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Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

Looking back on my work with St. Louis Dance Theatre this past winter and feeling deeply grateful for this experience.

Creating “Fault Lines” with these dancers was an especially meaningful process. Together, we explored the embodied impact of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and the lasting ways systemic inequities continue to shape our environments, communities, and lived experiences. We asked: How does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

This cast approached complex material with so much openness, curiosity, rigor, and care. I’m grateful for the trust they brought into the room and for the energy we built together through this process and performance. Missing this group so much. 😔

Grateful for these ridiculously talented trainees!

@stldancetheatre_trainees

📸: @carly.vanderheyden.photo
💡: @danny_maclaughlin

And shoutout to Lisa Reimer for the perfect costumes!

It's time to get these very withered muscles and bones back on stage!If the universe and my health allows, I will be performing with ADC this Saturday (7:30 pm) and Sunday (3:00 pm) at the Grandel, in our final main stage concert of the year.Here is a clip from a composition I created a couple years ago.This beautiful music was created by Ólafur Arnalds and Alice Sara Ott.

Tickets are on sale now (link in bio)! https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/ashleyliane-dance-company-unseen

You can also get tickets at the door!

#ashleylianedancecompany #ashleytatechoreography #stlouisdance #stldance #adcfamily #dancers #instadancers #dance #professionaldancers #kaf #kranzbergartsfoundation #thingstodoinstlouis #stlouis #dancecompany

I am deep into the final stages of putting together my first virtual concert, and while I am exhausted, I am proud.I choreographed 13 solos and 10 somewhat socially distanced ensemble pieces...wrote a few pages of lighting cues, worked on music selections and licenses, cleaned and prepared costumes, conducted Zoom and in person rehearsals with my staff, and now I am making it into a product for all to see.In a pandemic.We are resilient, strong and mighty.I love ADC.Forever and always.See you at the shows this weekend. :-)

Music: Ólafur Arnalds

Ashleyliane.com/visionsofhope

Yvonne R. Tate. (Or Mama Tate to many). She would be 72 today.

She was (and is) everything. She was supportive, honest, and truly the best shopping buddy you could ever ask for. She cooked amazing food, gave some of the most insightful advice, and had beautiful handwriting and incredible fashion sense.Her influence reached people way beyond Ania and I and she lives on through the hearts of people all over the world.

She was always there when you needed her and was never opposed to sharing a plate of potato skins while watching an old movie or sitting out on the porch drinking a hot cup of coffee.

Here she is during one of our “field trips” to the Missouri History Museum, because we were both information junkies and history nerds.

We wouldn’t have made it through so many moments in life (and still wouldn’t) without her.

Happy Birthday, Mom!!!

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

Still reflecting on To The Beat Y’all: A Hip Hop Symposium (October 2025)

This project was deeply meaningful to me. In the fall, I conceived, curated, and directed UNC Charlotte’s first interdisciplinary hip hop symposium, designed as a space for embodied learning, dialogue, and community-engaged research and knowledge production.

Made possible through the Free Expression & Constructive Dialogue Task Force Mini-Grant, Charlotte is Creative HUG Micro-Grant, UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grant, and the UNC Dance Department and College of Arts + Architecture, this 3-day symposium across 2 locations brought together artists, educators, scholars, and community members through performances, interactive sessions, presentations, and conversation exploring hip hop as a tool for storytelling, resistance, education, social change, and community empowerment.

Special thank you to Manny Faces for serving as keynote speaker. Deep gratitude to Aysha Upchurch, Bethany, Jordan McDaniel, John Hairston, Mark Sanders, Janise Rodriguez, Cyanca, Bluz Rogers, Gic0e, Marlon Morrison, Madison King, GoodBrotherlyzm, Tyler Bunzey, Coach C, friday jones, YUNG Citizen, Elijah Grady, AJ Glasco, Tiger Woods, and Ana Ogbueze for your artistry, knowledge, and presence.

