I Wayan Dibia is a dancer, musician and choreographer. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California in 1992 before becoming a choreography professor at the College of Indonesian Arts. Rucina Ballinger is an American educator and lecturer on Balinese culture. One of the founders of Gamelan Sekar Jaya, she is an accomplished dancer and performs extensively in Bali as a dancer and comic. She has lived in Ubud with her Balinese husband and two sons since 1985. Barbara Anello is an American artist, writer and photographer who divides her time between Manhattan and Bali. She has exhibited her paintings and photographs in the US, Europe and Asia.