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Chris McCallister was born in Sacramento, California. There, at age seven, he began his training in tap dance with a desire to “dance like the man in the rain.” After teaching children at local dance studios and church organizations, in 2003, Chris moved to Seattle to attend Cornish College of the Arts, where he studied for two years. During his stay at CCA, he danced for choreographers Deborah Wolf and KT Niehoff, and since coming to Seattle, he has performed with several choreographers in various festivals and shows. Chris has been performing and traveling with the Phffft! Company since February of 2006. His choreography has been performed through CCA, and he is planning to produce more of his own work in the future.
Morgan Nutt moved to Seattle in pursuit of dance and has happily found it. Since moving here last summer, she has danced with the Weaving Dance Company, invaded many private homes with the oh-so-infamous Stimulate Dance Collective, has performed the works of Rachel Barker and Sarah Parton, has done two stints at 12 Minutes Max, and is now preparing for Danny Herter's presentation at Northwest New Works. All of this leading up to the opportunity to dance with Cyrus Khambatta and the wonderful dancers of Phffft! Her life before Seattle included working as the dance director for a performing arts academy in Arizona, performing with multiple dance companies in New York CIty, Philadelphia, Texas and Arizona, and earning a BFA in dance from The Ohio State University. She is a heart and soul Montanan, and her ultimate goal is to someday return and open an arts center for youth in her rural home county.

Rachel Randall recently graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in dance and anthropology. There she danced with the Chamber Dance Company and choreograped Living Shadows for the Dance Majors Concert receiving the 2007 award for outstanding achievement in choreography. She holds a Professional Diploma in Dance Studies from Laban in London, and an Associate of Arts from Yakima Valley Community College. While attending YVCC, Rachel collaborated with composer Dr. Isidore Rudnick, in “Collages,” choreographing her first full length performance, in just six weeks, with a cast of eleven dancers to original live music that inspired seven canvas paintings by artist Candice Kite. Before college Rachel spent many years as a competitive gymnast, figure skater, and quite a few summers doing circus training and performing with Professor Bud’s Mini Circus in Yakima. To date, Rachel has danced professionally in Yakima and Seattle, WA, and as a guest artist with NOYAM and the National Theatre of Ghana Dance Ensemble in Ghana, West Africa. Rachel loves living in Seattle, teaching dance, circus and gymnastics classes, and is excited to be dancing with Phiffft!
Aliza Rudavsky was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA where she studied dance at the High School for Creative and Performing Arts. She later attended the George Washington University in DC and graduated with a degree in modern dance and a concentration in pre-physical therapy. At GWU she worked with choreographers Maida Withers, Juliette Mapp, and Jenn Clark-Stone. After college she worked as an internship for the Vertigo Dance Company in Jerusalem, Israel. She recently moved out to the Seattle area where she enjoys dancing with Cyrus and the Phffft! Dance Theater Company. She plans on attending graduate school for physical therapy in the next few years.
Graham Stockdale is a 25-year-old, multitalented performer. He holds a BFA degree in dance from Cornish College of the Arts but is also versed in fire performance, acrobatics, singing and teaching. Graham teaches tap, modern and ballet at the Woodinville Dance Academy. Now in his 7th year in Seattle Graham is happy to be working with numerous groups around the community and is curently working with 3 Dance Companies. Dance Contemporary with Tesse George, Open Flame Dance Theater with Rachel Narhi and most a recent addition to (and glad to part of) Phffft! Dance Theatre with Cyrus Kambatta. Grahams skills as a tap dancer also enabled him to work with Savion Glover.