2026 Dance Alumni Takeover Panel Discussion

Sonia Hsieh, MSW ‘10.5, would like to share a message of self-transformation and love. No matter your background, life experiences, setbacks, or challenges, an embodied life is accessible to everyone. For over a decade, Sonia has worked as a psychotherapist in the self-help and inner inquiry space—first transforming herself, then guiding many others through profound processes of change and altered states of consciousness. When mind, body, and soul unite as one, the miracle of love becomes not only possible, but deeply felt and known.

Graham Shelor ‘23 is eager to share with current students about his artistic journey. From studying at Middlebury to founding his own company in Atlanta, Graham will discuss his experience navigating diverse aesthetics, geographies, and techniques. He is excited to help young artists forge a sustainable, fulfilling, and risk-taking career for themselves. 

Octavio Rose Hingle ‘17 is looking forward to sharing their journey from the Middlebury Dance Program into a career in the field of disability-integrated dance. As a performing artist, cultural worker and nightlife producer, Octavio invites us all to expand our collective understandings of rigour, accessible artistry, and the moving body’s relationship to physical and cognitive difference.