Lindsey McGill was born in Houston, Texas. She began her formal dance training under Elizabeth and Rosemary Molak in Orange County, California and continued training at the Houston Ballet Academy under the direction of Ben Stevenson, Clara Cravey, and Priscilla Nathan Murphy. Since graduating from the Houston Ballet Academy, Lindsey has worked with companies in Houston, New York, and Portland including Northwest Dance Project, Hope Stone Dance, Michele Brangwen Dance Ensemble, iMEE, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, NobleMotion Dance, The Next Stage Project, KDNY, and O Dance. She has also had the opportunity to dance in projects by jhon r. stronks, Teresa Chapman, Vault, 6 Degrees, Freneticore, and iLluminate, among others. Lindsey was voted Reader’s Choice Best Dancer in 2006 for the Houston Press’ annual “Best...of Houston” series, and artistic directors and dancers awarded her the 2007 Buffy Award for Best Performing Artist in Houston 2005-2007. Lindsey serves as co-director, choreographer, and dancer for Group Acorde. Lindsey performed for the first time with NobleMotion in 2013 and then consistently since 2018.
Tyler Orcutt is a Houston-based dance artist currently in his seventh season with NobleMotion Dance, where he has performed nationally and internationally, including in at Dance Italia in Lucca, Italy in 2022 and the United Nations “AI for Good” Global Summit in 2024. He was also a featured performer in Andy Noble’s 2023 TEDx Talk, Science Worth Dancing About. Currently, Tyler is a Visiting Lecturer of Dance at Southern Utah University. Tyler spent eight seasons with Repertory Dance Theatre (2012-2020). His RDT career included performing lead roles in historical works by Ted Shawn, Michio Itō, Doris Humphrey, José Limón, Donald McKayle, and Merce Cunningham, as well as contemporary works by Bebe Miller, Lar Lubovitch, Danielle Agami, Bill Evans, Noa Zuk & Ohad Fishof, and Zvi Gotheiner, among many others. Tyler has formerly served as adjunct faculty at Sam Houston State University, the University of Houston, and faculty at studios in Texas, Utah, and Florida. His education includes an MFA in Dance from SHSU and a BFA in Dance from the University of South Florida. His choreography has been presented at Dance Italia, Barnstorm Dance Festival, American College Dance Association, RDT’s Emerge, SHSU, and Scottsdale Community College.
Jacob Regan is a movement improviser, performance artist, and dance researcher with an MFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University and BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography and a minor in philosophy from East Carolina University. His ongoing fascinations revolve around the phenomenological and biological accounts of movement improvisation, theories about what are necessary and sufficient conditions for understanding “what is dance,” and determining what it means to improvise without free will. Jacob views dance as a synthesis between artistry and athleticism and believes in the facilitation of creative environments conducive to fostering autonomous artists. He is currently on faculty at Sam Houston State University and has been performing with NobleMotion since 2021.
Deontay Gray is a native of Baltimore, Maryland where he began his journey in the arts as a musician. As a vocalist he has performed at Carnegie Hall, The Meyerhof, and Strathmore with musicians Linda R. Hall, Dr. Craig Jessop and Marin Alsop. At the age of 19 he began his dance career and later received his B.F.A in Dance from the Conservatory at Shenandoah University. In 2015 he was featured as a choreographer and dancer presenting his work in The Royal Theatre in Winchester, England. He was featured in works at the 2015, 2017 & 2018 New York Jazz Choreography Dance Project at the Ailey Citigroup Theatre and the Salvatore Capezio Theater in NYC, the 2016 VelocityDC Dance Festival at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington, DC, and the 34th Annual Choreographers’ Showcase at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in Maryland. He has been a dancer with Christopher K. Morgan and Artists since 2016. In 2023 Deontay began working with the Uptown Dance Company in Houston TX, where he was featured in the company’s production of Nutcracker, as Arabian, and Spanish Duet; as well as The Sandman in the production of Hansel and Gretel. Deontay is in his third year working with NobleMotion Dance.
Angelica Villa, from Houston, Texas, embarked on her dance journey with Aldine Dance Company and Red Door Productions under Sarita Salinas, where she honed her skills in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop, while also delving into aerial, and stilts techniques. In her time with Aldine Dance Company and Red Door Productions, she had the opportunity to study under Jennifer Mabus, Lauren Anderson, Amanda Wheeland, David Monroe, Shohei M Iwahama, and Jason Anderson. She furthered her studies at Texas Woman’s University before earning her BFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University as a Pavilion Partners Fine Arts Scholar. In her time at Sam Houston State University, she worked with esteemed artists such as Sidra Bell, Dionne and Andrew Noble, Evelyn Toh, Donald Shorter Jr., Adele Nickel, and Travis Lake. Angelica has been performing with NobleMotion since 2022.
Wesley Cordova started dancing at the age of eight and was instructed in various forms of dance at North Harris Performing Arts. While teaching at N.H.P.A Wesley became a member of Revolve Dance Company where he worked with Amy Cain and Dawn Dippel. Additionally, he was a cast member of Gothic South Production's, Revolve on Camera; a series of several dance films, directed by Benjamin Epps. He also performed in several East meets West productions, performed alongside the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and has worked under Wes Veldink, the creative director of the Wes Veldink Movement in NYC. While acquiring his B.F.A. in Dance at Sam Houston State University, he became a member of NobleMotion Dance. Most recently he was a performer and dance captain for two Houston Grand Opera productions. He has studied under: Lindsey McGill, Randall Flinn, Elijah Alhaji Gibson, Andy Noble, Dionne Noble, Manuel Vigoulle, Amy Cain, and Dawn Dippel. Wesley has performed with NobleMotion since 2017.
