next level fusion 

Tina Cavicchio (they / she) is the founder and director of Next Level Fusion.​ Tina is a major advocate for inclusivity, empowerment, and creative expression. Tina's goal as a teacher is to continue to make the Boston dance community more inclusive,  empowering, celebratory, and safe. She challenges her students to overcome limitations, realize their full potential as dancers, and feel empowered as their unique and whole selves. Next Level Fusion carries out this mission both within the team and through community-wide events, workshops, and performances. 

Lena has been a member of Next Level since its founding in 2019. She began as a regular member—and the group’s only Black American at the time—before stepping into a leadership role in 2021. Since then, she has witnessed and supported the growth of Black, African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latina dancers. Lena currently serves as co-director for one of the teams and as the travel performance coordinator. As a leadership team, we remain committed to creating an inclusive environment by engaging in ongoing discussions and training on how best to support everyone who walks through our doors, regardless of race, gender identity, or physical ability. 

Yosi Zg is one of the organizers and dancers who leads Next Level Fusion with a deep commitment to cultural equity and inclusion. As a hijabi Muslim dancer — a role often considered taboo in her own community — Yosi brings a lived experience of challenging norms and making space for underrepresented voices and how to navigate hate.  

Amanda Rodrigue contributes both artistic and professional expertise that strengthen the group’s commitment to serving Boston’s historically excluded communities. In her role, she provides technique training for dancers, ensuring that participants at all levels build a strong foundation and develop the confidence to grow as artists. Amanda’s approach emphasizes accessibility, meeting each dancer where they are and creating an environment where everyone has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of background, experience, or ability. Amanda also brings valuable perspective from her professional background in the mental health field and integrates this knowledge into her leadership and teaching style, fostering an environment that is supportive, empowering, and attentive to the whole person.

Olivia is a Boston Public Schools educator whose life work and commitment to equity, inclusion, and justice manifests in her 8th grade Civics classroom during the day and with her Next Level dance family at night. With teaching licenses in History, English as a Second Language, and Moderate Disabilities, she consistently prioritizes support for marginalized communities in her work. Almost as passionate about board games as she is about youth work and queer liberation, she helps sustain Next Level's mission through inclusive culture building, digital communications, and operational support. As a queer dancer with an educational background in Psychology and Peace and Justice studies and a Master's Degree in Education, Olivia is driven by the day to day energy and joy of emancipatory work and an idealistic vision of our collective future. 

Julia is a queer Black interpreter who has a passion for the Deaf community. She is often in spaces with Deaf artists and keeps them at the forefront of her mind when thinking about accessibility in dance spaces.

J is a trans nonbinary movement enthusiast. They have used dance and trauma informed movement as a way to process their own grief in life and better connect with the world around them. J also enjoys pole dancing and creating opportunities for others to explore their sensual expression. They strongly believe in the importance of visibility and representation of all types of dancers. J is an event organizer and dance team member who is dedicated to making space for other marginalized group members on the dance floor and building community.

Jez Insalaco, Queer Builds Owner, is a queer Japanese-American costume designer, technician, costumer, and fine artist based in the Boston area. She has been working in the film & theatre industry for over a decade. Although by trade she is a costume designer, she has always considered herself a storyteller. She has spent her career understanding what narrative characters in a production wish to tell, and her craft is synthesizing how to communicate that story into a physical form through the costumes that are worn by those characters. Her focus & calling in the entertainment industry has always been sharing stories of those under represented in media, be it queer folk, people of color, etc.

As a member of the Queer Latine community the oppression she has felt motivates her to create open space for feedback from the team to offer up new ideas or suggestions from folks but also to vent and talk about frustrations outside of the team but also within the team. As a therapist, Amanda is able to utilize her therapist skills to create a safe space for as many as possible without needing to go to the director or other coaches. With the mantra "Feedback is a gift" Amanda helps frame all feedback as valuable and helpful especially for the historically marginalized folks.

Christina, a Chelsea resident, is an event planner for Next Level Fusion and is in training to assist with organizing and leading classes. She has grown as both a dancer and a leader in the comfort and inclusive environment of Next Level, where she can feel comfortable in her body and being herself. 

Julia is a second-generation Eastern European, with a strong passion for numbers, and a background in education. She takes a people-centered approach to accounting and believes that financial literacy should be accessible to all.