2 DI O , ▁and ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁Cir que ▁du ▁So le il ▁and ▁Cir que ▁É lo ize . ▁P and ora ▁has ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁principal ▁role ▁of ▁Clara ▁in ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁in ▁T iv oli , ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark ▁and ▁performed ▁many ▁principal ▁roles ▁in ▁award - win ning ▁the atr ical ▁produ ctions ▁throughout ▁the ▁US , ▁Sc and in avia , ▁and ▁Europe . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁P and ora ▁is ▁the ▁co - found er ▁and ▁Art istic ▁Director ▁of ▁Little ▁Box ▁Of ▁Hope ▁( a ▁production ▁company ▁/ ▁cre ative ▁collect ive ) ▁alongside ▁her ▁f ian cé . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁G ▁Ko op ▁and ▁D arr ick ▁Qu ali - D ▁Field s ▁and ▁has ▁original ▁songs , ▁poetry ▁and ▁music ▁sold ▁on ▁i T unes , ▁Sp ot ify ▁and ▁other ▁music ▁platforms . ▁▁ ▁P and ora ▁is ▁both ▁Native ▁American ▁and ▁Mexican ▁American . ▁Her ▁native ▁tribes ▁are ▁Ch ick as aw ▁and ▁Cho ct aw ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁a ▁citiz en ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick as aw ▁Nation . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁P and ora ▁Marie ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁" R ise ▁Up ▁and ▁Dance " ▁project , ▁teaching ▁k ids ▁to ▁dance ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁purpose ▁in ▁life . ▁She ▁said , ▁" Dan cing ▁is ▁what ▁saved ▁me ▁from ▁going ▁down ▁the ▁wrong ▁path . ▁I ▁want ▁to ▁help ▁and