Torya Beard
Director, Creative Consultant/Strategist, Choreographer, Educator, and Producer
Torya Beard is a New York-based director, creative consultant/strategist, choreographer, educator, and producer specializing in dance and theater. Her curvy professional path reflects a deep curiosity about and belief in the boundless possibilities at the intersection of creativity, artistic expression, and social justice.She studied...
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Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher
Vincent E. Thomas founded VTDance as an outlet for performance projects including solo, group, and collaborative choreographic endeavors. VTDance is multi-dimensional. The work builds on the use of contemporary dance, improvisation, text/movement, a variety of sound sources, and collaborations with other artists, including dancers,...
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Dancer
Diedre Dawkins is a 2003 Bessie Award winner and founder of “Dance is Healing” mentoring for middle school girls through dance. Dawkins graduated from the New York City High School of the Performing Arts and received her BFA in dance from New York University Tisch School of the Arts and her MFA in choreography and performance from...
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