Shoutout to UNC Charlotte Dance alumni Erika, Riley, Danielle, Sydney, Katie, Camryn, Briahna, Rahquelah, and Madison for returning to perform and contribute to the energy of this event. Much love to my street team and students of Hip Hop and Street Dance Studies: Gia, Naiya, Alex, Holloway, Keegan, Ella, Quenton, Shelby, Abbi, Tonya, Cierra, and Amber.

Special thank you to Naiya Graham for graphic design and shaping the visual identity of this project.

A heartfelt thank you to my sister Ania and my partner Kip for traveling to support me.

And this work continues! A documentary is in development, participant reflections show impact, and I am writing a scholarly article on the symposium’s pedagogical and cultural significance.

I’m currently developing my second interdisciplinary hip hop symposium for Fall 2027.I am so excited!

Follow: @tothebeatyallsymposium 😊

📷: @bethany_grace_creates

I am so honored and thankful to be a recipient of an Artist Support Grant from the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council supporting my upcoming research trip to Chicago this weekend. This opportunity will deepen my creative and scholarly inquiry at the intersection of art, environmental justice, and community ecosystems.

During this time, I will attend the International Conference on Urban Affairs and meet with People for Community Recovery (PCR), continuing to learn from organizers and communities working at the forefront of environmental justice. These experiences will directly inform and expand my next large-scale creative research endeavor centered on Hazel Johnson, her legacy, and ongoing efforts toward healthier, more equitable communities.

I am so grateful for the support that makes this work possible and looking forward to what this next chapter will reveal through research, collaboration, and creative practice.

@asccharlotte

I am so honored and thankful to be a recipient of an Artist Support Grant from the Charlotte Arts and Sciences Council supporting my upcoming research trip to Chicago this weekend. This opportunity will deepen my creative and scholarly inquiry at the intersection of art, environmental justice, and community ecosystems.

During this time, I will attend the International Conference on Urban Affairs and meet with People for Community Recovery (PCR), continuing to learn from organizers and communities working at the forefront of environmental justice. These experiences will directly inform and expand my next large-scale creative research endeavor centered on Hazel Johnson, her legacy, and ongoing efforts toward healthier, more equitable communities.

I am so grateful for the support that makes this work possible and looking forward to what this next chapter will reveal through research, collaboration, and creative practice.

@asccharlotte

Celebrating my sister on her 50th birthday, your strength, wisdom, and presence mean more than I can ever fully express. I’m grateful for you today and always.

To my sister, my constant, and my forever friend, thank you for being someone I can always count on. You’ve held me up, made me laugh when I needed it, listened with care, and led with grace. I admire you more than you know, and to me, you’ll always be the one who stands out in every room.

Thank you for walking with me through every chapter and for being unapologetically you. I hope this next trip around the sun brings you deep peace, overflowing abundance, beautiful experiences, and all the joy your heart can hold.

“Sisters share a bond that time and distance can never break.”

Happy Birthday, Ania, love you always. 💚

Enjoy a recent photo, a throwback, and one of us together!

@anialynette

Celebrating my sister on her 50th birthday, your strength, wisdom, and presence mean more than I can ever fully express. I’m grateful for you today and always.

To my sister, my constant, and my forever friend, thank you for being someone I can always count on. You’ve held me up, made me laugh when I needed it, listened with care, and led with grace. I admire you more than you know, and to me, you’ll always be the one who stands out in every room.

Thank you for walking with me through every chapter and for being unapologetically you. I hope this next trip around the sun brings you deep peace, overflowing abundance, beautiful experiences, and all the joy your heart can hold.

“Sisters share a bond that time and distance can never break.”

Happy Birthday, Ania, love you always. 💚

Enjoy a recent photo, a throwback, and one of us together!

@anialynette

Celebrating my sister on her 50th birthday, your strength, wisdom, and presence mean more than I can ever fully express. I’m grateful for you today and always.

To my sister, my constant, and my forever friend, thank you for being someone I can always count on. You’ve held me up, made me laugh when I needed it, listened with care, and led with grace. I admire you more than you know, and to me, you’ll always be the one who stands out in every room.

