Black Voices in Dance

• Principal dancer, educator, artistic director, and international adjudicator
• Danced with English National Ballet until joining the Pacific Northwest Ballet
• Foundedthe  National Ballet Academy Denver, generating countless scholarships for young dancers worldwide producing graduates performing with leading companies throughout the world

• Archiving the work of Bob Fosse with the Verdon/ Fosse Estate, and a principal member of American Dance Machine for the 21st Century
• Performed with Columbus Dance Theater contemporary ballet company, as a guest artist with BalletMet, Columbus, Collide, and Parsons Dance
• Featured in movies, musicals and TV shows including The Big Gay Musical movie, City Center Encores’ production of “Where’s Charley?” and “Fiorello”

• Performed nationally and internationally with companies such as The Von Howard Project, Forces of Nature, Ballet INC and Continuum Contemporary/Ballet
• She can be seen on The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) and is featured on Season 2 of POSE (FX network)
• Assistant Company Manager for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 2015-2018

• Artistic Director Sidra Bell Dance New York
• Created over 100 works notably for Nevada Ballet Theater, Nashville Ballet, BODYTRAFFIC, Ailey II, The Juilliard School, Whim W’Him, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College
• TODAY (NBC) “How choreographer Sidra Bell is blazing a trail for next generation” – June 2023

• Head coach of the Brooklyn Nets Kids
• Artists: Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Usher
• CEO, Artistic Director, BOSS Kids Commercial Dance Program

• Direction/Choreography: Day After Your Departure (HBO) – Choreographer, Lady In The Lake with Natalie Portman (Apple +)
• Film Performance Credits include: In The Heights, Tick Tick Boom with Lin Manuel Miranda, Bolden
• Television Performance Credits include: Succession (HBO), Vinyl (HBO), The Get Down (Netflix), Tell Me a Story

• Awarded the New York Dance Festival Choreographic Fellowship at the School of American Ballet in 2024
• Featured dance soloist in “Transformation: Personal Stories of Change, Acceptance, and Evolution” created by actress Glenn Close and musician Ted Nash
• Commissions include work for Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Marymount Manhattan College, PACE University, Philadanco-The Philadelphia Dance Company

• Associate Choreographer, Dance Captain and Ace in THE OUTSIDERS on Broadway
• 2024 Chita Rivera Award Recipient for Outstanding Dancer in a Broadway Musical
• Broadway credits include: Moulin Rouge! Off Broadway credits include: Illinois; The Wrong Man; Working: A Musical; The Lucky Ones and Nutcracker Rouge.

• Arch Dance Company, Founder/Artistic Director
• Was appointed as the first female Resident Choreographer in Cincinnati Ballet’s 40-year history
• Has been commissioned by BalletMet, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Grand Rapids Ballet, BalletX, the Washington Ballet, among others

• Has been a member of Camille A. Brown and dancers for 5 seasons
• Assistant choreographer to Camille A. Brown at the Metropolitan Opera for her directorial debut for Fire shut up In my bones
• 2022 Princess Grace Award Winner in Choreography

• Choreography credits include: Mad Apple – Cirque Du Soleil, Disney Cruise line, Norwegian Cruises, MSC Cruises, Footloose, Dream Girls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, among others
• Released a visual entitled “Brand New Day” featuring NYC’s finest dancers, inspired by the iconic film, The Wiz during the pandemic in 2020
• James has taught all over the world in places like France, Norway, and Los Angeles

• Broadway credits include, A Wonderful World: The louis Armstrong Musical
• Toured the world as a featured dancer with Riverdance, Cirque Du Soliel
• Danced as a soloist with Grammy award winning artists such as Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, and Bobby Mcferrin

• Premiered her first work for The National Ballet of Canada celebrating the music of Grammy Award-winning composer John Adams in March 2023
• Recipient of the prestigious 2019 Princess Grace Foundation Award for Choreography
• Created works for BalletX, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, GroundWorks DanceTheater, Jacob’s Pillow Contemporary Summer Program, and many more

• Choreographer credits include Suffs, How To Dance In Ohio
• TV/Film credits include, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon), The Get Down (Netflix), NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live
• Performed and toured with the Parson’s Dance Company, Camille A. Brown and Dancers, Kyle Abraham’s A.I.M

