FOUNDER’S ASSISTANT

Veronica Jiao (she/her), born on the traditional land of the Edisto Natchez-Kusso, Etiwan, & Kiawah peoples (settled as Charleston, SC), is a Filipino-American dance creative and educator. As the grandchild of immigrants, she is engaged in the work of dismantling white supremacist structures as they exist in the arts. Her creative practice renders this work by archiving the embodied Asian-American experience, through the mediums of dance improvisation, facilitating critical conversation, writing, and collaborative community building. As a performer, she has danced with Designated Movement Company, BABEL Movement, Josh Pacheco Dance Theater, Virgin Voyages Cruise Line, The Tallahassee Ballet, and on the National Tour of the Broadway musical Anastasia.