
Black Voices in Dance
A celebration connecting you to the talent of today’s black dance community.
Annually in February, as well as at various times throughout the year, Steps on Broadway curates a month of classes dedicated to shining a spotlight on Black Voices in Dance, bringing a global dance community to you. These unique opportunities are one of a kind that allow you to take classes in-person and virtually from these master teachers and icons in the dance community
Guest • Saturday, June 20 • 4:30-6:00pm
SIDRA BELL • Adv/Int Contemporary
- 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
Guest • Sunday, June 21 • 4:00-6:00pm
NIJAWWON MATTHEWS • Int/Adv Contemporary Lyrical
- 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
Spotlight • Sunday, June 21 • 5:30-7:00pm
ELLENORE SCOTT • Adv/Int Contemporary Theater
- Tony-nominated Choreographer
- Broadway credits include Choreographer for Ragtime, Anne of Green Gables, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique
- Performance credits include numerous television shows (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, Glee!) and was a finalist and All-Star on So You Think You Can Dance?
Spotlight • Sunday, June 21 • 6:00-8:00pm
RICKEY TRIPP • Int/Adv Commercial Dance
- Choreographer: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
- Choreographer for X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X (MET Opera), A Wonderful World pre-Broadway Tour
- Associate Choreography: Hell’s Kitchen (Broadway), The Hippest Trip, Once on This Island
Guest • Monday, June 22 • 1:30-3:00pm
KAI DAVIS • Int/Adv Ballet
- Adjunct professor of ballet & pointe technique for the BFA Dance Program at Montclair State University
- Danced five seasons with The Boston Ballet under Bruce Marks & Ana Marie Holmes
- Spent six seasons with Ballet British Columbia
Spotlight • Monday, June 22 • 3:00-5:00pm
KHORI PETINAUD • Int/Adv Theater Jazz
- Currently appearing in Broadway’s Just In Time
- Broadway Cast of Chicago and Lempicka
- Part of the Broadway casts of Aladdin and Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Bob Fosse’s DANCIN’
Spotlight • Monday, June 22 • 8:00-10:00pm
MALEEK WASHINGTON • Int/Adv Contemporary
- 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
Guest • Wednesday, June 24 • 5:30-7:00pm
KAREN GAYLE • Int/Adv Modern/Horton
- 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
Guest • Wednesday, June 24 • 7:00-8:30pm
JASON WILLIAMS • Int/Adv Commercial Jazz
- Worked with Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Paula Abdul, Demi Lavato, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé…
- Original cast of Showstoppers at the Wynn Hotel choreographed by Marguerite Derricks
- Worked on the X-factor UK with Brian Freidman
Spotlight • Wednesday, June 24 • 8:00-10:00pm
DANELLE MORGAN • Precision Jazz
Collaboration w/ Daughter Lessons
- 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
Spotlight • Saturday, June 27 • 5:30-7:30pm
COURTNEY SAULS • Int/Adv Heels
- 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
Spotlight • Saturday, June 27 • 6:00-8:00pm
EHIZOJE AZEKE • Int/Adv Contemporary Theater
- 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
Spotlight • Tuesday, June 30 • 8:00-10:00pm
KEENAN COOKS • Adv/Int Street Jazz
- 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
Guest • Friday, July 3 • 5:30-7:00pm
MARCEA DAITER • Int/Adv Modern Dunham Technique
- Dunham technique with percussionist Jude Yatande Sanon
- Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope of Kultures
- Choreographic collaborations include Catherine Turocy, the Artistic Director of The New York Baroque Dance Company
Past teachers have included:
EHIZOJE AZEKE
SIDRA BELL
RENA BUTLER
DIARRA CUMMINGS
Ja’BOWEN DIXON
CELINE EDMONDSON
KENNA MORRIS GARCIA
KAREN GAYLE
GERMAINE GOODSON
DERICK GRANT
YANCY GREENE
TAMISHA A. GUY
LLOYD KNIGHT
TERK LEWIS
JOHN MANZARI
AMY MITCHELL
MAYTE NATALIO
BRANDON O’NEAL
KHORI PETINAUD
BRIANA REED
JAMAR ROBERTS
DWIGHT RHODEN
MICKEY SAKAI
COURTNEY SAULS
ELLENORE SCOTT
JANETE SILVA
GLENN ALLEN SIMS
CALEB SMITH
ROBERT TAYLOR JR.
MALEEK WASHINGTON
JASON WILLIAMS
RICHARD YODER