Amy Symonds has a passion for dance making and dance sharing. She trained with Youth American Ballet Company before expanding into postmodern techniques at Scottsdale Community College alongside programs with GagaLabs, SALT, and chuthis. Amy has worked collaboratively on countless shows and projects with CONDER/dance, Scorpius Dance Theatre, and many more while premiering her own choreographic work at festivals across Arizona, Utah, and New York. This is Amy’s second season with NobleMotion Dance.
Dillon Bell is a mover, maker, and artist currently based in Huntsville, Texas. Growing up in Daytona Beach, Florida, He has always strived for a tenacious grasp of movement and rhythm, leading him to pursue and graduate from Sam Houston State University with a BFA in Dance. Dillon has worked with much-acclaimed choreographers such as Dual Rivet, Nicole Von Arx, Jessi Stegall, Francisco Graciano, Travis Lake, and Adele Nickel including tap dance legends such as Nicholas Van Young, Sarah Reich, and the late Scott Poiley. Dillon has had the opportunity to perform for professional companies, including Andrew and Dionne with NobleMotion Dance for Escape Velocity, PowerPlay, and Stalactites, Joshua Manculich with WhirlWind Dance for the Columbus Arts Festival, and Regina Klenjowski with Regina Klenjowski Dance Company for New Dance Partners. Dillon has performed with NobleMotion Dance since 2022.
Emily Wang is a movement artist based in Houston, Texas. She began her pre-professional dance training at Houston Ballet Academy and went on to attend the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, graduating summa cum laude in 2024 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance. During her time there, she had the privilege of performing works by Aszure Barton, Victor Quijada, José Limon, and many others. Outside of the collegiate world, she has participated in programs at b12, Ballet Jazz Montréal, FLOCK, GALLIM, and others. Post graduation, Emily has worked professionally with FUKUDANCE, Dance//Novella, Pearl Street Dance Collective, and is currently an ensemble member with Aufheben. With an ever-growing passion for the arts, Emily is excited to continue growing and researching the potential of the moving form. This is Emily’s first production with NobleMotion Dance.
Campbell McMillin is a performing artist and choreographer from Nashville, TN. Campbell trained at Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth for seven years, was a member of the TBT Ensemble, and graduated from the advanced level student program. She currently attends Sam Houston State University pursuing a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in dance. As a student at TBT, she trained under Ben Stevenson, Timothy O’Keefe, Jennifer Mabus, Carl Coomer and Kathryn Warakomsky-Li. As a student at SHSU, Campbell has had the opportunity to work with acclaimed choreographers Christian Denice, Francisco Graciano, Andy and Dionne Noble, Jennifer Pontius and Travis Lake. Campbell is delighted to be joining Noblemotion Dance as an apprentice this summer.
Noelani De La Garza is a current Senior at Sam Houston State University, working toward her BFA in dance and choreography. She began her dance journey at age 5, studying multiple dance disciplines and competing prior to college. Beginning her freshman year at Sam Houston State, she joined NobleMotion Second Company for two consecutive years, where she performed works by Rasika Borse, Mike Esparanza, Colette Kerwick, Lindsey McGill, Andrew Noble, Dionne Noble, Tyler Orcutt, Jacob Regan, and Lauren Serrano. She also had the opportunity to perform alongside the NobleMotion as a guest performer, and perform at Bilando International Dance Festival and Artists for Hope. During her time at Sam Houston, she has performed in numerous faculty, graduate, and undergraduate works by Hannah Mettler, Andrew Noble, Dionne Noble, Andrew Smith, and Kyle Ruttger, to name a few. In her sophomore and junior years, she attended the ACDA South-Central Conference and the LatinX Dance Festival. As a choreographer, she has debuted a solo, a duet, and a group piece through Noble Motion Second Company and the student-run show “Dances at 8”. She continues to choreograph for young artists at her home studio, Kathy Marfin's Dance School in San Antonio. Noelani is excited to continue to grow in her artistry as an apprentice this season.
Reese Merideth is currently a junior at Sam Houston State University pursuing a major in dance. They have previously worked with Noble Motion on their pre professional company the 24-25 season and are now filling an apprentice role on their professional company. Growing up, Reese did competitive dance, and concert dance through childhood, and effectively learned how to blend the two worlds. After college they want to pursue a professional career, traveling and dancing around the world with a professional company and eventually pursuing a masters degree to teach at universities.
Meet the Dancers
At the heart of NobleMotion is a dynamic ensemble of creative dance artists, each valued as an essential collaborator who brings a distinct voice to the studio. Artistic Directors Andy and Dionne Noble seek out performers who embody contrast—dancers capable of commanding the stage with high-octane, big-hearted ferociousness while mastering the delicate nuances of subtlety and restraint.
Deeply committed to fostering long-term artistic growth, the Nobles have personally trained many of the company’s current members and take immense pride in offering them consistent, sustainable performance opportunities. Beyond their work with NobleMotion, these dancers are seasoned professionals with expansive accomplishments: many hold MFAs in Dance, serve as experienced educators, and present their own nationally recognized choreographic work. Their collective artistry, expertise, and vision are truly integral to the foundation of the NobleMotion process.
Who are they?
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Well-versed dancers of varying styles
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Brilliant movement makers
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Dynamic performers
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Compelling actors
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Experienced collaborators
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Top notch teachers
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Gifted choreographers