Hayley Midea is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher originally from Wixom, Michigan. In 2020, Hayley received a BFA in Dance from Western Michigan University where she has performed works by Jackie Nowicki, Monique Haley, Carolyn Pavlik, Kelsey Paschich, Jeremy Blair, Joseph A. Hernandez and BAIRA MVMNT/PHLOSPHY. Hayley was also a company member of Western Dance Project, under the direction of Whitney Moncrief. The Michigan Dance Council awarded Hayley the Maggie Allesee Choreography Award for her piece “Dear Larry,” in 2019. Hayley also performed her work at the 2020 ACDA East-Central Regional Conference where she was selected to perform at the National Conference in Long Beach, California. She was also selected to perform at the SoloDuo Dance Festival, Detroit Dance City Festival, Trifecta Dance Festival, Chi Dance Fest and Simantikos Dance Chicago Choreography Kick-Off. Hayley’s work won “Best Spoken Word Used in a Film” and “2021 Viewer’s Choice Award” at the inaugural Dance Is Activism Film Festival produced by Earl Mosely’s Diversity of Dance. Hayley teaches dance in the Chicagoland area and has danced with South Chicago Dance Theatre for the last four years. With SCDT, Hayley has performed in works by Kia S. Smith, Crystal Michelle Perkins, Wade Schaaf, Ron De Jesus, Joseph Kim, Monique Haley, Stephanie Martinez, Tsai Hsi Hung and Joshua Blake Carter. As a professional, Hayley has toured nationally and internationally, most notably with SCDT and Choomna Dance Company in Arnhem, Netherlands. Other notable performances include the
2023 collaboration with South Chicago Dance Theatre and Giordano Dance Chicago as well as the Dance For Life Finale Choreographed by Randy Duncan and Jonathan Alsberry.
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Hayley is excited to be joining Niko8 in their second season!