Glenn Allen Sims (Company Manager) performed for 23 years as a principal dancer with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Mr. Sims grew up in Long Branch, New Jersey, where he began his classical dance training at the Academy of Dance Arts in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. He received a scholarship to the Ailey School's Summer Intensive and attended The Juilliard School under Benjamin Harkarvy. Mr. Sims has been featured on several network television programs, including BET Honors, Dancing With The Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and So You Think You Can Dance. Mr. Sims, a master teacher, is a certified Zena Rommett Floor-Barre instructor and certified Pilates mat instructor. He has performed in the White House Dance Series and for the King of Morocco. He was featured on the cover of and has written a guest blog for Dance Magazine.
SK Watson (Production Manager and Lighting Designer) has worked as a lighting designer for live events and theater for nearly 20 years regionally and in New York. Watson was the lighting supervisor for New York Stage and Film for four seasons. They have designed and coordinated lighting for events and concerts in NYC for the past several years. Favorites include Rihanna’s Diamond Ball, War Child, Michael Kors, and many more. They have also worked extensively with theater companies in New York including Underling Productions, St. Bat's Players, Everyday Inferno, and others, and have designed over 50 productions for the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. Watson holds a BA from Centre College and an MFA in Lighting Design from Ohio University. They are thrilled to be working with Ballet Hispánico.
Amy Page (Wardrobe Director) is a costume creator and wardrobe supervisor who is thrilled to return to Ballet Hispánico as its wardrobe director. She enjoys working with costume designers and artists to transform their dreams into reality. Through lightning-fast quick changes and marathon loads of laundry, her calm, capable presence brings a ray of sunshine to the backstage world. Her costumes have graced the stages of Lincoln Center and The Joyce Theater and can be seen in the repertory of Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M., Dance Theater of Harlem, Keigwin & Company, Dorrance Dance, and Camille A. Brown and Dancers. She has had the pleasure of dressing Tatiana Maslany in Network, as well as the cast of Hamilton on Broadway and has worked in television as a costume fitter for seasons 3 and 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Amy holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Caitlin Brown (Lighting Supervisor and Lighting Designer) has worked as a lighting designer for dance and theater for eight years. She is a recent graduate of Ohio University, receiving her MFA in lighting. Designs include Silent Sky (Ohio University), Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Hangar Theatre), Septem (The Nouveau Sud Project), Elements (DanceFX Atlanta), Henri (Dance Theatre of Greenville), Freedom Train (Matthews Playhouse), and Hand to God (Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte). Associate and assistant credits include Macbeth (Ohio University), Sense & Sensibility (Indiana Repertory Theatre), and Rhinoceros (Tantrum Theatre).
Morgan Lemos (Stage Manager) is happy to be working with Ballet Hispánico for its 2021-2022 tour season. She has previously worked on productions by Mount Holyoke College Dance Department where she graduated in 2020. During this time, she also performed for the Mount Holyoke College Dance Department as well as the Five College Dance Consortium and the Doug Varone and Dancers Company. Morgan holds a BA in Physics from Mount Holyoke College.
Stacey Dávila (Wardrobe Assistant) is from San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she worked for the fashion design line, Ecliptica. This is when Norein and Michelle Otero inspired Stacey to pursue a career in costume design. It was her love for costumes, storytelling, and collaboration that made her relocate to Tampa, Florida, where she completed a bachelor's in costume design at The University of South Florida. She designed for theater and dance companies in NYC, and her most recent project was with the Vail Dance Festival, where she collaborated with companies including New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Ballet X, and dancers including Lauren Lovette and Lil Buck. She worked for Ballet Hispánico as a wardrobe assistant for three seasons and is now back with the Company on its current tour.