6 Degrees Members

Tempest McLendon (she/they) is a graduate of University of Houston with a B.A. in Dance, double minor in Technology Leadership and Innovation Management, and Studio Arts. She just recently completed her 22-23 Artist-in-Residence program with Dance Source Houston.  Improvisational work “dih-loo-zhuhn” created during this residency premiered during the June 2023 Barnstorm Dance Fest. Tempest is the current co-chair of Houston Ballet's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee, a member of the Advisory Leadership Alumni Group for Diversity and Inclusion with the UH Dance Department, was a 20-21 Dance Ambassador for Dance Source Houston, and company member of 6' Degrees Dance. Beginning her dance studies in 2017, she has since performed, choreographed, and taught in venues/studios such as Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), Zilkha Hall (Hobby Center), Houston City Hall, Lyndall Finley Wortham Theatre, Discovery Green, Jose Quintero Lab Theatre, Miller Outdoor Theatre, and Blaffer Art Museum. Striving for meaningful connection, equality, and positive change is an important part of her collaborative practices. 

Mia Pham majored in Management Information Systems and minored in English and Dance. She studied rigorously under a number of ballet masters such as Robert Underwood, Catrina Steele, and Daymel Sanchez. Pham has performed in many ballet productions such as "The Nutcracker," "Le Sylphides," and "Raymonda." She began training in modern dance at the University of Houston as a dance minor. There she performed in numerous shows such as "Emerging Choreogrphers Showcase," "Ensemble Dance Works," "UH Goes to the MATCH," "Barnstorm Dance Festival," the Gala at the American College Dance Association, "Dancescape 2020," as well as many other projects in the Houston area. Recently, she has worked with Pilot Dance Project, Psophonia Dance Company, Karen Stokes Dance, and 6 Degrees.

Michelle Reyes is a Houston based dancer and choreographer who has been dancing for 14 years and graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. Reyes’s training is focused in modern dance techniques, but she also has a passion for tap. She is currently a company
member of 6 Degrees, Karen Stokes Dance, and Young Audiences Touring Company and has danced for several independent choreographers in
Houston. Reyes has presented original works in shows including “Emerging Choreographers Showcase,” “UH Goes to the MATCH,” American College Dance Association South-Central Conference 2018, National University of Costa Rica’s Festival de Danza 2017, and “Mind the Gap.” In 2020, she started her aerial training and performance journey and trains in silks, lyra, and, her favorite, the trapeze.