Meet Brittany Walker | Founder, Professional Dancer & Choreographer

We had the good fortune of connecting with Brittany Walker and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Brittany, what inspires you?
Connection! I love connecting with people and creating dance performance that just makes people feel. I get inspired by concepts that are relatable and that can reach all types of audiences. I whole heartedly believe that people need to feel connected even if that connection is non verbal.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Since little, I have always loved to move, I could not stop moving or listening to music and creating something to music. I think as a choreographer, I am sensitive to music, I try to hear every beat and emotion of the music, so I think my movement reflects the music pretty well. With that, having a professional dance company I am able to create what I want with a storyline I want and hope it is relatable to other people, that excites me, having the freedom! Support from my parents was huge and aided me to where I am now along with the amazing training I had growing up. It wasn’t easy, I sacrificed a lot of activities or events to keep training and learning more about my craft. I was so focused on what I wanted to do and kept my focus. I have learned so much along the way like how to take criticism, how to be disciplined, how to work through injury, and how to be part of a team. I started Evolve Dance Project (EDP) in 2021 when dancers started coming back to their home of Pueblo, CO. when covid was going on. I wanted to give a space/outlet for these professionals to get back working and performing again. The whole mission of EDP is to enhance Southern Colorado culture through movement, connection, and outreach. Creating stories and concepts through contemporary dance is the premise of EDP and wanting audiences to feel something, even if they grasp something I didn’t even think of.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would take them to the Riverwalk downtown to walk around and have lunch at Brues Alehouse which is one of the restaurants down there. Go to a boutique or antique store. Have her take a look at the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center Museum galleries. Find what performance/or show is playing around town. Take her to coffee at the Sacred Bean, great local coffee shop. Maybe even do a paint & sip at Paint n Bubbly downtown. We could get a drink at the Clink, a modern lounge bar. If she wanted to go bowling or do games, I would take her to Copper River Entertainment, they also have great drinks.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My parents. Their support in my dance journey has been a huge blessing from when I was small to adulthood. The hours of driving to dance, the financial investment, and taking me to auditions, they have always believed that this could be my career, which is what I wanted, and it wasn’t just a hobby. I believe because of the positive support from them I could do this. In college, I had a dance professor, Stephen Wynne, who I just thought was so talented and really tried my best to grasp his choreography concepts and ideas. I have always loved choreography and have always loved to create, and he really helped broaden my scope of what it means to create dance. My husband is also very supportive of my dance life and may not understand it all but appreciates the work I do and knows that having my own professional dance company has always been a dream of mine since I was young so it’s a blessing to have someone in my corner.

Website: sdc-arts.org

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Image Credits
Robert Lutes