she still continues to pursue her dance career, Anna currently is creative director for an award-winning independent music artist, Tanja. She hopes to continue working creatively long-term, as well as pursuing her passion for aerial dance.

A native of South Carolina, a student of the late Carl Crosby and graduate of the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Robert Poe has enjoyed a professional dancing career since 2004. For 21 years he has performed with classical and contemporary dance companies across the Southeast and Midwest such as Columbia City Ballet, Classical Contemporary Dance Theater, Cedar Lake II, The Nashville Ballet, and The Nashville Opera. Since coming to St. Louis in 2011, he was a dancer with The Missouri Ballet Theater and became a founding member of The Big Muddy Dance Company, now known as St. Louis Dance Theatre, for 9 seasons. Robert has also appeared with The St. Louis Ballet, Opera Theater St. Louis and the Winter Opera. In February of 2019, Robert co-founded Ballet 314 with Rachel Bodi and currently serves as Artistic Director. Through this organization he has celebrated local talent and highlighted literacy through the arts by creating original dance adaptations inspired by historic writings for the company’s growing audience. Productions like "The Nutcracker and the World's Fair" co-created with Rachel Bodi, utilized amateur performers with a variety of ages and experience levels. “Ragtime, the American Experience featured 26 dancers ranging from 5 different dance organizations. “Poe²”, a theatrical dance interpretation of three of Edgar Allen Poe's writings incorporates recitations by Anne Williams, nationally recognized thespian. Staying connected to the community is a must and as a community leader, Robert delights in teaching a variety of dance styles for multiple dance schools, Universities and professional dance organizations throughout the St. Louis area. He has also taught master classes for Lindenwood University and sat on panels for the Big Muddy Dance Fest and the Missouri History Museum. Currently he is on faculty with Central Studio Academy, the Center of Creative Arts St. Louis Dance Theater and is an adjunct professor with Webster University’s dance department.