MADISON BURRIS (she/they) is a performer, dance instructor, and choreographer from Northeast Ohio. She most recently received a BFA in Dance from The Ohio State University (2023). There she closely researched how human connections can be cultivated through dance. Madison's thesis examined how the process of facilitating a close-knit community of dancers to create work takes shape. In her time at Ohio State, Madison has had the chance to work with artists such as Charles O. Anderson, Abby Zbikowski, and Edward Taketa. These artists in particular have paved the way in which she perceives and approaches dance and dance making. Post graduation she has been teaching and assisting at Spotlight Dance Center in Mentor, Ohio, the studio she trained with until college. Madison has had the opportunity to perform, assist, and teach around the country with companies such as Dancemakers Inc. and Independent Lake Camp. This past fall, Madison had the opportunity to debut her first self choreographed solo “Hollow Desert” at The Movement Project’s Cleveland Dance Fest 2023 in their Emerging Works Concert.