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Kata Rokkar

Kata Rokkar was a self choreographed solo, with inspiration taken from dance styles like whacking, samba, African dance and jazz/contemporary fusion. In the Summer of 2024, I partially tore my ACL and was unable to dance for the entire first half of the season. When I fully healed the following summer, I took inspiration from the physical and emotional journey during my recovery time, and translated that into the movement and storytelling in my solo. The feelings I tried to convey were my burning desire to get back on the stage, and to finally dance full out again.

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Rain Dance

In this Dance, I stepped out of my comfort zone and took risks with my choreography, it had been so long since I’ve done contemporary because of my passion for Hip-Hop Dance.

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Drive Far

This piece is called “Drive Far”, a hip-hop heels fusion choreography I created to showcase confident sexuality.

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10 Digits

Life is not easy, and whenever I have a bad day at school, I go home, turn on some music, and just dance.

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Pearls

When a viewer witnesses my work, I don´t want them to just watch but to have an experience.

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Liebestraum

Liebestraum is a contemporary piece that highlights the use of technique, circular movement, and partnering.

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One Name

This piece is titled “One Name” because there was truly only one name that changed my life.

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Fall, everything

This piece was inspired by the contrast and harmony of my classical ballet background and my passion for K-pop.

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Experience

In my self-choreographed piece set to Experience by Ludovico Einaudi, I sought to incorporate an array of movements that parallel the music’s gradually evolving dynamics and accents.

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Tomorrow

Tomorrow started off as a result of exiting the competitive dance world and leaning into my emerging love of film.

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Split Focus

Split Focus is a contemporary ballet piece set to “Ceiling Games,” inspired by the experience of having attention pulled in multiple directions while life and the body continue to move.

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Close To You

"Close To You" explores our relationship with the ocean and the way the ever-present body of water dances with our own.

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