Thank you for walking with me through every chapter and for being unapologetically you. I hope this next trip around the sun brings you deep peace, overflowing abundance, beautiful experiences, and all the joy your heart can hold.

“Sisters share a bond that time and distance can never break.”

Happy Birthday, Ania, love you always. 💚

Enjoy a recent photo, a throwback, and one of us together!

@anialynette

I’m heartbroken to have heard about the passing of Marcus Johnson, my grad school cohort, collaborator, and dear friend. Marcus was there for me through some of the most difficult moments in my life, through the loss of my grandmother and the early stages of my health journey.

For two years, we held each other down through everything, laughter, tears, and all the in-between moments that come with balancing life, love, and academia.We had a pact: he would help me get through ballet class, and I would help him get through history and theory. We were a team in every sense of the word. 🙂

His smile could light up any room, and his talent was undeniable. He carried both with a grace and warmth that made people feel seen and supported.

I hate that I’m not in town to offer my condolences in person, but he has been heavy on my heart these past couple of weeks. Sending love and prayers to his family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.

Thank you, Marcus, for being a part of my life, and for allowing me to be a part of yours. You will be deeply missed, but certainly not forgotten. ❤

@marcj2691 🕊️

I’m heartbroken to have heard about the passing of Marcus Johnson, my grad school cohort, collaborator, and dear friend. Marcus was there for me through some of the most difficult moments in my life, through the loss of my grandmother and the early stages of my health journey.

For two years, we held each other down through everything, laughter, tears, and all the in-between moments that come with balancing life, love, and academia.We had a pact: he would help me get through ballet class, and I would help him get through history and theory. We were a team in every sense of the word. 🙂

His smile could light up any room, and his talent was undeniable. He carried both with a grace and warmth that made people feel seen and supported.

I hate that I’m not in town to offer my condolences in person, but he has been heavy on my heart these past couple of weeks. Sending love and prayers to his family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him.

Thank you, Marcus, for being a part of my life, and for allowing me to be a part of yours. You will be deeply missed, but certainly not forgotten. ❤

@marcj2691 🕊️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

Some moments from winter break. Laughing, eating, resting, and of course, dancing. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

More snapshots from fall 2025. ❤️

Starting another year celebrating one of the greatest gifts in my life, Raven Akram. We have been locked in since 6th grade and this is not just any friendship, but the kind that holds you through every season…milestones, transitions, joy, grief, and everything in between. There are truly aren’t enough words.

My Raisin Bran is brilliance and heart all in one.She is intentional, compassionate, courageous, and always pouring into others. Being in her presence is to feel grounded, supported, and genuinely loved, and I know I’m not the only one who experiences that.

No matter where life goes, the time we’ve shared will always be some of my most cherished. I hope this new year of life reminds you just how appreciated and loved you are…every single day, but especially today.

Hope you had the best time relaxing today and enjoying that amazing resort!I can’t wait to see you in a couple weeks.Also…we need more photos together, haha.

Love you always chum. Happy Birthday!! ❤️

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography

My two-week residency with the St. Louis Dance Theatre Trainees this past December was an experience I will carry with me for a long time. I want to publicly thank each of them for going on this journey with me.

Together, we built Fault Lines, a work that examines St. Louis’ history of redlining, exclusionary zoning, and inequitable urban planning. Drawing on the city’s spatial history and its environmental consequences (including exposure to pollutants and unequal access to green space), the piece translates policy into embodied experience. We asked: how does policy live in the body? How do invisible systems shape breath, weight, proximity, and choice?

Through embodied arts-based research, dialogue, and reflection, these dancers leaned into complex material with courage and care. They were open, thoughtful, and their talent is undeniable.

All of these photos were taken by Brandy, one of my best friends, who captured the dancers and this process so beautifully.

Thank you to @frandonbink, @swervinandkirven, and @warnerprange for the opportunity and @sadie_reimer for being so helpful during the process!

If you are in St. Louis, I would love for you to come to The Grandel on Saturday, February 21st, to see them shine.

Tickets: https://www.metrotix.com/events/detail/trainee-winter-concert

@stldancetheatre_trainees
📷: @brandbphotography