How We Started

Noting the lack of community for advanced contemporary/lyrical/modern dancers, Gigi Zades (‘23), Liliana Price (‘25), and Payton Thompson (‘25) founded Harvard Undergraduate Contemporary Collective in the fall of 2022. After HCC’s debut year guest performing at various dance shows across campus, they produced their first solo production Breaking Ground in December of 2023.

  • Stella Nakada '27

    Co-Director

  • Jakayla Harris '27

    Co-Director

  • Kate LeBuhn '26

    Company Dancer

  • Sachiko Kirby '26

    Publicity Chair

  • Isabel Li '27

    Secretary

  • Melinda Wang '27

    Company Dancer

  • Kas Coon '26

    Company Dancer

  • Reagan McDowell '27

    Company Dancer

  • Clara Thiele '28

    Development Chair

  • Jacqueline Lane '28

    Treasurer

  • Adia Conteh '28

    Tech Producer

  • Georgia Doherty '27

    Company Dancer

  • Ella Yang '28

    Company Dancer

Alumni

Gianna Zades ‘23 (Co-Founder and Co-Director), Nia Warren ‘24, Anita Podrug ‘24, Payton Thompson ‘25 (Co-Founder and Co-Director), Liliana Price ‘25 (Co-Founder and Co-Director), Camille Freedman ‘25 (Secretary and Tech Director), Megan Ong ‘25 (Publicity Chair), Carter Hayes ‘25, Alexa Halim ‘25, Valeria Barriobero ‘25, Catalina Wong ‘25