Ariel Graham

Momentum artist since 2011, Company Director, Choreographer

Ariel was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and began formal training at a young age at Alaska Dance Theater and continued her dance education at East High School as a member of Dance Contempo. During her undergraduate years, Ariel was a member and president of the Dance Theatre Group at Dickinson College. She attended and performed at the American College Dance Festival in 2008 and 2011 and was awarded the Weiss Prize in the Creative Arts in 2011 through Dickinson College.  Upon completion of her studies, she moved home to Anchorage and joined Momentum Dance Collective, where she has enjoyed a wealth of diverse artistic experiences. Ariel has performed in site-specific performances with The Light Brigade, most recently as an aerial dancer in Over, Beyond, Across, Through, which took place on the side of the Anchorage Museum.  While pursuing her Master's Degree in secondary education, she served as the assistant director of East High School's Dance Contempo under the direction of Lucia Wooley.  In 2015, Ariel graduated from the MAT program through the University of Alaska Southeast and was hired as the full-time dance instructor at East High School and director of the school’s student dance company, Dance Contempo.  Prior to joining the staff at East High, Ariel taught at Alaska Dance Theatre and Alaska Theatre of Youth.  If she's not dancing in some way, shape, or form, Ariel can most likely be found outside in the beautiful Alaskan landscape, planning her next travel adventure, and enjoying life with her husband and children.

Ariel has been with the collective since fall 2011 as a dancer and choreographer and became one of the directors of Momentum Dance Collective in Spring 2014. She looks forward to many years of continued friendship, fun, and dance with the Momentum family.