“We talked a lot about how we are taught rules in a binary of ‘yes’ and ‘no’, and that as we mature we learn that there’s a lot more gray area between ‘yes’ and ‘no’. Much of this work is focused on researching these gray areas, the places where boundaries and our interest in exploring them come to a head. ”

“It definitely takes time to work your way into a community, but by year five here, I’ve built up name recognition for myself ... My career has grown in ways that I was only dreaming of in 2016”

“The passages of group choreography are marked by the sounds of breath, the slapping of skin, movements both graceful and unusual ... is not glamorous, but it is visceral, unnerving, intriguing.”

“We’re left with a more powerful image reflective of how the society should value the body.”

“We have to change the standards ... because right now by participating in the system you’re accepting that ... There has to be push back.”

“Usually, there’s a least at least one or two a year underweight. And there’s probably quite, not quite a few , but there are some that are overweight ... Not that they’re obese... for a dancer they’re too ... too ... round. Not enough tone.”

“There are so many conversations that need to happen, and there can’t be too many about expressing how we feel about our bodies. t’s critically important, and it’s not limited to the dance world. ”

“Something Pretty will navigate the battle one has when having to decide, day by day, to live. ”

“So why, as one of the deadliest mental illness in the United States, are eating disorders still stigmatized?”

“a unique performing experience that … lifted the energy of the Festival”

“you didn’t have to know the history to discern the humanity of her piece ... ranging from tentative touching to violence ... Very powerful.”

“... Alexandra really had a great sense of the subtle gestures necessary to experience the intimacy of a slow dance.”