Tika Morgan is a choreographer and retreat facilitator specializing in the intersection of contemporary, folkloric, and Latin dance. Her work centers on the profound influence of the African Diaspora on global movement traditions. Her unique teaching style has garnered a diverse following throughout her travels. Tika is currently based in Mexico City, but for the last 23 years, she has divided her time between Northern California, Bahia, Brazil, and Havana, Cuba, where she has had extensive training, taught workshops, and led cultural retreats.

Tika grew up in Southwestern India with her artist mother, Deva Padma. She began dancing at age four and performing professionally as the only child in a touring Shakespeare company at age eleven, which performed throughout India for 2 years in theaters all over the country.
At age 14, she returned to the US to be with her musician father, at which time she enrolled at Dupree Dance Academy in Los Angeles, California.
At 19 she relocated to Bali Indonesia where she worked as a movement coordinator for designers and their fashion shows.

Returning to India at age 22 for 3 years, Tika received mentorship to become a movement and meditation facilitator through the work of dancer and somatic therapist Amiyo DevienneatOsho International in Pune.
This was the beginning of her understanding dance as a somatic experience rather than strictly performative.

Tika is a certified teacher of The Silvestre Dance Technique and incorporates its basic fundamentals in her workshops and retreats.
Tika has worked closely with founder/creator Rosangela Silvestre creating events and workshops and training in Bahia, Brazil

Tika has choreographed for concerts, musical theater, music videos and carnival parades-and adult performance workshops. Her work has been featured in Quién MagazineMexico, Marie Claire Latin América, Sf Chronicleand most recently her workshops was chosen by 
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