ACTIVATE: AN ARTIST SERIES
EVERY SUNDAY IN AUGUST!
ACTIVATE is a series curated for Movers and Makers who share the collective intention of cultivating awareness and action through dance.
Dates: Every Sunday in August 2:00-3:15pm EST (optional free warm-up led by Lauren beginning at 1:30pm EST)
Ages: 14-Professional
In this series you will be guided by a different Artist each Sunday. Each instructor will share their unique perspective through a personal movement practice and/or phrase work.
Lauren will provide mid-week “check-ins” to review any outside research that may be encouraged by the Faculty. Throughout the series please feel free to reach out via email with questions that may arise within your classes. We want to get you thinking! Our intention is to create an ongoing conversation within our community.
After our final class together, (August 30th at 3:15pm EST) please join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion inspired by YOUR questions with our Faculty. We hope you walk away from this series with more clarity, awareness, compassion, and a shared desire to ACTIVATE a positive shift within our industry and in your (he)art.
I am looking forward to learning and growing alongside of you!
With Gratitude and Love,
Lauren
ARTISTS
Chantelle Good
Chantelle Good, originally from Toronto, Canada, started dancing at the young age of two. Following her years of training at Elite Danceworx, Chantelle moved to New York to study dance at Marymount Manhattan College, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in choreography. She has performed in professional events including New York Fashion Week, BC Beat, Reverb Dance Festival, the Inside/Out Festival at Jacob's Pillow, and the American Music Awards. In both 2016 and 2017, Chantelle attended Springboard Danse Montreal under the direction of Alexandra Wells, where she performed works by Stijn Celis and Ohad Naharin. She has also performed works by Alexandra Damiani, Robert Battle, Jo Strømgren, Adam Barruch, Al Blackstone, Stacey Tookey, Kate Harpootlian, and Emma Portner. In addition to concert work, she has danced for recording artists including Jennifer Lopez, Blood Orange, iskwē, and Snoop Dogg. When she is not performing or working on a creative project, Chantelle enjoys sharing her knowledge and passion for dance as a teaching artist and guest choreographer for studios and intensives across North America. She continues to learn from her fellow artists and mentors while flourishing her own diverse professional career.
Learn more about and follow Chantelle here. https://www.instagram.com/chantelle_good/?hl=en
Gaby Diaz
Born and raised in Miami, FL, Gaby Diaz started dancing at the age of 3 and trained in various styles growing up. In 2015, she was crowned America’s Favorite Dancer for season 12 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and went on to perform on tour alongside Season 12’s Top Ten. Gaby was also seen performing in Jennifer Lopez’s Las Vegas show, “All I Have”, as an All Star on Seasons 13 and 14 of So You Think You Can Dance, and on tour with Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound Company. Most recently, Gaby can be seen performing as an apprentice with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.
Learn more about and follow Ricardo here. https://www.instagram.com/itsgabydiaz/?hl=en
Ida Saki
Ida Saki trained at Dance Industry PAC, Booker T. Washington HSPVA, and furthered her studies at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She was a closing member of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet after dancing with them from 2011-2015, and has performed with Monica Bill Barnes & Co., in The Lucky Ones, Sonya Tayeh’s You’ll Still Call Me By Name, as well as playing Lady Macbeth/rehearsal director in the immersive show, Sleep No More. She has received national honors including one of Dance Magazine’s Top 25 to Watch and modern dance winner by NFAA YoungArts where she was named a Presidential Scholar of the Arts. Saki is a co-founder of Dancer’s Give Back Dallas, a non-profit raising funds for cancer research and patient support, and a Mind Body Dancer Yoga Teacher. Saki was an associate choreographer and played Electra in the film, CATS. She recently finished filming In The Heights, being released June 2020 and currently is the assistant choreographer on a new Amazon film.
Learn more about and follow Ida here. http://idasaki.com/Home.html
Ricardo Hartley III
Ricardo Hartley III, an Atlanta native, is currently a 4th year dancer at The Juilliard School. Ricardo is a graduate of Booker T. Washington HSPVA with recognition from the National Young Arts Foundation as a finalist in Modern Dance. While at Juilliard and Booker T. HSPVA, Ricardo has performed works by Andrea Miller, Bryan Arias, Crystal Pite, Jose Limon, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon, Donald McKayle, Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson. In 2019, Ricardo was awarded with the Marjorie Tallman Scholarship in Dance from The Juilliard School. In 2020, the Youth America Grand Prix awarded Ricardo with the Outstanding Choreography Award. Ricardo is excited to continue his final year at Juilliard.
Learn more about and follow Ricardo here. https://www.instagram.com/ricardohartley/?hl=en
Tiare Keeno
Tiare Keeno received her BFA from The Juilliard School in 2016 under the direction of Lawrence Rhodes. While there, she performed the lead roles in Martha Graham’s Dark Meadow and José Limón’s Missa Brevis. In 2012, Tiare was a company member of Nevada Ballet Theatre where she collaborated with Cirque du Soleil. Since then, she went on to perform works by Camille A. Brown, Aszure Barton, Kyle Abraham, Jiří Kylián, Kidd Pivot, RUBBERBAND Dance Group, Micaela Taylor, and Hofesh Shechter, among others. She has been a faculty member of FRESH Dance Intensive and a main collaboration artist with ArtsFusion Initiative. In 2017, she moved to Macau, China where she collaborated with MGM and Sceno-Plus Productions in the creation of a cirque show. Most recently, Tiare performed in Al Blackstone’s Freddie Falls in Love at the Joyce Theatre and is currently dancing with contemporary repertory company, BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles.
Learn more about and follow Tiare here. https://www.instagram.com/ttkeeno/?hl=en