Stella Jacobs (she/her), originally from Boston, is a NYC-based freelance dancer. She is a company member with Obremski/Works under Jesse Obremski and most recently worked with Roderick George in his piece The Missing Fruit. Stella performed for two seasons with SFDanceworks under Dana Genshaft, in works by Pam Tanowitz and Babatunji Johnson, and with DawsonDanceSF under Gregory Dawson. She apprenticed for BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles after completing the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training Program in San Francisco. During her time at LINES, Stella performed in pieces by David Harvey, Alex Ketley, Chuck Wilt, Gregory Dawson, Sidra Bell, and others, and she choreographed and co-choreographed pieces staged at LINES Training Program shows. Stella performed works by Ronald K. Brown, Jennifer Archibald, and Amy J. Gardner as part of The Contemporary Performance Ensemble Program at The Jacob’s Pillow School in 2023. She has also attended summer intensives at Juilliard, BODYTRAFFIC, LINES Ballet and elsewhere. Currently at GibneyPRO, she has worked with Peter Chu, Ana Maria Lucaciu, and Laja Field. Stella is thrilled to be joining Moving Forward Collective under the direction of Madi Hicks.