Trevor Dylan Edwards is the director and owner of Soma Center for Dance in Glasgow, Kentucky. Soma was founded to unearth movement as a vital form of expression through connecting mind, body, and spirit through movement. Trevor is also the collective member of hum.dance collective, a group of creative movement artists spanning different backgrounds and locations who come together to produce meaningful, meditative shows— creating time and space for reflection, growth, and transcendence.
Trevor holds a B.A. in Dance and a Minor in Performing Arts Administration from Western Kentucky University. At university, Edwards performed annually in the WKU Dance Company. Edwards served as the 2017 treasurer, and 2018 president of the National Dance Education WKU Student Chapter. Edwards was awarded a Faculty Undergraduate Student Engagement Grant in 2018 and conducted research on dance film and choreographic storytelling. Edward’s research and choreography was presented in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Connecticut, and New York City. Edward’s became the 45th WKU student research conference winner. Edwards worked as a teacher’s Assistant for Modern III his senior year of college alongside professor and mentor Meghen McKinley and graduated top of his program with the WKU most outstanding BA in Dance award.
After college, Edwards spent a year living in Nashville,TN teaching at Wrk. Plc. for dancers and dancing professionally with many well-known and respected companies: Numinous Flux of Nashville, TN; Jon Lehrer Dance Company of New York City, New York; and The Stephen Foster Drama Association of Bardstown, Kentucky. Edwards also began to develop work with close colleague Hannah, McCarthy and was inspired on a road trip down south with partner Chris Hobdy to bring the joys of professional dance to his hometown of Glasgow, Kentucky. Soma was born.
Soma now exists to unearth movement as a vital form of expression. Being from this area, Edwards felt that it was his destiny to provide his community with safe, creative, and professional dance experiences that were not previously provided, here. Edwards recently co-founded hum. as an adult expressive outlet that can fill the gaps of diversity and performance in artistic opportunities in this area. One day, Glasgow will be known for its superior dance education and performances!
Edwards has directed & choreographed the following original works: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Soma Center for Dance in Glasgow, KY (2022), High School Musical Junior, Page Middle School, Franklin, TN (2022), The Green Thumb hosted by Hum. In partnership with Soma Center for Dance in Nashville, TN (2022), The Green Thumb by Soma Center for Dance in Glasgow, Ky (2022),With Love, a new dance show by hum. (2022), The Nutcracker by SOMA Center for dance, Glasgow, KY (2021), Good Wife, A solo work by Trevor Dylan presented at Danceversations by The Luminance Movement in Nashville, TN (2021),Fall: A Multimedia Dance Show by SOMA Center for Dance (2021) Faerie- A Dance Film Improvisational Study in 3 parts (2021), Dolly by Soma Center for Dance, Glasgow, KY, (2021) The Rite of Spring by Soma Center for Dance, Glasgow, KY (2021), This is 25: A solo performance by Trevor Edwards- Glasgow, KY (2021), The Velveteen Rabbit: An Original Show by SOMA Center for Dance (2020), FORWARD MOVEMENT: A Dance Film Festival in Glasgow, Ky (2020), Haircut - A Dance Cover by SOMA Center for Dance- Summer Intensive Project (2020), Shrek Junior Page Middle School- Franklin, TN (2020), Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat Glasgow High School - Glasgow KY (2020), Barren Lands at The Louisville Dance Series, Hindsight- Louisville, KY (2020), The Velveteen Rabbit: An Original Show by SOMA Center for Dance (2019), Barren Lands- A Choreographed Dance Film (2019), Frozen Junior Glasgow Middle School- Glasgow, KY (2019),You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown Page Middle School- Franklin, TN (2019), Aladdin Junior- South Green Elementary- Glasgow, KY (2019), Heart- A choreographed Dance Film (2019), Beauty & The Beast Page Middle School- Franklin, TN (2019), Stubborn Love Bella Moxi Choreographic Festival, (2019), CJ Colas’ 2nd Annual Uterine Cancer Conference & Fundraiser in Nashville, TN (2018).
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