Meet the Founder
A raver just like YOU
Meet Chrissy, the founder of DRTYDNCR: a dancer, vocalist, aspiring DJ and producer, and lifelong lover of music, movement, and community.
Her love for performing started young. From singing in church at just five years old to dreaming of making it big on the Disney Channel as the 5th Cheetah Girl (because obviously), Chrissy was always drawn to music and the magic of bringing people together through performance. Dance became another way to express that creativity when she joined her middle school dance team, beginning a journey that would eventually inspire DRTYDNCR.
Her path into dance wasn't exactly traditional. Between moving schools, limited access to consistent studio training, and navigating traditional dance environments as a neurodivergent dancer with dyslexia, finding her place wasn't always easy. But she never stopped dancing. Through school performances, community dance events, and eventually creating her own dance troupe, she found ways to keep moving and creating. Along the way, teachers and coaches who recognized her natural talent and passion helped her see that there isn't just one way to be a dancer.
Music has always been another part of her story. Growing up watching her dad work in FL Studio, exploring his DAW, and experimenting with GarageBand herself, Chrissy was surrounded by music long before she understood the possibilities behind it. Creating mixes for her dance troupe sparked something new: a deeper fascination with shaping sound, building energy, and creating experiences through music and movement. Combined with her love of singing, this eventually led her down the EDM rabbit hole and inspired her to pursue her own journey as a vocalist, Producer, and DJ.
And then there's rave culture. The music, the movement, the self-expression, the community, and the freedom to show up as your most unapologetic self. It all felt like a natural extension of everything she'd loved since childhood.