Luna Lynn Day is a multidisciplinary performance and visual artist. She is a dancer, choreographer, burlesque artist, instructor, show producer, model, musician, writer, painter, and costume designer. Luna is passionate about creating new and original artwork of all kinds.
Early Life and Education
Luna grew up in Virginia and began dancing at the age of 2. She danced competitively throughout her youth, attending various workshops, intensives, and ballet training programs. She earned titles such as Junior Miss Dance of Virginia, Teen Miss Dance of Virginia, and placed in the top 5 at Dance Masters of America National Title Competition. In her final year of high school, she was named “The Distinguished Young Woman of Virginia.”
After graduating early, Luna moved to Philadelphia at the age of 16 to attend The University of the Arts under a Presidential Scholarship. Recognized for her excellence in tap and tap choreography, she was awarded The LaVaughn Robinson Tap Award. She graduated a semester early, summa cum laude, with a B.F.A. in Ballet Performance.
Professional Career
Following college, Luna moved to New York City to dance for RWS Entertainment Group. She joined the inaugural cast of a new line of shows aboard Holland America Cruise Line, performing as a dancer and aerialist while sailing the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas.
After her time at sea, Luna began teaching dance and acrobatics full-time in New York City. She taught at various schools, studios, and children’s programs across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. During this period, Luna taught around 30 classes a week to students and adults of all ages in a variety of styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, hip hop, contemporary, creative & developmental movement, gymnastics, and yoga. She also started acro programs at multiple dance schools and completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training and certification.
Transition to Burlesque and Show Production
Thinking she had left performing behind, Luna moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she continued to teach dance. In 2021, Luna began taking dance classes again as a student and her love for performance was reignited. In 2022, Luna resumed performing and began her burlesque career.
Since then, Luna has created over 25 burlesque acts that uniquely showcase a wide range of dance styles, including tap, hip hop, and acrobatics. She has performed duets with artists like Resa la Revv, Solar Rae Knight, Lily McDaniel, Evie Graham, and her partner, James London. Luna has performed in a variety of local shows, including Sinferno Cabaret, Nevermore, Siren’s Cove, Chaos Lab, Fusion, Burlesque Over Broadway Spectacular, The Belle Supper Club, Jack London Burly Q Revue, Sip ’n’ Strip Holiday Spectacular, Silent Night Naughty Night, Moulin Scrooge, Storyville Confidential, Starting Point, Burlynomicon, For Love & Lust (Orcas, WA), Posh Oddity (Eugene, OR), and the Pacific Northwest Burlesque Festival (Olympia, WA).
In December 2023, Luna founded her production company Luna Lynn Day Presents and debuted her first self produced show The Naughty List. This holiday cabaret show received rave reviews, showcasing Luna's talent as a producer, choreographer, director and performer. She quickly followed it up with Girl Crush, a sold out Valentine's-themed burlesque revue. Luna is currently working on a new production, The Roaring 2020s, a Jazz Age variety show featuring dance, singing, live music, aerial, tap, and all that jazz! Two shows are scheduled for Saturday, August 24th at The Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. Mark your calendar and CLICK HERE to read more about it.
Modeling, Music & More
It doesn’t stop there, Luna is also a published model. Luna’s transition from live performance to modeling was a natural progression, finding the same joy in front of the camera as on stage. Luna has worked closely with internationally published artist Gregory Bartning and was featured in his 2023-2024 EARTH calendar, which highlighted a selection of professional West Coast dancers and circus performers. She frequently collaborates with Gregory and has appeared in several of his unique photography series. Recently, Luna collaborated with renowned commercial photographer Pete Saloutos. From ethereal elegance to edgy intensity, Luna's PORTFOLIO showcases her ability to captivate audiences with a diverse array of looks and styles, each one uniquely captivating and evocative.
In addition to modeling, Luna is a gifted musician who writes songs and plays the piano, weaving her life experiences into her music. She is also an accomplished painter, costume designer, and skilled in sewing and rhinestoning, creating unique pieces for her performances. Luna’s talents also extend to aerial arts, where she performs captivating routines on the aerial hoop (Lyra), and to acrobatics, showcasing her impressive physical prowess.
Luna maintains a healthy lifestyle through a wide variety of regular workouts and hot yoga, keeping her in peak condition for her diverse artistic pursuits. Her dedication to the arts and her passion for creativity continue to inspire and captivate audiences, whether she's performing, modeling, or creating in her studio.
Connect with Luna
In the meantime, you can take Slink & Stretch class with Luna at Vega Dance + Lab every Thursday from 5:30-6:30 PM or book a private dance lesson by clicking HERE for more info. Connect with her on Instagram @lunalynnday and @lunalynndaypresents.
