Where are you from and where do you currently live? How and when did you get your start in dance? My love for dance began at a very early age. I eventually started moving the living room furniture around and gathering my family in the living room to watch me perform. Whenever we had guests, I would perform for them as well.
I loved waking up on Saturday mornings to go to class and play with my friends. Months later, she threw us a recital in her backyard. I ended up not performing because I got stage fright at the last minute. I sat in the front row and cried, but I was happy to still earn my trophy! What has your dance training and background been like? How did you get to where you are today? I decided I wanted to get more serious about my dance training when I became a teenager.
She taught modern dance. One month into college, I got my first dance company contract at seventeen years old with Of Moving Colors, under the artistic direction of Garland Goodwin Wilson.
How and when did you first get started with Aerial performance? At first, I lacked upper body strength, which was super frustrating! The art was so intriguing to me, so I just kept attending the club meetings hoping to gain improvement.
I was cast as a dancer, but sadly, I was not chosen to do aerial. That moment of rejection created a fire in me, and I wanted to get better and stronger so I kept persevering! Eventually, our school club turned into an actual college course taught by former Diavolo company member, Nick Erickson. I know that you now perform with UniverSoul Circus! How did you get involved in this company and how long have you been there? What is the environment like?
