Highlighting Our 12th Annual Summer Institute
Jin (Geneva) Stirling (Tompson)
I'm a dancer born and raised in Los Padillas, Albuquerque Nuevo México. I currently live in Las Vegas Nevada where I train in breakdance and circus arts. My foundations are 21 years martial arts, 12 years classical ballet with pointe and I’m in my third year as a b-girl. I also love modern and contemporary. My successes include 2006 IMA silver and bronze medalist, as well performing in numerous shows in New Mexico and LA. In NM I opened for artists including Genuwine, and performed in many theatrical shows including “The Tale of the Cheshire Cat'' as well as performing with Ballet Repertory Theatre New Mexico for two years. I currently compete as a b-girl in Vegas, LA and NM. I perform in LA, Palm Springs and Vegas. I feel a strong connection to the Earth through my indigenous community and culture that includes the Navajo Nation (Isleta Reservation, Jemez Pueblo, and Turtle clan of the Delaware tribe. This community has helped raise me and given me the courage to share my heart with others through movement. It was a relief to discover a strong indigenous community and loving dance community in Las Vegas. I can also feel the friendliness of the wind and rocks here, similarly with New Mexico.
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Founded by Artistic Director Rulan Tangen, to serve a need rarely met in the USA, DEC gives hope and opportunity to Native, mixed, global Indigenous and BIPOC talent who have been largely outside the dialogue of mainstream performance because of lack of access. DEC is an organic constellation of largely self-taught dancers, composers, costumers, filmmakers, and spoken word artists.
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