Company Members

AK Bayer

AK Bayer is an interdisciplinary artist, professional dancer, writer, and emerging choreographer from Atlanta, GA. After falling in love with creative expression and performance at a young age, AK began training at Atlanta Dance before continuing with Decatur School of Ballet and Decatur City Dance. Living with dysautonomia and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a systemic genetic disorder, AK navigates the intricacies of dancing with a dynamic disability. A visual artist as well, AK focuses on mixed media work and illustration. They have been creating art their entire life and love exploring identity through new mediums. AK is passionate about each of their creative pursuits but credits dance as their first love and the driving force behind their other crafts. AK is excited for their second season performing with Full Radius Dance. In the last year, they have had the honor of working with choreographers such as Patton White of Beacon Dance,                                                   Meaghan Novoa and Dani Tirrell.

Photo by Veronica Fleming.  

Julianna Feracota

Julianna Feracota is a woman in her mid-20s. She has pale skin and long brown curly hair and hazel eyes.

Julianna is a professional dancer based in Atlanta, GA. She is a performing artist with Full Radius Dance and also pursues freelance work. Julianna began her training at the Academy of Movement and Music in Oak Park, IL and continued her education at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA. She graduated in 2018 with a BFA in Dance and a BBA in Accounting. Julianna has trained extensively in ballet, contemporary, modern, and Graham. She furthered her studies at summer dance programs with AXIS Dance Company, Orsolina28, DanceWorks Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Company, and San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. Julianna has been honored to perform works by renowned choreographers like Alice Sheppard, Monica Bill Barnes, Rennie Harris, Jose Limòn, and Martha Graham, to name a few. She has traveled to New York City to perform at the Joyce Theater, Ailey Citigroup Theater, and the Queens Theater. Julianna has also studied in Moncalvo, Italy where she learned William Forsythe and Crystal Pite repertory and choreographic methods.

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Jodie Jernigan

Jodie is a young white woman with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes.

Originally from Jacksonville Florida, Jodie Jernigan received her A.A. with an emphasis in dance from Florida State College at Jacksonville, where she danced with and managed their dance repertory company, danceWORKS. Jodie went on to earn her B.A. in Dance and English from Brenau University, where she conceptualized and directed the annual cross-department dance on film showcase, “Poetry in Motion.” Her choreography has been presented at various events, including the American College Dance Association Southeast Conference and Fall for Fall. Outside of academia, Jodie served as an intern with Fly on a Wall in Atlanta, Georgia for their 2020-2021 season. In 2021, she was commissioned by Zoetic Dance Ensemble to create an independent dance film for their annual Mixtape Atlanta film festival. In 2023 Jodie presented an original short dance film with Dance Canvas. She is currently on faculty at Decatur School of Ballet and she looks forward to her second season with Full Radius Dance.

Photo by AJ Reynolds.

Courtney Michelle McClendon

Courtney is a white woman in her mid-20s with long, wavy dark hair, freckles , and green eyes.

Courtney McClendon is an Atlanta based dancer and choreographer. She received her BFA in dance from Radford University where she produced, directed, and choreographed research based dance performances.
During her career Courtney has had the opportunity to perform in international festivals, local dance festivals, corporate events, school educational shows, and formal dance concerts. She has performed works by Kyle Abraham, Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theatre, Danah Bella, Inessa Plekhanova, and Amy VanKirk.

Courtney is currently on faculty at Roswell Performing Arts where she teaches dance and acting. She is in her 3rd season as the Assistant Director and Choreographer for Roswell Youth Theatre and has worked on shows such as Annie, Matilda, Willy Wonka, and Into the Woods, and Shrek.

Photo by Bubba Carr. 

Gina is a white woman with long red hair. She smiles at the camera. The back of her wheelchair can be seen in the phot. Gina Marie

This former Miss Wheelchair California is a trailblazer. Gina Marie made history as the 1st model to roll
down the runway at STYLE Fashion Week-LA (Spring 2014) and appeared on the La Jolla Playhouse
Stage as part of National Disability Theater’s inaugural event. She is an actress, teaching artist, journalist,
advocate and dancer.
You may have spotted Gina dancing in the CVS commercial “Baby steps” or Peter Larsen’s uplifting music video “Good in You.” Rolling down the integrated dance path has been an adjustment and a journey. From the foundation of her pre-injury training in classical ballet, tap, jazz, ballroom and musical theater to now preparing for the 2023-2024 Season with Full Radius Dance, Gina is humbled to see her artistic pursuits come full circle as a lifelong dream, once thought impossible, comes true!

