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Ashayla Byrd (she/they) is a DC-based dance artist and 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!

Feel free to check out the pieces I have written most recently!

"Tariq D. O’Meally: A Community Healer & Architect of Opportunity"	"Protecting Our Heads: An Escape to Mark Caserta’s 'Planet Bone'"	"In Process with Shanice Mason & Jamison Curcio: The Black Woman As Blueprint"
"We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Mentorship as part of The BlackLight Summit"	"Come Home to Yourself – A Preview of SLMDances at Dance Place"	"More on that later.. – Motion X Dance Company at Atlas, Intersections"
"In This Case, Seeing Is Believing.. Grupo Corpo at the Kennedy Center"	"When the Spirit Moves.. – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center"	"Well-Placed Questions: Reflections from the MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening"
"I've Been Here Before...Or Have I?"	"Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Sanctuary!"	"The Breeze and The Sunbeam: How Two Friends Made Halo-Halo"
"Write Your Future, Volume II - Editor's Note"	"Ronnique Antoinette & The Ramdance Movement at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival (recap!)"	"Come On In, It’s Hard Outside – New Releases Choreographers Showcase at Dance Place"

W R I T E R

"Tariq D. O’Meally: A Community Healer & Architect of Opportunity"

"Protecting Our Heads: An Escape to Mark Caserta’s 'Planet Bone'"

"In Process with Shanice Mason & Jamison Curcio: The Black Woman As Blueprint"

"We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Mentorship as part of The BlackLight Summit"

"Come Home to Yourself – A Preview of SLMDances at Dance Place"

"More on that later.. – Motion X Dance Company at Atlas, Intersections"

"In This Case, Seeing Is Believing.. Grupo Corpo at the Kennedy Center"

"When the Spirit Moves.. – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center"

"Well-Placed Questions: Reflections from the MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening"

"I've Been Here Before...Or Have I?"

"Sanctuary! Sanctuary! Sanctuary!"

"The Breeze and The Sunbeam: How Two Friends Made Halo-Halo"

"Write Your Future, Volume II - Editor's Note"

"Ronnique Antoinette & The Ramdance Movement at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival (recap!)"

"Come On In, It’s Hard Outside – New Releases Choreographers Showcase at Dance Place"