Erin Cardinal (Founder/Director, Choreographer, Dancer) has been dancing most of her life. In her younger years, she was the director, choreographer and star of many backyard and family room productions in which she recruited most of the neighborhood talent to perform for apprehensive, yet supportive family and friends. After graduating from the University of South Florida, Erin joined Pedro Alejandro Dance in NYC. After returning to Tampa, she co-founded Moving Current. Since then she has had the honor of creating and teaching dance for 10 years. Besides working with Moving Current, Erin has also performed with Gaudere Danza at the Danspace Project/St. Mark’s Church in New York, NY and traveled to Castano Primo, Italy dancing with Jeanne Travers and Dancers at the International Festival of Music and Art. Erin is a past recipient of the Hillsborough County Emerging Artist Grant, Dance Magazine Award for Outstanding Performance Nominee, and voted Best Dancer & Best Choreographer from the Weekly Planet. She has been the Guest Choreographer at the University of South Florida choreographing both new modern and ballet works, for St. Petersburg College and Hillsborough Community College. Erin has served as a dance faculty member at the Howard W. Blake High School for the Arts, Tampa, FL. Her additional teaching credits include various residencies and workshops for dancers and movers of all ages, Dance Masters of America, USF and St. Petersburg College. She is a member of the National Dance Education Organization and a certified professional teacher with the state of Florida. She shares a home with her loving and supportive husband, two boys and two golden retrievers.

Cynthia Hennessy (Founder / Director, Choreographer) was born in St. Petersburg and has rarely sat still since. She swam, walked, and then danced, in that order. At age twelve thru high school she performed with the St. Petersburg Concert Ballet, and then went on to Florida State University, earning a BFA in Dance. Cindy worked extensively with her mentor, the late Barton Mumaw, principal dancer for Ted Shawn, reconstructing select Shawn pieces and exploring the influence of Delsarte movement principals. In the last 8 years she has focused on Skinner Releasing and improvisation, earning her Skinner Teacher Certification. Ms. Hennessy has been teaching and choreographing at St. Petersburg College since 1982 and has taught and choreographed at Eckerd College, the Pinellas County Center for the Arts, University of South Florida and many workshops in the area. Her dances have also been produced by the University of Tampa, Florida Dance Festivals, the Southeastern Regional College Dance Festival, First Night celebrations, Off Center Theater, as a part of the Vision’s of Peace Project in Paris, France, Byron Carlyle Theater in Miami and most recently the Colony Theater, Miami. This year marks the fourth year that she has been commissioned by the Arts County of Hillsborough County to teach and create projects for Forever Moving Dancers, a group of seniors 54 and up. Each summer she returns to teaching children at the Fleming Fine Arts Camp held annually at Berkeley Preparatory School. In 2002 Cynthia was voted Best Choreographer by the Weekly Planet, she received an Individual Artist Grant from the Arts County of Hillsborough County in 2005, honored as 2006 Tampa Bay Treasured Artist of the Year and most recently was awarded an Individual Artist fellowship by the Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs. Ms. Hennessy serves as a member of the Artist Advisory Committee for the Arts Council of Hillsborough County. Cynthia’s greatest award has been the privilege of working with many dedicated teachers, students, professional dancers and artists, who have given many hours of their talent to her creative endeavors. She is grateful for all that she has learned from them.

Katie Cole (Director/Dancer) is a dancer, choreographer and aerialist. She began dancing at the age of four. In 1993, she attained a BA in fine arts specializing in modern dance, from the University of South Florida. While challenging her dancing desires in New York City, she received a scholarship for Intensive Study with Jennifer Muller’s company, “The Works”, and also performed with Elizabeth Streb Ringside in “Free Flight” and as a contracted aerial performer with Aerial Effects. Katie’s performance credits include USF and the Florida Dance Festival, 1999 and 2003, in Miami, and her choreography has been presented by USF and Moving Current. She has been with Moving Current since 1997. Katie continues to nurture her love and passion for self-expression through dance, fulfillment through the exploration of movement and continuously challenging the possibilities and the boundaries that exist. Katie is thoroughly enjoying motherhood, her greatest achievement is her son Dalton and her greatest challenge is raising him.
 

 
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