The proverbial question has always been "What is dance?" Movement of the body? An art form that has to have meaning? The very idea that is put upon something by a person bold enough to classify it as dancing? 

And yet no matter what the answer is, I will always be interested in partaking. Humans are born to dance and I am merely a human drifting along, hoping to dance, move, create, and locomote through the world. 

I love the feeling of the dance taking over your body and soul, I love devoting every fiber of my being to a unified goal, I love expressing myself through this impermanent and fickle art; I intend to keep on dancing until the day I perish from this earth (and yet death in itself is still a dance no?)

There is something so thrilling about working with a form that will never present itself the same way twice.

Dance is my vessel to create worlds, write narratives, and convey emotions. I love planning and coming up with concepts while simultaneously letting the work change and develop in the moment. I love the process of collaborating with others in order to create work that matters to the dancers. I love watching my work and being so excited to see what comes next. It is this love and devotion that drives me to choreograph. And if I don't love my art, why should I expect an audience to? 

I like to move it move it

To be a shelf. To be a table. To hang. To lean. To push and pull. To fall. To catch. 

If everyone had to take a contact improvisation course the world would be a better place. It is a practice of giving and receiving, speaking and listening, and safely working as a team. A contact jam is my happy space and I love getting to experience different dynamics depending on who I'm dancing with. 

I AM STRONG PLEASE LET ME LIFT YOU.

I may be small but I am mighty. Growing up I was always the third shortest in the class so I got to experience both being lifted and lifting. Now it is the same as my work with contact improvisation and partnering have further enhanced my skills. 

To be a good partner is to understand the mechanics of a lift and the equal transaction that occurs between the lifted and the lifter. Efficiency can do a lot more than brute strength can (though my pelvis and lower body are pretty darn strong). 

The dance world is changing and the idea that only cis males can lift is outdated. Anyone can lift, but you'll never see it happen if you never give them the opportunity.