life - breath - soul
LILY HERRIN
Dancer & Choreographer in Breath
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Lily Herrin is originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She grew up training and assistant teaching at Dance Theatre South in Durham, North Carolina. As a senior, Lily has had the opportunity to perform in multiple dance concerts at Elon, as well as choreograph. In 2019, Lily also had the amazing opportunity to spend a month in Florence, Italy studying, performing, and choreographing with other members of the Elon Dance Program. She is receiving her BFA in Dance Performance & Choreography as well as her BA in Arts Administration with a Business minor. She has had the opportunity to hold multiple internships that have focused on enhancing and applying her skills as an Arts Administrator. After graduating, Lily hopes to continue dancing and teaching dance.
A Note from the Artist:
I feel a lot and I feel very deeply. As a dancer and choreographer, my artistic process is constantly growing and developing. I have always been inspired by a dancer’s relationship to the music or the sounds that move them. I find myself inspired to choreograph when I hear a song that sparks certain ideas of movement and dynamics. I have always felt this emotional connection to music of all genres and am intrigued by how different sounds can inspire different types of physical reactions. I also tend to use dance as a way of telling a story or exploring relationships or experiences from my own life. The way that I feel about a situation in my life often makes its way into my dances, and I love seeing how every emotion can be communicated through movement. I feel most creative in the studio late at night, when I can be alone with my thoughts and really process how to translate them into dance. As a choreographer, I hope to be able to spark similar emotions in my audience and draw them into the story I have created through dance.