A'lan Abruzzo

A'lan loves dancing. A'lan loves music. He considers DJing for fusion a privilege, joy and self-expression. His fusion DJ acumen originated from his early training at swing/blues venues and grew as he became the first music coordinator at Shades in San Francisco. He broke onto the national fusion scene at the Portland Fusion Exchange and since then he's played at SDFX, LVFX, SFFX, DFX, SFFX, MFX, Recess, Seattle Fusion Festival, Albuquerque Fusion Experiment, City in Motion, Emerald City Blues, Mile High Blues, and BAmF, and Hi-Fi. He's looking forward to sharing his love sounds with you and move you into fusion bliss.

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Ally Yancey

Ally began their love affair with DJing Fusion at house parties in 2007, and has been obsessed ever since. From local weekly venues in PDX to exchanges along the West Coast and throughout Europe, they have found a satisfaction behind the DJ booth that's become quite special to them.

 

They are a sucker for juicy rhythms and dirty beats, and are always seeking to find just the right song that, in a moment, can turn dancers into wild things—roaring their terrible roars and gnashing their terrible teeth and rolling their terrible eyes and showing their terrible claws.

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Amanda Oyao

Amanda (she/her) grew up surrounded by music in her Filipino family, whether it was karaoke sessions, playing instruments, or ensuring there was always a tune in the background. Over time, her passion expanded into dancing and DJing at Sacramento’s Firehouse 5, where she blends a variety of genres and cultures, with a strong emphasis on bass-driven Latin, Blues, and R&B. She strives to create moments to experience a range of familiarity and energy.

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Amber Dawn

As a DJ, Amber Dawn thrives on creating containers to foster connection through music and movement.  She started DJing six years ago, encouraged by her friends to share songs with fusion and ballroom dancers throughout the SF Bay Area and internationally.  Amber especially loves playing dark, sensual, glitchy, and slow melty micro songs, though she thrives playing high energy songs as well.  Her unique skill as a DJ is reading the floor and adjusting to meet the dancers where they are.  She values variety playing sets that take dancers on a journey through multiple genres of dance and music.  She teaches Fusion, Micro, and Ballroom dance, donates her time to mentor new DJ’s, and is a neurodivergent advocate.  Find her via Facebook or her website: https://www.sensoryschool.org/

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Brian Holliday

t3chnobear has been immersed in the rhythm and movement of fusion music for fifteen years. His sound is a journey blending sonorous sub-bass with ethereal melodies creating a dynamic and intentional experience. Driven by a deep passion for understanding how music speaks the language of dance, t3chnobear channels this knowledge into his musical creations, exploring new sonic landscapes with every performance.​

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Camille Wolfewood

Camille (she/they), a fae spirit from Austin, TX, brings dark pop vibes and unforgettable covers. Her goal? To craft the perfect mix of fresh beats and timeless favorites, keeping you under her spell for every moment of her set.​

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Carter Nelson

A partner dancer at heart, Carter has been Fusion dancing for over a decade and a half, and both teaching and DJ’ing for nearly as long.  Drawing heavily from Blues and Tango, he strives for a smooth and effortless movement aesthetic. Carter loves to DJ all flavors of electronic music, steady grooves, and the ooey gooey melty. ​

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Cricket Neiss

A born and raised Seattleite, Cricket has traveled all across the country dancing and collecting music for the last decade to curate a magnificent blend of brain-itching music mixed with a dash of chaos. While their main sounds consist of dark, rowdy, gremlin music, Cricket also thrives in the late night gooey music that keeps you up way past when you wanted to go to bed. Either way, they want you to have an experience that itches the brain and feeds the soul. 

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Imandra McKenzie

Imandra discovered her passion for partner dancing in 2012 through the vibrant Blues and Fusion communities. Based in Portland, OR, she has been curating unforgettable soundscapes for fusion dancers up and down the West Coast. Known for her blend of vibing electronic beats and sultry loungecore grooves, Imandra is thrilled to bring her unique musical journey to the dance floor.​

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Jessica Wells

Jessica has been heavily involved in her own local fusion scene for the past 8 years; taking an equal interest in both organizing and DJing. Jessica’s passion lies in bringing together community and creating spaces to connect, and what better way to do that than through music. ​

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Justin Johnson

Justin began his dance journey with Contra and gleefully spun in circles for a few years before falling in love with both Blues and Fusion. Over the last few years, he’s continued to expand his dance horizons with WCS and Kizomba. 

As a DJ he brings music outside the norm of what's often played in fusion (ie - more afro rhythms, funk, etc.), and weaves that in with more familiar sounds to get the party going. He’s also been playing with live-mixing between songs for a little bit of added spice and interaction with the energy on the floor throughout his sets!

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Matt Johnson

Matt might seem quiet and unassuming at first, but in his DJing he brings a carefully crafted buffet of beats that will take you by surprise. With an extensive background in a variety of dance styles, he can explore the full-spectrum of up-tempo bangers to moody, ethereal micro… all the while staying connected to the rhythm of the floor. Delightfully surprising transitions and subtle live mixing, carefully crafted and sprinkled throughout, will leave you wondering why you haven't heard the song quite like that before.

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Rose Crespo​

Rose (they/them) is a trans non-binary movement artist and DJ based in the Bay Area, CA. A social partner dancer for over a decade, they are known for bringing both bangers and subtle beats to various local, national, and international fusion events since 2015. From the roots of the Mendocino Woodlands to the rooftops of Valencia, Spain, they love to create soundscapes that invite dancers to explore self and shared expression, intimacy, and trust.

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Sammie Anne McKibben

Sammie Anne McKibben fell in love with fusion hard and fast in 2012,in the sultry lighting of the Firehouse 5 in Sacramento, CA.  They are a multifaceted being in all arenas; biracial, gender-fluid, a true switch lead-follow and an avid collector of dances that range from blues to burlesque to tango. Their musical taste is as varied as their background and you can just as easily find them digging out some deep, juicy, blues beats or marinating in intricately layered nuevo-tango synth. As a DJ, Sammie Anne aims to build conversational bridges through fusion dance. To foster connection, communion and inclusivity amongst those whose shared language begins with the beat.​

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Tenae Lew

Tenae has been obsessively dancing, organizing, and DJing in and around Seattle for nearly fifteen years, bringing music to weekend and weekly fusion and micro events. Her style is rooted in music found in the wee-hours of the night, with an ear for micro-licious elements, deep, driving beats, and artists whose creations give you goosebumps. 

Tenae's goal is to offer sets in which rising and falling movements are felt within the dancers' connection to each other, in deep, tender darkness. You already know exactly what you’re gonna get.

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Tony Sciscio

Tony (Seattle, He/Him) brings music that provides comfort and play for partnered and solo’d dances, but also encourages more cyphers/jams and provides more space for creatures and clowns to come out. He tends to aim for variety and sometimes hits themes, but in every set you can almost always expect moments for solidarity, familiarity, collaborative chaos (trolling), and throwdowns.​