Vania is a Toronto Based artist and a student of many genres. She received a BFA in dance with an accompanying minor in marketing from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) in Spring 2020. Vania has had the privilege of working with Siphe November and the National Ballet of Canada as Assistant Choreographer for ‘On Solid Ground’ part of their 2022 Winter Mixed Program. Most recently Vania premiered her first film ‘The Child Within’ at Fall for Dance North 2022 which she was the choreographer and performer for. She has worked and performed works by with Anne Plamondon, Peggy Baker, Merce Cunningham, Laberge-Cote, and Vicki St Denys as a dancer and collaborator. She was most recently awarded as the 2023 RBC Emerging Artist with Peggy Baker Dance Projects. As a choreographer, Vania strives to explore her own narrative and expression as it relates to shared social and human experiences.