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Public Speaking, Teaching & Consulting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a dance artist, educator, and systems builder, I use movement as a way to meet the emerging moment\u2014honoring lineage while reimagining what\u2019s possible. My work lives at the intersection of Afro-diasporic contemporary dance, structured improvisation, and academic and artistic transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, I\u2019ve spoken and taught at the Bates Dance Festival, contributed to field-wide conversations through the Dance Studies Association and the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), and served as an adjudicator with the American College Dance Association. I also co-curated and taught at Dance Gathering Lagos, a vibrant international platform for choreographic exchange, rooted in the urgency and dynamism of movement across global Black and African contexts.
As the founding Principal Investigator of FLOAT (floatfl.org), a Mellon Foundation-funded initiative, I\u2019ve led the design of a three-tiered platform for supporting artists responding to the intensifying social and political pressures on academic and creative freedom in Florida. Through FLOAT, I work to build environments that protect creative agency and sustain future-forward thinking.
My offerings reflect a lifelong commitment to dance not only as an art form but as a method for sensing, shaping, and transforming our shared world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What I Offer<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Keynote speaking:<\/strong>
Topics: academic arts leadership, dance as cultural and social technology, systems change, interdisciplinary futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Workshops & master classes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Afro-diasporic contemporary dance techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Technology of the Circle (group improvisation + performance practice)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Improvisation and ritual as tools for collective expression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Curatorial consulting:<\/strong>
    Festival, residency, and program design rooted in pluralism, hybridity, and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


    Adjudication:<\/strong>
    Collegiate and professional dance performance evaluation.
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    Institutional facilitation:<\/strong>
    Support for organizations undergoing transformation in curriculum, equity work, and interdisciplinary programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Residencies & commissions:<\/strong>
    Solo or ensemble-based artistic residencies that integrate movement, performance, public dialogue, and creative research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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