Alyssa Gordon, she/her/hers, is a healed black dancing body, being stretched into its wholeness. Alyssa is a teacher, freelance artist and choreographer, and entrepreneur based in Rock Island, Illinois. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and will be working toward an MA in Counseling for Mental Health and Wellness at New York University starting in January 2022. Whilst achieving her bachelors degree, Alyssa was awarded the Talented Student Tuition Award from the Department of Dance (2013-2017). She has trained in ballet, modern, jazz and hip hop. In addition, Alyssa has studied at the David Dorfman Dance Winter and Summer Intensives (2019), Quad-City Dance Network Annual Fall Workshop (2018), and the American College Dance [Conference] (2014). Most recently, Alyssa performed in J E L L O Performance Series: Stories of Healing, showing her Untitled project that will morph into a dance film (2021). She currently works as a teacher and choreographer under the direction of Skye Jiminez at Skye’s The Limit, formerly known as, Muscatine Academy of Music and Dance, in Muscatine, IA. She has a strong interest in the interconnectedness of all things and the perception that thoughts curated in our minds affect not only the self but extends to those connected to us. Alyssa believes the things we experience greatly impact our choices in life, and wishes to encourage the next to walk into their purpose and bring healing and unity to her community.