Nyna Moore: Dancers Making Moves
Episode 8 of the Dancers Making Moves podcast, hosted by Carly Vanderheyden, titled "Nyna Moore: Dancers Making Moves" was published on March 21, 2025 and runs 37 minutes.
March 21, 2025 ·37m · Dancers Making Moves
Summary
From growing up in Denver, to pursuing a BFA in Dance at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, to now dancing with Saint Louis Dance Theatre. In our conversation with Nyna, we discuss life as a professional dancer in a repertory company, and an exciting new choreographic process for the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) original production "Kaleidoscope Crown" Nyna Moore (She/Her, Denver, CO) received her formal education at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Academy as a part of the youth ensemble under the direction of Bashir Page-Sanders. In 2022, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with her BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. She has worked with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in their production of Porgy and Bess and as a member of Contemporary Modern Company, Nu-World Contemporary Danse Theater (2016-2022). While at Uarts, Nyna worked with many notable artists, including Tommie-Waheed Evans, Kim Bears-Bailey, Michael Sheridan, Symone Holliday, Sidra Bell, Alfred Dove, Andrea Weber, and Mark Caserta. Nyna is currently in her second season with Saint Louis Dance Theater. She is excited to continue discovering new ways to instill hope in audiences. She believes the Dancers Making Moves project will assist in her pursuit of finding and deepening her artistic voice thus far in her dance career.Follow @dancers.making.moves on Instagram and Facebook and learn more about the artists involved in this project at www.dancersmakingmoves.com.
Episode Description
From growing up in Denver, to pursuing a BFA in Dance at University of the Arts in Philadelphia, to now dancing with Saint Louis Dance Theatre. In our conversation with Nyna, we discuss life as a professional dancer in a repertory company, and an exciting new choreographic process for the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) original production "Kaleidoscope Crown"
Nyna Moore (She/Her, Denver, CO) received her formal education at the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Academy as a part of the youth ensemble under the direction of Bashir Page-Sanders. In 2022, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with her BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. She has worked with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in their production of Porgy and Bess and as a member of Contemporary Modern Company, Nu-World Contemporary Danse Theater (2016-2022). While at Uarts, Nyna worked with many notable artists, including Tommie-Waheed Evans, Kim Bears-Bailey, Michael Sheridan, Symone Holliday, Sidra Bell, Alfred Dove, Andrea Weber, and Mark Caserta. Nyna is currently in her second season with Saint Louis Dance Theater. She is excited to continue discovering new ways to instill hope in audiences. She believes the Dancers Making Moves project will assist in her pursuit of finding and deepening her artistic voice thus far in her dance career.
Follow @dancers.making.moves on Instagram and Facebook and learn more about the artists involved in this project at www.dancersmakingmoves.com.
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