DSH Member Directory

Caitlyn Cork
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Caitlyn
Primary Contact Last Name
Cork
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary, Heels, Hip hop, Jazz, Modern
Short Description
Caitlyn Cork is a Texas-based dancer, choreographer, and teacher. She is currently a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance candidate from Sam Houston State University. In her career and training, she has worked with Alex Clair, Cat Cogliandro, Sarah Garcia, Francisco Graciano, Travis Lake, Andrew Noble, Dionne Noble, Stephanie Nelson, Adele Nickel, Maya Orchin, and Meghan Sanett. She has had the chance to perform for Barnstorm Dance Fest by Dance Source Houston in Houston, TX, Dance Italia in Lucca, Italy, and American College Dance Association in Long Beach, California. Her future aspirations are to choreograph dances around the world. After college, Caitlyn plans on teaching students using interdisciplinary methods while finding time to perform and choreograph.
Headshot
Primary Contact First Name
Carolina
Primary Contact Last Name
Salomon
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary
Short Description
I am an independent choreographer who dives deep into the emotional process of my body during both challenging and joyful times. I am driven by a profound curiosity to understand the human experience and translate it into expressive movement.
Creative Minds Collaborative
Primary Contact First Name
Nao
Primary Contact Last Name
Kusuzaki
Member Category
Short Description
Creative Minds Collaborative (CMC) cultivates cultural understanding between Houston’s diverse communities through collaborative dance works.
CMC creates meaningful interactions for the public through the production
of new dance programming that bridges the educational, cultural, and artistic sectors, partnering with business and community leaders from Houston to as far away as Japan.
Photo by Fluid Frames Dance Photography
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Cynthia
Primary Contact Last Name
Garcia
Dance Genre(s)
Ballet, Flamenco, Folklorico, Hip hop, Jazz, Modern, Tap
Short Description
Chicana mover, creator, educator, and multi-disciplined artist from El Paso, Texas based in Houston, Texas.
Dannielle Shaw
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Dannielle
Primary Contact Last Name
Shaw
Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary
Short Description
Dannielle Shaw is a Houston based choreographer and performer, interested in exploring improvisational elements and various qualities of movement.
Destiny Dance Production LLC
Primary Contact First Name
Stephanie
Primary Contact Last Name
Bassett
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
African, Ballet, Contemporary, Hip hop, Jazz, Modern
Short Description
Creative group for artist development; Dance Production company.
Dillon Bell
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Dillon
Primary Contact Last Name
Bell
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary, Multidisciplinary, Tap
Short Description
Dillon Bell explores is a mover and curator who explores authenticity through subtly and intimate musical connection.
The Artz Logo
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Demarco
Primary Contact Last Name
Howard
Member Category
Short Description
At the Artz, we strive to provide a safe and fun environment to learn all things aerial and circus arts related. We believe that working out can be fun and challenging while building self confidence which can have a major impact on one's overall health. Educating our community about aerial fabrics, lyra and trapeze while throwing in overall wellness is what keeps us going.
DiverseWorks
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Xandra
Primary Contact Last Name
Eden
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
Short Description
DiverseWorks commissions, produces, and presents new and daring art in all its forms through innovative collaborations that honor each artist’s vision without constraint.
Dorena Battaglino
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Dorena
Primary Contact Last Name
Battaglino
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Musical Theatre, Tap
Short Description
Tap Dancer, Teacher & Choreographer
Double Vision Dance
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Shanesha
Primary Contact Last Name
Seals
Member Category
Short Description
Double Vision Dance Inc mission is to cultivate and empower through the arts for the youth, adults, communities all around the world with christian-based values.​
The directors are Shanesha and Tranesha Seals. They are certified teachers holding a Bachelors of Science in Dance from Lamar University with 13 years of teaching experience and 20 years of performing and choreographing experience.

They have performed around Texas, Louisiana, Washington D.C, Las Vegas, North Carolina and so many more. From award shows to community events. Attending ACDFA (American College Dance Festival), also multiple summer intensive programs and workshops where they studied more on the Horton, Graham technique as well as ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and Hip Hop.
Dr Sunanda Nair
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Dr Sunanda
Primary Contact Last Name
Nair
Short Description
Dr.Sunanda Nair is the first student in the country to have a Masters degree in Mohini Attam from Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya affiliated to the University of Mumbai. She has cleared the necessary net exams demanded by the University.

She has completed her PhD from Bombay University for her thesis "Intrinsic Lyrical Feminism in Mohiniattam"

She has been a Mohini Attam lecturer at her alma mater for 9 years affiliated to the University of Mumbai
Dr. Pranamya suri
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Pranamya
Primary Contact Last Name
Suri
Dance Genre(s)
Indian
Short Description
Kuchipudi Dancer
Emalie | Museum H Studios
Primary Contact First Name
Emalie
Primary Contact Last Name
Museum H Studios
Member Category
Short Description
Museum H Studios is a collective creating educational and artistic exhibits, media, and dance.
FRAME DANCE
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Lydia
Primary Contact Last Name
Hance
Member Category
Short Description
In 2010, Lydia Hance founded Frame Dance Productions to bring radically inclusive and deeply personal contemporary dance to Houston. To date, Frame Dance has created over 40 unique site-specific performances and nine dances for the camera. Our productions were described by Arts + Culture Texas Editor-in-Chief Nancy Wozny as “some of the most compelling and entertaining work in Houston.”
Garage Arts Project
Member Title
Primary Contact First Name
Sandhya
Primary Contact Last Name
Raghuraman
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Indian, Multidisciplinary
Short Description
Garage Arts Project is a nonprofit dedicated to providing an immersive platform for artists and audiences to foster creativity and goodwill, increase appreciation of the arts and strive for better cultural understanding. We promote local artists (performing and visual), encourage and create opportunities for audience-artist interaction, and bring various cultural groups together.