10/12/2026
Our first Student Choreography Feature highlights dani and Leyla Özçelik🌺 !!
Danica Best is a second-year Dance and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology double major from Austin, TX. She is also a UDA Dance instructor and is excited to share the piece she choreographed alongside Leyla.
Leyla Özçelik is a second-year Dance and Psychology double major from Flowery Branch, GA. She is a second-year member of the UGA Red Hotz, teaches and choreographs for youth dancers, and choreographs for the Ballet Performance Company Club. Leyla recently participated in the Dance Department’s New York study abroad Maymester program and is excited to share her work with Danica.
Together, Danica and Leyla’s piece explores the illusion of wealth and the idea of building a persona around a false reality through movement.
Our next feature highlights Addie !!
Addison is a second-year Dance and Criminal Justice double major on the pre-law track from Gray, GA, and serves as secretary of the Ballet Performance Company Club. She participated in the Dance Department’s New York study abroad trip in May 2026 and is excited to share her piece exploring how the joy of childhood play can be expressed through movement.
Join us for “Throughline,” November 11–13 at 7:30 PM in the UGA Dance Building Dance Theatre!
