CHOREOGRAPHY
Along with dancing professionally and teaching, I have a strong gravitational pull for creating choreography. I have been delving intensely into choreography within the past few years, between creating and directing my own companies, into making work for the communities in many ideas of collaborations. I enjoy the challenge of creating specific event pieces/ full length repertoire. I travel as a choreographer throughout the states to continue making pieces for competitions specifically such as YAGP and UBC, and also host workshops/ intensives heavily based in contemporary and modern. And I also travel as a performance artist creating unique pieces for different cities.
I have always considered myself as a creator, as I am also passionate about painting (oils), and have always really enjoyed creating deep, impacting work. I value creating pieces with meaning and strong organic movement. I’ve been really blessed to have so much opportunity to create work from professionally back up dancing and music videos, to art galleries, weddings, tradeshows, runway modeling shows, parades, holiday endeavors, etc.
My basis as a choreographer focuses on the idea that there is always a bigger picture. I enjoy creating full length presentations, and love the challenge when asked to create an artistic vison within the community. I’ve created works for such events including Charlie Price's fashion show, art gallery event “Girls Who Paint in Lingerie', Babes in Toyland. Price labled Bl!nk Modern Dance Company and my choreography for their show as “The punk rock of modern dance".
Creating modern dance work has always been my favorite; as interpretation has always been my biggest fascination. In my college education, my thesis involved creating my own full-length show in which I portrayed Margaret Keane’s love life, Jackson Pollock's versatility, and Degas’ love for dancers. I think art/ artists also play a major role in my creation studies. Also in Michigan, I choreographed a work for students based on the topic of bullying that toured to different schools in the area.
I also enjoy dance for film.
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Below is a video of piece I choreographed for students; Brenn, Kaleigh, Jane, and Priya and Virtuosity Dance Centre with Nick Del Luca.
July 2021, Gabrielle Palmatier Marshall, Artistic Director at Evergreen School of Ballet asked me to teach a four-day Contemporary Ballet Workshop.
This video is of their in-studio performance.
As a choreographer/director, I strive to allow dancers to express what they are feeling and make them part of the creative process. Thanks to Abigail, Alaithia, Asher, Harlee, Lizzie, Peyton, and Phin for transforming my vision into art.
Convergence 2023 in Denver, Colorado.