Artist Statement
I am a dance artist who creates movement-based work grounded in somatic practice. My choreography focuses on slow, deliberate movement and intricate moments of initiation that travel through the body. I work through a combination of planned material and improvisation, allowing layers of physical sensation, memory, and choice to shape the movement as it unfolds. My work explores how the body carries history. I am interested in how personal and collective experiences surface through movement and form moments of meaning. Somatic movement allows me to listen closely to internal impulses and to treat the body as a site of knowledge rather than something to be controlled or performed outwardly. This practice creates a space for listening. I stay with sensation as it unfolds, allowing movement to emerge without forcing clarity or resolution. What matters to me is the continuity of the work rather than its interpretation.
Bio
Caroline Slayton is a dancer and movement artist whose practice is grounded in early ballet training and informed by a growing curiosity about how movement begins in the body. She started dancing at the age of three at West Louisiana Dance Theatre in Leesville, Louisiana. Those early years established discipline and consistency, while also raising questions about sensation and internal motivation that continue to shape her work.
Caroline earned her Bachelor of Performing Arts with a concentration in dance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in May 2025. She is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Dance at Texas Woman’s University. Her work is research driven and shaped by attention to initiation and connection within the body, with particular focus on internal sequencing informed by somatic movement practices. This research guides her choreographic work, which was presented at the American College Dance Association South Conference. She has also performed in works by Rebecca Aneloski, Fabio Liberti, and Norbert De La Cruz III. Working in Aneloski’s process introduced her to community as a central element of making work. Performing Liberti’s choreography sharpened her attention to physical detail. Time spent in De La Cruz’s work reinforced her interest in athletic movement and direct engagement.
Caroline is certified in Progressive Ballet Technique and holds Pre-Professional Cecchetti certification. Teaching remains a parallel part of her practice. The studio remains central to her work as the primary site of research.
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