Strides is a dynamic ensemble work exploring the journey of growing up and finding one’s place in the world. As Tether Dance Company’s first major piece, it weaves together improvisation, dancer-sourced choreography, poetry, and voice text to create a rich multimedia experience. The movement is raw and expressive, reflecting the uncertainty, discovery, and resilience of personal evolution. Conceived in December 2023, Strides premiered at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall in May 2024 as part of the AFX-[M]ovement and Danceworx showcases, marking the company’s debut on a large stage.

You have to be quiet while the adults are talking.

The Closet utilizes jazz, contemporary and modern dance fusion to explore feelings of isolation, conformity, and feeling shut out from the world. Throughout the song, “The Adults are Talking”, dancers enter complex floorwork, patterned movement, impressive lifts, stunts, and dynamic partner work.

A World of Welcome is a contemporary ensemble piece that captures the bittersweet transition from the familiar rhythms of college into the vast unknown. Through sweeping lifts, grounded gesture phrases, and shifting formations, the choreography embodies the push and pull of change—the tension between holding on and letting go. The movement flows between moments of collective support and solitary exploration, reflecting the uncertainty, excitement, and quiet longing that come with stepping into a new chapter of life.