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Ashayla Byrd (she/they) is a DC-based journalist and dance writer who is dedicated to amplifying the voices of BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ folks. Originally from Virginia Beach, Ashayla is eager to explore the richness of DC’s dance and writing communities!

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Tariq D. O'Meally "Tariq D. O’Meally: A Community Healer & Architect of Opportunity"	Mark Caserta "Protecting Our Heads: An Escape to Mark Caserta’s 'Planet Bone'"	Shanice Mason & Jamison Curcio "In Process with Shanice Mason & Jamison Curcio: The Black Woman As Blueprint"	The 2023 BlackLight Summit "We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Mentorship as part of The BlackLight Summit"
SLM Dances "Come Home to Yourself – A Preview of SLMDances at Dance Place"	Motion X Dance Company "More on that later.. – Motion X Dance Company at Atlas, Intersections"	Grupo Corpo "In This Case, Seeing Is Believing.. Grupo Corpo at the Kennedy Center"	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - 2024 "When the Spirit Moves.. – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center"
MoBBallet Dance Writers' Convening "Well-Placed Questions: Reflections from the MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening"	Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater - 2025 "I've Been Here Before...Or Have I?"	Furia Flamenca "Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Sanctuary!"	Halo-Halo: Mixed-Mixed "The Breeze and The Sunbeam: How Two Friends Made Halo-Halo"
Write Your Future, Volume II - Dancing Futures Residency "Write Your Future, Volume II - Editor's Note"	Ronnique Antoinette "Ronnique Antoinette & The Ramdance Movement at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival (recap!)"	New Releases at Dance Place "Come On In, It’s Hard Outside – New Releases Choreographers Showcase at Dance Place"	thINKingDANCE - Kennedy Center "The Leaders Behind the Headlines: Conversations with the Kennedy Center’s [Terminated] Dance Programming Team"
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre - 2026 "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Warner Theatre"	Darby, Fujimoto, & Umami Playground "Darby, Fujimoto, and Umami Playground Dance Inc.: Urban Steps at Atlas INTERSECTIONS"	Aerial Ignition "Some Silks, Straps, a Hoop, a Trapeze, and a 12-Foot Spiral Walk Into a Theater… - Aerial Ignition at Atlas INTERSECTIONS"	TEXTURES Dance Theatre "God Is a Woman. Argue with Your Father. - TEXTURES Dance Theatre at Atlas INTERSECTIONS"