Jerome "Nuney" Stigler, a native of St. Louis, MO began his training at the Katherine Dunham Children's Workshop and the Center for Contemporary Arts. He has a BFA in dance from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and an MFA in Dance from the University of Iowa. Mr. Stigler has performed with the dance companies of Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, St. Louis Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Charlotte Adams & Dancers, Dallas-Fort Worth Ballet, Deeply Rooted Productions, and Owen/Cox Dance Group.