Deneishia Haralson is a kinesiology major and dance minor from Manassas, Virginia. Her dance career started at the age of four and she has danced at Dance Etc. School of the Arts in Virginia for the past 14 years where she studied ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, and contemporary. She has enjoyed performing in annual winter and spring concerts and being featured in many dances put on by her studio. She has also danced in performances throughout her community such as with the New Dominion Choraliers and more recently, she choreographed a solo for a Black History Month performance. She has danced in the Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C., with the Junior All-Stars Washington Red Skins Team, and at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. Deneishia has also attended dance summer intensives across the country such as the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, in Los Angeles California, and the Alvin Ailey School summer intensive in the Professional Division, in New York. Deneishia is currently a member of the Virginia Dance Company (DCO) and the Outreach Chairperson for the UVA dance committee. She is elated and honored to be able to be a Miller Arts Scholar and she cannot wait to partner with other scholars across the arts to expand her dancing artistry and explore her untouched creative layers.