STAYCEE PEARL dance project & Soy Sos (SPdp&SS) was born purely from a desire to dance. When dear friend and colleague Jamie Murphy brought up the idea of getting dancers together to make work, Staycee Pearl was inspired. “I guess you can say I just couldn't stay away from dance,” she said. “It just happened so easily I couldn't resist. I also wanted to create a vehicle that supported like-minded artists both emerging and mid-career.” When then Executive Director of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater Janera Solomon offered her a residency at the theater to start the dance company, it was a done deal. From there, Staycee and Husband/Creative Partner Herman Pearl amassed a talented team of dancers and designers and set upon building a vision. The result was a new way of doing movement and sound for their partnership. Here’s how circlePOP defined a new era for Staycee and Herman Pearl’s creative ventures.