Cassandra Tsolis

Cassandra's dance journey began in her Yia Yia’s living room, learning the traditional dances of her Greek culture. From there she continued growing with Upstage Dance in San Jose, started competing with California Dance Company in Redding, and continued pursuing dance in college. She was a part of the Sonoma State Dance Team, Blue Baronz Crew, 150 Revival and received a Dance Teaching Certificate from the Santa Rosa JC. 

 

Her professional dance journey began in coming to Los Angeles, where she completed a Dance Discipleship Program to later become a part of Word in Motion Dance Company. While she continued training and studying street dance, a new direction emerged for her as she engaged in therapeutic and inner-healing techniques with movement. 

 

While she trained in multiple styles, including Hip Hop and Salsa, Krump became the main advocate in her path of pairing healing with creative expression. As she found a deeper sense of awareness and confidence within herself and her movement, she began building workshops with therapeutic tools known as Echo Movement. Her sessions assist artists in moving past emotional blocks to connect more deeply with their body and their story. 

 

Presently, Cassandra utilizes her story and Echo Movement to reach artists in the Los Angeles community. She is currently an alumni member of RUR Alliance and the partnering RUR Agency which allows her to teach world wide. Cassandra has also taught with Universoul Hip Hop, Conga Kids, Dance Education Project, Boys and Girls Club, Conekt-LA Art Center, ZULU and more. With her degree in psychology and certification in Social Emotional Arts, she continues to offer Echo Movement sessions and private lessons. Cassandra desires to empower artists to find acceptance in their body through movement and to commission a sense of freedom in all areas of their lives.