Lily Gelfand (Company Member) is a Brook- lyn-based dancer, experimental cellist, composer, and teaching artist. Originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Lily received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College. While at Ohio University, she also began her dance musician training under the mentorship of Andre Gribou. As a dancer, Lily has had the pleasure of performing works by Kyle Abraham, Joanna Kotze, Kendra Portier, David Dorfman, Jasmine Hearn, Thryn Sax- on, Serena Chang, and Ani Javian. As a cellist, Lily is currently on staff as a dance musician at The Juilliard School, and has composed and performed original collaborative works for Christina Robson, Jasmine Hearn, Dance Lab NY, Toscana Dance Hub, Venza Dance, The Wooden Floor, Douglas Gillespie, and Nik Owens. Additionally, Lily is a 200 Hour RYT through the Yoga Alliance, and uses cello as a source of sound healing for a variety of meditations and restorative practices throughout the city. Her favorite color is green. Kashia Kancey (Company Member) is a Mi- ami-born performer and choreographer, who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance from New World School of the Arts. She has had work presented in The Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center with Peter London Global Dance Company, CreateART Performance, and Dixon Place. Kashia has performed in spaces like Perez Art Museum Miami, South-Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center, ACE Hotel in BK, Dance Place DC, the American Dance Festival, The Yard, and New York Live Arts. She has danced with Ros- ie Herrera Dance Theatre, and is currently working with Adele Myers and Dancers and Abby Z and the New Utility. Kashia is currently based in Brook- lyn, NY, and continues to pursue her career as a performer and choreographer. Kashia is thrilled to begin her first season with DDD!
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