Fall ChoreoWreck 2026: De/Reconstructing Dances

Two San Diego choreographers (the wreckees) offer up their works-in-progress to the "wrecking" process. We've invited four other dance artists (the wreckers) who practice in a variety of dance genres to play with the work and remake it live, in front of an audience! This is a rare opportunity for audiences to witness the creative process of dance making. Learn more about "wrecking".

Each wreckee has 2 hours to go through the entire wrecking process (two wreckings each). The wreckee first presents the original work. Then their two wreckers will each get 45 minutes to remake the dance on the wreckee, followed by a showing of that remake. After each wreckee’s full session, there will be a short "talk back" with artists and audience.

There is a 50 minute break between the two wreckee sessions.

Schedule of Events

12:00pm: Greetings & Introduction

12:15pm: Wreckee Session #1 - Zachary Leighton

2:15pm: Wreckee Session #1 Talk Back 

2:35m: Break 

3:30pm: Re-introduction of Wrecking 

3:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 - Devin Hargrett

5:40pm: Wreckee Session #2 Talk Back

Audiences are welcome to come and go throughout the event. You can pick and choose which sessions you’d like to watch, take a break whenever you need, or stay for the whole event!

Meet the Wreckees

Zachary Leighton

*Bio coming soon

IG: @zach.leighton.choreo

Devin Hargrett

Devin Hargrett is a dance artist/educator whose work blends contemporary and hip hop movement influences, drawing from experiences in both concert dance and commercial styles. As both an educator and choreographer, Devin is passionate about creating environments where dancers are encouraged to move beyond perceived limitations, embrace curiosity, and discover possibilities they may not have imagined for themselves. Devin believes dance is more than the shapes we create—it is the process of bringing our internal world into the external, transforming thoughts, emotions, and lived experiences into movement that allows others to not only witness them, but to feel them.

IG: @devin.hargrett

“Through this wrecking process, I'm hoping to challenge myself and gain some insight into the creative minds of those in the space while showcasing a little bit of a different side of movement than most in the Dance Community have seen from me." - Devin Hargrett

Meet the Wreckers

Novien Yarber

Wrecker for Zachary

Novien Yarber, affectionately known as "Dr. Novi," is a San Diego-based educator and creative artist. Though beginning his dance training later in life (at the age of 16), he quickly developed an intense love and fervor for the artform; this love quickly propelled him into an accelerated career in the commercial industry with credits such as Nike, iHeartRadio, Bravo, BET, Fox's So You Think You Can Dance with artists like Boy II Men, Babyface, Ciara, & Kanye West, to name a few.

Instagram @_novien_

"I’m in a new era—deepening my work behind the scenes in creative production and direction. Choreowreck is an opportunity to return to my body and the art forms that have nurtured and carried me to this point, and to discover what they have to teach me moving forward." - Novien Yarber

Odessa Mae Uno

Wrecker for Zachary

Odessa Mae Uno (she/her) is a Filipino American movement-based artist based in Southern California. She holds a BFA in Dance from CalArts and has performed with DISCO RIOT, Fresh Congress Dance, and artists including Solange and Gerard & Kelly. Her choreographic work has been commissioned by Malashock Dance and San Diego Dance Theater. Odessa’s practice centers on community, empathy, and the belief that dance cultivates connection, critical thinking, and emotional awareness.

Instagram @odessauno

aisha reddick

Wrecker for Devin

aisha reddick (she/her) is a movement artist based in San Diego, California. aisha is devoted to rediscovering herself as an artist and redefining her place within the dance community. Through continued exploration, collaboration, and reflection, she remains committed to expanding her practice and embracing new possibilities. Currently, aisha is a teaching artist at Culture Shock San Diego and DISCO RIOT, and is an Emerging Artist in Residence for Dance with Arts District Liberty Station.

Instagram @ahsia

Miguel Galvan

Wrecker for Devin

Miguel Angel Galvan is a Mexican-American choreographer born and raised in San Diego. He came up in the region's breaking and hip-hop scene, before expanding into contemporary dance, and has spent the last decade working as a molecular biologist alongside all of it. He was an Emerging Artist in Residence at Arts District Liberty Station, and a current member of the San Diego Artist Incubator cohort. He teaches at San Diego State University, Culture Shock San Diego, and Play studios. His practice blends movement disciplines while prioritizing the human doing them.

IG: @ma.ergosum

Our Collaborator

We are thrilled to collaborate with Culture Shock San Diego for Fall ChoreoWreck 2026. With it's strong presence in the Hip Hop community, we hope this exciting partnership will help build more connections throughout the San Diego dance community - across genres, across regions, and across cultures.

"Culture Shock inspires and empowers diverse members of our communities to achieve artistic excellence by providing progressive training, development and performance opportunities in the art of Hip Hop dance."