I watch my own shadow, my own silhouette, and my physical body coalesce into one.
I watch the environment mesh and move within, around, and through my shadow.
The concept of The Blue of Distance becomes one with me.
I am made up of grass. I am made up of rock.
I am singular.I am dual.
I am the triad.
As such, I am knowledge. I am experience. I am wisdom.
Donielle Bailey Horst builds her interdisciplinary world with words, thoughts, & actions.
Each iteration engages the five senses and allows for an elliptical exploration, always asking, “What’s Next?”.
About
the Artist
Donielle Bailey Horst’s multimodal approach to her Fine Arts practice as Educator, Choreographer, Writer, Entrepreneur, and Movement Practitioner is supported by dual MFA degrees in Choreography (Jacksonville University, Phi Kappa Phi) & Creative Writing (Arcadia University with Distinction). As Educator & Choreographer, Donielle is the Resident Guest Choreographer and Faculty member at Messiah University where she instructs ballet, jazz, & modern. In addition, she teaches English Composition at Albright College. Donielle has lectured at Jacksonville University, The Institute of Classical & Modern Dance in Mumbai, India, Alvernia University’s Communications Department, and at the 2025 Lancaster Learns Conference and 2025 NDEO Conference, presenting her Practice-based-Research, “Unlocking the Unknown Via a Methodology of Play.”
As Writer, Donielle’s short story, “Watch Over Me,” was published in Isele Magazine’s online September 2023 issue. As Entrepreneur, she is Proprietor of the Horizons Dance Conservatory (18 years, www.HorizonsDance.com) where her heuristic approach to teaching is centered upon her lived experience. As Movement Practitioner, Donielle’s Pilates Reformer and Mat Certifications (Fletcher & Powerhouse) perpetuate her love of Contrology. She is also highly engaged in her Yoga practice and working toward a 200-hour certification. View her current research practice and become immersed in a collaboration of words, thoughts, and actions.
doniellebaileyhorst@gmail.com
Engaging in a Methodology of Play
Spherical Body
Research Interests: Carl Jung’s Individuation, Emergence, The Return to Oneself
Donielle Bailey Horst 