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Margo Gathright-Dietrich (dancer) danced out of her toddler polio limitations and into an able-bodied teen. After adult-onset post-polio syndrome required she use a wheelchair, Douglas Scott's Positive Motion dance classes helped her learn new and different ways of moving. She first performed with Mr. Scott's physically integrated company, E=motion at Atlanta's 1995, FirstNight, and was thrilled to remain a full-time member of his restructured company, Full Radius Dance, through 2003. Now pursuing additional artistic endeavors, Margo delights when her schedule allows her to guest in any Full Radius Dance Performance.

Tommy Gates' (dancer) background as a nationally ranked wheelchair tennis athlete and rugby player led him to explore other movement possibilities and he began dancing with Waltz On Wheels of Georgia State University in 1995. His professional dance career began in Atlanta's Cultural Paralympiad's Dancing Coast To Coast. He repeated that memorable performance with the Atlanta Ballet when they restaged Kinetic Landscape in 1996. Tommy joined E-Motion (the precursor to Full Radius Dance) in 1997, and danced with the company as a full-time artist through 2006. Now married and residing in Tennessee, Tommy's strength, balance and control along with his flashy spins, breathtaking wheelies and split second stops continue to amaze and excite audiences of all ages.

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Ivan Pulinkala (dancer) received his Bachelor of Commerce (Hon.) degree from Hindu College, Delhi University, and his M.F.A in dance from Mills College, Oakland CA. Originally from New Delhi, Ivan has worked professionally in the field of dance and musical theatre both in India and the U.S. His work has been commissioned for concert dance, musical theatre, as well as corporate and commercial film. While in India, Ivan served as the artistic director of his own company, performing and choreographing across the country. He served as the choreographer-in-residence for Delhi Music Theatre, and was named among the 25 Indian artists of the Millennium by the India Today Magazine in their December 1999 issue. Ivan serves as the director of the Kennesaw State University dance minor program, and teaches classes in modern technique, jazz technique, musical theatre dance forms, choreography, dance history, dance appreciation, kinesiology and performance. In addition, he is the artistic director of the Kennesaw State University Dance Company and the faculty choreographer for departmental dance and theatre productions. Ivan received the Board of Regents award for Teaching Excellence from Murray State University for 2005, and currently serves on the national board of directors of the American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA). He has received art grants both in India and the U.S., including a recent grant from the Kentucky Arts Council. Ivan is a co-founder of the Contemporary Dance Exchange in Nashville, TN., a company founded to promote modern dance in the Nashville community. He has worked with a variety of talents, including students with physical and mental disabilities, and is committed to developing programs that bring dance to underprivileged youth as well as into the K-12 school system. Original Modern works include: Firestorm (2005), Migration (2004), No Way Out (2003), Inside My Twisted Mind (2004), Mock Abduction (2002), Touch Down (2004), Secret Garden (2003), To Be Baptized (2003), Passages (2003), Coffee Break (2003), As Time Moves On (2003), Popcorn Suite (2002), Dirty Business (2002), Offerings (2003), A New World (2002), Cycle (2002), Geometric Relationships (2001), Second Construction (2001), Slow (2000) among others. Professional musical theatre choreography/ performance credits include: Tommy, The Music Man, West Side Story, Grease, Best Friends, Evita, Fame- the musical, Me and My Girl, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat among others. Professional affiliations: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), National Dance Association (NDA), American Association for Health Education (AAHE), American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA), Delhi Music Theatre (DMT).

Jaehn Clare (actor) has twenty-eight years experience as a theatre artist, working as an actor, director, producer, playwright, teaching artist and arts administrator. She holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from the University of Minnesota, and an M.A. in Dramatic Literature from the University of Essex. Since 1986, Jaehn has been active as a disability awareness educator and trainer. She is an award–winning playwright and performer, and has served on numerous non-profit boards, including the founding board of VSA arts of MN and the Executive Committee of Alternate ROOTS. Jaehn was a full-time company member of Full Radius Dance from 2000 through 2003. She is currently employed as the Director of Artistic Development with VSA arts of Georgia, and she and her partner Earl live in East Atlanta with one teenager, one cat and two dogs. Jaehn's favorite quote: "Apply dog logic to life: Eat well, be loved, get petted, sleep a lot, dream of a leash-free world." - Sark

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