“Two hawks circling in the afternoon sunlight
dancing for the rains to come.
Locking eyes and falling together
Returning home.”
“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
she/they
Lindsey Red-tail, born and raised in Altadena, CA Tongva Lands is an acclaimed non-binary dance artist, ceremonialist, medicine gatherer and writer whose work weaves together the intersection of movement, Nature and ancestral connection. A 2nd generation Mexica, they grew up to two Angelinos in a home of eclectic world dance and music carrying Indigenous Nahuatl, African American and Cherokee roots. As a sought-after movement guide, ritualist and teacher Lindsey’s practice extends beyond conventional dance boundaries, co-creating with the Trees and the elements in their surroundings. Their communal workshops and performances are informed by their time in the mountains dancing and singing for the ancestors of the Land. Lindsey guides participants into collective offerings and creativity through a practice of observation, curiosity, intuitive movement and medicine songs - a process of reclamation. Initiated during the Pandemic by an Ancestor of Wind, Lindsey’s work is a call to be present with Nature and those who came before us. As a breast cancer survivor who relocated during the Altadena fires, Lindsey creates healing spaces for art, ritual and playful connection - inviting new dances and songs to emerge on what they call "a rainbow path of remembrance."
dance and remembering
“Abandoning reason and what I was conditioned to know, I began my journey with Nature during the Pandemic, making offerings to the Pine Trees and asking them questions. “
“After experiencing a lifetime of imbalance in our current systems - I realized I was in a health crisis and had no one to guide me through it. In 2021 I quit my full-time job to rest and look for living water. I 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.
In my search for water, I learned to connect more deeply with Nature, listen for messages, and expand my sense of creativity. As I began to explore my roots, I began a self-practice with Land, nurturing a voice that included Indigenous expression. Dancing and remembering.
An ode to Altadena ancestral Tongva Land, Lindsey’s ritual performance project “Emergence - Infinite Spirals of Light” is a piece for re-awakening, rebirth.
Orchestrating a movement language of the Trees and Nature Spirits, Lindsey listens for what wants to un-Earth in the body and underneath, experimenting with new sound, movement scores, color and living water. They honor the Land they grew up on after the Eaton Fire, bringing the relationships forged with Nature on a new journey. Joined by medicine musicians and sister Daniella Lollie’s band “A Violet in Youth” their process is guided by remembrance, collective grief and emergent dance, echoing vibrations of ancestors.
Their work has received the residency support from the Center for Provocative Thought, Los Angeles Performance Practice and the City of Santa Monica, performing for the LAX Festival and the Miles Memorial Playhouse.
Workshop in Altadena, Tongva Land
After the Altadena Fire, Offerings for the Trees
Nature as refuge
“Being with our neighborhood Trees can be a refuge, a source of love, Strength and joy, helping us process complex stories that cannot be rationalized.”
“In 2024 I began breast cancer treatments - a new journey with self-care, using my recent connection to Nature to survive. I would lean on the trunks of trees. Giving them all of my weight and grieving together. With our tree family I found rest, support and movements for the spine, moving and releasing what I could not carry. Stopping time and being held.
The trees in Altadena were some of my pillars and teachers, some surviving the Eaton fire, a miracle! Their wish is that our trees and wildlife are protected, that humans stop cutting them down. They are our family”
New Performance - Emerging
