About

 Loren Holmes is a Beaumont native and she began her training at the age of 7 at The Art of Dance, under the direction of Lisa Badon. After graduating high school, she moved to Houston and attended Texas Southern University where she was a member of the Texas Southern University Dance Company. She later attended Houston Community College, where she graduated with an Associate in Arts with a Dance Specialty. She graduated with High Honors and was a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success. She was also a member of the HCC Dance Ensemble, where Shani Sterling was the director. In 2013, she became a member of Urban Souls II under the direction of Harrison Guy. In 2014, she became a teaching artist for The Ensemble Theatre. In 2015, she became a member of Sonkiss'd Dance Theatre where Chris Thomas was the artistic director. With Sonkiss'd, she performed locally and nationally. She was a member of Statements Dance Company, under the direction of Nick Muckleroy, where they performed work that was socially conscious. Loren worked with recording artist Solange in 2018 and is in The Black Angels Collective for Tobe Nwigwe.  It is in 2021 that she completed her first tour with Tobe, The Monumintal Tour. In 2018, Loren graduated from the SURE Entrepreneur Program held at the University of Houston. It is this program that helped to inspire her to create Hearts in Motion Hou, LLC. This company is a recipient of the TYAN (Texas Youth Action Network) grant, an Arts and Culture Connect Partner, member of Giants Inc. and a member of the Houston Black Dance Collective. She is also a teaching artist for Young Audiences of Houston and The Collective Four.