ANGELINA BENITEZ

​Angie (Leo ☉, Taurus ↑ , Scorpio ☽) prides herself in having too many skills for her own good. Aside from being a generous and stunning modern dancer, she is also a surprisingly modest fiber artist, passionate cook, somewhat okay pole dancer, and thriving plant daddy. To survive in this capitalist society, she mainly teaches dance, works as an arts administrator, and sells her visual art on the side. When she isn't working, you can find her dying her hair a new color or being gay.

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Angelina Benitez graduated from Salem State University in 2018 with a B.A in Modern/Contemporary Dance and returned in 2025 as a guest artist in residence. Much of her work derives from play, queer joy, and her nonbinary, biracial life experience. They are a dedicated teaching artist to movers of truly all ages in the Greater Boston area, from toddlers to seniors. She is a member of Human Movement Project and a co-founding member of a contemporary dance collective, The Click. She has shared her work at VERSE / VISUAL, Roots & Routes, Dancing Queerly, Salem Arts Festival, and 24 Hour ChoreoFest. When she’s not teaching dance or putting her Grounded Aerial Bungee certification to use, you can find her writing poetry, working as a social media strategist, creating fiber art, and meditating with her plants. Stay in touch with her work @shemovesandmakes on Instagram.

photo: self-portrait