ART OF HIP HOP

• Nominated for two MTV Awards for “Best Choreography” for the Will Smith videos Men In Black, Gettin! Jiggy Wit It, and Miami
• Recent credits include choreography for Virgin recording artist Thalia (on Good Morning America), Aida, Tony Award Winner, Heather Headley…
• Dancer and contributing choreographer for the Dance Theater crew Full Circle

In-Studio Only

• Associate choreographer to Savion Glover for the Broadway show Shuffle Along
• Tap choreographer and featured hoofer in Simply Sammy, a ballet choreographed by Darrell Grand Moultrie
• Most recent creative work-in-progress is Revelations In Rhythm

• A Radio City Rockette since 2021
• Credits include performing with Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden for the CBS Merry Christmas to All special, and with Katy Perry for the Tiffany & Co. Landmark event
• Appeared on national broadcasts such as The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, LIVE with Kelly and Mark, The TODAY Show

• Choreographer for Boston Lyric Opera’s 2021 production of “Cavalleria Rusticana”
• Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore! commissioned a second work of his in 2022
• Created works for institutions such as Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore!, the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

ON CAMERA F.A.C.E. TECHNIQUE

• Perform with more Focus, Attitude, Confidence, Energy and Eye Contact
• Build Confidence & be transformed doing the “Inside Work”
• Designed to aid students with self discovery, performance technique and movement
• Robin Dunn is a former Director of Amateur Night at the world famous Apollo Theater and has been a choreographer for Saturday Night Live

In-Studio Only

• Choreographer for Boston Lyric Opera’s 2021 production of “Cavalleria Rusticana”
• Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore! commissioned a second work of his in 2022
• Created works for institutions such as Dallas Black Dance Theatre: Encore!, the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

• Member of the Brooklyn Nets Level-Up Squad
• one of “The Stompaz” for the Mascot Ellie The Elephant of the WNBA’s basketball team the New York Liberty
• Made his Broadway debut in SpongeBob SquarePants

• One of the founding fathers of the Hip Hop freestyle genre called Lite Feet
• Created  ‘The Breakfast Club’ E.A.T (Earning All Together) — a Hip Hop platform for youth, to build upon their passion and talent, and be given an opportunity to promote themselves in a positive light
• Worked with artists such as Chris Brown “Kiss Kiss,” Ron Browz “Pop Champagne” ft. Jim Jones and Jules Santana

In-Studio Only

• NYC-based Choreographer, & Juliet, and The Muny
• Associate Movement Director for Ogunquit Playhouse’s Da Vinci Code
• Featured dancer for the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway show, Beyond Babel

• Performed works by Earl Mosley, Ronald K. Brown and Tony winner Hinton Battle
• Choreography commissions include: Marymount Manhattan College, The Harvard Ballet Company, General Mischief Dance Theatre, The Boston Tea Party Opera, and more
• Artistic director of the xodus dance collective

• Recently appeared in the White Christmas at Theater Under the Stars and Broadway Revival of Funny Girl
• Other credits include The Tap Dance Kid, Ayodele Casel: Chasing Magic, 42ND Street, Maurice Hines: Tappin’ Thru Life
• Television credits include Law & Order SVU, the PBS specials Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future & The Kennedy Center at 50

• Assistant Choreographer, Dance Captain and Swing for the Radio City Rockettes
• Appearances include The Tony Awards, Saturday Night Live, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, among others
• Recently appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and was a featured dancer in Town & Country Magazine

• Brown has traveled to teach and choreograph all over the world, including places like Japan, London, Italy, Australia, France, South Africa, and more
• Choreographed for artists like Nicole Scherzinger, and danced/assisted major choreographers on television shows like X-Factor, Dancing With The Stars, Dickinson, BET’s Black Girls Rock and more
• Credits also include work with Janet Jackson, Beyonce, and Janelle Monae.

• Founder and Artistic Director of the Afro-Latin Dance Company, Sekou McMiller Dance Co
• Choreographic fellow for the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s New Directions Choreography lab
• Featured in the movie In the Heights

• Danced with artists such as Big Sean, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Ne-Yo, Flo-Rida, Kendrick Lamar, Prince Royce, and Hailee Steinfeld
• As a choreographer Keenan has worked with Cardi B, Meek Mill, David Guetta, J Balvin, Bebe Rehxa, Yo Gotti, and Kelly Rowland
• Has taught internationally in Japan, South Korea, China,Peru, Spain,Germany, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, Canada and South Africa