Evelyn Tejeda is originally from the Dominican Republic, Tejeda is an award-winning choreographer and dancer, semi-finalist at Dominicanas Got Talent, a founding member of the Contemporary Dance National Company of the Dominican Republic. She has toured globally, won the Grand Prize of Dance Quisqueya, SoloCoreografico USA 2021, and 10 Sentidos 2024, and received a 2025 NJ State Arts Fellowship and Hi-Arts Critical Breaks Residency in NYC.