D A N C E R S
Aidan
Aidan Feldman is a software engineer by day, dancer by night. Aside from Dance Entropy, he performs with Artichoke Dance and danceTactics Performance Group, and has worked with others like Chavasse Dance & Performance, Spark Movement Collective, and the Barkin/Selissen Project. Outside of dance, Aidan teaches coding at New York University (NYU) and Columbia University, and helps government agencies do technology better. When not dancing or nerding, Aidan can be found flying around the streets of New York on his bicycle. Aidan started working with Dance Entropy in 2021.
Johnny
Johnny Mathews III (he/they) is a Brooklyn-based dancer/ choreographer from Madison, Wisconsin. Johnny dances with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, and KAOS Dance Collective. He has performed works by Maxine Doyle, Johannes Wieland, Ohad Naharin, Shannon Gillen, Meredith Monk, and other prestigious choreographers. Mathews has been awarded choreographic residencies at The Residency Project @280 in Pasadena, CA, and Greenspace in Queens, NY. He graduated from the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Performing Arts Management. Johnny started working with Dance Entropy in 2023.
Nicole
Nicole Arakaki is a freelance artist based in the NY/NJ area. She holds a BA in Dance with a concentration in Dance Education (K-12) from Montclair State University. She recently performed in a reworking of HT Chen’s Opening the Gate, presented at Jacob’s Pillow and La MaMa. In 2024, she made her off-Broadway debut in NYCCT’s Pinocchio in a principal role. Nicole has performed works by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Stefanie Batten Bland, Charles Weidman, Stephanie Klemons, among other esteemed choreographers. Currently, she dances with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, The Moving Architects, and Yang Sun & Poets.
Sophia
Sophia Diehl holds a degree in Dance and Religion from St. Olaf College and a certificate in Contemporary Dance from Gibney Dance Center's Professional Training Program. She has performed with companies spanning from Minneapolis to New York City (Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater, ARENA Dances; Vashti Dance Theater, Chris Ferris & Dancers and ClyMove). Sophia first encountered VG/DE as a selected choreographer for the DIG program in 2023. After performing as a guest artist in Green’s site-specific work, Clepsydra, she joined VG/DE in 2024. She also teaches yoga and is a Dance Teaching Artist with Heidi Latsky Dance and Dance Entropy.
Allison
Allison Costa (she/they) is a dancer, creative technologist, and transdisciplinary artist from New York City. She graduated with honors from Barnard College of Columbia University with a double major in dance and computer science. Professionally, she has collaborated with the Barnard Movement Lab, Petra Zanki, Disagreeable Creatures, Choreodaemonic Collective, Fabrica Research Center (2023-24 resident artist), SHIFT, Burnt Sugar/DANZ, André Zachery, Nona Hendryx, Dishman + Co. Choreography, and elektron.art. Allison joined VG/DE in 2025 after participating in Green Space’s TAKE ROOT Series’ community dance project with Alicia Soto.
Lawson
Lawson Pinder is from the Bahamas and graduated from The Edna Manley Collage of the Visual and Performing Arts in Jamaica in 2004. There he studied the Martha Graham Dance Technique and La Técnica Cubana "Cuban Modern Dance Technique." He worked with L’Acadco - A United Caribbean Dance Force based in Jamaica where he obtained certification in the L'Antech Dance Technique. Lawson is no stranger to the stage. Passing on all the information that he’s learned during his studies and travels is also the greatest feeling that one can achieve. Lawson has been a teaching artist with Dance Entropy since 2020 and began dancing with the company in '22.
Richard
Richard J. Scandola is a native of southern France where he performed with Les Ballets des Alpes Maritimes, Horizons,and Corps Accord. Richard moved to New York City to study American Modern Dance, Cunningham and Limón techniques. He met Jim May who became his mentor and soon became one of the dancers of the Sokolow Ensemble in 2012. He has since worked with Barkin/Selissen Project, Brice Mousset OUI Danse, Overground Physical Theater, Shadow Box Theatre as co-director, dancer and puppeteer and start working with Dance Entropy in 2017. Richard kindles his passions for yoga and spiritual healing.
Sydney
Sydney Foley is a freelance artist originally from Chicago, IL. She moved to New York City in 2018 and attended Marymount Manhattan College where she graduated Magna cum laude with a BFA in Dance and a concentration in modern ('22). She also furthered her education by training at Hubbard Street and River North Dance Chicago summer intensives. Since graduating, Sydney has worked with CoreDance Contemporary, Alison Cooke Beatty Dance Company, 32nd Pack Dance Company, Augie Sherman, The Hole Story: A Docu-Cabaret, Ballaro Dance Company, Threads of Truth, and Six Degrees Dance Company. Sydney joining the company in 2026, is very excited to be working with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy!
Erin
Erin Giordano graduated from Arizona State University with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Nutrition. Erin has received additional training at Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Alvin Ailey School, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Parsons Dance, and Giordano Dance Chicago. Professionally, Erin has danced with Jessica Taylor’s DAMAGEDANCE, Matthew Westerby Company, Ani Taj’s The Dance Cartel, and with Valerie Green / Dance Entropy, since Spring 2017. Erin’s love of movement has also drawn her into the world of fitness, and she currently works as a Certified Personal Trainer, Pilates Mat and Barre instructor, and Certified Stretch Therapist in NYC.
Mizuho
Mizuho Kappa is a choreographer and performing artist originally from Osaka, Japan, with a degree in Entomology. She has recently performed with Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More NY, Peridance Contemporary Dance Company, Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks, Zvi Dance, and Ballet Collective, among others. Her self-choreographed solo works have been presented at The Shed, La MaMa, Dixon Place, Gene Frankel Theater, TheaterLab, The Brick, Ars Nova, NOoSPHERE ARTS and more. She frequently collaborates with cross-disciplinary artists, including a neuroscience researcher, a transmedia playwright, a hybrid writer, and a choreographic researcher. These collaborative works have been showcased at the New Museum, New York Hall of Science, Open Source Gallery, Grace Exhibition Space, City University of Hong Kong, House of Yes, the Chocolate Factory, and beyond. Kappa is a commissioned choreographer for Peridance Contemporary Dance Company’s 2025 Season and a recipient of the GALLIM Moving Artist Residency. Mizuho joined VG/DE in 2026.
Richard
Richard Sayama originally from Honolulu, Hawai’i, graduated early from Marymount Manhattan College with a double major in B.F.A Modern Dance and B.A Business Arts & Management. Upon graduation, Sayama joined Jon Lehrer Dance Company where he toured domestically and internationally for over 5 years. He finished seasons with Limón 2, Alison Cook Beatty Dance, iKADA Contemporary Dance Company, H.T Chen & Dancers, Rock Dance Collective, and McKoy Dance Projects. He currently dances for Valerie Green Dance Entropy, Obremski/Works, LaneCoArts, One Day Dance, and General Mischief Dance Theatre.
Tsubasa
Tsubasa Nishioka is a Japanese-born dancer and choreographer. He moved to the U.S. in 2017 from Tokyo to attend The Ailey School and performed in Alvin Ailey’s Spirit Gala at Lincoln Center. He has worked with choreographers such as Marcus Jarrell Willis and Omar Roman de Jesús. Nishioka is a member of Valerie Green Dance Entropy, i KADA Contemporary Dance, H.T. Chen & Dancers, and others. In 2023, he founded Feathers Dance Company, premiering “Kibi Dango” in Tokyo. In 2025, he performed at Jacob’s Pillow and toured in Scotland at the Fringe Festival.