My Work
I describe my personal style as a mixture of contemporary and jazz with influences of commercial dance.
Within the realm of commercial dance, I believe in the aspects of a dancer with a strong stage presence, but with an equally strong technical background. Growing up bouncing back and forth between competition studios,
ballet studios, and ballroom studios I have learned to be an adaptable and moldable dancer. My training was a melting pot of experiences.
I thrive from working with song lyrics because music is the base for dance, and I want to create the visual for
the song. I see the lyrics as a storyboard for my movement. I want to teach dancers to be aware of their bodies and flow between fluidity and sharpness. I emphasize utilizing quick twitch muscles and syncopation that is very beat driven, within the
musical realm.
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2021
3
Group: 9:00 minutes
Group Piece
Music: Santa Maria performed by Gotan Project | She Will Be Loved performed by Maroon 5 | Con Altura Performed by Rosalia &. J Balvin ft. El Guincho
Dancers: Kelly Donah, Sammy Fossum, Zariah Henthorn, Becca Hopkins, Ella McCauley, Hallie Moore, Ashley Reed, Kade Wright,
John Ray (Understudy), April Ulrich (Understudy)
“3” depicts the emotions and qualities that different styles of ballroom dance create. I wanted to explore how the origins of ballroom dance affect the way the audience feels while watching. From the intense tango, the passionate rumba, and finally, to the energetic cha cha, each style presents its specialized qualities and creates reactions for those watching or dancing.
Idle In Indulgence
Solo: 4:30 minutes
Music by: Drake and Beyonce, Mine (instrumental); Rosalia, A Palé
Dancer: Lily Farrar
My piece is based on “La Noche de San Juan” which is the night of fire celebration in Barcelona, Spain. The premise of my piece is that I am just a tourist in the city, being an outsider looking into the culture. When there is a dynamic switch in the music that is a representation of myself dreaming that I am one of those Spanish dancers performing in the square. In the end, I wake up from the daydream and still admire the city and what it has to offer. The idea is to remember you can always make your wildest dreams your reality.
2021
Three is a crowd
"I see my existence as 3 distinct emotions. My question is how do those emotions react to each other?" Choreography: Lily Farrar Music composed and played by: Adam Abrams Dancers: Kati Freeman, Jeneane Kraft, Cara Thomas Project Leader: Ashley Rivette Lighting Design: Brian Dugan
2021
Nostalgia Adrift
solo; 2:40 minutes
music: Slip by: Elliot Moss
Self Choreographed for Group Composition 2 at Shenandoah University
Dancer: V Cangelosi
The purpose of this project was to portray the feeling of regret and longing through beat driven movements on a single dancer. The premise of my piece is that moment when you realize you are at a point in life that the person you used to be has slipped away.
2020
Conscious Blur
quintet: 2:40 minutes
music: La Vie En Rose
Performed by: Lady Gaga
Dancers: Hallie Moore, Zariah Henthorn Kaitlyn Christoff, and Mary Kate Crawley
**choreographed over Zoom during the COVID-19 Pandemic**
The purpose of this project was to depict the point in a person's life that is now a distance memory that they perceive as better than what they have in the present.
2020
Loved Being Loved
Quartet: 2:55 minutes
Music: Peach Scone (live) by: Hobo Johnson
Dancers: Maggie DeFrees, Sammy Fossum, Hannah Mikulecky, and Christine West
**Tasks: Choreography on a 6x6 platform**
My research was what are the reasons that people don't share their true feelings to the ones they truly love when there are risks involved?
2019
21st Century Cabaret
Production: 17:00 minutes
Directed and Produced for ShenCoLab Student Festival at Shenandoah University with Grant.
The purpose of this project was to take modern music and turn it into 1960s jazz music and be performed in the atmosphere of a cabaret night club. This production was put together in just 4 days. It included a live band and singers
2019
Dear Inner Self
Dear Inner Self
Trio: 3:50 minutes
music: Speaking in Tongues II/ Om Namaha Shive by: Shelia Chandra
Dancers: Amy Cutler, Zariah Henthorn, and Rebecca Hopkins
The concept behind this piece was based off the phrase Om Namaha Shiva, which translates to "bow to your inner self". The overall concept is the idea of what would it be like if you could speak to your own self conscience in the flesh
2019
2019
Jane Doe
Solo: 3:30 minutes
Music: Josh McCausland; The Victim; Philip Glass, Metamorphosis II
This piece depicts the struggles of a survivor of human trafficking
Mi Corazon
Solo: 3:20 minutes
Music: Carlos Chavez/ La Zandunga
This solo was based in Rondo Form
Entry point was a poem.
Contrasting Similarities
Solo: 3:30 minutes
Music: Ryoji Ikeda
This solo was based on a Cultural Interview.
2019
2019
36 & 6
Duet: 3:00 minutes
Music by: Jimmy Smith and Erin Roukous
Dancers: Lily Farrar and Cassidy Myers
This duet was choreographed in the span of one week to an original composition to a guitar and a harp created specifically for this piece.
2018
If Not Now, When?
Collab w/ Kati Freeman
Music by: Two Cellos, The Resistance
Spoken word: Emma Watson
A piece on ending gender inequality