COLLABORATORS

These are the beautiful humans that I often collaborate with to bring my work to life.

Mariama Noguera-Devers

Mariama hails from the beautiful twin-island of Trinidad and Tobago, the most Southern island of the Caribbean region. She is the Programs Manager at Art Start, a nonprofit dedicated to using the creative process to work with historically marginalized youth. Mariama graduated from The New School in 2017, with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Global Studies. She has both an acting and dance background, with training in styles such as modern Graham, West African and Trinidad and Tobago folk. She is also a freelance dancer, teaching Soca Fitness dance classes and performing with choreographers such as Ralph Lemon and Havanna Fisher.

Isabella Jackson

Isabella Jackson is a dancer and filmmaker residing in New York City.  She attended Eugene Lang College the New School for Liberal Arts and received her BA in Culture and Media and Dance.  She continues her dance career through singular projects with topics ranging from the art of movement, storytelling, social constructs and social justice.  When Isabella is not dancing she is working on film projects ranging from script reading, script writing and video editing.  She recently produced the independent feature film, Prom King 2010. 

Olivia Porter

Olivia hails from Atlanta, Georgia. She began her studies at a young age and at  the tender age of 18 she moved to NYC to attend Eugene Lang College to study dance. She is a recent graduate and has a Bachelors of Arts with a concentration in Dance. She has a background in studying ballet, jazz and modern dance. Olivia is interested in making her own choreographic work. She values creating work that not only challenges the work and dancers, but the audience as well.

Na'ilah Harris

Na'ilah Harris was born in New York City and received the majority of her dance training between Harlem School of the Arts, Edge School of the Arts, and Bedford Stuyvesant Youth Arts Academy. At the collegiate level, she has studied and performed with Eugene Lang at The New School and Howard University. She recently performed at the Groundswell Series with B.redi dance company of which she is a member. Currently pursuing her BA at the New School in Global Studies, Na'ilah would like to thank her parents and instructors for her training and Havanna Fisher for the opportunity to be a part of this performance.

Diana Uribe

Diana is a first-generation American dancer, educator, and choreographer based in New Jersey. She is trained in ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz, and hip hop, among other forms, and holds a BA in Contemporary Dance and Psychology from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at The New School (2020). Her performance experience includes appearances at Harlem Stage (2023), Chelsea Factory (2022), Untermyer Gardens Conservancy (2021), United Palace and BAAD! Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (2019), King’s Theatre (2018), and other notable venues.

Diana’s commitment to dance education began in 2016 and continues to guide her work as a teaching artist. She believes deeply in the transformative power of mindful, holistic education and leads from a lifelong learner’s perspective. Inspired by her students and grounded in ongoing study of arts history, Diana cultivates inclusive and supportive learning environments where movement is explored alongside conversations about leadership, culture, race, functional anatomy, and historical context. As of 2018, she also works with the Cotton Series Project. In 2020, she became a company member with UNDERcurrents, founded by nia love. Diana began her journey with Greenhouse Arts Center as a college intern in 2017, joined the teaching staff in 2018, became Company Director in 2020, and was appointed New Jersey Director in 2024. She remains dedicated to furthering the organization’s mission of making the arts accessible to all.

Ashley Bernal

Ashley Bernal is a Ph.D. student in Public and Urban Policy at The New School’s Milano School of International Affairs. Her research interests include disparate impact for racial minorities and the various ways racial minorities experience citizenship. Prior to her doctoral studies, Ashley served as a Gender-based Violence Program Coordinator where she created a culturally specific program to better service African-American and LBTQ domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking survivors of the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Currently she is a research consultant and adjunct professor at the City University of New York’s York College, teaching courses in the Sociology of Race & Ethnicity, the Sociology of Gender, and Social Stratification. Contact Ashley at keepyaheadup2019@gmail.com 

Emani Hears

Emani Hears is a model, classically trained dancer and versatile choreographer seeking opportunities that will catapult her onto the world stage. Emani has modeled at fashion week and Magazines such as Lifestyle and Urban cup. Emani’s dance background includes various genres, such as: Ballet, Modern, Street Jazz, African, Waltz, Swing, Rumba, Merengue, Salsa, Tango, Hip Hop, Liturgical, and Step. She has received professional dance training at Alvin Ailey, Howard University, Maryland Youth Ballet, Dancewave, and Gramercy Performing Arts High School of Manhattan. Additionally, Emani is a global thinker who has committed her time and talents to serve the world community. She also is a youth advocate and a member of the Montgomery County Youth Advisory Committee.