1 5 ▁( with ▁the ▁Am ph ion ▁String ▁Quart et ) ▁ ▁Person nel ▁J ame y ▁Ham pton ▁– ▁Co - found er ▁and ▁Co - art istic ▁Director ▁ ▁A ▁Port land ▁native , ▁Ham pton ▁began ▁his ▁dance ▁training ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁and ▁further ed ▁his ▁study ▁of ▁art istic ▁medium s ▁at ▁D art mouth ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁B FA ▁in ▁drama . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁J ame y ▁joined ▁Pil ob ol us ▁dance ▁the ater ; ▁he ▁later ▁was ▁an ▁original ▁member ▁of ▁M OM IX , ▁and ▁co - f ounded ▁ISO ▁Dance ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Ash ley ▁Roland . ▁The ▁du o ▁founded ▁Body V ox ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Roland ▁– ▁Co - found er ▁and ▁Co - art istic ▁Director ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Roland ▁is ▁a ▁Connecticut ▁native ▁and ▁began ▁her ▁dance ▁training ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁David ▁Howard ▁and ▁Al vin ▁A iley ▁stud ios , ▁continu ing ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Arts . ▁Ash ley ▁joined ▁M OM IX ▁Dance ▁Theater ▁as ▁a ▁ch ore ograph er ▁and ▁dan cer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁she ▁c of ounded ▁ISO ▁Dance ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁J ame y ▁Ham pton . ▁The ▁du o ▁founded ▁Body V ox ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁" Body V ox ▁tr icks