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 HUCC’s debut year guest performing at various dance shows across campus, they produced their first solo production Breaking Ground in December of 2023.

  • Helia Hung '29

    Co-Director

  • Kah Shuen Gan '29

    Co-Director

  • Jakayla Harris '27

    Producer

  • Stella Nakada '27

    Publicity Chair

  • Isabel Li '27

    Secretary

  • Adia Conteh '28

    Tech Producer

  • Anneliese Mattox '28

    Tech Producer

  • Melinda Wang '27

    Company Dancer

  • Reagan McDowell '27

    Company Dancer

  • Georgia Doherty '27

    Company Dancer

  • Clara Thiele '28

    Company Dancer

  • Jacqueline Lane '28

    Company Dancer

  • Nicole Carey '28

    Company Dancer

  • Ella Yang '28

    Company Dancer

  • Olivia Le '29

    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, Kate LeBuhn ‘26 (Co-Director), Sachi Kirby ‘26 (Co-Director), Kas Coon ‘26