CHELSEA HOY (Artistic Associate) grew up dancing competitively for the Wick School of Irish Dance in Denver, Colorado. She joined TIDC in 2014 after she began her studies at Loyola University Chicago. She recently graduated with Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Photography, and is spending time empowering children through the arts before pursuing a doctorate degree in child psychology. In the dance studio, Hoy finds the creative process to be a rewarding and therapeutic combination of fluid expression and technical configuration. The Trinity Irish Dance Company has allowed her to expand upon her innate creative spirit in ways that she never could have imagined. She is motivated by the ability this art form has to deeply connect strangers and friends alike.