https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/artist-files-1 monthly 0.5 2026-03-17 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/throwback-in-3s monthly 0.5 2025-05-15 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/the-divine-feminine monthly 0.5 2025-03-29 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/being-human-blogpost3 monthly 0.5 2022-02-04 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/onritual-blogpost2 monthly 0.5 2020-02-28 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/blog/whatisshakti-blogpost1 monthly 0.5 2020-01-31 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/mission daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/bfac26fd-2744-4592-84fe-78398c83a4b5/Biosphere+original.jpg Our Mission and Vision - Our Mission Shakti Moves Dance Company’s mission is to celebrate the diversity and strength of the feminine essence within each individual, fostering community wide well being. We facilitate gender inclusive classes and workshops that blend different dance styles, art disciplines, somatic movement and the wisdom of yoga. We craft performances that artfully intertwine cultural and philosophical principles aiming to inspire, uplift, and connect individuals through the power of dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/ca614a9f-d381-4e75-915c-9cbf7c3a57c4/Portraits.JPG Our Mission and Vision - Our Vision Shakti Moves Dance Company's vision is to create movement art that fosters interconnection. With a collaborative and playful spirit, we create dance classes, performances, community events and workshops aimed to welcome, inspire harmony and embrace authenticity. https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/home daily 1.0 2025-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/3c6eb299-c455-49d1-9cfa-0634c67fca9b/IMG_0760.jpg Home - what matters most… heart We use the methodical approach of yogic inquiry as a framework to discover an authentic relationship with the human heart and the expression thereof. https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/what-we-do daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/take-action daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/sponsor daily 0.75 2025-12-22 https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/contact-3 daily 0.75 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/ea6798fe-7ce8-45ac-b838-3a262d8959d6/IMG_0819.jpg Contact us - Contact us. Contact Erica for questions about any of our offerings, performances, to book a performance at your event, or if you are interested in joining Shakti Moves Dance Company. shaktimovesdc@gmail.com https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/collaborate daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/4a5e0385-8075-4208-b233-c0e5a7fc8f8c/Throwbackin3spromo.jpg Collaborate - Collaborate. Collaboration is an integral part of Shakti Moves Dance Company’s productions. We are always on the look out for like minded artists who create using similar processes. Our goal is to support equal exchange of knowledge through these partnerships. We work with musicians, visual artists and graphic designers, actors and singers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/e81f85f2-48c8-434b-b006-5fdff1342e57/IMG_0827.jpg Collaborate - Connect. Are you a movement artist? Are you a yoga practitioner? Are you interested in exploring your creative capability as a conscious human being? Lets connect and discuss the possibility of joining the company. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/abcf7ccf-4540-4a11-a424-0dd8afe5c8a3/Gaye+in+the+early+days.JPG Collaborate - Join the Board of Directors SMDC runs under the guidance of a Board of Directors. Currently a small group of exceptional women, we are seeking to add a few gentle giants to our team to help us with growing the organization. The board of directors is a volunteer commitment with quarterly in person meetings along with email correspondence. Do you have business expertise or a skill that can support the growth of a small non-profit art organization? Reach out to our president. https://www.shaktimovesdc.org/ourdirector daily 0.75 2026-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e223f6dadd14d1f16f84fb7/f01fed82-4ccf-475d-ae1c-24ee487afd96/Santiago+2025.jpg Our Director Erica Santiago received her BFA in Ballet and Modern Dance from Texas Christian University in 2003. After graduation, Erica continued her training with great artists such as Alonzo King and Doug Varone. 23 years ago, Erica became a mother which completely changed the trajectory of her life path. Through the birthing process and early childhood years with her daughter, Erica became a seeker of truth. Not knowing where to begin, in 2005 she came home to Austin seeking soul healing. She enrolled in Dharma Yoga of Austin's yoga teacher training and has been teaching yoga around Austin for nearly 20 years. As a dance artist, Erica continued to work as a dance teacher. She became a member of Kathy Dunn Hamrick Dance Company where she stayed for 6 years and had the honor of being nominated “Best Dancer” by Austin Critics Table. As her dancing life continued, she was gifted with the opportunity to perform with Contemporary Dance Fort Worth, Contemporary Ballet Dallas, Ballet East Dance Theater, Wild Goose Chase, and Lisa Nicks and her Wild Band of Ponies. In 2011 Erica took a sabbatical from the dance world to pursue her love of philosophy. The study of ancient wisdom traditions and rituals, esoteric yogic practices and scripture brought her in contact with authentic teachers from India. This has taken her deep into studying universal consciousness and astrology. She integrates the healing potential of philosophy and archetypes into her movement practices and choreographic explorations. Trained as a massage therapist at Lauterstein & Conway and mentored by Dr. Arthur Peterson, D.C. and Jeff Johnson, LMT she learned (and continues to explore) ways to harness kinetic energy and focus it for the well being of others. Erica’s deepest passion addresses the whole being, body, mind, emotion, and consciousness in an intuitive and creative way that affirms one with his/her/their most profound knowing of truth for their greatest benefit. Erica founded Shakti Moves Dance Company in 2016 to provide a place to explore philosophy and the human condition through movement art. Erica is currently self employed through Elemental Bodyworks where she uses meditation and massage to support people on their healing journey. 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