Special Skills

Araya has a professional background in contemporary, modern and improvisational dance as well as advanced training in ballet, jazz and hip hop. She also has experience in West African and House.  

Height: 5”6'

Natural Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Recent Performances

Forza Dance Company | Shindig 360 | September 2025 | Company Memeber

TORCH Dance Theatre | Homecoming | June 2025 | Company Member

Kaos Dance Collective | Without holding, but Protecting | June 2025 | Company Member

Forza Dance Company | La Tarantella | January 2025 | Company Member

Forza Dance Company | Shindig | September 2024 | Company Member

TORCH Dance Theater | HOME | June 2024| Company Member

Vashti Dance Theater | Lilith Project | October 2023 | Company Member

Forza Dance Company | Intuitiva and Tarantella | October 2023 | Company Member

Jamel Gains Creative Outlet  | Summer Showcase| August 2023 | Student Dancer

Forza Dance Company | Shindig | July 2023 | Company Member

Cindy Brandle Dance Company | That Which Remains | June 2023| Company Member

Film/Video

Bartosz Lasecki | Sundance | April 2024 | Dancer

Laura Elayn Miller | Nomadic Mythologies | June 2023 | Dancer

Personal Choreographic work

i want them to decide ( Trio) | Spark Theatre Festival | September 2025

i want them to decide (Solo) | Open performance at Movement Research April 2025 and Bloom Emerging Artist Festival April 2025

again and … | Borne Dance Company (March 2024), at unKEMpT Dance Festival (January 2024), and Spark Theater Festival (September 2024).

Education

University of Colorado At Boulder

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance

Class of 2022 - 3.82 GPA

Other experience

  • Experience teaching dance to youth

  • Experience in stage managing dance shows

  • Choreographic experience

  • Basic Modeling skills

  • Experience with Partnering

Training/Workshops

Saxyn Dance Works| Partnering Workshop| Thryn Saxon

Jamel Gains Creative Outlet | Summer Intensive| Various Instructors 

LEIMAY| LEIMAY LUDUS | Ximena Garnica