PAULINA MENESES (she/they) is a Filipino-American dancer, choreographer’s assistant, and arts administrator hailing from Las Vegas, NV. She graduated magna cum laude from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in Dance and minor in Arts Management. During their time in college, they performed works by Kimberly Bartosik, Shannon Gillen, Xan Burley, Sue Bernhard, Alexandra Beller, and Trisha Brown. Now based in New York City, she has worked with esteemed artists including Doug Varone and Dancers, Dylan Crossman, Donna Uchizono, Hannah Garner’s 2nd Best Dance Company, and Kyle Abraham on his New York City Ballet premiere, “The Runaway.” Paulina has performed at venues such as Brooklyn Academy of Music: BAM, 92nd Street Y, Jacob’s Pillow, and at Dance Festival München in Germany. In addition to MeenMoves, they currently collaborate and dance for Johnnie Cruise Mercer, Peter Stathas, Marie Lloyd Paspe, and Julia Antinozzi.