Meet Kenya
BIO
Kenya is an energetic dancer who specializes in choreographer and arts administration. With
over 10 years of training in the styles of jazz, ballet, and modern, Kenya has worked with
choreographers Nhan Ho, Mj Wolff, and Sandi Schuber for stage performances and freelance
work. In Modesto, California Kenya received an AA degree in Dance from Modesto Junior
College and is now a BFA Canidate in Dance at Cal State Long Beach where she holds a student leadership position in the Department of Dance as Co-President of Affinity Aide. She has attended the American College Dance Assocation festivals in Arizona (2022) and the national conference in Long Beach in (2023) where she completed a multitude of workshops, creation exploration, and classes from credible creatives as well as performance opportunities at ACDA events. While at CSULB Kenya received the Department of Dance scholarship which helped her tremendously by allowing her to achieve her academic goals! Outside of her academics, Kenya has taken on the role of Production Intern with MashUp Contemporary Dance Company in Los Angeles where she has homed in on her arts administration skills.
What motivates me to move is limitless. There is next to nothing that I consume as a human that I wouldn’t be able to create into dance. Looking from the out of body lense is my first approach; letting go to draw me in closer to the process. I’m able to go back into my own space with a journal to jot down movement ideas or phrases. While in my teaching setting I’m interested in working with diverse learners, and in my pedagogical practices to implement inclusion. I’m able to find community between students, allowing safe spaces.
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