Lyrric Jackson is an American multidisciplinary artist, educator, and data scientist. She is the founder and artistic director of Lyrric Jackson Dance Company, a lecturer of dance performance and choreography at Spelman College, an Atlanta University Center Consortium Data Science Initiative faculty affiliate, a Spelman Faculty CODE Scholar, a Certified Data Carpentries instructor, and a Sloan Data Science Faculty Fellow. Her work extends to local and global arts and educational institutions, including Brenau University, Emory University, and Mashirika Performing Arts in Kigali, Rwanda. She received her BA in drama/dance concentration from Spelman College and holds an MA in arts administration and an MFA in LXFM from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Jackson is a selected choreographer for the 2024 Women in Dance Leadership Conference and will present her work, Psychedelic Strut: 62 + 62, on Oct. 19 at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center in Los Angeles. For more information, visit: https://www.lyrricjacksondance.com.

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