​Monica Rodero received a BFA in Dance from the UW-Milwaukee and her MFA degree in Experimental Choreography at the University of California-Riverside. While at UCR, Monica was the proud recipient of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellowship Award, the Gluck Fellowship of the Arts Award, and a BYPED Travel Grant. Monica began her professional career with Wild Space Dance Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she performed, collaborated, choreographed and taught as Associate Artistic Director. She frequently works as an independent choreographer and performer and has pursued producing and presenting her own work including independent, evening length dance concerts, and interactive multimedia gallery events. Working in frequent collaboration with Daniel Schuchart, their choreography has been presented by: the UW-Milwaukee, UCR, Wild Space, Your Mother Dances, Danceworks, Kunzelmann-Esser Loft Galleries of Milwaukee, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, IndyFringe Festival, Project 418 in Santa Cruz, California, Saint Mark's Church in New York City, and in Washington State by the Cody Rivers Show. With an emphasis in dance, yoga and other movement disciplines, Monica has over ten years of teaching experience through UW-Milwaukee, Lawrence University, Beloit College, UC-Riverside, Milwaukee Public Schools, YMCA, Danceworks, and Wild Space Dance Company.

​Dan Schuchart is an interdisciplinary artist and teacher.  In 2013 he earned his MFA in Experimental Choreography from the University of California, Riverside, where he was honored to be a recipient of the 2012-13 Dissertation Year Program Fellowship. Schuchart earned BFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts in both Dance and Painting/Drawing and has since worked professionally in both fields. In addition, he recently completed his Graduate Laban Certificate in Movement Analysis from Columbia College Chicago. Since 2002, Schuchart has worked with Wild Space Dance Company as a company member, choreographer, and Associate Artistic Director. He has actively pursued creating and producing work in collaboration with Monica Rodero, including several independent dance concerts, and curating interactive multimedia gallery events. Working collaboratively, their choreography has been presented extensively throughout the Midwest as well as in California, NYC, and Seattle. Schuchart is currently a Lecturer at UW-Milwaukee and Artistic Associate at Lawrence University.  He has also taught dance and movement studies at Beloit College, UC-Riverside and been a guest teacher at the Milwaukee Ballet, American College Dance Festival and in public school outreach programs.  His interests in dance include collaborative creative process, dance-theatre, improvisation, and contact improvisation. Outside of dance, Schuchart has worked as a scenic painter, including the movie Public Enemies, and scenic charge for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Florentine Opera, and Skylight Music Theatre.