A Life Told in Movement

I’m Avery, a creative who believes love matters. For more than twenty years, my work has moved through stages, film sets, classrooms, studios, and leadership spaces. Rooted in craft and faith, I’m returning to artistic spaces with a desire to bring that range to people and projects centered on movement, growth, creative expression, and meaningful work.

A Career On Stage & Screen

From multidisciplinary performances on stage to appearances on screen, I’ve been blessed with a life shaped by the arts. I’ve competed, choreographed, coached, directed, and led, with opportunities ranging from national titles and championship programs to professional stages abroad. Today, I’m less interested in what achievement can bring and more interested in where my gifts and lessons learned can serve.

A Few Things Along The Way…

Dance, My First Love

Formal training with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Debbie Allen Dance Academy

Paris To Miss America

Performed at the LIDO de Paris and served as a Louisiana Local Director in the Miss America Organization

Film & Reality TV

SAG-AFTRA film work including Queen & Slim and BOLDEN, plus the inaugural season of BET's College Hill

How We Begin

Every working relationship starts with a conversation. First we talk about what you’re looking for, where you are, and what the project or goal requires. From there, we figure out what makes sense and whether there’s a meaningful way to work together.

A Second-Mountain Season

After years of chasing achievement and ambitious pursuits, I’ve entered a different kind of season. One shaped by deeper questions: What am I here to give? Who am I becoming? And how might what I’ve learned become useful to someone else? I’m drawn to people standing at their own crossroads, whether in their artistry, work, wellness, relationships, or sense of purpose.


Sometimes the next chapter requires a new skill or strategy. Sometimes simply the bravery to begin again. That’s the kind of soulwork I want to be part of.

A Few Other Chapters…

Mr. United States 2016

National titleholder, and a two-time NCA Collegiate All-American

MLK Leadership Honoree

Recognized by the City of Baton Rouge for arts and culture leadership

Scholar & Advocate

Summa Cum Laude in Political Science; reparations research at UCLA's Ralph J. Bunche Center

Now On The Floor


The Floor
Season 6 · FOX
A Season of Champions


This season, I’m stepping back onto the screen for Season 6 of The Floor, FOX’s competition bringing 100 champions together to compete for $250,000.


For me, it’s a full-circle moment: a chance to compete, bring years of work and performance experience to the floor, and step into a new chapter with some of what has shaped me along the way. Sharing that experience with a cast of champions from so many different walks of life has been both humbling and unforgettable. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be part of something that brought so many accomplished people into one room, and onto one floor. 


Season 6 premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX, with new episodes airing Wednesdays. More from the experience is still to come. For now, I’d love for you to watch and follow along for a wild ride!