About Siena
Siena Avalon Ciancia (They/She) is a Amsterdam, NL ; Pittsburgh, PA based artist. They were born and raised in Los Angeles, California where they began dancing at 3 and later became a world championship level competitive Irish dancer until the age of 17. Following their high school diploma, Siena studied at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA where they received a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Modern. During their studies at Point Park they had the opportunity to spend a semester studying at Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, UK. During their time at NSCD Siena auditioned, performed, and had rehearsal periods with companies and artists from throughout the UK. They have worked with International artists including FUBUnation, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Marcos Morau (B12 festival 2021), Sam Coren (B12 festival 2022), Thar Be Dragons (B12 festival 2023), Zoe Geyser (B12 festival 2023),Tom Weinberger, Out Inner space, Bryan Arias, Andrea Costanzo Martini, Moritz Ostruschnjak, Lea Ved, (NuovaX professional program 2023), and more. Siena danced as company member with Staycee Pearl Dance Project, Pittsburgh based collective for the spring season of 2023.
When Siena is not dancing they love to deepen their practice of yoga and meditation. They received their Yoga Sculpt Teacher certification from CorePower yoga in 2019 and their 200hr RYT Yoga Teacher Training in 2020. They enjoy being creative and finding any project they can get their hands on. They have a passion for cooking and is interested in the possibility of collaboration within their various passions. Siena also enjoys spending time in nature and finding new parks to explore and photograph with their dog Guru.