“Two hawks circling in the afternoon sunlight
dancing for the rains to come.
Locking eyes and falling together
Returning home.”
-Land poem
“I believe that by taking time to witness Nature always in communication alongside us,
we can receive messages and transform our story.
My vision is remembering a deeper relationship to Land, body and community -
making offerings and co-creating together.
We are our Ancestors.”
Visionary Choreographer | Ritual in Nature
Lindsey Red-tail, born and raised in Altadena, CA Tongva Lands is an acclaimed non-binary dance artist, ritualist and poet, whose work weaves together the intersection of intuitive movement, Nature and ancestral connection. A 2nd generation Mexica, they grew up to two Angelinos carrying Indigenous Nahuatl, African and Cherokee roots. As a sought-after ritualist, movement guide, yogi and teacher Lindsey’s work transcends conventional dance boundaries, co-creating with the Trees, embodying movement and songs from the elements. Their immersive Nature workshops and performances are informed by their adventures to the mountains where they dance and sing for our ancestors. Lindsey guides participants toward profound body awareness and spiritual connectivity through a method of observation, movement, and song as communal offerings. Initiated by an Ancestor of Wind who visions with birds, Lindsey’s work is a call to be present with Nature and remember medicine as connection. A breast cancer survivor who lost their home in the Altadena fire, they transmute trauma into medicine, inviting new dances and songs to rise from the ashes—what they call "a rainbow path of remembrance."
Remembering through Movement
Remembering through Movement
photo - Dance for the Hawks (Workshop) in Altadena, Tongva ancestral Lands
My journey with Nature
“Abandoning reason and what I was conditioned to know, I began my journey during the Pandemic, making offerings to the Pine Trees and asking them questions. Singing them songs and gifting them flowers.
After experiencing a lifetime of imbalance in our current systems - I realized I was in a health crisis and needed a shift in direction, guidance on a new path.
I quit my job to rest and look for living water and started to notice the Nature around me - birds and trees - beautiful Pines in the sun. Hawks flying on a clear day. Maybe seeing them for the first time.
As I began to explore the mountains and my roots, I started a self-led movement and visioning practice with the Land, notating messages and learning songs - nurturing a voice and body that included Indigenous expression. Dancing and remembering”