Kristine Bendul & Abdiel is a partnership between Abdiel, former Principal dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company, and Kristine, ballerina turned Broadway veteran with 13 production credits. They have performed their joint work at Carnegie Hall, Broadway’s Music Box theater for the Sono Osato Benefit, Canada Salsa and Bachata Congress, and Buglisi Dance Theater, to name a few. They became Disco America’s 1st place Champions with their Hustle choreography for the Professional Dance-Off Division. They made history by becoming America’s first professional ballroom duo to compete in DanceSport as gender-neutral, equally exchanging roles of lead and follow within all five American Rhythm dances. Abdiel and Kristine presented their first production, The Color Iz, at the iconic Stonewall Inn honoring the 50th year anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The Color Iz received a rave review on broadwayworld.com. In 2021, they received the NYFA City Artist Corp grant and a Bridge Street Theatre residency. In 2022, Works & Process chose them to develop an original project, “Do the Hustle” and performed their newest piece, “Dreamin” in the Guggenheim rotunda in 2023 for a Dance is Life special event presentation. Abdiel and Kristine are the lead subjects of the upcoming documentary “Follow Lead Love” by Emmy-nominee and award-winning director Brian Thomas.