I identify as an artist, performer, choreographer, a voice for the unheard/misunderstood, and advocate of dance. I have discovered that I enjoy art/movement that is powerful and meaningful to the viewers, dancers, and/or myself, in both performance and in composition. I hope to achieve this goal through movement as a means of communication, the most beautiful product of dance. I believe that we can build community through shared experiences that help expose current events/issues through dance. By implementing these goals, my choreography will manifest the general aesthetic of the human body-soul-mind connection. I believe that dance is an undervalued form of communal discussion or expression that can create deeper understanding of humanity. One of my many goals as an artist is to understand what dance is and be able to share my experiences and knowledge with the world. I hope to: create works that evoke emotion, help connect and grow the people of the world through similar ideas, help build an understanding of humanity and individual circumstance that brings unity. Both, choreography and performance are two very strong ways that I converse with all kinds of people, all over the world, about all kinds of things.
BIO
Keeley Dunnam received her B.F.A. in Dance focused in choreography and performance from the University of North Texas in 2018 where she studied with Shelly Cushman, Robin Lakes, Amiti Perry, Whitney Geldon, Karen MacIntyre, Claudia Howard-Queen, Sue Collins, and Mary Lynn Babcock. She is a candidate for her M.F.A at Sam Houston State University to be completed in 2022 where she is studying under Dionne and Andy Noble, Dana Nicolay, Jennifer Pontious, Adele Nickel, and Joshua Manculich. Keeley originally started dancing at four years old at The Dance Academy and trained in a variety of styles including ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, tap, musical theater, and hip-hip. In 2008, she danced with Lone Star Ballet and performing the roles of Spanish corps, Waltz corps, Snow corps, and Arabian corps in the Nutcracker in 200-10. She has performed two years with AmpDance and the Odysseus Chamber Orchestra in Transfigured Night, and Appalachian Spring. Other strong influences on training Keeley danced with imPULSE Dance Project (under the artistic direction of Anastasia Waters) for two seasons from 2016-2018, and performed various works at Dallas Dance Fest, 254 Festival, and Brazos Dance Festival. Her work, “NArrow is the Way” was showcased in imPULSE Dance Project’s annual summer show in 2018. Keeley continues to focus her choreographic works towards building community by using movement as a means to communicate about social and political issues.