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.
Leon
Leon Cobb is originally from Miami Florida and received a BFA from UF/NWSA. Training at Alonzo King LINES, The Ailey School, the Martha Graham School, and The Limon School. He has danced with The Martha Graham Dance Company, Graham 2, Limón Dance Company, DTH, MOMIX Contemporary Dance Company, Peter London Global Dance Company, VISIONS contemporary ballet and Joseé Garant Dance. He is currently dancing with RuDDuR Dance. He appeared in feature length documentary film, “Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance” and in W.B.’s, “David Makes Man,”. He has choreographed and worked with R&B artist, Berhana and Tara Macri. He started working with Dance Entropy in 2026.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Artichoke Dance Company, Six Degrees Dance Company, CoreDance Contemporary, Alison Cooke Beatty Dance Company, 32nd Pack Dance Company, Augie Sherman, The Hole Story: A Docu-Cabaret, Ballaro Dance Company, and Threads of Truth. Sydney joining the company in 2026, is very excited to be working with Valerie Green/Dance Entropy!
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.
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.
Tommy
Tommy Batchelor is a dancer and performer with roots on Broadway and in the contemporary dance world. He made his Broadway debut as the title character in Billy Elliot the Musical. Since then, he has appeared in both traditional theaters and site-specific performances across New York City and beyond, always seeking projects that connect art to community. He strives to blend theatrical storytelling with dynamic, athletic movement, bringing a sense of energy and character to his work. He is excited to continue exploring the intersection of theater and contemporary dance, he joined Dance Entropy in 2026.