ANI DARCEY
Dancer, Actor, and choreographer in Los Angeles, CA
Ani Darcey, member of Donna Sternberg & Dancers and Cabaret Versatile, holds a BFA in Modern Dance performance from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She is a head instructor at Pure Barre in Los Angeles, and has over 10 years of experience in fitness and dance instruction.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Ani won two awards for visual arts before the age of 8, trained in ballet, gymnastics, and horseback riding. She attended a high school for performing arts and spent a semester abroad in Segovia, Spain. Ani was a member of the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, helping create works of original musical theater.
After college, Ani was a showgirl in Donn Arden’s Jubilee! in Las Vegas. There, she also taught dance to high school students at the Charleston Heights Arts Center, helping lead the summer dance program for 2 years.
Recently, Ani is expanding her reach incorporating Motion Evolving - to educate others about healing from past, personal and global traumas. For the past 10 years, she is an established member of a community of co-counselors spanning 90 different countries. This global community works to combat racism, sexism and the destruction of the environment. She believes that in order to heal the effects of systemic and internalized oppression, we must start with healing ourselves in order to build and sustain relationships and inclusive communities.