eather (Heth) Stockton (she/they) is a choreographer, educator, and multi-disciplinary collaborator with a passion for collective, creative growth and systemic change. Heather is the Co-Artistic Director and founder of the local dance collective, Wax Poet(s), where she dances between roles as director, choreographer, and performer. She recently co-founded sweet ‘n sour with Aiano Nakagawa. Heather has choreographed and produced evening-length shows at Queering Dance Festival, Oak (2020, 2022), ODC Theater, SF (2019), CounterPulse, SF (2018), Joe Goode Annex, SF (2016), and Noh Space, SF (2014). After receiving her MFA in Choreography and Performance at Mills College, Heather joined the faculty of Luna Dance Institute where she has been an educator and action researcher for seven years. They were a guest panelist for culturally responsive teaching: humanizing dance education and special education in the arts. A teacher for twenty years, Heth has taught tap, modern, improvisation, creative movement, and jazz. Heather is energized by community practices with an intersectional lens. As a fat, Queer dancer, she works towards liberation for all bodies and ability in dance.