Boris Willis (born October 9, 1967) is Chief Artistic Officer of Boris Willis Moves and Associate Professor of Computer Game Design at

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. Willis' work has been presented both nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of the 2003 Kennedy Center Local Dance Commission and 2004 Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship in

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. He founded the dance troupe "Boris Willis Moves" in 2003. Willis is most commonly known for his work, Dance-A-Day, in which he creates a piece every day by dancing in public places and posting video to his Dance-A-Day blog. Willis has also performed with Liz Lerman/Dance Exchange, Streb, Edgeworks Dance Theater and City Dance Ensemble. His video work has been presented with frequent collaborator Sharon Mansur and Anatomical Scenario/ Anna and the Annadroids.

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