A b o u t
L i a H a y n e s
Lia Haynes is performer and choreographer from Plainfield, New Jersey. She holds her BFA degree in Dance and Africology and African American Studies from Temple University. She also holds her M’Singha Wuti certificate in Umfundalai. Over the years, she began training in various western styles of dance as well as street styles. With her love of dance, she began to teach and create her own choreography through an Afrocentric perspective in order to create socially challenging narratives both on and off stage.
Artistic Statement
Passion. Joy. Truth. Power. Vulnerability.
These are the words that you feel once you gaze upon my choreography. I create stories of fantasy, power, and raw emotions that center around the people who move through society unknown and discarded. The people whose stories are forever misinterpreted, and whose identities are still unknown. The people who have overcome the impossible and are still fighting every day. My choreography represents the people of the African diaspora and the continent, creating a bond that is shared and meant to tell the truth and uplift the community through the toughest conversations.
