Dance Source Houston Presents Mind The Gap 41
HOUSTON, TX November, 2026 – Dance Source Houston (DSH) will present the 41st edition of Mind The Gap on Tuesday, December 1 at 7:30pm at Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston (MATCH), featuring a program of solo and ensemble works by local choreographers, including Cat Gamel, Sydni Lee, Preeti Ramakrishnan, Anna-Casion Roguski, and Gage Self. This showcase series celebrates and amplifies Houston’s vibrant dancemakers working across a wide range of dance forms.
Join Dance Source Houston after the performance for an onstage reception to connect with the choreographers and performers of Mind The Gap 41.
Tickets to the performance are available now at matchouston.org on a pay-what-you-can sliding scale for both in-person and livestream viewing, starting at $15, with all choreographers receiving a percentage of total ticket sales.
Mind The Gap was created in partnership with Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston to support independent choreographers and small dance companies presenting their work. Launched in January 2017, Mind The Gap has provided a platform for more than 165 local dancemakers to date. The program helps choreographers propel their works from the studio to the stage and exposes audiences to new dance makers and styles.Through a partnership with MATCH, the program assists dance artists with valuable production, audience development, and administrative support.
Learn More About The Dancemakers & Works
Cat Gamel is a recent graduate from the University of Houston, where she obtained a BFA in dance while training with the pre-professional company, UH Ensemble. She trained in various modern and contemporary styles under Key’Aira Lockett, Travis Prokop, Teresa Chapman, and many others. Cat most recently premiered “Burn or Drown” a dance film and live solo at the Midtown Arts & Theatre Centre Houston in May, as well as “Depths of Devotion”, an ensemble piece shown at the American College Dance Association Conference Adjudication Concert in Macomb, Illinois. Cat continues as an independent choreographer in Houston, exploring ways to intertwine the human experiences of her local community in her performances.
Depths of devotion is a contemporary ensemble piece loosely inspired by the commitment of cave divers, whose love for scientific research outweighs the fear of potentially life-threatening environments. Through a progressive struggle, the work explores devotion both as a declaration of love and a willingness to surrender control. In this piece, the cave divers are proclaiming their devotion to their research, leaving their fate in the hands of the cave.
Sydni Lee is a tenacious dancer, performer and choreographer who has recently graduated from the University of Houston with her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance Performance and Choreography. Lee’s dedication to her craft led her to a Principal Dancer role with Prokop_Theory and Mezclada Dance Company, where she has played significant roles in numerous shows that took place at Wortham Theater, Miller Outdoor Theater and Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston. Lee currently teaches for the Institute of Contemporary Dance in Houston, Texas, Dance Du Ceour in Sugar Land, Texas, and Dayton Academy of Dance in Dayton, Texas. As a recent senior at the University of Houston, Lee has studied under the direction of Elizabeth Aguilera, Joel Aguilera, Carol Anglin, Teresa Chapman, Dr. M Gabriela Estrada, Key’Aira Lockett, Firat Ozsoy, Travis Prokop, Toni Valle, and more. Lee performed in numerous faculty works under the pre professional Company, UH Dance Ensemble and choreographed numerous works in her time with the program including her most recent work “Polyphonies” that was chosen to represent the University of Houston at the Central Region, American College Dance Association in Macomb, Illinois where the piece was then selected by adjudicators for the Gala Concert. Lee was Co-President of the Dance Student Association for the 2025-26 year. Lee was also given the opportunity to study abroad in the summer of 2025 in Paris, France on scholarship where she trained and collaborated with other dancers. Rooted in Queer Theory, Lee continues to create in the Houston area.
In My Waiting showcases a one sided and inevitable relationship with time. In this piece, the widely felt and subjective struggle of what you choose to focus on in a timeline is expressed through movement rooted in music theory, personal experience, and queer theory.
Preeti Ramakrishnan is a Bharatnatyam (classical art form from India) Artist and a teacher and serves as the Artistic Director of ‘Shree Krishna Dance Academy ‘in Sugarland Texas with the vision of promoting Indian classical dance form globally and cultivating recognition for this timeless art form. she has a masters degree in ‘ Bharatnatyam performing arts along with masters in Occupational Psychology from India. Her training also extends beyond classical dance to the rich tapestry of India’s regional folk dances including Gondhal, Lavani, Ghoomar, Chirmi, Garba and Bhangra. She attributes everything she is today to the blessings of her Gurus and family.
Aum Ganesha – The Universal Hymn explores the spiritual connection between Lord Ganesha and AUM, representing the primordial vibration from which all creation emerges. Inspired by yogic philosophy, the movement articulates the concept of AUM as the fundamental frequency of the universe. Through intricate rhythm and expressive storytelling, the work renders abstract concepts of cosmic sound and cosmic energy tangible on stage.
Anna-Caison Roguski is a teacher, choreographer, and performer from South Carolina. She graduated from Oklahoma City University’s Ann Lacy School of Dance and Entertainment Business with a Bachelor of Science in American Dance Pedagogy in 2020. Upon graduation, she accepted a teaching assistantship position at the University at Buffalo SUNY, where she earned her Master of Fine Arts in Dance. While in Buffalo, she focused her studies on jazz dance under the advisorship of Chanon Judson, deepening her choreographic practice and engaging with the exciting scholarship around the genre’s history and evolving identity. She was able to create and perform in many exciting new pieces, including choreographing twice for the Zodiaque Dance Company.
Every 2-3 Hours centers on the first months of motherhood. It explores how one’s sense of time morphs and shifts when there is a quickly changing new person by their side. A single week can simultaneously feel like it lasts forever and no time at all.
GAGE SELF graduated from the HSPVA Dance Program in 2011 and continued on to the Ailey/Fordham BFA program receiving a degree in Dance Performance with a concentration in Choreography in 2015. While attending The Ailey School, he performed repertory works by Alvin Ailey (Memoria), William Forsythe (Limb’s Theorem), Martha Graham (Acts of Light), Robyn Mineko (Recall), Jessica Lang, Nicholas Villenueve, Hope Boykin, Bryan Arias, and Sylvain Émard. In 2015, he was featured as a dancer in an episode of ABC’s American Crime. Throughout his professional career, he has danced with Shen Wei Dance Arts, Francesca Harper Project, Hope Stone Dance Company, Houston Contemporary Dance Company, and starred in Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More. Most recently, he performed with Open Dance Project for their 2025-2026 season.
Dorian, episode 3, scenes 4-5; Hedonism can create an interesting life. But when you are given eternal youth, is there an end to the pleasure you seek or an amount of pain that you can’t avoid? When pain finally becomes inevitable and nothing is able to bring any pleasure, Dorian must have a reckoning with himself. Everything that brought him pleasure was a means to an end but that end doesn’t seem worth it anymore. There must be something more to this, he thinks. Is death the only thing that can rouse his curiosity anymore, that can free him from this loneliness?
About Dance Source Houston
Dance Source Houston is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the diverse individuals and organizations working in the field of dance throughout the Greater Houston region by means of advocacy, inclusive community engagement and support services. Founded in 2005, Dance Source Houston is a resource for all things dance in the Greater Houston area and provides programs and services to address the evolving needs of the local dance community. Dance Source Houston is funded in part through support from The City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts, Houston Endowment, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Texas Commission on the Arts. www.dancesourcehouston.org
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