Mackenzee Albert is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of Iowa pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance and a B.A. in Chemistry. Their early dance training took place at the Dance Academy of Cedar Rapids, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago summer intensives, and eventually, Nolte Academy. At the University of Iowa, Mackenzee has trained primarily in contemporary movement techniques, Flying Low floorwork, Klein Technique, ballet, and improvisation. They have further trained in heels technique at All the Way Up Studio and improvisation at the Seattle Festival of Dance + Improvisation. During their time in the UI Dance Department, they have been involved in performances and worked with choreographers such as FLOCK (Alice Klock and Florian Lochner), Armando Duarte, Mindy Myers, Danielle Russo, Tony Orrico, Jeremy Cline, Todd Rhoads, Ellen Oliver, Sean Laughead, Jaruam Xavier, Jessie Madden, Katie Phelan, and Emmalee Hallinan. Outside of the University of Iowa Dance Department, Mackenzee has worked with choreographers Terry Marling and Katlin Bourgeois at COMMON Conservatory in Chicago. Mackenzee has also been fortunate to perform with the musician Josh Henderson in 2022 when he was an Iowa Grant Wood Fellow. In addition, they have performed in many screendances, two of which were premiered in film festivals: “Brief Candle, Walking Shadow,” choreographed by Jeremy Cline, 2021 Miracle Makers International Film Festival, and “她.SHE”, choreographed by Ianka Hou, 2021 Inspired Dance Film Festival. Mackenzee’s time at Iowa has expanded their dance interests into choreography, theory, and digital art. In 2021, they co-choreographed “That’s a Lesbian Thing?” with Max Recht which premiered in the Virtual UI Dance End of Semester Event. They have also been fortunate to work with Rebekah Kowal as an ICRU research fellow investigating dance in World War II. In the final year of their undergraduate education, they hope to research the embodiment of queerness, continue exploring digital art, and further investigate the intersectionality of chemistry and dance.