Justin Rustle is a performer, educator, choreographer, and writer from Gaithersburg Maryland. He received his foundational training at Maryland Youth Ballet and holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Butler University and an MA in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. Justin has performed across the United States with companies including Ballet Arkansas and Bowen-McCauley Dance, as well as appearing as guest artist for numerous other companies, schools, and choreographers. He is currently on faculty at Baltimore School for the Arts, and a dancer with Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company based in Washington DC. He is also a contributing writer covering dance and physical theater for Maryland Theatre Guide. Photo by Jeff Watts.