UBW COMPANY MEMBERS

COMPANY MEMBER

KENTORIA EARLE

Kentoria Earle was raised in Winter Haven, Florida and is the proud daughter of Kent Earle and Victoria Wilson. She graduated in 2019 from The Florida State University where she obtained her Master of Arts in Dance/ Studio Related Studies. Since graduating she has had the opportunity to work with choreographers/ companies such as Renegade Performance Group, Abigail Levine, Symara Sarai, Urban Bush Women as a 2022 New York Community Trust Van Lier Fellow, and is now a company member. Kentoria is a Brooklyn- based performing artist and collaborator who works to build an artistic process that looks at solo/improvisational practices as a way to tap into ancestry and lineage-based movement exploration. She believes these practices support and open up pathways for artists to be fully present for holistic & sustainable approaches to our healing, individually and collectively.

KEOLA JONES

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Keola Jones, born and raised in Richmond, VA, is a movement artist based in Brooklyn, NY. She began her dance journey at Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center and continued at Henrico High School’s Center for the Arts. She is a ‘22 graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in Dance & Choreography. During her undergraduate studies, she was awarded Outstanding Performer, Emerging Leader, and the African American Studies’ Black History in the Making Award. Keola has worked with The Leah Glenn Dance Theatre, Christopher K. Morgan & Artists, Johnnie Cruise Mercer (TheREDprojectNYC), Dr. E. Gaynell Sherrod, and Trebien Pollard, among others. She served as adjunct professor at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, VA. Through the Van Lier Fellowship, Keola apprenticed with Urban Bush Women and became a BOLD facilitator. She concluded her apprenticeship with Urban Bush Women in January ‘24 to join as a performing company member.

Cameron Jade Harris

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Cameron Jade Harris is a movement and choreographic artist, native to Richmond, Virginia. Cameron received her B.F.A. in Dance from Howard University. She performed with HopeBoykinDance in Leornard Bernstein’s MASS, for the Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary in 2022, The Other Side, presented at the Kennedy Center and Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2022 and 2024, in Another Hope Story, presented at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in 2025, and at the Henry J. Leir Stage at Jacob’s Pillow in 2026. Cameron was honored to receive the Liz Cherry Jones Memorial Choreography Commission awarded in 2024. Cameron’s choreography, Mama’s Chair was commissioned by Dallas Black: Encore! in 2025. For Hope Boykin’s ballet, En Masse, Cameron served as assistant to the choreographer, in 2025. Since 2024, Cameron has acted as production stage management assistant for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. This is Cameron’s second season with Urban Bush Women.

Sade Morgan

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Sade Morgan (she/her) is a Dance Artist from Prince George’s County, MD, based in Brooklyn, NY. In 2023, she received an award for Outstanding Performer and earned her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Towson University, with a minor in Diverse and Inclusive Representation in Arts Education.

Committed to navigating diverse spaces with intention and adaptability, she seeks to work with creatives who push the boundaries of performance through storytelling, innovation, and cultural expression, including VT Dance, Moore Contemporary Theatrics, Baylee Wong, Flying Leap Productions, and Urban Bush Women. Her freelance work spans choreography festivals, local productions, Brazilian Samba, dance instruction, childcare, and entertainment with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (GEM 16.0).

In 2026, Sade founded Get Active LLC, shaping a multifaceted career as a fitness professional and Dance Activist, continuing to expand her practice with the intention of merging embodiment, empowerment, and social consciousness through the arts.

Mikaela Sinclair Brandon

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Mikaela Sinclair Brandon (Performer) is a professional dancer and actor (SAG-AFTRA) originally from Warren, New Jersey (based in New York, USA). Her education and training includes Fordham University/The Ailey School, Hubbard Street Professional Training Program (HSPro), and Springboard Danse Montréal. She has worked with choreographers such as Stephanie Batten-Bland, Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Fernando Melo, Matthew Rushing, Amy Hall-Garner, Jennifer Archibald, Gregory Dolbashian, and Adam Barruch. Her professional experience includes Life and Trust, Baye & Asa, Hélène Simoneau Danse, RudduR Dance, MATHETA Dance, SAXYN Dance Works, and McKoy Dance Project || MDP. Through the practice of Yoga, she has learned about the connection of breath and movement. During this process, the path towards healing becomes an opportunity. Mikaela continues to ask how it feels to have a body in space amongst the exploration of performance. She loves to read, groove, and touch the Earth. This is her second season with Urban Bush Women.

Amina KONATé

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Amina Konaté, a native of La Rochelle, France, began her training at the Conservatoire of Music and Dance of La Rochelle. After graduating in 2019, she moved to Switzerland to join the Rudra Béjart School, eventually transitioning to New York City in 2021 to attend The Ailey School. Her early professional experiences include performing in Philadelphia as a member of Philadanco 2 (D/2) and in New York with Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet and CRDANCE.

Currently, Amina is also a member of Accent Dance NYC, Ballet Nepantla, and Urban Bush Women. Her career has allowed her to tour throughout the United States, as well as internationally in Italy, France, and Nigeria.

She has had the privilege of performing works by Christopher Huggins, Jeroboam Bozeman, Djassi Dacosta Johnson, Pedro Ruiz, Kevin Iega Jeff, Will A. Ervin, Jr., and Ray Mercer.

In addition to her performance career, Amina is a certified Pilates instructor and teaches dance. She finds great joy in discovering different cultures and languages through her art, and she remains committed to using her passion for movement to help and inspire others.

ROCHELLE L. PHILIPS

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Rochelle L. Phillips is a dedicated dance artist and educator, recently obtaining an M.F.A. in Dance at Florida State University under the direction and mentorship of Gwen Welliver, Kehinde Ishangi, and Farai Malianga. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, she began her training at an early age at the Conservatory of Dance and Fine Arts, where she studied ballet, jazz, hip-hop, modern, contemporary, lyrical, tap, and acrobatics. She later continued her training at Infinite Dance Theater and graduated from Dekalb School of the Arts in 2018.

Phillips earned her B.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Spelman College in Spring 2022. She began her undergraduate studies on scholarship at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, where she completed her freshman year before transferring to Spelman.

Phillips currently serves as Resident Choreographer for Komansé Dance Theater and Resident Alumna Choreographer at Spelman College. She has assisted Jawole Willa Jo Zollar on recent residencies at Florida State University and Gibney Company in New York. She is apprenticing with Urban Bush Women and continues to perform in works throughout New York and Atlanta. Rooted in storytelling, culture, and community, her work contributes to an evolving and expansive landscape of contemporary Black dance.