Monica (she/they) is a Brooklyn based dancer, choreographer, educator, and community activist. They identify as a non-disabled, queer, white, femme. Having graduated Summa Cum Laude from Skidmore College in 2019, with a Bachelor of Science in Dance, Monica has spent the past five years as a freelance dancer and performance artist, sharing their craft internationally from Hungary to Ghana. As an educator, they’ve had the privilege of leading workshops across the tri-state area at institutions such as Gibney Dance Center and Mignolo Arts Center.

In 2020 Monica founded Wet Hairy Women to bring together a group of artists seeking to uncover and redefine raw truths of womanhood through movement and art. Since then, Monica has worked with over 200 women and allies who have participated in her annual art activist project, No Shave Wovember. Collectively, Monica has created and produced over 13 bodies of work, including their first evening length immersive dance theater production, UNTAMED.