Amy Russell was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she studied and danced competitively. She continued her training at Western Michigan University, where she graduated from the Lee Honors College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance and a minor in entrepreneurship in 2018. Amy has also received training from artists at the Pillow Project, METdance Company, SALT Contemporary Dance, and the American College Dance Festival, where she has presented choreography. She has performed and worked with artists like Brendan Duggan, Adam McGaw, Slowdanger, AWOL, and Katie Burks, as well as performed at the theme park Kings Island.

Katterin, also known as Exotickat, first encountered A-WOL in 2021 and first performed with A-WOL in the After Hours show. In 2022, she was invited back and debuted her first flying pole act. She performed in Art in the Dark: Drop of a Hart in 2023 and is back again this year for Art in the Dark. Originally from Lima, Peru, Katterin started her dance journey with ballet and contemporary dance and soon discovered pole dance. She loves dancing in heels—it's one of her favorite things that pole has given her! Right now, Kat’s pole teacher, Belen Serra, is a huge inspiration with her enviable discipline and strength. Additionally all of Katterin’s castmates are pure, raw inspiration for her!

Jess has been fascinated by how the body moves through space since childhood, beginning her dance journey in a small studio near the Ozarks at age 8. She later found her way to yoga, where she developed a deeper sense of embodiment and connection that continues to shape her movement today. Her background also includes acro yoga and flow arts, with a special love for hula hoops as a playful extension of her dance roots. After first encountering aerial at A-WOL’s Art in the Dark in 2019, Jess felt an immediate pull to the air. She began training soon after, and after a pandemic pause, returned with a renewed dedication that led her back to the stage after a 10 year break. She performed in A-WOL’s Spring Soirée in 2025 and is honored to now be an apprentice in the company for Art in the Dark 2026. In 2022, Jess began highlining, deepening her relationship to balance, presence, and trust, threads that weave through all of her movement practices. Alongside her work as a massage therapist/bodyworker, she approaches movement as both art and lived experience. Outside of the studio, Jess can often be found exploring the Pacific Northwest in her camper van with her dogs, embracing the outdoors and any opportunity to play or frolic.