BBM: In the Spotlight
Join us for BBM: In the Spotlight for it’s first year! Think of your Lolas, Cassies, and Leading Players— presenting full triple-threat performances of solo/duo/trios. NYC-based choreographers will present work during this mini-showcase at Arts on Site on August 15 & 16 with two shows each night at 6:30 & 8:30 pm.
All work will be revived musical theatre work, created and lead by the choreographer in collaboration with established music directors. Each piece presented will have received about 8-hrs of rehearsals.
AUGUST 15 | ARTS ON SITE
AUGUST 16 | ARTS ON SITE
2026 BBM: In the Spotlight Choreographers
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Dianne Marie Cano (she/ella) is a Cuban-American freelance performer and choreographer born in Miami, FL. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the New World School of the Arts. At New World, she performed works by Ohad Naharin, Robert Battle, Ronald K. Brown, and Paul Taylor. During her college years, Dianne spent her summers training with the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, the Broadway Theatre Project, and the Paul Taylor Dance Company. After graduating, Dianne worked in Miami as a collaborator/swing for Adele Myers and Dancers. She also danced for National Water Dance, a site-specific contemporary company under the direction of Dale Andree. Since moving to New York City, she has been honored to appear in works by choreographers Abigail Rebekah, Adrian Lee, Charlie Sutton, Jenny Boissiere, Robert Taylor Jr., and Sashalie Rios. She was a dancer with LaHa Dance Group, a contemporary company directed by Paul Taylor alumna, Laura Halzack. Her most recent performances include Cornwell Dinner Theatre's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Besides performing, Dianne has created her own work and is honored to have presented her choreography at multiple showcases throughout New York City. She is excited to be choreographing for BlackBox Movers for a second year, and is grateful to Abbi and Kelly for this opportunity. IG: @howverydianne Website: https://diannecano.weebly.com
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Camila Cardona is an Argentinian Choreographer, performer and Dance Educator based in New York City, working across musical theater, film, and dance-driven storytelling. Her work is deeply influenced by her Latin roots and a commitment to bridging commercial dance with narrative and performance.
Camila is thrilled to be choreographing for BlackBox Movers for a second time this season. Camila has had the pleasure of collaborating with many New York–based choreographers and directors on the development of new creative projects. Her recent stage credits include the Evita revival at A.R.T./Shakespeare Theatre Company, Carmen at Lincoln Center, and the world premiere of On Your Feet en Español. As an associate choreographer, she collaborated with Gustavo Zajac on Guys and Dolls at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. On screen, she recently appeared in and assisted on OTRA, directed by Armani Ortiz and produced by Tyler Perry — set for release in 2026.
Camila's work is rooted in cultural identity, and empowerment. Whether on stage, on camera, or in the studio, she is passionate about creating spaces where artists feel seen, challenged, and inspired to fully step into their artistic voice. She is grateful to the BlackBox Movers community for the continued creative home. www.camilacardona.com | @cardonacami
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Angela Joy loves listening to music, and drawing faces on her kneecaps. Thank you BBM, my beautiful cast, and my magical associate Erin! Soli Deo Gloria.
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Sam Lobel is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and videographer based in New York City. Sam has been an associate/assistant choreographer for Billy Griffin, Nicholas Palmquist, Marc Kimelman, Krystyna Resavy, and more. She recently choreographed the opening number for “I Put A Spell On You” and presented at the Steps Industry Showcase. Sam choreographed the world premiere of "Heidi" Off-Broadway and produced, directed, and choreographed a dance narrative titled “Love, In Time.” She has choreographed for original musicals “Tomorrow” and “Today We Celebrate Earth Day” written by A. J. Freeman. Sam has presented her work at the Young Choreographer’s Festival, Jazz Choreography Entreprises, DUMBO Dance Festival, and more. Sam is a faculty member at Steps On Broadway and Luna Performing Arts, as well as a substitute faculty at Joffrey Ballet School. She is passionate about her craft and cherishes every opportunity she has to share it! @sam.lobel
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Zoey is a multi-hyphenate artist with a stylistically diverse background in contemporary and jazz styles. She has performed in the 'Funny Girl' and 'My Fair Lady' Broadway national tours, as well as dancing on TV shows (Severance, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, etc.), on cruise ships, in music videos, and in many regional theatre productions (Chicago, American Psycho, Mamma Mia, West Side Story etc). Zoey holds her BFA in dance from SJSU where she was awarded 'Outstanding Senior in Choreography' and learned from Doug Varone, Kyle Abraham, Gallim Dance and more. Her choreography was also chosen to be performed at the American College Dance Association. She has choreographed for dance competitions, youth theatre productions, showcases and dance films. Zoey is the founder of MUSE Dance NYC @musedancenyc. She is deeply passionate about choreography and storytelling, and loves nothing more than sharing her heart through movement. www.zoeylytle.com @zoeylytle
