World Arts and Cultures / Dance

Claire weaves dance, poetry, and film/photography and aims to choreograph, create films, and perform worldwide, seamlessly blending her diverse artistic expressions.

After graduating from UCLA, I aim to combine my Communications and Dance studies to improve dancer well-being and preserve dance histories within non-academia dance training.

Lilah’s mission is to live in the fusion of her movement practices and is dedicated to preserving and expanding Street and Concert forms in performance and educational spaces.

Lexi loves exploring movement (in the forms of dance, martial arts, etc.) and is eager to continue learning all she possibly can about God’s intelligent design for the human body.

Rachael Odebunmi's artistic and academic foci surround the rich intersections of contemporary dance, Black American music history, and cultural identities.

Steph Singh, with a double major in Dance and Architecture, is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in performance, art management, and design.

I am excited to embark on my post graduate dance journey as I plan to further explore my passions in performance and art making within the Black community and contemporary dance.

With a passion for environmental justice and Land Back I aspire to center a decolonial lens through my work and pave a path towards healing and resistance to the imperial core.

I am a writer and storyteller, whether it be through music or film, I dedicate the rest of my career to making stories come to life.

Roma Edwards is an illustrator, filmmaker, curator, and scholar who is excited to enter into interdisciplinary arts spaces that combine art, storytelling, and social justice.

My name is Aliya Goldstein and I am graduating with a B.A. in World Arts and Cultures. I practice oil painting, multi-media forms of expression and interdisciplinary research.

As I end this chapter, I have immense gratitude for the peers I have met during my time at UCLA. I plan to spend the next years preparing to pursue a graduate degree in film.

Enthusiastic student, spirited filmmaker, and cultural researcher. Former intern at Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Pursuing MS in Community Development at UC Davis in Fall 2024.

I look forward to attending the UCLA School of Dentistry and applying an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to dentistry through my studies of World Arts and Cultures.

I am a certified Dunham Technique teacher and I explore the racialized and gender politics of dancing with the hips, butt, and pelvis.

As a dance artist and interdisciplinary scholar, I am interested in dissent, politics of visibility, social location, and disorientation expressed through the body in performance.