About

Born and raised in Salt Lake City Utah, Angela Gagliardi Campos graduated with a BFA in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. She worked to receive a teaching certificate and has been teaching secondary dance at Cottonwood High School for 14 years. Angela co-directs Hawk and Sparrow dance, a mixed media dance duo producing, choreographing, and performing at various venues in the Salt Lake Valley. As a pick up artist she has performed with Raw Moves, Repertory Dance Theatre, Samba Fogo, Ashley Anderson Dance, Just Wanna Dance, and Masonography. Angela received a Masters of Art in Dance from California State University Long Beach. She also finished a 200 hour Hatha Yoga certification from Aura Wellness Center in 2017. Recently Angela obtained a Pilates Certification from DK Body Balancing (UNLV) in Las Vegas, as well as a Zumba Instructor certificate in Salt Lake. Angela has a sincere passion for dance, teaching, creating, mentoring, art, Yoga, Pilates, and her two young boys.

Artist Statement

My art is guided by personal truths; I create dance driven by life and living. The intention behind my work is real, genuine, and intimate. I see dance as a way to explore what it means to be mortal; dance allows me to live in the moment. I treasure the process of choreographing, and value collaboration. My choreography articulates organic communication through the indulgence of simplicity. I am committed to play and find experimentation and risk fascinating. I am interested in stripping away conventions and normality in dance, and I shy away from stereotypical perceptions.