"Having danced for many companies and choreographers at UArts and beyond, working with Lurainya has been liberating in that she does not come from the formal ballet and modern schools. She creates her movements in an organic place. They are honest responses to story and the music without the restraint of engrained expectations of what dance should be. I find that when I am learning her choreography there are hints of dance styles I have studied (West African/Salsa/Capoeira/Hip Hop), but instead of each movement having a specific name, Lurainya describes them through emotion, intent and shape. It is refreshing to leave the long traditions and histories in the classroom and rehearse a dance in the here and now."

~ Heather McGeehan, University of the Arts; Philadanco II, Vivid Motion, Konservatoriet Dance Ensemble, Onda Latina, Samba Nosso, UArts African Ensemble, Performance Dance Theater.