dance / performance art

dance and performance has always been a part of my life, whether I could particpate in it formally or not.
in the recent years, I have re-entered the dance world through tap -- my favorite style. I am currently a
company member of TAPFUSION, a dance company that combines the styles of tap and modern.

personally, I am very interested in the pedestrian dance movement led by Judson Church,
Steve Paxton’s Contact Improvisation, and contemporary ballet. I love when I watch a piece where
everytime I attempt to predict what comes next I am wrong. This is what I strive to achieve in my own
choreography/improvisation.


CHOREOGRAPHY / SITE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE:



“Worm Therapy”

**Watch the full video HERE**

Director/Concept: Alex Shapiro
Choreography: Alex Shapiro, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Shea Baasch, Claire Charvet, Lauren Marcolus, Cordelia Shortell



Photography & Videography: Alex Shapiro

April 2025





“Movement as Play” Final Performance

Director: Michelle Uranowitz
Choreography: Alex Shapiro and Malia Peres, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Jackson Beer, Zoey Chi, Davianis Cruz, Lia Elms, Rachel Freeman, Lin Garih, Margot Grotstein, Jinnie Kang, Bianca Maiocchi, Sankofa McLaurin, Ximena Montes de Oca, Brigette Nauck, Malia Peres, Alex Shapiro, Yumi Shi, Enzo Ventura

May 2023





DANCE:



“Rite of Spring - Excerpt 2” with TAPFUSION

Choreography: Barry Blumenfeld
Dancers: Nico Archambault, Mollie Giancola, Abby Hricik, Adair Keener, Madison Meredith, Ava Newman, Jillian Roche, Alex Shapiro, Jessica Sullivan

Lighting Design: Cheyenne Sykes (@skscheyenne)
Videography: Rebecca Oviatt (@becca.vision)

Music: “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky

NYU Steinhardt
NYU Dance Education

November 2024




“Love. Laugh. Live.”

Choreography: Anne Marie Robson Smock, in collaboration with the dancers
Dancers: Chloe Bragg, Cici Cai, Ashlyn Daniel, Suzannah Dessau, Eillish Henderson, Quinn Kelley, Kavya Kumar, Aneesha Kuma, Sasha Lane, Fiona Lu, Rachel Quick, Joseph Buscas Rata, Veronica Ruan, Alex Shapiro, Dongri Suh, Christina Woo, Yujie Xi, Alina Zeng, Xuan Zhao, Gillian Zheng

Lighting Design: Cheyenne Sykes (@skscheyenne)
Photography: Rebecca Oviatt (@becca.vision)

Music: "I'm Glad There is You" sung live by Quinn Kelley, written by Jimmy Dorsey & Paul Madeira., "Schratch" by Rolf Wallin and Sisu, "Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights" written by Sergei Prokofiev, performed by London Symphony Orchestra, "Bulls on Parade-Live at the Grand Olympic Auditorium, LA, CA-September 2000" written and performed by Rage Against the Machine, Zack De La Rocha, music edited by Daniel Smock

NYU Steinhardt
NYU Dance Education

November 2024