SEA LEGS DANCE

Tikiri Shapiro hails from Knoxville, TN, and earned a BFA in dance from George Mason University. After graduating, she performed in Seattle with projects at Velocity Dance Center. Next, she headed to the East Coast to pursue her love for teaching as she opened Lighthouse Dance & Yoga, a studio in Selbyville, DE. During that time, choreography took flight and she founded Sea Legs Dance, a contemporary dance ensemble. She led the group on an international tour to Sri Lanka as well as performed closer to home in Delaware, Maryland, and NYC. She then landed in Austin, TX finding a home in the vibrant and welcoming dance community. Today, Tikiri contributes to Austin's dance scene by teaching and choreographing through Sea Legs Dance, managing the dance resource instagram @austindancehub and performing with Ventana Ballet, Performa/Dance, and Red Nightfall Dance Theatre.

Elaine Fields is a dance artist, yoga, and barre instructor in Austin, TX. After graduating from Arizona State University, she started her professional career in Phoenix, with the Graham-based company, Center Dance Ensemble, for the late Frances Cohen and resident choreographer, Diane McNeal Hunt. She moved to Houston as a freelance artist in 2016 and had the pleasure of working on several groundbreaking pieces for Jenifer Mabus and Heather VonReichbauer, among others.

Since relocating to Austin and having her son, James, she has worked with several companies, including TY&CO, konverjdans, Ventana Ballet, and Sea Legs Dance.

Cellise Brown is a dancer and educator from Houston, Texas. She earned her BFA in Dance and Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Cellise is a versatile professional dancer in the Austin dance community, performing with multiple companies and choreographers, including Allysen Hooks, Red Nightfall Dance Theatre, Performa/Dance, TY&CO Early Era Collective, and Alexa Capareda. She also performs with TC Superstar and at the Concourse project with the GoGo Gadgetts.She is a passionate dancer and teacher, eager to inspire and share her love for dance with everyone.

Erin Ellis, an emerging dance artist from Austin, TX, blends inventive movement and theatrical storytelling with a process-based approach. She has performed works by renowned choreographers like Brian Brooks, Chelsea Ainsworth, and Jessica Smith of Duel Rivet, as well as toured with Francisco Graciano's solo piece "The Spinner" at various festivals. With an MFA in Dance from Sam Houston State University, Erin is deeply engaged in performing, choreographing, and teaching within the vibrant dance scene of Austin, TX.

Internationally trained in ballet, modern, and contemporary, Lillie Amdahl has found a temporary home in Austin. She would miss sleep for a bowl of pasta and when not training she can be found country dancing.