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faith smith
faith smith
Born and raised in Virginia Beach, Faith Smith currently lives in Acworth, where she studies dance as a Dance Major, with a concentration in modern, at Kennesaw State University. She received training, most recently, at Rhythm Dance Center, where she trained in contemporary, jazz, hiphop, tap, ballet, pointe, and musical theater. She was selected to perform in Christian Denice's "Arena" at the American College Dance Association (ACDA), where it was adjudicated and selected to reperform in the gala. Faith performed this past Fall in KSU Dance's 20th Anniversary Fall Concert Labyrinth, where she was selected to be in "knot love" by Yankalle Filtser. Her most recent performance, however, was in the KSU Dance Student Concert Series, where she performed in two Senior Capstone pieces: Evan Hamilton's "Autochthonous" and Riley Stone's "Echoes of Collapse." In addition to these, she also performed in "Strings," a choreographic collaboration between Melony Luong, Sydney Walker, Gianna Post, and herself. Along with being a KSU Dance ambassador, she was recently named the President of the KSU Dance Company. Faith also received the Eleo Pomare and Glenn Connor Memorial Scholarship this past year, helping her to continue her dance education at KSU.
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
As a contemporary concert dancer and choreographer, my movement approach is soft, smooth, intentional, and strong. I am inspired by how everyday movements and simple gestures can evolve into something meaningful, and I am moved by the ideas of finding seamless flow, grooving abstractly, and weaving breath into movement. While learning and creating choreography, I am constantly striving to experience the sensations and textures behind the movements and find what feels good in my body. I pay special attention in how each movement smoothly transitions and connects to the next one, as if I am writing in cursive. I aim to perform in a way where the audience shares this movement experience with me and can almost feel these sensations for themselves while watching me perform. Additionally, I find so much joy and excitement in creating and performing contemporary choreography where there are grooves in a deconstructed and unexpected way that almost blends different dance styles. The relationship between dance and music equally excites me. I love taking class, and I love the sense of play I have with myself and the music during class. I frequently explore how weaving my breath into my movement creates exciting dynamics in relation to the music. I play with how far I can breathe in to suspend and use up all of the counts to almost be late for the next thing, or how I can breathe out to release everything to speed up for the next musical phrase. It’s hard to describe the happiness, love, and sense of community that dancing with other people evokes within me, and I hope to translate this to audiences through my performances and choreography.
Scholarships / Positions
Scholarships / Positions
Scholarships
Scholarships
KSU Dance Choreography Recognition Scholarship | 2026
Eleo Pomare and Glenn Connor Memorial Scholarship (Excellence in Dance) | 2025
Jo Ann Durham Endowed Arts Scholarship (Outstanding Modern Concentration) | 2024
KSU Dance Launch Scholarship | 2023
Zell Miller Scholarship | 2023-2027
Positions
Positions
President of the KSU Dance Company | 2026 - current
Vice President of the KSU Dance Company | 2025 - 2026
KSU Geer College of the Arts (GCA) Student Advisory Council Member | 2025 - current
Student Representative for KSU Dance at the American College Dance Association (ACDA) | 2025
KSU Dance Student Ambassador | 2024 - current
KSU Journey Honors College | 2024 - current
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