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Choreographer ▪︎ Performer ▪︎ Designer
Based in Houston
Artist in residence @houstonmetdance
Founder/Director of @_riddles_three_

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A little IDFNOLA magic for your feed! ✨

Still thinking about the movement, artistry, connections, and unforgettable moments that made this year’s festival so special.

Every class, every performance, every shared experience reminds us why we love bringing the dance community together in New Orleans.

Here’s to the memories we made and the inspiration we carry forward! ⚜️

#IDFNOLA #InternationalDanceFestivalNOLA #NewOrleansDance #DanceCommunity #DanceFestival DanceArtistry

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Beautiful moments captured by @galiduart at the @internationaldancefestnola 2026!

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Still thinking about these moments from IDFNOLA 2026 ✨

A little look back at the incredible performances, artists, and energy that filled New Orleans earlier this month. We’re already missing it.

📸 Photography by @galiduart

#IDFNOLA #IDFNOLA2026 #DanceInNewOrleans #NewOrleansDance #DanceFestival

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Here are just a few of the performers that you will see at Houston Met Dance’s Sunflower Ball on Saturday, September 26. Buy your tickets now or at the door! 🌻

After many years in the studio together Nicole McNeil and Lori Yuill are melding their creative capacities with NMLY.dance, a convergence of their intersectional interests and individual studio practices. Intentionally, they entered this venture with a desire to deepen their collaborative practice, calling on multiple voices to shape the direction of the creative act. Their goal is to entangle different artistic practices to reveal new ones and rediscover old ones. NMLY.dance projects explore multimedia performance using dance, projections, and sound design always with the goal of melding different perspectives in order to build new worlds for audiences to inhabit with them.

Under the artistic direction of HMD’s Associate Director of Programming Lori Yuill, The TerraForm(ed) Collective is an extension of Houston Met Dance’s Adult Studio programming, aimed at providing dance opportunities to adults who are interested in any and all aspects of dance making. TerraForm(ed) Collective performs dances made in response to nature, and for the Sunflower Ball, is taking inspiration from sunflowers (of course!).

Sunflower Ball attendees will get to witness performance powerhouse Michelle Reyes in a solo from Riddles Three’s June 2026 performance, BIG DOG choreographed by Peri Mey. Michelle is a company member of Riddles Three and a cherished member of HMD’s faculty!

Riddles Three: Founded by choreographer and wearable art designer Persi Mey in 2024, Riddles Three is a physically rigorous performance art company that aims to inspire and connect audiences to personal memories through larger collective themes of conditioning and culture. We work through a blended movement base rooted in martial arts, contact improvisation, and contemporary and modern dance.

Houston Met Dance is excited to have Houston’s own Michele McKnight as the DJ for the Sunflower Ball. Michele has spent almost 20 years transforming dance floors from intimate weddings to packed festival stages. With an instinct for crowd energy and a genre-fl

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📣 AIR Announcement! 📣

Dance Source Houston is excited to announce the 2026-27 Artists In Residence – Persi Mey & Isabella Mireles Vik. Join us in congratulating this year's AIR cohort!

Persi & Isabella will receive ongoing mentorship, artistic and professional development, and a monetary stipend during the 9-month program, culminating in the presentation of new works at Barnstorm Dance Fest next April.

Stay tuned for more about their practice and process in the months ahead!

Learn more about this year's AIRs at https://thedancedish.org/dance-source-houston-announces-2026-27-artists-in-residence/.

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BRO… WHAT DID I JUST WALK INTO?! 😭

I walked into my building lobby and IMMEDIATELY knew I missed a meeting 😭💀

Everybody got their phones out recording like they witnessing history… meanwhile I’m standing there trying to figure out WHAT EXACTLY we’re celebrating 😂😂

Please tell me I’m not the only one who would’ve had this face 😭

Video by: @cacnola @zuridances @the.dancing.nerd.tobi @_riddles_three_ @persi_mey @internationaldancefestnola

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#Funny #Comedy #ArtShow #Reaction #POV

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This is your reminder to grab your ticket for Mind The Gap 40. Next Tuesday, we look forward to gathering at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston to celebrate local artists and support Houston’s vibrant dance community. Secure your seat today and celebrate the first Mind The Gap of the season!

Tickets are available on @matchouston website with a pay what you can sliding scale starting at $15.

Click the link below to grab your tickets now!

🎟️: https://matchouston.org/events/2026/mind-gap-xl

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If your art were a food… what would it be? 👀🍽️

Last night’s Artist Panel got a little delicious when we asked our artists to describe their work as a food. The answers did not disappoint. 😂

So now we have to know: what food would describe YOUR work?

#IDFNOLA #ArtistPanel #DanceArtists #NewOrleansDance

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Day One ✨

An evening of movement, exchange, and artistic dialogue opened this year’s IDFNOLA.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who joined us tonight and helped set the tone for the days ahead.

Thank you for being part of this international gathering of dance, culture, and community in New Orleans.

#IDFNOLA #InternationalDanceFestivalNewOrleans #ContemporaryDance #DanceFestival #NewOrleansArts

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Kicked off the festival with Artist Connection! ✨

Next up: Gallery Activation at 7 PM.
Come experience the festival with us!

#idfnola #internationaldancefestnola #dancefestival #contemporarydance

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Tonight is the night! ✨ IDFNOLA kicks off with an evening of art, movement, conversation, and performance.

Join us for a FREE Artist Panel at 6:00 PM, followed by the FREE Gallery Activation at 7:00 PM featuring HANDLE WITH CARE by Persi Mey and improv by Evelyn Tejeda. Then at 7:30 PM, experience the World Premiere of AT DAWN by Aina Alegre.

🎟️ Online ticket sales close at 5:00 PM today. Tickets may still be purchased at the door, but availability is limited and we may reach standing room only, so purchasing in advance is highly recommended.

See you tonight at IDFNOLA!
www.idfnola.com

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