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Michael Mossucco is thrilled to return to Black Box Movers as a choreographer! Recent credits include Associate Choreographer for Stage the Number and Broadway Ensemble Project under Josh Zacher. His choreography has been featured with Collide Theatrical in Minneapolis and throughout New Jersey's competitive dance circuit. Michael is a graduate of Pepperdine University's Theatre Directing program and completed a Choreography Observership at Goodspeed Musicals under James Gray. He is also an alumnus of Ali Solomon's Associate Development Series. Follow along at @michaelmossucco
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Jenny grew up loving all things dance and theater. She graduated from Point Park University with a BA in Dance and a minor in Musical Theatre. She has made her career of performing, teaching, choreographing, directing, and judging across the globe. During college she had the privilege of training with Hubbard Street and River North for their company summer intensives. Upon graduating she took to the seas with Royal Carribean, singing and dancing. Upon moving to NYC a new opportunity fell into her lap working as a Rehearsal Director for a world-renowned entertainment company.
Directing and installing casts for cruise-ships, theme-parks, industrial gigs, and occasionally assisting the casting team on their auditions. Some of Jenny’s musical credits include- West Side Story, Legally Blonde, The Producers, The Bodyguard, the national tour of Elf, and Broadway Bares. Most Recently you can see her work in NYC in shows like Blackbox Movers and Broadway Bares 2026 creating Latin Ballroom style pieces for the stages of NYC. She made her NYC choreography debut as a co-choreographer for “I Put a Spell on You” live at Webster Hall featuring the talents of Robyn Hurder and Max Clayton. In 2024 Jenny was the associate choreographer of the Latin piece in Broadway Bares beside Leo Moctezuma. She also had the honor of assisting Luis Salgado at Jacob’s Pillow that summer in the school of musical theater creating a new work. Jenny was a Stand-in for an original broadway show workshop. She was in Disney’s 50th anniversary celebration concert as well as a Coca-Cola commercial for Universal Studios. Additional commercial/tv credits include- Succession, Billions, Malouf, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and Adventureland.
As an educator she is very passionate about sharing her love of dance and helping people be their truest self in the room. She teaches on the convention/intensive level for Streetz, Encore Extreme, Uproar, Dance Device Lab, The Intensive at Point Park, Quest Intensive, Bold Dance Project, and Man in Motion. Jenny is a regional director for the competition Encore DCS and a proud judge on the IDA panel. She travels and teaches all over the country as well as at Steps on Broadway and Broadway Dance Center. She considers herself lucky to have made a career out of her passion and to be able to help others find there’s.
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Dillon is a choreographer, performer, teacher, actor, and founder of his fusion classes “Broadway Meets Ballroom!”, exploring International Latin/Ballroom, as well as other rhythmic styles. “Assoc. Choreographer BlackBox Movers (Bamboleo).” “Take the Lead: A New Musical.” “On Your Feet - The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan (Marquito).” “Toured with popstar Kristina Orbakaite.” “Represented USA at the Olympic World Games in Poland.” “Performed at Princess Discovery Cruises.” “Alumnus of Alvin Ailey /Professional Performing Arts School.” @dillonlehman
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Abigail Rebekah is a Director/Choreographer and AEA performer based in New York City. She has her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Modern Dance from the University of Utah School of Dance and graduated with recognition as an Undergraduate Research Scholar for her thesis, Movement for Actors: Practice, Collaboration, and Performance. She is one of the co-founders of NYC-based theater initiative, Black Box Movers.
Choreography/Direction: dir. For the Record (New York Theatre Festival), choreo. If only there were fireflies. (Vytal Movement Dance Co.), choreo./prod. Blow High, Blow Low (Black Box Movers Showcase), Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the bar, choreo. Fear & Fridays (cHorio Showcase), dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, choreo. Oklahoma! (Cornwell Dinner Theater), choreo. The Prom, choreo. Anastasia, choreo. Wizard of Oz (From Stage to Screen), choreo. Singin' in the Rain, choreo. Shakin’ The Blues (Dance Astoria), dir./choreo. Mary Poppins, dir./choreo. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma!, dir./choreo. The Music Man, assoc. dir./choreo. Newsies, choreo. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Troy Community Theatre); dir./choreo. Grey Area, mov. dir. Ronald & Edith (U of U); choreo. Once Upon a Mattress (Washougal High School); choreo. All A Now, choreo. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Eastern Oregon University).
