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About
At the heart of See Why Studios, creativity is more than an artistic practice - it is a way of making meaning, building relationships, and tending to our inner core. As we move through loss, change, fragmentation and uncertainty, we find that movement, story, music, and artistic collaboration helps us to release, remember, integrate, and grow. We honor the creative process: the questions and discoveries, the undoing and becoming, the individual journey and the collective experience. See Why provides a meaningful place for imagination, connection and belonging.

Instructors


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Devin Fulton
Devin is the founder, producer, and artistic director of Dev Dance Theater, with a lifelong passion for dance beginning at age three. She was a founding member of LA Contemporary Dance Company and has performed with State Street Ballet, Plexus Dance Theatre, the WB’s Angel, and the Montreal Symphony, among others.
As a choreographer and creative director, Devin has created music videos for artists including Samson, Colbie Caillat, Dear White People, Brooke Frazier, and Ella Hue, as well as several award-winning dance films. She also founded and directed The Pin-Down Girls from 2008–2014, producing performances throughout Southern California and beyond, including a debut at the Playboy Mansion and appearances at The Standard Hotel.
In 2017, Devin founded Dev Dance Theater and has since self-produced numerous (8) evening-length works, continuing her commitment to creating meaningful, innovative dance.

02
Brittney Nevison
Brittney is a Southern California–based dancer, choreographer, and educator passionate about storytelling through movement. Originally from Ventura, she trained in New York City through Broadway Dance Center’s prestigious Internship Program, performing in events including BET’s The Mo’Nique Show, Madonna’s Material Girl fashion launch, and Glamour Magazine’s Bryant Park Flash Mob.
She earned her B.A. in Performing Arts with an emphasis in Dance from California State University, Channel Islands. Her on-screen credits include music videos for Colbie Caillat, Caught a Ghost, and Samson Szakacsy. Her choreography has been featured at Santa Barbara City College, CSUCI, and local high schools. As a founding member of Dev Dance Theater, established in 2014, Brittney continues to create and collaborate on meaningful, movement-driven work.

03
Susie Longwill
Bio coming soon.

04
Audrey Martel
is a multidisciplinary artist, dancer, and choreographer, living in Ojai, CA. She started her dance journey at Nordhoff High School under the direction of Kim Hoj and continued on to receive her Bachelor in Theater and Dance at UCDavis in 2020. Post graduation she helped form Stoopid Dance Company under the direction of David Grenke. She then found a home back in Ojai with local dance company, Dev Dance Theater, directed by Devin Fulton. Audrey dances with the company and has also co-directed their most recent iconic shows, A Hot Summer Night’s Dream and Moth. Audreys’s work includes making improvisational sketches with her longtime friend and colleague Chaney Holland (@notaseconthought) as well as mentoring local choreography and dance students, as well as crafting and showing her own choreographic work.

05
Sage Stoneman
is a multi-disciplinary artist and facilitator who specializes in natural building and design. He helps people to connect with the earth, with their creativity and with each other through collective natural building practices, improv and clown exercises, and radical transparency.

06
Denee Jordan
Denee has been dancing professionally for over 40 years. She has danced with both classical and modern companies both the US and Latin America. She founded and directed Plexus Dance Theatre for 23 years with co-director, Pamela Pilkenton. The company was known for innovative, accessible performance art. At one point, Devin Fulton was a member of Plexus, and Denee considers their reunion a synchronistic ‘pearl’.

07
Olivia Valdellon
is a founding member of Dev Dance Theater, starting in 2017. She is from Oxnard, California and grew up dancing hip-hop and jazz. Over the years, she grew an interest in different styles of dance, such as jazz funk, contemporary, burlesque, and salsa. Her spark and love for contemporary dance started when she took her first class with Devin. After that fateful day, she has been in enthralled by this style of work. Her credits include: performing and touring with world champion salsa dancer, Abel Pena, Omambo Dance Company, and the De’Lish Dames. Dev Dance Theaters “Just As The Moon Comes”, “Drift”, “An Indefinite Duration”, and “Is It Art?” …a site specific work at the Ventura Museum, Namba Performing Arts Shows “Duets” and “The Launch”, LA Salsa Congress, Delaney Gibson’s music video “La Di Da” and Samson Szakacsy’s music video “Walk Slow. Outside of dance, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones.

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Chaney Holland
is a multidisciplinary artist from Ojai, California. Growing up participating in numerous Ojai theatrical productions, Chaney learned the immense privilege it is to work in the rich artistic home of this valley. Chaney went on to study theatre and Shakespeare in Seattle, New York, London and Chicago, where she landed at the Second City Film School. This program synthesized Chaney’s love for performing, directing and writing all in the lens of improvisation, and creating from abundance. Chaney is now living in the Ojai valley again, where she is an active writer and collaborator with Dev Dance Theater (A Hot Summer Night’s Dream, Moth), choreographer at OYES, and makes improvisational sketches with her longtime friend and colleague Audrey Martel (@notaseconthought).

09
Kerri Krizer
Kerri is a dance educator, performer, choreographer, and somatic therapist whose work bridges dance, depth psychology, and embodied movement practices. Drawing from over a decade of teaching and performing experience, she is passionate about creating spaces where dancers can cultivate technical skill, artistic expression, and a deeper relationship with their bodies.
Currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, Kerri integrates classical ballet pedagogy with somatic principles, emphasizing presence, nervous system awareness, musicality, and creative exploration. Her work is rooted in the belief that dance can be both a rigorous art form and a pathway to greater self-awareness and connection.
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Devin Fulton
Devin is the founder, producer, and artistic director of Dev Dance Theater, with a lifelong passion for dance beginning at age three. She was a founding member of LA Contemporary Dance Company and has performed with State Street Ballet, Plexus Dance Theatre, the WB’s Angel, and the Montreal Symphony, among others.
As a choreographer and creative director, Devin has created music videos for artists including Samson, Colbie Caillat, Dear White People, Brooke Frazier, and Ella Hue, as well as several award-winning dance films. She also founded and directed The Pin-Down Girls from 2008–2014, producing performances throughout Southern California and beyond, including a debut at the Playboy Mansion and appearances at The Standard Hotel.
In 2017, Devin founded Dev Dance Theater and has since self-produced numerous (8) evening-length works, continuing her commitment to creating meaningful, innovative dance.

