BRINGING VISIONS TO LIFE
CHOREOGRAPHIC WORK
As a choreographer, my formula is simple: create and explore with joy, power, and play.
I am an individual eager to create works that break boundaries. What that looks like to me is exploring fusions of styles and making sure that what I create is not only visually captivating, but also relays a sense of joy from the performers. I find myself constantly curious to display a body in labor with powerful, angular, and dynamic movement. It's out of the box thinking that brings visions to life and I approach my creation process with that mindset, letting myself revel in the joys of trial and error to get to a product I feel proud of. I value both the journey and the destination and view the process and product as a partnership in my successes as a creator.
photos by @denmotherknowsbest
SWAN CAKE follows two swans as they celebrate their partnership throughout seasons changing before migrating for the winter. Performed by Tori Cone and Kacey Ura, this work is a parody of the renowned ballet "Swan Lake" in which Cone and Ura perform intricate and groovy movement to Grover Washington and Bill Wither's song "Just the Two of Us." This work premiered in 2025 at Show n Tell in Long Beach, CA.
Dancers Featured: Tori Cone, Kacey Ura
Performed at Show N Tell Long Beach 2025
MERRY GO ROUND OF LIFE is a collaborative work made in honor of Asian and Pacific Islander voices throughout AAPI month. In partnership with videographer Ricky Tomada and choreographic collaboration with her dancers, Cone aimed to utilize individuals in her community that belong to the AAPI community, including music by Joe Hiyashi. Individuals in this process identify with the following ethnicities: Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese. This dance film was filmed in Irvine, CA.
photos by Skye Schmidt
HAPA is a Polynesian Fusion work, with original music by Te Vaka, that premiered at CSULB's Variance Concert in October 2022. The work explores unity, power, and celebration through dance in the Pacific Islands in collaboration with Eurocentric dance forms. Hapa was selected to represent California State University of Long Beach at the American College Dance Association National Conference in 2023 and was selected to be performed in MashUp's International Women's Day Festival in 2024.
"manifests power and joy through ritual that weds the past and present"
Adjudicators Leah Cox, Teena Marie Custer, and Helanius J. Wilkins
Performed at the ACDA National Conference Baja Region 2023