New York Times<\/em>, which has described her as \u201ca fierce and supple performer\u201d and \u201ca magician, telling tales and creating worlds with understated images.\u201d<\/p>\nFrom April 2015 through April 2016, Yatkin and videographer Enki Andrews traveled to 19 countries in four continents to connect to people through dance. Through that Dancing Around The World<\/em> project, she and local dancers created site-specific performances in public spaces. Yatkin and Andrews also interviewed dancers in each location, collecting stories about why they dance. \u201cWe witnessed the power of dance to unite people in very creative and human ways,\u201d she later wrote. \u201cThis experience reaffirmed to me how important it is for humans to express themselves physically, emotionally, and mentally through dance.\u201d The documentary film of their year-long journey won the Silver Palm Award at the 2018 Mexico International Film Festival.<\/p>\n