Talia Howard is a third-year student at the University of Iowa. She is a double major in dance and enterprise and leadership. This is her first year with UIDC and she is excited to showcase all the pieces to the audience. Talia is from Chicago, Illinois, and had previous training at Joel Hall Dancers and Center. Throughout college, she has performed in pieces choreographed Michael Landez, Armando Duarte, and Melinda Jean Meyers, and she has performed in Dance Gala in 2020 and 2021. Talia would like to thank everyone who helped put on this show and these pieces. She would like to thank all choreographers and especially the directors, Stephanie Miracle and Alexandra Bush. She would also like to thank her family, especially her mom, for their support with her dance career.