Delaney Otjes

Delaney Otjes was born in Calgary, Canada and grew up largely in Las Vegas. She was classically trained from a young age in ballet via the Royal Academy of Dance, as well as studying modern, jazz, tap, contemporary, musical theater and African dance. Delaney graduated Magna Cum Laude from New York University with a BA in Dance Performance with minors in Philosophy and Studio Art. During her time in NYC, she worked for industry pillars including Wendy Perron and Kathryn Posin. Delaney is currently on the dance faculty at the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts where she sets an evening length original work each year. Her movement ethos centers on the nature of performativity of self and the temporality of bodies in a space.