Ricki Mason

Ricki Mason (left) and Monica Gilliam

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Ricki Mason

is a Seattle based choreographer, performer and teacher. From 2003 until 2008 Ricki directed contemporary performance group LAUNCH dance theater, which was presented by On the Boards, Velocity Dance Center, Bumbershoot, and Century Ballroom. Ricki's favorite commissions include The Yard at Martha's Vineyard and Velocity's Bridge Project. Her work has been supported by 4Culture, Artist Trust, The Bossak Heilbron Charitable Grant Foundation, and Open Flight's Flight Deck Residency. Ricki performs at various local venues as drag persona Lou Henry Hoover www.louhenryhoover.com. Lou is one half of The Cherdonna and Lou Show www.cherdonnalou.com and one third of pop movement experience Dance Belt www.dancebeltusa.com. Ricki teaches weekly classes at Velocity Dance Center, The Academy of Burlesque, and Century Ballroom. Ricki holds a BFA in dance from the University of Michigan and is thrilled to be a current member of Lingo.