DSH Member Directory
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Kristina
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Koutsoudas
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Dance Genre(s)
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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Lori
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Yuill
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Dance Genre(s)
Modern
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Choreographer, Lori Yuill, has been engaged in making dances for the past two decades. Her work includes ongoing research into the in-between spaces: the space between narrative and abstraction, choreography and improvisation, and between performance and rehearsal.
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Gabriela
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Estrada
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Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
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Multicultural dance artist, educator, choreographer, journalist, and filmmaker committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Mark
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Aguilar
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Mark Aguilar graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor’s in Fine Arts in Dance and a minor in Spanish. While attending NYU, he had the pleasure of choreographing multiple pieces on his peers, including Masculine vs. Feminine, T.M.R & N.O.A, In Red Ctrl, and F2A/F2B. Additionally, he was able to work with Rafael Cañals, and the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Mark is a Kinder HSPVA graduate of the class of 2020 where he had the opportunity to work with Zack Tang, Hope Stone, and Michael Foley.
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Maura
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García
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Dance Genre(s)
African, Contemporary, Folklorico, Hip hop, Latin, Modern, Multidisciplinary, Salsa
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Professional Dancer | Dancemaker & Director | Entertainer & Erotic Artist | Facilitator | Thought Leader
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Patricia
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Solorzano
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Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary, Modern, Multidisciplinary
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Paty Lorena Solórzano (b. Morelia, MX), independent bi-national choreographer, dancer and teacher. Director of giraSOLa dance, a platform for her dance projects that explore themes of her experience "ni de aquí ni de allá", and draw inspiration from nature and Latin American culture.
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Persi
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Mey
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Multidisciplinary
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Persi Mey is a movement artist based in Houston, Texas. Creating for both stage and film, their work is informed by a variety of athletic styles including: contemporary, breaking, tap, jazz, modern, muay thai, and ballet.
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Sara
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Draper
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Teresa
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Chapman
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Teresa Chapman is a choreographer, researcher, and educator. She is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Dance Program at the University of Houston where she teaches dance technique, kinesiology, and pedagogy.
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Tessa
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Salomone
Member Category
Dance Genre(s)
Ballet, Contemporary, Multidisciplinary
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Tessa Salomone is a queer, neurodivergent contemporary dance artist based in Houston. They recently completed their MFA in Choreography from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in London and hold a BFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University. Their current research examines how dance, as an embodied form of testimony, can heighten the ability to form a connection of kinesthetic empathy between performers and audiences.
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Toni Leago
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Valle
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Dance Genre(s)
Contemporary
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Toni Leago Valle is the Artistic Director of 6 Degrees, a contemporary dance / aerial dance company that promotes within dance the central theme of human connection and relationships as the healing component of human adversity.
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