Yolit Yospe-Kachlon was born and raised in Israel and fell in love with flamenco as a teenager while attending art school.

After many years of study with master flamenco teachers, she began her performance career in her home country.

Upon arriving in the US in 2004, Yolit began working and studying with Edwin Aparico and Anna Menendez, performing at The Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Shakespeare Theater Company, Public Playhouse Theater, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dance Place, Gala Hispanic Theater, Tablaos and various festivals.

She continues her studies in both US and Spain with world-renowned Flamenco Maestros; Mercedes Ruiz, Maria Juncal, Marco Flores, Manolo Marin, Manuel Linãn, La Truco, and Isabel Bayon.

Yolit led the youth and adult flamenco program at American Dance Institute, and CityDance School of Dance. In 2015, she established her own performance company, Alma Flamenca.

In January of 2022, she fulfilled a lifelong dream and opened Alma Dance Studio where she leads classes, rehearsals, and showcases and other events.

Yolit lives in Rockville with her husband and 3 daughters who are dancers, just like their mother.

Gwynne Flanagan has been a fixture in the Washington DC circus scene since 2009. Originally from California, she studied theater arts at San Francisco State University, and completed an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater. In 2012, Flanagan graduated from the New England Center for Circus Arts Performance Program with a focus on aerial fabric and duo trapeze.

Flanagan believes the key to transformative storytelling demands evocative and visceral physical engagement. She is passionate about creating performances that bridge the gap between contemporary theater, dance, and circus.

Gwynne is a founding member of Girls on Trapeze, Infinite Stage Theater and Haus of Marzipan.

She has performed at The White House, the National Cathedral, Smithsonian Building Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Arena Stage, Studio Theater DC, MGM National Harbor, Atlas Theater, Gaylord National Harbor, American Conservatory Theater, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the Festival De Teatro in Havana, Cuba.

Hector Marquez was born into a Salvadoran family in Washington D.C. and was introduced to the guitar at a very early age. His father taught him the fundamentals of guitar. Hector would later travel to Lebrija, Spain to further his education with his godfather Paco Trujillo. While visiting a small town called San Lucar De Barrameda, Cadiz Spain, he attended a cante certamen entitled, “Noches Bajo Guía”. It was where he fell in love with Flamenco.

He returned to Washington, DC working in local Flamenco Tablaos, and has traveled internationally performing. Mr. Marquez has worked alongside Edwin Aparicio, Ricardo Marlow, Carmen Ledesma, Antonio Sanchez, Paco Trujillo, Sonia Olla, Ismael Fernández, Isaac De Los Reyes, Flamenco Grammy award winning Nino De los Reyes, and many more. Mr. Marquez continues to perform in local Flamenco Tablaos nationally and internationally.

Flamenco found Carlton Ashton in early 2000. Carlton studied Flamenco dance in Seville, Spain with Rocío Albeniz and dancer Marcos de Ana. Upon his return to Washington he continued his studies in the Washington area. Before he began to sing Carlton performed in area tablaos and was an invited guest of Flamenco fusion group Martires del Compas here at the Kennedy Center 's Millennium Stage. Carlton began to sing some twelve years ago at small parties, his voice is heavily influenced by those of Rafael de Utrera, El Potito and Montse Cortes. Carlton was featured as part of Flamenco Night at Cafe Bonaparte and has accompanied many of the Washington area’s leading flamenco artists. Since 2010 he has accompanied Flamenco Aparicio at the DC Feria of Seville and on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage.

Jason Vera-y-Aragon was born in Washington DC. He started dancing flamenco in late 1999 and could be seen dancing in theaters and local restaurants in the DMV until 2016.

After getting married and having two beautiful children, he has returned to the stage to take part in this amazing project.

He has studied and performed on stage with well known artists such as La Tati, Carmela Greco, La Truco, Domingo Ortega, Manuel Linan, Edwin Aparcio Flamenco Company and Natalia Monteleon's Arte Flamenco.

Steve Johnson has been frequently behind a camera for over 30 years, starting with learning from his father how to develop film at home and taking simple portraits of friends and family.

An internationally published photographer, Steve has honed his skills over the years by exploring a vast variety of subjects and techniques, from landscape and wildlife to action and portraiture, and is also known for his work with exotic automobiles.

As someone passionate about both the arts and the artists who create, Steve has made dance and dance portrait photography one of the main focuses of his work over the last 10 years, and he considers himself fortunate to be able to create with some of the top dancers in the DC area and beyond.