About

Originally from Washington, D.C., I am a classically-trained contemporary dancer, dance educator, choreographer, and scholar. I received my Bachelor's in History of Science and a Certificate in the Program in Dance from Princeton University. I was a New York City-based freelance contemporary dancer, and choreographer for six years, after which I earned my Master of Fine Arts in Dance at the University of Michigan. While in graduate school, I researched Brazilian Zouk as a Fellow in the Center for World Performance Studies and upon graduating, traveled the world for a year to continue my preliminary ethnographic research on the dance in preparation for future scholarship. In 2019, I settled in Chicago to teach and produce dance events while continuing to travel extensively to teach, perform, and compete at national and international social dance events.

I currently direct Elements, Evolución Latina Dance Company's contemporary dance team, and teach daily online dance classes for dancers seeking solo training to support partnered social dancing with a focus on skills specific to Brazilian Zouk. Since March 2020, I have worked hard to keep students around the world moving, motivated, and connected through dance by providing a flexible and affordable program of daily drop-in classes (along with a rather lively Facebook chat that keeps us going through these dark times).

One day we will dance together again. Until then, stay safe, stay healthy, and stay dancing!