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Adele
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Nickel
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Brittany
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Bass
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Caiya
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Velasco-Teters
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Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
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Caiya Velasco-Teters is a 24 y/o Houston native, seasoned choreographer and performer. She holds over 100+ performances under her belt as a dancer & circus artist and has produced 3 full length productions featuring contemporary and aerial arts disciplines. Caiya’s training dates back to age 3 when she began training Classical Ballet. She then went on to train in many other dance disciplines along with circus arts. With an emphasis on dance her whole life, she decided she wanted to pursue circus at the age of 16 hoping to create original productions that incorporated both dance and circus arts. After gaining knowledge and training in circus, it was time for her to set her dream of creating productions in motion; so she started Cai Circus. She did this not only help build the circus community in Houston, but to also bring both the Dance Industry and Circus Industry together, being an example of mixing performing arts disciplines to create something new and creative here in Houston.
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Cynthia
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Garcia
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Ballet, Flamenco, Folklorico, Hip hop, Jazz, Modern, Tap
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Chicana mover, creator, educator, and multi-disciplined artist from El Paso, Texas based in Houston, Texas.
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Dannielle
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Shaw
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Contemporary
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Dannielle Shaw is a Houston based choreographer and performer, interested in exploring improvisational elements and various qualities of movement.
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Dr Sunanda
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Nair
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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
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
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Francisco
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Graciano
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Multidisciplinary
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I am a dance artist.
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Isabel
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Villegas
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Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary
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Isabel "Izzy" Villegas is a multidisciplinary artist that uses dance to articulate her perspective on the human experience. Using the language of dance to accentuate her perspective, she combines a range of different artistic mediums to create a commentary on prevalent themes of the human experience.
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Isabella
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Vik
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Movement artist, dancer and performer blending multiple disciplines to create art with the intention of causing visceral reaction.
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Jack
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Wolff
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Contemporary
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I have choreographed tap, ballet, jazz, and contemporary. My choreography is very musically driven.
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Jadd
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Tank
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Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
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Jadd Tank is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus on choreography, dance, performance, creative production and direction. After three years in New York City and over five years in the MENA region, he has made his way to Houston Texas which he now calls home. Jadd hopes to carve out a niche in the dance and movement industry locally, regionally and internationally. See more of his work at www.jaddtank.com
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jhon r.
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stronks
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Contemporary, Jazz, Modern, Multidisciplinary
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#yaydance
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Kalpana
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Subbarao
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Indian
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Kathak
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Karen J
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Imas
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Modern
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I am a choreographer and dancer who occasionally collaborates with other artists on modern dance/multidisciplinary works.
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Kemi
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OG
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Kemi OG is a dance artist, choreographer, and creative director who trains and specializes in contemporary African dance and fusion choreography.
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Kristina
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Koutsoudas
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Multidisciplinary
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Near Eastern, Middle Eastern, and North African traditional and contemporary dances give powerful expression to intimate, universally feminine experiences of life.
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