She credits her mentor Dr. Molly Faulkner (Palomar Performing Arts,) & the late Bruce Beers (Old Town Temecula Theater/ CCAE) with “opening the door” to new opportunities by encouraging her to explore movement possibilities from the chair. This led to participation in intensive workshops with AXIS, Dancing Wheels & Frantic Assembly. Gina Marie’s first integrated dance experience was as a
guest of ODC, partnering on stage with Peter Kalivas.. With her passion for dance reignited, Gina went on to intern for the PGK dance project in their final season. Grateful to those who have paved the way, Gina is committed to making the path smoother for those who come after her.

Photo by Christy Odom.

Ashlee Jo Ramsey-Borunov

Ashlee is a tall, strong-bodied white woman. She has dark hair, brown eyes, and freckles.

Grounded in the perspective that dance-making lives in the primal, physical, emotional and spiritual consciousness of all humans, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov’s artistic focus centers on collaboration, community participation and making dance available as a creative practice for all people. Ms. Ramsey-Borunov has shown work, performed or taught in North Carolina, South Carolina, New York, Arizona, Austria, the U.K. and India. Her experience as an educator includes dance and yoga courses at Elon University, Wake Forest University, Winthrop University, and Salem College, and she holds a teacher certification with DanceAbility International. Ms. Ramsey has been published in the international academic periodical, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices (2011) and has presented work or research at the NDEO National Conference, The Fifth Annual Somatic Dance Conference and Performance Festival, and Elon University’s Intersect Diversity and Leadership Conference. Currently working in Atlanta, GA, Ms. Ramsey-Borunov performs with Full Radius Dance and Beacon Dance, and teaches with CORE Dance’s Dynamic X-Change program.

Photo by Neil Dent.

Cecilia, a woman with long brown hair, and wearing a gold colored shirt, smiles at the camera. Cecilia Rodriguez

Cecilia Rodriguez is a disabled dancer and choreographer originally from Dalton, Georgia. Rodriguez recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance from Agnes Scott College. While there, Cecilia presented her choreography in the Agnes Scott College Spring Annual Research Conference in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Additionally, she was invited to present her choreography at the college’s Spring Forward performances in 2022 and 2023, and her choreography represented Agnes Scott at the American College Dance Association 2023 conference. Cecilia performed as a member of Studio Dance Theatre at Agnes Scott for the duration of her college experience and held various leadership positions within the company. She was the 2023 recipient of the Dance Department Award for Creative Excellence at Agnes Scott. She first presented her choreography professionally in 2018 at Barking Legs Theater in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Cecilia has been an understudy for Full Radius Dance and previously served as their intern. She has performed works by choreographers including Meg Brooker, Rebecca Gose, Bridget Roosa, and Kerry Lee. Notably, Rodriguez performed in a restaging of Doris Humphrey’s “Water Study” (1928).

Photo by Tammy Rice.

Matthew Smith

Matt is a pale, white male with shoulder length wavy brown hair, brown eyes, and a muscular upper body.

Matthew is a Georgia native, born and raised in Atlanta. He developed a passion for sports at a young age with baseball at 8 years old and continuing until age 18. He also played soccer, track and field, handball, basketball, riflery, tennis, and sled hockey. In 2002 he joined the Shepherd Rifle team and traveled around the country competing in the NRA Beeman Grand Prix, winning National Team Championships in 2004 and 2007, and was ranked 3rd individually in 2007. He has an active career in the entertainment industry as background extra on films and TV shows including National Lampoon's Vacation (2015), Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4 (2017), Sleepy Hollow (2017), and 5th Wave (2016).

His passion for athletics and performance led him to Full Radius Dance, joining in 2017 as an apprentice. With his commitment and enthusiasm for Full Radius Dance, he was honored to return as a full company member in 2019. After spending most of his life in athletics, Matthew is excited to turn his abilities towards the arts.

Photo by Bubba Carr.

Peter L. Trojic

Peter is a mixed race (half-Asian, half-Caucasian) in his 30s with medium length dark hair, and a scruffy beard.

Peter is a disabled dancer, originally from New York City, who began dancing in 2015. In addition to Full Radius Dance, he dances with Heidi Latsky Dance (HLD) and has previously worked with Marked Dance Project (MDP). He also has a passion for acting and performance. Peter works in accessibility and technology as it relates to performance with a focus on the betterment of accessibility practices from both the audience and performer. He works with the belief that if we prioritize accessibility at the beginning, art will be better. He went to Queens College for a B.A. in Urban Planning and Environmental Studies. Peter has performed at the United Nations, the Whitney Museum, The New York City Highline, and the Lincoln Center Atrium.

Photo by Bubba Carr.