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My work synthesizes experiences, drawing from traditional aesthetics, musicality, and weight to build a physical language that feels both grounded and expansive.

It is rooted in contrast: force and suspension, control and release in constant dialogue. Movement stretches beyond itself to challenge physics, creating a sense of excitement within the body and pushing toward the unexpected.

Resistance plays a central role in the process: generating tension and momentum so that movement carries both impact and intention. This opens space for storytelling without relying on a fixed narrative.

The body is treated as fully three dimensional: constantly shifting, carving space, and existing in layers. The work lives in that dimensionality and seeks moments of clarity, intensity, and wonder. ‍

choreography reel

NewDANCEFest

A Scratch in the Chrome

Dallas Indie Dance Fest

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American College Dance Assoc.

In the Expectation Of

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Southern Methodist University

Houston Contemporary 2

Concrete Sollitude

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