Dance
with Gabriel Mata in Diane Frank's Branch, Tendril, Vine (2016). Photo: Frank Chen
Dance is a form of embodied research for me and has shaped how I think about power, freedom, autonomy, inclusion, and flourishing.
I received my early training at Pasadena Civic Ballet, the Perlman-Stoy School of Ballet and Stephens College. In 2009, I co-founded the Ballet Company at Berkeley and between 2011 and 2012, I taught and choreographed for the University of Cambridge Ballet Club. My training in contemporary dance began at UC Berkeley under Marit Brook-Kothlow and Felipe Barrueto-Cabello of Joe Goode Performance Group. I also trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Summer Lee Rhatigan. I have performed works by Christian Burns (BurnsWork), Alex Ketley (the Foundry), Diane Frank, Robert Moses, Adam Weinert, Holly Stone, and Marcus Schulkind.
I’ve written about dance in pieces for The Nation as well as Aeon Magazine. I love talking about the niche world of open ballet classes, pointe shoes, and warm up rituals.
in Alex Ketley's No Hero (2017 Restaging). Photo: Frank Chen
