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APEX COMPANY

TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CONCERT AND COMMERCIAL DANCE BY UNITING EXCLUSIVE MOVEMENT ARTISTS UNDER THE VISIONARY DIRECTION OF MARYANN CHAVEZ AND MONIKA FELICE SMITH. WE STRIVE TO BLEND THE SOPHISTICATION AND ARTISTRY OF CONCERT DANCE WITH THE ENERGY AND APPEAL OF COMMERCIAL MOVEMENT, CREATING A UNIQUE PLATFORM WHERE INNOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY AND DIVERSE DANCE STYLES CONVERGE. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF DANCE PERFORMANCE, OFFERING GROUNDBREAKING WORKS THAT CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES, INSPIRE FELLOW ARTISTS, AND REDEFINE THE POSSIBILITIES WITHIN THE DANCE WORLD. THROUGH COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY, WE AIM TO FOSTER A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY PERFORMANCE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE POWER AND VERSATILITY OF DANCE.

 

COMMITMENT: 6 MONTH CONTRACT

DIRECTORS

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

A PROFESSIONAL DANCER, PERFORMING ARTIST, TEACHER, AND CHOREOGRAPHER RESIDING IN BOTH LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK. SHE HAS HER BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN DANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO, WHERE SHE TRAINED IN RESIDENCIES WITH COMPANIES SUCH AS BAIRA MOVEMENT PHILOSOPHY AND ENTITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY. TORI IS CURRENTLY LIVING IN LOS ANGELES AND IS REPRESENTED BY BLOC TALENT AGENCY IN BOTH LA AND NYC. SOME OF HER CREDITS INCLUDE OLIVIA RODRIGO, HOZIER, MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE X OFFICEMAX, LAUV, SMARTWATER, HALF ALIVE, WOWASHWOW PELÉ TIME SQUARE BILLBOARD, FINNEAS, THE STRANGERS, DE SOI, MALK. TORI’S STYLE BLENDS ELEMENTS OF JAZZ, TECHNIQUE, AND STREET STYLES INTO AN ALTERNATIVE CONTEMPORARY FUSION.

TORI HAS ASSISTED MARYANN AT SOULDESOUL DANCE CONVENTION, CODA, HAMILTON EVANS INTENSIVE, AND IN HER CLASSES AT STUDIOS IN LA SUCH AS MOVEMENT LIFESTYLE, GENESIS, & TMILLY. SHE ALSO HAS ASSISTED MARYANN IN THE FILMING OF HER TMILLY TV TUTORIAL VIDEOS & HAS ASSISTED HER CLASSES FOR LUME’S LIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM.

TORI HAS ASSISTED MONIKA IN CLASS FOR CHOREOGRAPHER’S GUILD, LMU X BLOC LA, CLI CONSERVATORY, AND IN HER MASTERCLASSES AT STUDIOS IN LA SUCH AS MOVEMENT LIFESTYLE & MILLENNIUM DANCE COMPLEX. HER ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHER CREDITS WITH MONIKA INCLUDE MEGHAN TRAINOR X FRESH PET, HOZIER, LIQUID DEATH, SKECHERS, DIAMANTE, WOD. TORI HAS ALSO ASSISTED MONIKA ON A HANDFUL OF LUME COLLECTIVE SHOOTS & LUME COLLECTIVE’S 3RD ANNUAL SHOWCASE, “FOUR”.

THE COMPANY

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