Circus Reel
Dancer / Aerialist / Pole Artist / Fire Eater 2019
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To live is the rarest thing in the world. |
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Alyssa Mei Liu is an experienced dancer and aerialist. She began her entertainment career at the age of six as a gymnastic and acrobat. In high school, she switched to dance and began training in contemporary, hip hop, jazz and ballet. While in college at California Baptist University, she pursued a degree in business with a concentration in Social Entrepreneurship. All the while, she continued to train in jazz, ballet, tap, modern, acro-tumbling, contemporary, and technique at a local community college and at a nearby dance studio. She also joined a hip hop crew and began doing productions with a community theater. Eventually, she began writing, directing and choreographing her own productions.
In 2017, she moved to Los Angeles to continue pursing their crafts. In LA, she began training in circus: aerial silks and lyra hoop. Her dance training also continued as she began learning from some of the best: Kathryn McCormick, Hamilton Evans, Sabrina Phillips. Since then, she been featured on multiple television shows. She's danced and done circus for a number of music artists such as Meredith O'Connor, Danielle Bregoli, and James Barmore. She's been an actor and dancer for both the LA County Fair and the LA Haunted Hayride. She has also modeled and filmed for big companies like Adidas and Knott's Berry Farm. Currently, she is one of the principal dancers for The Dollface Dames and The Toledo Show. She also runs her own gogo circus company called Rainbow Phoenix Variety Company LLC, also known as The Phoenix Girls. You can catch them in New York for their first aerial fire show this summer! |
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