Austin Sexton
DWC Ambassador
A singer, dancer and actress, Austin has been honing her triple-threat ability since childhood. She grew up among the Lake Washington studios of Spectrum Dance Theater, the company her mother, Jenny Hillock, co-founded. And, with two parents as dancers, Austin developed a passion for the performing arts at a young age. After training at Spectrum for many years, as well as Seattle Children's Theater, Austin studied at Dance Fremont! during her teen years.
Throughout her stage career, she has performed leading roles in "The Wiz," (Glinda),"Cabaret," (Sally Bowles) and "Anything Goes" (Reno Sweeney) with Summit Youth Theater Company. As a concert performer, she has danced the works of Eva Stone, Kabby Mitchell III, Jenny Hillock, Jason Olhberg and Dance Fremont! co-founders Mary Reardon and Vivian Little and many more. After graduating from high school, the mezzo soprano went on to pursue her degree in music, where she studied music theory, piano, choir and vocal performance, During her college years, she pursued an opera workshop, performing scenes from "Falstaff" and Gloria Swisher's one-act opera, "Poker Alice."
As a co-founder of Relay Dance Collective, a formerly well known dance company in Seattle, she was inspired by the vision that allowed her mother, and other great dance artists such as Dale Merrell, to create a company based on inclusiveness and recognition that talent comes in many colors, shapes, forms, and sometimes, from unexpected sources.
Today, Austin remains active in music and dance, and enjoys teaching at Momentum Dance Academy, where she is the Production Manager, Costume Manager, Rehearsal Director and a Teaching Artist. She has choreographed and set works for The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Alice In Wonderland, Cinderella and Swan Lake. At Momentum, she promotes inclusivity, body positivity, and mental health awareness in addition to the high quality training she gives dancers. She remains a positive impact on the youth of her community by creating a healthy safe environment for students to thrive in.