About Me
Lifetime Dedicated to Dance
Dance was all around me growing up in Tulsa, OK, but I began my pursuit of a dance career in my teens. After high school, I moved to Kansas City to study Ballet and Modern dance at the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance. Once there, I immersed myself in concert dance and started working as a freelance dancer with Owen/Cox Dance Group and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company in 2008/09. After graduating UMKC with a BFA in Dance Performance, I joined Richmond Ballet II where I danced and choreographed for two years before I relocated to Washington DC with my wife and creative partner, Vanessa, to pursue contemporary dance and cultural diplomacy. There I worked with Company E for three more years as a dancer, instructor, and eventually, Composer-In-Residence. Our work took us to Kazakhstan, Sweden, Turkmenistan, Russia, Cuba, Israel, Palestine, Azerbaijan, Uruguay, the Republic of Georgia, and more. These tours awakened a desire in me to live in service to dance and share art with all people. In 2017, Vanessa and I relocated to Western North Carolina where I now live, work, and create.
Available for Projects
I dance on stage, screen, and anywhere between. I am also available to choreograph and rehearsal direct. Please see my resumé for the details of my experience and skills.
Current Projects
Since 2017, I have collaborated with dancer/choreographer, Vanessa Owen, to produce collaborative, contemporary dance works. As a part of our collaboration I produce original music to accompany the choreography . To hear more of what Vanessa and I are up to, subscribe to our email list through our website and follow us on social media.