MF Research
Elastic Heart: 4 Phases for Pre-Teens/Teenagers
Dancing with the teenage brain – My curiosity lies within the questions of how do we get back to that center and grounding space? How do we embody the idea of elasticity in the body for healing and growth?
Bio
Brennan is a show choir choreographer, dancer, and freelance performer. She received her Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Dance, Theatre, and Psychology from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. She has been an artist and performer at the renowned ‘Performatica’ conference in Cholula, Mexico. Her experience has led her to train in many different art forms, including Hip Hop, House, Contact Improvisation, Movement Fundamentals, and Modern. She has led a series of show choir workshops in Australia & completed 3 College/University dance residencies. Brennan recently earned her Movement Fundamentals Certification to facilitate deeper personal practice for preteen & teenage dancers to create choreography and performance pieces.
After moving to Los Angeles in September 2009, Brennan performed on the professional hip-hop dance crew AXXENT, during season five of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew. Her work has been featured in many music videos and web series. During her time in LA, she was invited to be a part of the CNE Irish Step Dance Company and Bollywood Express Dance Company.
As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, Brennan hopes to provide an inclusive, nurturing, and safe environment for ALL young people to explore dance and movement with a focus on each person’s unique facility and embodied experience.
Brennan now resides in Bloomington, IN with her wife Ly. She is in her ninth year as a dance instructor with Fairview Elementary’s Arts Academy and the choreographer of the Fairview Show Choir! She is in her thirteenth year as the Executive Director of BEAT: Bloomington Expressive Arts Training, a community show choir program developed by Brennan & Ly for kids in grades 1-12 in the Bloomington community. And today, “B” travels nationwide choreographing and adjudicating for Jr. High and High School show choirs.
Artist Statement
Dancing and creating have always been my safety, my way to come home to myself in a chaotic world. I strive for honesty and authenticity in my choreography above perfection. When I am dancing, I feel truly free. My greatest hope is for others to feel that healing when in the creative process with me. LET’S GO!
Contact
Email: brennanh11@gmail.com, bloomingtonbeat@gmail.com
Phone: 213-308-7950