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Nathan
Waters
Bio
Nathan Waters is an artist, choreographer, dancer, and instructor based in Orange County. Nathan is interested in many things within his work, including process based movement generation, partner work, and screen dance. Nathan obtained his Associate's degree in Dance with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Irvine Valley College. He now attends California State University of Long Beach, where he is a BFA candidate in dance. He started his journey dancing and training in street styles when he was young, specifically focusing on Breaking and Popping. Now he practices and appreciates many different dance styles and creates mostly within the contemporary realm. In addition to creating many choreographic works as a student, Nathan has also begun his professional choreographic and teaching career. He has had the opportunity to present work at the American College Dance Association BAJA Conference in 2023 and was hired as a guest choreographer for Portola High School Performing Arts in 2024. Additionally, he teaches at Strong Dance studios, where he was hired to choreograph for the Strong Pre-Professional Dance Company. Nathan hopes to create and teach as much as he can while sharing his love for dance with others.
Artist Statement
As a choreographer I often use dance as a way to process uncomfortable facts of human existence. I'm interested in existential narratives as they relate to our relationship to others, self, and death, as animals, thinkers, and sufferers. Physically I am interested in the intersection of experimental movement and narrative structures. I am fascinated by the way bodies physically clash on stage, gestural partner work, the distortion of humanness, and world building. Although my work can be nihilistic in nature I hope to cultivate a sense of understanding of the human condition and find something positive within that understanding.