Taylor Garcia

• Built and manage an online community of more than 170,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram through consistent gaming, anime, and pop culture content.
• Develop and execute content strategies informed by platform analytics, audience insights, and emerging social media trends.
• Foster an engaged community through active follower interaction, comment moderation, live streams, and audience engagement.
• Collaborate with brands and creators on promotional campaigns and creative partnerships.
• Produce short-form video, photography, and promotional content from concept through editing and publication.

• Design and facilitate arts programming for K–5 students across multiple New York City public schools.
• Coordinate lesson planning, classroom activities, and program delivery in collaboration with school staff and administrators.
• Build inclusive, high-energy learning environments that encourage creativity, teamwork, and participation.
• Adapt programming to meet the needs of diverse students and educational settings.
• Choreograph age-appropriate performance pieces for student showcases while mentoring students throughout the creative process.

• Choreographed and taught dance routines, developing students’ technical skills, artistry, and performance quality through individualized instruction and constructive feedback.
• Directed and supervised rehearsals and live performances, ensuring students were well-prepared and confident on stage while fostering a positive performance environment.
• Mentored students in personal etiquette, professionalism, and respectful conduct, promoting positive behavior in both classroom and performance settings.
• Planned and led an annual student awards ceremony, recognizing each student’s individual strengths, growth, and accomplishments while fostering confidence and community.

• Directed productions from concept to performance, coordinating casting, rehearsals, schedules, staging, lighting, sound, and creative execution while leading teams of performers.
• Mentored dancers throughout the rehearsal process while balancing creative goals, deadlines, and competition preparation.
• Built competition repertory for one of Alabama's top-scoring competitive dance teams.
• Choreographed and staged works across multiple styles including contemporary, hip-hop, and lyrical for regional and national competitions.

• Selected as one of fourteen choreographers for New York's Young Choreographer's Festival.
• Staged a modern and hip-hop fusion work set to experimental electronic music at Manhattan's Symphony Space.

Performance and choreography reel spanning contemporary, hip-hop, and modern works.

Presented at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival and the Alabama Dance Festival.

Dance film exploring connection and identity through movement.

Back-to-back awards voted by peers for outstanding choreographic work.

Recognized for excellence in dance performance and choreography.