All Things Go

Ray Terrill

Artistic Director/Choreographer
Ray Terrill | Dance Group has been performing in and around the Twin Cities since Ray relocated in 1994. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, he has extensive experience as performer, choreographer, teacher, presenter and arts program administrator. He started his professional modern dance career as a member of Martha Graham-based Repertory Dancers Northwest in Seattle Washington until relocating to Portland Oregon to work with the Mary Wigman-based modern dance company Oregon Dance Consort. In Portland, he eventually became co-artistic director of the company where he choreographed numerous original works, taught extensively and produced the contemporary dance season Pulse/Impulse for five consecutive years. He also served as guest artist with many well known regional dance companies and choreographed original dances for regional producing organizations. While in Portland, Ray collaborated with other dance professionals to found the statewide Dance Coalition of Oregon, a dance service organization, for which he served as Executive Director from 1991-1994. After relocating to the Twin Cities, Ray spent five seasons as a member of the Christopher Watson Dance Company while establishing the Ray Terrill Dance Group. Proficient in classical modern dance technique he has evolved a choreographic aesthetic described by critics as uniquely spiritual and lyrical on one hand while irreverent and quirky on the other. Aesthetically, Ray is inspired by wide-ranging music styles and is attracted to exploring provocative subject matter and complex emotion. He works hard to mine his material to expose the universal human experience. His more recent work has incorporated video, animation, and text as a backdrop to extend his choreographic ideas.

Paulette Mattson

Dancer
Enjoys the arts and has been a dancer most of her life. She received her B.F.A. from UMD-Duluth in 1983 and has been in love with modern dance since. She's been dancing with the RTDG since 2002 and before that she danced with Silver Moon Vintage Dance Ensemble. She is a wife and mother of two wonderful girls and works in pharmaceutical and oncology research. Paulette appreciates her entire family and all her friends for their love and ongoing support. This is Paulette's nineteenth season with RTDG.

Megan Gibbins

Dancer
Grew up in the Twin Cities, training in ballet and performing under the direction of Dixie Rairamo and the Youth Dance Ensemble. In 2002 she received her BPA in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University where she also performed with the American Spirit Dance Company directed by Jo Rowan. Professional credits include: Somewhere in Christmastime (Branson, Missouri) and Jubilee (Bally’s Las Vegas). Locally she has performed with Bedlam Theatre, Heritage Theatre Company and with Ray Terrill Dance Group since 2013. She is currently a stay-at-home Mom to her two school age children, and also works part-time in administration for a small waterproofing contractor. Megan would like to thank her family and friends for their continued support.

Katie Markey-Nash

Dancer
Is originally from Des Moines, IA. She grew up on the love of performing, there was not one point in my life where I stopped moving and grooving. She graduated from the University of Iowa earning two degrees in Dance and Communication Studies and adept in many performative styles. Whether I am performing, choreographing, or teaching I always bring the passion in everything I do. She is owner/artistic director of Dance West.

Lillian Kline

Dancer
Is a dancer, actress, singer, and circus artist from Minneapolis, MN. She spent her youth training at Circus Juventas as well as performing in community musical theater productions. While studying theatre and dance at Gustavus Adolphus College she had the opportunity to train in Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method, as well as study abroad for physical theatre at Academia dell’Arte. She has a passion for ensemble work, and is thrilled to be performing with the Ray Terrill Dance Group! Outside of performing, you can find Lillian coaching Trapeze, Contortion, and Dance at Circus Juventas, traveling to see her sister and niece in San Diego, or learning to boulder.

Tessa Longshore

Dancer
Is a Twin Cities based dancer and choreographer, explores her unique ideology primarily through quirky experimental dance films and eclectic live performances. She obtained a B.A. in Dance with honors from Gustavus Adolphus College, and completed multiple training programs at Broadway Dance Center.

Gillian Wheaton

Dancer
Gillian started dancing at 9 years old in Lakeville Minnesota at Danceworks. At 15 they went to Ballet Royale and decided to pursue ballet seriously. At 18 they moved to Missouri and went to the Conservatory of Music and Dance at UM-Kansas City. During their time there they participated in many extra-curricular projects like the March for Our Lives and theatrical collaborations. After graduating in 2021 Gillian decided to return to Minnesota to be closer to their family and returned to teaching dance. In their 10+ years of training, Gillian has studied many styles of ballet and modern, as well as Jazz, Musical Theatre, tap and commercial hip hop.