Dates: July 27th-31st

Times:

9:00am-10:00am: Beginning/ Intermediate

Cost: $120

10:30am-12:30pm: Teens/ Level 3-6

Cost: $280

Darwin Black of Newark, New Jersey started his dancing at the age of 16. In 2006, he graduated from Newark Arts High School under the direction of Ronnie D. Carney & Kim Richardson. Darwin furthered his training under Nancy Turano with the New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble.

After a year of training at Alvin Ailey American Dance as a Fellowship Student under the Oprah Winfrey Scholarship, he began his professional career with the Miami City Ballet and Miami Contemporary Dance Company, performing repertory by Ray Sullivan. Darwin later joined The Sacramento Ballet, performing ballets by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Trey McIntyre and Matthew Neenan. He joined Pascal Rioult Dance Theater, touring throughout the country.

Mr. Black danced as a freelance artist for Alaska Dance Theatre, Lustig Dance Theatre, Oakland Ballet, Nimbus Dance Works, Jennifer Muller/The Works, and he toured throughout Europe with Momix. Darwin later joined TU Dance under the leadership of Toni-Pierce Sands & Uri Sands.

Darwin’s first original work as a choreographer, Saint Paul Ballet’s “OFF THE BASE” premiered at The Cowles Center March 2017. October 2018, he Premiered “N.L.I.F” (Never Live In Fear) for Minnesota Dance Theatre.

Darwin is an artist whose skills have been sharpened with the great companies of our time, but his vision comes from his heart,” said Mr. Solari. “From starting foundations providing opportunities for dancers from single-parent households to choreographing with boldness and strength, Darwin has found purpose in his work on and off stage. I imagine that sense of purpose will be contagious to our students and audiences.”

*DUE TO A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPOTS YOU WILL NOT BE REFUNDED IF YOU DROP LESS THAN 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO START DATE.