Taylor Bonadies (she/they) is a New York City-based freelance performer and movement artist, currently in collaboration with ERA Dance Company, URBAN TRIBE, and Jay Beardsley. Taylor earned their B.F.A. in Dance and Choreography from Virginia Commonwealth University, performing works by Hélène Simoneau, Scott Putman, and Autumn Proctor-Waddell, and studying with faculty Jenna Riegel, André Zachery, Trebien Pollard, MK Abadoo and more. She received the VCU Dance Outstanding Performer and Outstanding Choreographer awards upon graduation in 2020. After graduation, Taylor joined the dance faculty at her alma mater, the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia, uncovering a deep love for teaching and cultivating rich movement experiences for the next generation of dance artists. Since relocating to NYC to focus on performance, she has performed works by choreographers Merce Cunningham, Jelani Taylor, Mark Bankin, Delilah Gamson-Levy, and Natalie Long, performing at venues including the MoMA Bartos Theater, St. Marks Church in-the-Bowery, Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York City Center Studios, and Arts on Site among others. Taylor is grateful to experience and share what makes dance and performance poignant with her surrounding community.