ABOUT ME

ADDISON COX is a dance artist, choreographer, and educator from Salt Lake City, Utah who continued to pursue her education at Southern Utah University (SUU) Fall of ‘19 through Spring of ‘23. Addison is graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Dance Education. Addison is an accomplished artist whose current focus lies with investigating her personal aesthetic and values within the dance idiom. As well as investing the importance of cross-training, specifically weight training, to help protect against injury and strengthen the body and mind. Addison is experienced in weight training as she spent a year and half with a trainer and continues her academic research of weight training. 

Addison has found her passion for weight training due to its overall health benefits. Weight lifting's mental health benefits are to help with self-worth, taking time for oneself (self-care), and finding a community (support system.) Weight lifting physical health benefits are healing injuries, strengthening muscles, and to gain power and control in dance training.

 

Addison has had the privilege of being trained and mentored by many artists, educators, and activists who have influenced and inspired her on her artistic journey. She has had the privilege to share the space, work with, and learn from artists such as Andrea Vazquez-Aguirre (Ballet), Nick Blaylock (Modern and Composition/Choreography), Erica Gionfriddo (Contemporary, Improv), Danell Hathaway (Modern, Company, and Leadership Skills), Jordan Lloyd (Composition), Jacquelyn Potts (Lyrical, Leaps and Turns, and Company), Kaitlyn Potts (Ballet), Danielle Lydia Sheather (Jazz and Horton), Alexandra Jane Bradshaw-Yerby (Modern, Education, and Composition) and Jessie Young (Contemporary/Modern) 

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Addison is an accomplished choreographer. Her latest work was the production of Divine (2023) which was supported by SUU’s Black Box Grant and CONNECT Grant. Divine is an evening-length choreographic work in collaboration with the dancers. Divine investigates movement processes through space while diving into one's personal strength. Everyone has their own journey with self-worth and I want to bring this idea into space. I encouraged letting Divine be a place where the movers and views one's beauty and strength in who they are in the present space. An Accumulation (2022) is Addison's first main stage work at SUU in the student dance concert; Neither Here Nor There, But Here. Addison had Off Record pt 2 (2021) participate in the Red Rock Dance Festival. Off Record a screendance film in American Dance Festivals summer showcase. 

 

Along with creating her own work, Addison has had the privilege to contribute and observe many creative processes. Performing work for Nick Blaylock, SB Dance, Erica Gionfriddo (ARCOS DANCE), Danielle Lydia Sheather, and Alexandra Bradshaw-Yerby.

 

Addison is a dance educator that has taught in secondary education and university settings. She is experienced in teaching and choreographing in the forms of Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, and Fusion Dance.