Both in my work and in life, I believe in the beauty of authenticity and honesty. My specific purpose is to use art as a vehicle to inspire vulnerability. My vision is to ensure that vulnerability, which I define as an authentic reflection to one’s lived experience, will always run through the vein of my body of work. Communicating through dance honestly and openly, embracing one’s vulnerability despite socialized habits of rejecting it, is the worthwhile challenge of my artistry. When entertainment leads with authenticity, a palpable connection can ensue, creating a relationship between the dancer and viewer, affecting one on a personal level, an effect often rippling into one’s community or beyond.
I strive to create an open and inviting environment where dancers can express and discover themselves freely. In daring to be raw and facilitating a space that encourages that rawness, I believe dancers can access their vulnerability more readily; therefore summoning their efforts, intentions, and understanding of themselves from a more authentic place -- tuning their instrument of vulnerability instead of shying away from it. In doing so, dancers enter and leave a space simply for themselves, aspiring to accomplish more than entertainment, but truth. I intend to be a teacher and choreographer who helps dancers and audiences reflect and indulge in the love of movement, music, wonder, and the multifacetedness of the human spirit through vulnerability.
In my work, I encourage dancers to investigate and discover the intention of a piece. My work is focused around musicality which often acts as a window into the heartbeat of a song. Moreover, my work focuses on my lived experiences and personal reactions to moments pertaining to the world or society. In doing so, I believe I lead with vulnerability as a creator, which inspires the different bodies and personalities present in my work to speak vulnerably as well. Aestheticism will rarely be what I lead with when creating, instead I strive to create wonder and question the human condition. Particularly, I have a fascination with the “isms” of the world like racism, sexism, classism, and ageism. Currently, the research surrounding my work speaks to the tone of the female voice -- which is not always vocal or audible, but is always present in the body. Everyone’s voice needs to be heard and dance can be an outlet. The body is a powerful tool to invoke truth, and I plan to use that innovation throughout my time as an artist to inspire vulnerability.
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