01
Devin Fulton
Devin is the founder, producer, and artistic director of Dev Dance Theater, with a lifelong passion for dance beginning at age three. She was a founding member of LA Contemporary Dance Company and has performed with State Street Ballet, Plexus Dance Theatre, the WB’s Angel, and the Montreal Symphony, among others.
As a choreographer and creative director, Devin has created music videos for artists including Samson, Colbie Caillat, Dear White People, Brooke Frazier, and Ella Hue, as well as several award-winning dance films. She also founded and directed The Pin-Down Girls from 2008–2014, producing performances throughout Southern California and beyond, including a debut at the Playboy Mansion and appearances at The Standard Hotel.
In 2017, Devin founded Dev Dance Theater and has since self-produced numerous (8) evening-length works, continuing her commitment to creating meaningful, innovative dance.

02
Brittney Nevison
Brittney is a Southern California–based dancer, choreographer, and educator passionate about storytelling through movement. Originally from Ventura, she trained in New York City through Broadway Dance Center’s prestigious Internship Program, performing in events including BET’s The Mo’Nique Show, Madonna’s Material Girl fashion launch, and Glamour Magazine’s Bryant Park Flash Mob.
She earned her B.A. in Performing Arts with an emphasis in Dance from California State University, Channel Islands. Her on-screen credits include music videos for Colbie Caillat, Caught a Ghost, and Samson Szakacsy. Her choreography has been featured at Santa Barbara City College, CSUCI, and local high schools. As a founding member of Dev Dance Theater, established in 2014, Brittney continues to create and collaborate on meaningful, movement-driven work.

03
Susie Longwill
Bio coming soon.

04
Audrey Martel
is a multidisciplinary artist, dancer, and choreographer, living in Ojai, CA. She started her dance journey at Nordhoff High School under the direction of Kim Hoj and continued on to receive her Bachelor in Theater and Dance at UCDavis in 2020. Post graduation she helped form Stoopid Dance Company under the direction of David Grenke. She then found a home back in Ojai with local dance company, Dev Dance Theater, directed by Devin Fulton. Audrey dances with the company and has also co-directed their most recent iconic shows, A Hot Summer Night’s Dream and Moth. Audreys’s work includes making improvisational sketches with her longtime friend and colleague Chaney Holland (@notaseconthought) as well as mentoring local choreography and dance students, as well as crafting and showing her own choreographic work.

05
Sage Stoneman
is a multi-disciplinary artist and facilitator who specializes in natural building and design. He helps people to connect with the earth, with their creativity and with each other through collective natural building practices, improv and clown exercises, and radical transparency.

06
Denee Jordan
Denee has been dancing professionally for over 40 years. She has danced with both classical and modern companies both the US and Latin America. She founded and directed Plexus Dance Theatre for 23 years with co-director, Pamela Pilkenton. The company was known for innovative, accessible performance art. At one point, Devin Fulton was a member of Plexus, and Denee considers their reunion a synchronistic ‘pearl’.

07
Olivia Valdellon
is a founding member of Dev Dance Theater, starting in 2017. She is from Oxnard, California and grew up dancing hip-hop and jazz. Over the years, she grew an interest in different styles of dance, such as jazz funk, contemporary, burlesque, and salsa. Her spark and love for contemporary dance started when she took her first class with Devin. After that fateful day, she has been in enthralled by this style of work. Her credits include: performing and touring with world champion salsa dancer, Abel Pena, Omambo Dance Company, and the De’Lish Dames. Dev Dance Theaters “Just As The Moon Comes”, “Drift”, “An Indefinite Duration”, and “Is It Art?” …a site specific work at the Ventura Museum, Namba Performing Arts Shows “Duets” and “The Launch”, LA Salsa Congress, Delaney Gibson’s music video “La Di Da” and Samson Szakacsy’s music video “Walk Slow. Outside of dance, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones.

08
Chaney Holland
is a multidisciplinary artist from Ojai, California. Growing up participating in numerous Ojai theatrical productions, Chaney learned the immense privilege it is to work in the rich artistic home of this valley. Chaney went on to study theatre and Shakespeare in Seattle, New York, London and Chicago, where she landed at the Second City Film School. This program synthesized Chaney’s love for performing, directing and writing all in the lens of improvisation, and creating from abundance. Chaney is now living in the Ojai valley again, where she is an active writer and collaborator with Dev Dance Theater (A Hot Summer Night’s Dream, Moth), choreographer at OYES, and makes improvisational sketches with her longtime friend and colleague Audrey Martel (@notaseconthought).

09
Kerri Krizer
Kerri is a dance educator, performer, choreographer, and somatic therapist whose work bridges dance, depth psychology, and embodied movement practices. Drawing from over a decade of teaching and performing experience, she is passionate about creating spaces where dancers can cultivate technical skill, artistic expression, and a deeper relationship with their bodies.
Currently a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, Kerri integrates classical ballet pedagogy with somatic principles, emphasizing presence, nervous system awareness, musicality, and creative exploration. Her work is rooted in the belief that dance can be both a rigorous art form and a pathway to greater self-awareness and connection.
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