Nicole Mae Martin

Teaching Artist

Nicole Mae Martin is a passionate youth arts  cultural worker. She has had the privilege of working with youth  all over Los Angeles for over 10 years for  LAUSD  after school programs, non profits  and school curriculums. Her mission when guiding youth  is to provide students with a positive and safe space so that they feel empowered to learn ,grow.. and to ultimately strive to become the best version of themselves. Nicole Mae Utilizes the performing arts as her tool  to help students find their inner strengths and unlimited potential. Her experience with these organizations helped her gain  curriculum development skills in dance, theatre and visual arts . Her training as an undergrad in the dance department at UCLA also aided in her diverse dance vocabulary. She has trained in many dance forms from West African, Afro -Cuban, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop and Modern. Although trained in these forms, She is also well versed  in various street dance styles such as Bgirling, Poplocking, Locking and Whacking. She also performs as a traditional Pilipino folk dancer , martial artist and  musician. Ultimately her hopes as an performing arts educator is to help students gain new  insights about themselves ,their communities and ultimately the world.