(left to right) Emerald Forest, Lilith Velarides, Taylor Marie Turner, Logan Turner, Stephan Barber

The Team

Taylor Marie Turner, Logan Turner, Colleen Walls, Mazzy Rose, Emerald Forest,
​Stephan Barber, Jes Palmer, William Eaton

Taylor Marie Turner Founder and Artistic Director (Co-Director), Performance Coach, Head Choreographer, Moving Order Band

Taylor Marie Turner is a performing artist (aerialist, dancer, and musician/singer-songwriter), visual artist (painting, drawing, mixed media, clothing design, jewelry-making), and researcher/writer in sustainable lutherie and plant neurobiology for Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery and Wisdom Tree Institute, in addition to working and performing regularly at Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood, Arizona (home venue for Hydrangea Sky Movement Arts).

Taylor has a background in modern dance and ballet and currently performs on aerial silks, lyra, corde lisse, trapeze, and invented apparatus. Taylor has performed as a professional musician and aerialist/dancer, in addition to teaching workshops in aerial silks and partner acrobatics, across the Southwest and in France. Taylor has trained in aerial dance at Frequent Flyers, Altitude Aerials, Scorpius Dance Theatre, Vertical Fix, Illuminar Aerial, and Momentum Aerial. 

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Logan Turner Administrative Director (Co-Director), Safety Coordinator, Social Media Manager, Moving Order Band

Logan graduated from OCC with an Associates in Music in 2012 and then the Crane School of Music in 2016 with a BA in Music Business. During his time between The Crane School of Music and OCC, Logan studied with many accomplished percussionists in a vast number of different styles and instrumentation. Logan is a classically trained percussionist with a specialty in world percussion. Logan currently dedicates his time outside of his day job to study percussion at a high level and performing with various group in Arizona.

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Colleen Walls Secretary and Organization Specialist

photo courtesy of Colleen Walls

Colleen Walls is a second-degree black belt in Shaolin Kung Fu and a certified instructor at Sacred Mountain of Fighting and Healing Arts. She specializes in the tiger crane 108 system, northern long fist, and tai chi. Colleen is also an active member of Sacred Mountain's lion dance team and has experience performing the head and the tail parts of the Chinese lion. Her passion is giving martial arts demonstrations in front of a live audience, and she has competed and placed at several state and national championships. In 2021, she received the ICMAC Women's Tai Chi Grand Champion award. Colleen enjoys sharing her passion for Chinese martial arts with her community.

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Mazzy Rose Lead Graphic Designer, Photographer, Journalist, Editor

photo by Danee White

Mazzy Rose began her aerial journey in 2018 after being inspired by performances from Circus Bacchus and Dark Sky Aerial. She began training on silks at Momentum Aerial before taking a break from that apparatus to build strength on lyra. When she returned to silks, corde lisse seemed like a natural evolution to add to her training. She loves the feelings of freedom and empowerment that come with exploring the aerial arts.

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Emerald Forest Healing, Conditioning, and Realignment Coach

photo courtesy of Emerald Forest

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Jes Palmer Rigging Technician

photo courtesy of Jes Palmer

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