Marie 'Pandora' Medina

Marie 'Pandora' Medina

Personal Details

Biography

Pandora Marie, a Native American of the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribe, is a professional dancer and multi-disciplinary artist who has mastered tutting and popping dance styles. Born in Santa Ana, California, Pandora's journey in dance began in high school, where she was inspired by the expression she saw at raves, underground parties, and Hip-Hop functions.

She quickly honed her craft and gained recognition from her peers, earning a reputation as a champion at international competitions. Some of her notable titles include first place at Radiotron, How the West Was Won, Floor Wars, B.Supreme (London),and Freestyle Session. Pandora has also performed principle roles in prestigious shows throughout the US, Scandinavia, and Europe.

Her talent has also been recognized in the commercial world, with a standing ovation from judges on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance and a breakthrough role in Disney's feature-film Step Up 3D. She was personally cast by Step Up 3D director Jon M. Chu as Autumn in the popular online dance series THE LXD: Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.

Despite her commercial success, Pandora continues to educate herself and explore new dimensions of movement and inspiration. She remains heavily engaged in the dance community, teaching workshops, judging competitions, battling, and speaking on panels at community events.

Pandora is also a self-taught freelance front-end web designer and illustrator/graphic designer. She has recently delved into music, poetry, photography, film, and other forms of artistic expression, striving to create insightful illustrative performance art and visual imagery that takes the audience on a journey to the depths of the human soul and back again.

In 2011, she was inducted into Style Elements Crew, becoming the only female member of the group. With her unique popping style and multi-talented repertoire, Pandora brings her artistic vision to the broader mission of the crew.

As a world-renowned artist, Pandora is on a mission to prove that the human spirit can triumph over difficult times. Her ultimate goal is to use experimental performance art as a vehicle to share wisdom that inspires inner transformative change, necessary for people of all cultures to access and emancipate inner strength.

The name "Pandora" stems from the story of "Pandora's Box," an ancient Greek mythological tale about the creation of a female "beautiful evil" molded out of a variety of god-given gifts and born from the earth as an act of punishment toward mankind. However, earlier mythological versions state that "Pandora" actually means "all-giving" and depicts her as "the life-bringer," a manifestation of the great goddess who rises from the earth.

Over the years, Pandora has come to realize that her own identity runs much deeper than a name, and has created a new meaning behind the name to match her mission. The moral of her own story is that through exploring the dark unknown, we can face our deepest darkest fears and emerge with greater understanding and knowledge. By releasing our fears, we make room for the light of hope to shine.

Career

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2010
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Step Up 3D
Step Up 3D as House of Red Hook