Ashley Valerio is most widely known for being a top finalist on Fox’s hit show Sytycd season 5. She has been working commercially for the past 10 years seen in national/international commercials, music videos, tv show’s for Fox, ABC & NBA & NFL halftime shows. She has worked industrial jobs such as IBM, and Macy's Passport. Ashley started her own production company and is directing and choreographing music videos for artists seen on The Voice and American Idol. She is currently touring with West Coast Dance Explosion and is the Artistic Director + Founder of AFFINITY DANCE COMPANY.

Victoria Pizzo was born and raised in New Orleans, LA where she trained, choreographed, and danced competitively until she was 18. She then attended Chapman University where she received a BFA in Dance Performance, as well as Minors in English Literature and Creative Writing. At Chapman she fell deeper in love with choreography and truly began to perfect her craft in that avenue of dance. Following graduation, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her professional dance career.  As a member of the Miss Universe choreography team, headed by Stephani Kammer, she has worked with artists such as Neyo, Fergie, Tyga, Rachel Platten, Boyz II Men, Flo Rida, and Travis Garland. She was also given the opportunity to choreograph the dancers on stage, which was her national television choreographic debut. Some of Victoria’s Television and Commercial credits include Coca-Cola, Nutralite, World of Dance, Smirnoff, Miss USA, Absolut Vodka, TransAmerica and  Fashion Week to name a few.  You would have also seen her dance in the viral Youtube videos “Cry Me A River” and “Falling in Slow Motion”. Victoria loves the art of choreography and is the first ever winner of the prestigious choreography contest “Make Your Move LA”.  She is represented by Clear Talent Group. Victoria also loves to teach students of all ages. She genuinely loves sharing her knowledge of technique, style, secrets of the industry and most importantly her passion for dance to the next generation of entertainers.

Sam Nelson is a dancer and choreographer from Austin, Texas who was most recently seen on So You Think You Can Dance Season 16 and finished in the Top 20 Guys on the hit TV show. Sam performed live at the 2019 Primetime Emmys and Creative Arts Emmys and is a Company Member with Embodiment THE Collective under the direction of Rudy Abreu, where he has had the opportunity to perform at NBC’s World of Dance Championships, Moves at The Montalban, Brian Friedman’s The Main Event Encore, and Kenny Wormald’s Onstage Showoff at Dancerpalooza. Sam was also a featured dancer at the Palm Desert Choreography Festival in 2019. 

Since signing with Movement Talent Agency, Sam has relocated to Los Angeles where he is on faculty at Millennium Dance Complex OC, has taught master classes for the Dance program at Cal State Fullerton University, Millennium Dance Complex Pittsburgh, and at several studios in the LA area including The House and The Project. He appeared as a featured dancer at VidCon’s Festival, and in Nia Sioux’s music video “FLXXN”. Sam performed live at Vidcon’s Carnival, the Austin Choreographer’s Ball with Phil Wright, and Vidcon’s Night of Dance. Additional credits include Adidas, Ivy Park, Clinton Kane, Kyle Hanagami, Leroy Sanchez, and Six Flags.

Sam has trained with many award-winning choreographers including Travis Wall, Teddy Forance, Mark Meismer, Jaci Royal, Rudy Abreu, Phil Wright, Sabrina Phillips, Kirsten Russell, and Tessandra Chavez just to name a few, and has toured with Nexus Dance Convention & Next Gen Dance Convention as a Contemporary instructor, and Jolt Dance Convention as a Lyrical instructor. He is a Pro Assistant for Transcend Tour and Heat Dance Convention and is on faculty at Dance Break. Sam’s unique choreography has won numerous National and Regional titles as well as earned several dancers admittance into colleges including Juilliard, Marymount Manhattan, the University of Arizona, and the University of Utah. 

He earned many awards and scholarships including opportunities to train at EDGE Performing Arts Center, Broadway Dance Center, Steps on Broadway, Millennium Dance Complex, and received acceptance into the Peridance Certificate Program in New York. Sam has had the wonderful opportunity to assist several national dance conventions including Hollywood Connection, Titans of Dance, Artistic Dance Exchange, NRG, Tremaine, and The Streetz. He also toured with Adrenaline and Revive conventions for a year as their National Dance Honors title holder. Sam continues to travel throughout the country choreographing, teaching, performing, and training and is looking forward to being inspired by dancers from all over the country who share his love for dance.