​​Brittany Delany Born in Boston, Brittany Delany is a choreographer, dancer, event producer and writer based in Los Angeles, CA. As she grew up playing sports and learning dance moves from music videos, she found dance homes in several communities including hip hop, jazz, contact improvisation, modern, postmodern and site-specific dance. In 2009, she earned a BA in Dance: Choreography & Performance from Wesleyan University. She loves to research, teach and perform around the world. Hip hop aesthetics such as the break, cypher, satire, innovation and musicality are key values in her work. She has studied east coast and west coast styles, and learned from some of the pioneers at hip hop events around the world. Duncan Dance technique, Postmodern sensibilities of abstract composition and ‘everyday’ movement also underscore her approach, sensibility and design. Blending hip hop’s polyrhythmic breaks with modern and postmodern techniques allows her to reinforce dynamics with accented thresholds even as it destroys it with those same layers. Some of her favorite ways of moving involve her training in improvisational techniques –  freestyle hip hop dance upright styles, ensemble postmodern dance, and contact improvisation training. She has performed with dance companies and a constellation of artists and choreographers at CounterPulse, Highways Performance Space, Joshua Tree National Park, Movement Research at the Judson Church, Temescal Arts Center, Electric Lodge, among other stages and sites. She is founding co-director of GROUND SERIES, a dance & social justice collective which uses performance to practice place-based justice by cultivating accountability to land, body and history. Additionally, she is founding member of Wyld Womxn, an intersectional feminist creative collective based in the Coachella Valley.  ​With over a decade of experience working as a dancer, choreographer, event producer and writer, Brittany values the power of imagination and teamwork. ​“Dance and choreography are my survival tools—they help inspire me to make sense of the world, transform ideas into action, conduct research, and grow as a listener, healer, artist and friend.” -- Brittany Delany As Secretary and founding member of the Arts & Planning Division of the national American Planning Association, Brittany is committed to equity, creativity and multi-faceted community-centered partnerships. In her writing, she loves to listen, attuning to nuance, and opening up shared curiosity. Since 2007, she’s had the pleasure of connecting with artists of all stripes to amplify their stories. She has worked as a dance editor and contributing writer to dance magazines, journals and digital publications. Her writing has been published in magazines, journals and blogs: Contact Quarterly, In Dance, Hot Stepz Magazine, Voice of Dance, World of Dance, Stance on Dance. In her work writing for dance companies and arts organizations, she strives to highlight the heart. As an event producer and development professional, she enjoys crafting customized, effective communications for press, campaigns, social media, fundraising and grantsmanship.