Meet Kenya
BIO
Kenya is an energetic and queer-identifying dancer who specializes in choreography and arts administration. With over 10 years of training in the styles of jazz, ballet, Chinese traditional dance, and modern, Kenya has worked with choreographers Andrew Vaca, Mj Wolff, and Sandi Schuber for stage performances and freelance work. Kenya received an Associates degree in Dance from Modesto Junior College before transferring to Cal State Long Beach and is now a BFA Candidate in Dance where she holds a student leadership position in the Department of Dance as President of Affinity A.I.D.E. She has attended the American College Dance Association (ACDA) festivals in Arizona (2022) and recently under the direction of Andrew Vaca hosted the Baja regional conference (2026) at CSULB this past February where she served on the production associate team. Outside of her academics, Kenya has recently taken on the role of Front of House Staff 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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