STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
JEREMY GUYTON FSU School of Dance MFA Student contributes to social justice conversation on collegiate and national level
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eremy Guyton, a current MFA Graduate student in the FSU School of Dance, describes himself as an alchemist, performer, dreamer, choreographer, educator, and new world conjurer. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, but spent most childhood summers in his greatgrandparents’ backcountry home in Millport, Alabama. It was the marriage of these two different worlds that really laid the foundation for Jeremy’s unique movement and vivid imagination. Jeremy’s dance training began in the comfort of his living room as he spent countless hours mirroring music videos and absorbing knowledge from well-regarded choreographers such as Jeffrey Daniel, Wade Robson, and Laurie Ann Gibson. Upon graduation from high school, Jeremey relocated to the Mid-Atlantic where he studied theatre at Georgetown University, and while in Baltimore, Jeremy joined a dance crew and quickly found himself enthralled with local club and go-go music. In 2012, Jeremy moved to New Orleans where he enthusiastically adopted second-line footwork and bounce into his movement style. Over time, his home studio evolved to the club dance floor, a rich site where he continues to investigate, experiment and transcribe conversations between the DJ and the dance floor. Guyton says his art is a call to action. “It demands accountability for the ways in which I move through space. It nudges my imagination to think within and around existing structures to create safe, fantastical spaces for every spirit in our community.”
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