Derrick Paris - send(ing) love

Exert vs Intake. Where does that end and taking ownership start to flourish? send(ing) love is a collaborative process that lives in five chapters. It rides waves of fear, manipulation, confusion, joy, sensuality, vulnerability and hangs on to a hope of confidence. Tangled within the script that our mind composes, it’s easy to fall into an endless loop of serving others when it’s time to love yourself.

Derrick Paris (fluid pronouns) is an LA native and an ever evolving movement and music artist who received a BFA in Dance from California State University, Long Beach. They work administratively as the Community Programming Director at Stomping Ground L.A. and is the founder of the “VOICES” series. Derrick has recently been a Guest Artist with L.A. Contemporary Dance Company performing works by Elías Aguirre and Jamila Glass. His recent commercial work includes collaborations with artists Fitz & the Tantrums and G Flip. Currently, he produces music for competitive and professional-sports dance teams across the world. He has had the pleasure of working alongside many artists such as Kate Hutter Mason, Rebecca Lemme, Teresa “Toogie” Barcelo, Genna Moroni and Karen McDonald. His current focus is rooted in the research of discovering the intersectionality of his upbringing alongside his unearthing as an adult to continue to create and share authentically throughout their artistic career. - derrickparis.com

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