Kelly Dalrymple-Wass   Kelly Dalrymple-Wass is intrigued by repetition and precision in bodies and on paper. Other interests lie in bodies that fulfill intention, find stillness, and explore complexity and simplicity. As a member of Lower Left she investigates and teaches solo and group improvisation and choreographic skills through a performance lens. Lower Left recently became artists in residence at Marfa Live Arts.  Kelly cofounded the performance group Non Fiction, is a visual artist, a graduate of Mills College, and teaches Pilates. Major influences include Mary Overlie’s post modern theories, Nina Martin’s Ensemble Thinking and Articulating the Solo Body, and the Alexander Technique with Shelley Senter.  The work of Yvonne Rainier, Deborah Hay, Wally Cardona, Mary Reich, and Trisha Brown is influential in her own creative process.  Along with other Lower Left members Nina Martin, Andrew Wass, and Margaret Paek, Kelly is carving out a new dance destination in Marfa TX, where they organize and facilitate improvisation performance labs and workshops.  Kelly has taught at Missouri State University, Earthdance, Movement Research’s improvisation festival, and University of Houston.  Kelly grew up in San Diego, currently lives in Oakland and is headed towards making her home/s in Marfa, Tx and Berlin, Germany.