Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer

Alicia the Dance Dragon Slayer is a dance instructor and specialty dance workshop facilitator. Her Diaspora Dance class is an all-levels Caribbean vibes meet Afro-Pop dance party experience. She also provides Essential Black Joy through Dance specialty workshops for schools and organizations. Alicia is also a Dance Inspiration Coach. Through one-on-one coaching and intensives, she helps dancers make mindset shifts, self-worth transformations, and provides strategic business planning for greater confidence & success. Hailing from Bronx, NY, Hip-Hop and Caribbean culture were apart of her household and community which informed her passion for movement and dance, even as she began ballet training at the age of seven. In addition to over 15 years of dance training, teaching, and performing in New York and the Bay Area, Alicia also has a Master's of Education Degree in School Counseling and Master's of Art Degree in Transpersonal Psychology. Her M.A. degree concentration in Creative Expression with studies and research focused on Dance Therapy allows Alicia to meld her dance training, personal experience with dance trauma, and mental wellness backgrounds to help students slay dance related insecurities or trauma, which she calls "Dance Dragons." Dance. Inspire. Slay.