Several times a year, MashUp Contemporary Dance Company welcomes advanced dancers to attend a pay-what-you-choose master class with MashUp artists and/or guest instructors. Join us in May for class with Genna Moroni!
Raised in LA, Genna attended LACHSA and graduated magna cum laude from UCLA in 2012. She kicked off her professional career in 2010 performing Barak Marshall’s work with BODYTRAFFIC and continues to work as his assistant to this day. In 2012, Genna was a founding member of Ate9 Dance Company. Between 2012-2019, she had the opportunity to perform with the company at venues such as Jacob’s Pillow, White Bird Dance, American Dance Festival, Vishneva Fest (Moscow), The Joyce Theater and The Wallis Theater. Additionally, she participated in developing new works with Guy Shomroni/Yaniv Abraham, Shahar Binyamini and Tom Weinberger.
Moving forward in her career, Genna is translating her concert dance experience to the world of commercial film/stage. The roster of artists she has choreographed for includes HAIM, One Republic, Dominic Fike, Marina, AJ Mitchell, Carly Rae Jepsen, XAmbassadors, SASAMI, Zella Day, Francisca Valenzuela, Fitz and the Tantrums, Marian Hill, Jarina De Marco and many others. She has also been featured in videos for many of the above listed, as well as Perfume Genius, Olivia Rodrigo , NIKI & more!
Eager to keep her connection to concert dance, Genna has been fortunate to present work at R.E.D.C.A.T. Studio, Congress: Legalize Dance and was selected for the 2020 To the Sea: Dance Concerts at the Pier (by Jacob Jonas the Company postponed due to COVID). In 2020, Ballet Florida premiered her new work “tethered dreams'' at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Closing out 2020, Genna launched her own collective Gorgeous Ugly Movement (G.U.M.) which debuted at REDCAT’s NOWFEST 2020.
Outside of choreographing and performing, Genna is a certified Gaga teacher, part-time supplemental faculty member at USC Kaufman and a Dance Church® Teacher and will be on faculty for the 2023 Spring Semester at Cal Arts to lead movement for Theater students. She loves awakening the joy and potential of movement for both dancers/non-dancers!