Stage/Live Performance: The Pelican (New York Theatre Barn Choreography Lab), Broadway for Arts Education Gala (Black Box Movers), Monocle Events (Monocle), There's Always Me (Dance Astoria), The Dancers Who Sing (Green Room 42); The Importance of Being Earnest (Hale Turner Theatre);A Christmas Carol (La Grande Shakespeare Co.); The Music Man, Newsies (Troy Community Theatre); Wear Her Sting (University of Utah); Catch Me If You Can, Wizard of Oz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Elgin Opera House); Le Jazz Hot (STEPS on Broadway - Rachel Dolan); Up All Night (STEPS on Broadway - Adrian Lee)
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Born in Houston, Texas and raised in Melbourne, Australia, John Reed is now a New York City based actor, dancer, singer and choreographer. His Australian theater credits include Funny Girl, Merrily We Roll Along, Jesus Christ Superstar, Songs for Swingin’ Lovers (Stageart) and the role of ‘Action’/‘Riff understudy’ in West Side Story on Sydney Harbour, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and King Lear. John made his Off-Broadway debut in Amid Falling Walls for the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, where he served as Dance Captain. Regional credits include Guys and Dolls, Something Rotten, Fiddler On The Roof, A Chorus Line, Tootsie and 42nd Street and most recently, Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish in Concert directed by Joel Grey. As a choreographer, John choreographed Black Rock, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming Of The Shrew, The Winter’s Tale, and The Comedy of Errors, all for Melbourne Shakespeare Company.
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Sarah (she/her) is a New York City-based dancer, choreographer, and educator. Her performing credits include television shows such as The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Étoile, Physical, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC. She also performed live at Maisel’s Season 5 Premiere Event (the viral “Pink Shoe Laces” performance). Additional credits include regional productions of The Wedding Singer (Holly), Chicago, The Little Mermaid, Flashdance, Saturday Night Fever, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more.
This summer, Sarah made her professional regional choreography debut with 9 to 5 at the Mac-Haydn Theatre. She has also worked creatively in multiple capacities for recording artist Lagoona Bloo, including choreographing her opening set for Aqua at Irving Plaza and the music video for her hit single Underwater Bubble Pop. Her choreography has also been presented at venues and events including Lincoln Center, New York City Center, Ailey Citigroup Theater, Jazz Choreography Enterprises, and New York Theatre Barn, among others.
Sarah is a proud faculty member at Steps on Broadway, Broadway Dance Center, and the Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens Program. She is also the founder of Camera Theater Jazz. www.sarahjulietshaw.com @sarahjulietshaw
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Isaiah Silvia-Chandley is a choreographer, director, and performance maker based in New York City.
His work lives at the intersection of dance, theater, and social practice, exploring how movement can generate intimacy, transformation, and belonging. Drawing inspiration from queer culture, nightlife, and communal rituals, he creates performance experiences that blur the boundaries between choreography and lived experience. He is particularly interested in the friction and harmony between old and new forms, drawing from theatrical traditions while embracing contemporary modes of gathering, social dance, queer world-building, and collective experience.
Originally from New Hampshire and previously based in Chicago, Isaiah's work is rooted in a fascination with the ways people gather, move, and create meaning together.
Whether in a theater, on a dance floor, or in an unconventional performance space, he sees movement as a vehicle for connection, self-discovery, and joy.
His performance and choreographic work has been seen at Goodman Theatre, Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre, and Porchlight Music Theatre, to name a few.
Alongside Michael Samarie George, he received a Jeff Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Paramount Theatre's award winning production of Kinky Boots.
Isaiah is currently developing STAY, an orginal dance play inspired by New York City's nightlife culture. The project explores artistic burnout, queer community, and the dance floor as a site of freedom, reinvention, and radical self-expression.
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Sissa Strain is a New York City-based creative director, choreographer, and educator known for her work in commercial dance, circus arts, and new media. A Louisiana native, she trained in dance and theatre from a young age before going on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Dance and Kinesiology from Indiana University and The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. She is currently on faculty at Broadway Dance Center, a 15+ year member of Dance Masters of America, a member of Actors’ Equity Association, and a founding member of the Choreographers Guild. Follow for more @sissa.strain